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Gary Caldwell: Exeter City boss calls for more international postponements

Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell has called for any games where a club has a player away on international duty to be postponed.Caldwell will be without Josh Magennis later this month after the striker was recalled to the Northern Ireland squad.Under English Football League rules, games in League One and Two can only be called off should one side have three or more players called up - while Championship and Premier League clubs do not play over the…

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Moving exhibition shows encroachment of smartphone addiction into rural Iran 

A moving new exhibition shows the encroachment of smartphone addiction into rural Iran, and the surreal impact of the internet on remote communities.  Professor Maziyar Ghiabi spent a decade observing the arrival of 3G and 4G on families in the 70 Peaks Valley in central Iran.  Despite the country’s isolation from the global capitalist economy there is a vibrant digital platform economy.  Professor Ghiabi, Director of the Centre for Persian and Iranian Studies and an anthropologist of health at…

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Exeter Chiefs: Long-serving coach Ricky Pellow to step down

Long-serving Exeter Chiefs coach Ricky Pellow is to leave the club next month. The former Bath, Worcester and Cornish Pirates scrum-half had been part of the Exeter coaching team for 16 years.Pellow joined as skills coach when Rob Baxter was appointed, first as head coach, in 2009 and took charge of the Exeter teams that won Premiership Rugby Cups in 2014, 2019 and 2022.It leaves Baxter as the final member of the coaching group that helped Exeter to…

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Master’s in International Business at Exeter recognised as one of world’s top postgraduate programmes

The University of Exeter Business School’s MSc International Business has been named among a select group of 20 exemplar programmes. The programme has been included in the new Hinrich Foundation Guide to Master’s in International Business and Trade 2025-2026 alongside top programmes in the US, Europe and the rest of the world. The guide aims to help prospective students find programmes that prepare them for successful careers in international trade, measuring them against industry-defined criteria for cross-border business…

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Free public festival of inspiring science and culture this month with the University of Exeter

Free public festival of inspiring science and culture this month with the University of Exeter

Invasive hornets, air quality and pollution, and the power of comics to make you happy are among a vibrant programme of public events set to be staged this month. Led by scholars at the University of Exeter, the free walking tours, workshops, and performances are part of this year’s FUTURES – a festival of discovery – which aims to translate world-class research into fun, hands-on activities for people of all ages. The events will all be held at…

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Exeter researchers lead digital reconstruction of historic Italian chapel and altarpiece for international art exhibition

A beautiful altarpiece finished by a Renaissance-era master painter has been digitally reconstructed by scholars at the University of Exeter for an international exhibition. The Strozzi Altarpiece, with its stunning central ‘Deposition’, has been mapped and modelled by specialists in Art History and Visual Studies at Exeter, along with the chapel in the sacristy of Santa Trinita in which it was originally located. Members of the Florence4D project, which the University runs in collaboration with counterparts in Cambridge,…

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Views sought on revamp to Exeter city centre entrance

People are being asked for their say on proposed changes to a gateway into Exeter city centre.The aim is to transform the layout of Barnfield Road and make it more welcoming, said Devon County Council.The scheme, which spans from Princesshay to Denmark Road, seeks to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety, enhance public spaces, and adjust vehicle flows, said the council.About 2,000 pedestrians and 500 cyclists use Barnfield Road every weekday, according to the authority.The project is divided into…

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Major incident declared on M5 after car transporter fire

A major incident was declared by emergency services after a stretch of the M5 was closed earlier in both directions due to a fire on a lorry carrying electric vehicles. The motorway was shut in Devon between junction 28 at Cullompton and junction 29 for Exeter at about 06:30 BST and two the southbound lanes reopened at about 18:00.It said a car transporter carrying nine electric vehicles caught fire on the southbound carriageway.The northbound side of the road…

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Celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, at the University of Exeter

Everyone is invited to celebrate Diwali with fireworks, dancing and delicious food at the University of Exeter. Students hope those of all ages in the local community will join them to mark the festival of lights. The festivities will take place on Sunday 19 October 2025 on the University’s Streatham campus. It will begin at 2:30pm with a traditional Puja led by the Hindu Chaplain in the Forum building. People can then enjoy browsing stalls and taking part…

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R360: Exeter boss Rob Baxter has had no approaches from rebel league

With former England captain Mike Tindall as its figurehead R360's plan is for 12 franchises across the world - eight men's teams and four women's teams. The hope is to get the world's best players competing alongside one another in a global tournament.Rounds would be staged at a different venue across the world with organisers hoping it will begin next year. It comes as England revels in a successful Women's Rugby World Cup triumph while the men's domestic…

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Crisis over big dogs in care in South West sparks RSPCA appeal

Crisis over big dogs in care in South West sparks RSPCA appeal

RSPCATwo-year-old Sox was found abandonedThe RSPCA is urging people in the South West to consider adopting larger dogs because it is struggling with record numbers in its care.New data from the charity revealed it can take up to seven times longer for some bigger breeds to find a new home compared to smaller ones.As a result, "gentle giants" like Cane Corso cross Lemmy and Labrador cross Sox are being repeatedly passed over during their time in kennels at…

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Exeter pet owner sentenced for dog ‘pack attack’ on woman

A woman whose three German shepherd-cross dogs attacked a woman in a playing field and mauled a small dog to death has been given a 12-month suspended sentence.Sarah Pike, 51, from Exeter, admitted being the owner in charge of dogs dangerously out of control that caused injury in December at Exwick playing fields, in Exeter, when the animals were off their leads.Pike also admitted two other charges on the same day of being the person in charge of…

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