The Tour of Britain will make a welcome return to Devon in September – with a gruelling 115-mile route ending with a thrilling finish in Exeter.…
Plans for a giant new electronic screen at Exeter City Football Club’s St James Park ground have been submitted to the city council. As part of…
East Devon gold round-up – June 7: There was weekend action at East Devon Golf Club and Axe Cliff Golf Club. This article is brought to…
Devon League cricket round-up from matchday six of the season: In East Devon, Sidmouth suffered more weather woe and Exmouth were beaten, but Budleigh and Honiton…
Free taster sessions to try your hand at bowling are being held during open days held in Honiton at the end of May. Honiton Bowling Club…
Off-road running in the snow! It doesn’t happen very often in the Sid Valley. But the light dusting of snow which fell on parts of the…
When Sidmouth Running Club member Allan Kay heard about the first UK-wide Blue Light Challenge and saw The Fire Fighters Charity was a beneficiary, he quickly signed…
Exeter City Football Club has submitted plans for state-of-the-art new facilities at its Cliff Hill Training Ground to East Devon District Council (EDDC). The scheme would…
Sporting clubs and groups across Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton have joined forces to boost a charity helping feed families in need this Christmas. Withycombe Rugby Football…
Honiton Town Football Club manager Liam Raybauld has endured something of a frustrating time since joining the Mountbatten Park men. The former Cullompton Rangers ‘gaffer’ took…
There was an excellent turnout of 132 at Southern Road to see Exmouth Town FC’s friendly match against Tiverton Town – a contest that the visitors…
Brixington Blues Under-16s proved too strong for a battling Budleigh Salterton when the sides met to contest an Exeter and District Youth League match. The Exmouth-based…
Budleigh Salterton Football Club Under-18s made Devon League Cup progress with a comprehensive 13-0 success when they travelled to Copplestone Cobras, writes SpursTom. The young Robins…
Ottery St Mary Football Club Under-15s celebrated a new kit sponsor and a return to action following lockdown with a 4-1 home win over Culm Sampford,…
Ryan Smales is the man tasked with running the new third team at Feniton Football Club. The ambitious Acland Park outfit will not be able to…
Legendary Exeter Chiefs fly-half Gareth Steenson is set to be honoured with the freedom of the city. Council bosses are to discuss awarding the player the…
Ottery St Mary Football Club’s Scott Richards Solicitors Devon League South and West campaign could not really have gone any better to date. As the Otters…
Axe Cliff Golf Club members suffering from ‘no-golf blues’ have found a new way to enjoy their hobby and Seaton greens amid the latest coronavirus lockdown.…
A Sidmouth runner who raised more than £1,000 for armed forces veterans said he felt ‘humbled’ by the generosity of those who sponsored his efforts. Sidmouth…
Exmouth triathlete Katrina Matthews has won another major event after being crowned winner of the Ironman Florida. Competing in the colours of the BMC-Vifit Pro Triathlon…
The 73-year history of the Axe Vale point-to-point, with more than 200 previously unpublished photos, is the focus of a new book. Author Jacquie McCullough tells…
Witches, cats and skeletons descended on The Byes to boost a good cause when Sidmouth Running Club organised a Halloween-themed fundraiser. Group members in frightfully good…
Feniton Football Club has announced it is set to launch a third team. It’s further evidence, if any were needed, that the Acland Park outfit is…
It is so sad that golf courses are now closed until the lifting of the latest national lockdown, writes Dave Bruce of Axe Cliff Golf Club.…
The national lockdown will mean a major headache for football league fixture compilers as well as our local clubs in East Devon. With no football being…
Exmouth Town Football Club are in home action on Wednesday night (November 4) when they entertain Keynsham Town in a Toolstation Western League Premier Division game. …
Axe Cliff Seniors’ Stableford success for John Hanna There was a healthy number of 50 players who took part in the latest Axe Cliff Seniors’ Monthly…
The first fixture of the Point-to-Point season was recently held at Bishops Court, Ottery St Mary – which was live-streamed to the public because this year,…
Sidmouth Netball Club has been chosen to benefit from the Co-op Local Community Fund – and hopes to score enough cash for mobile floodlights. The news comes…
Millwey Rise were 3-2 winners when they entertained Bishops Blaize in a Joma Devon and Exeter League Division Two East meeting, writes Dick Sturch. Despite heavy…
Ottery St Mary Football Club left it late to secure a tenth win in 11 Scott Richards Solicitors Devon League South and West matches. They defeated…
A comfortable 2-0 win over Wellington has seen Exmouth Town Football Club climb to fourth in the Toolstation Western League Premier Division, writes John Dibsdall. Town…
Brixington Blues Under-16s had to recover from the loss of an early goal before securing a 4-2 win over CS Cougars in an Exeter and District…
Honiton Town Football Club got new manager Liam Raybauld’s home record off to the prefect start by beating Stoke Gabriel 17-2. The Hippos marked the new…
The 2020/21 rugby season for East Devon clubs is over. This is sad news for the likes of the Cockles (Exmouth RFC), Sidmouth RFC, Honiton RFC…
On what was an extremely wet and windy Halloween weekend, all but three of the Sidmouth Town Junior Vikings’ fixtures were postponed. The youngest of the…
The Honiton Golf Club Tuesday Mixed planned Banks Trophy competition was unable to go ahead as the course was closed after very heavy rain made it…
Sidmouth Warriors Under-15s continue to lead the way at the top of the Exeter and District Youth League after a 4-0 win over Crediton United. Warriors…
There were mixed fortunes for East Devon football clubs in the Scott Richards Solicitors Devon League matches played on the final Saturday of October. In the…
Army physiotherapist Katrina Matthews, from Exmouth, is the reigning European triathlon champion. The 29-year-old won the world’s very first Half Ironman distance triathlon to be raced…
Sidmouth Golf Club ladies’ captain Penny Lyne and ladies’ secretary Gerri Whitrow selected their teams for the annual captain versus secretary match. A total of 32…
Sidmouth Croquet Club duo David and Nancy Temple have been awarded the Croquet Association Diploma which is handed out in recognition of services to the sport,…
Exmouth Town FC Under-15s defeated Copplestone 9-4. Harry Williams opened the scoring and further goals were scored by Mac Haywood Newlands and Sam Sidgwick to make…
Two closely-contested matches at Budleigh Salterton Bowling Club’s Cricket Field Lane home in the Tuesday morning Triples League were played out last week. Both winning teams…
Beer Albion defeated arch-rivals Seaton Town 3-1 at Colyford Road in a typically feisty East Devon derby watched by a large crowd on Saturday, writes Richard Honnor. After…
Seaton Town Football Cluv ladies were 5-2 winners when they entertained Plainmoor in a Westward Developments Devon Womens League Division One meeting. The South Devon visitors…
Honours ended even when Budleigh Salterton Football Club Under-18s met Clyst Valley in a Devon Youth League North Division fixture, writes SpursTom. The best way I…
Millwey Rise AFC Reserves were 3-2 winners when they entertained Bradninch Reserves in a Joma Devon and Exeter League Division Four East fixture, writes Dick Sturch.…
The Honiton Golf Club Tuesday Mixed, a popular group, made a welcome return to organised play, writes Ann Desmoulins. They contested a 14-hole Texas Scramble that…
There was action for a number of Sidmouth Town Junior Vikings teams on the penultimate Saturday of October, writes Bryn Clapp. The Under-8s made the short…
Exmouth Town Football Club’s unbeaten home league record stretching back to December 26, 2018, was cruelly snatched from them when they lost 4-3 to Shepton Mallet.…
There were midweek mixed fortunes for East Devon football clubs – with Exmouth Town, Honiton Town and Sidmouth Town all in league action. Exmouth Town FC, making…
The first fixture of the point-to-point season is to be held at Bishops Court, Ottery St Mary, this coming Saturday, October 24, writes Donna Harris. It…
Sidmouth Town AFC junior teams were in action on the third weekend of October, writes Bryn Clapp. The Under-16s recorded their second win in three games…
Axminster Bowls Club indoor bowlers are back in action at their Cloakham Lawns home. There’s a three-times-a-week Roll-up being held each Monday, Tuesday and Friday with…
Beer Albion Football Club and Exeter-based Whipton and Pinhoe served up a feast of attacking football in front of a Furzebrake crowd of 80 that saw the…
Ottery St Mary Football Club sit seven points clear at atop the Scott Richards Solicitors Devon League South and West league after a 5-0 success at…
Exmouth Town Football Club make a most welcome return to action on Wednesday night (October 21) with a home game against Shepton Mallet (7.30pm kick-off). Town,…
Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter says his emotions were ‘all over the place’ after his side’s thrilling Heineken Champions Cup final victory against Racing 92. The…
Exeter Chiefs are the new champions of Europe. The men from Sandy Park completed their meteoric rise over a decade, climbing from the Championship into the…
Few local sporting outfits are higher-profile in the heart of the town than Exmouth Rowing Club, writes Richard Robinson. Our distinctive, red-hulled quads and red tops…
Sidmouth Golf Club ladies compete for Gertie Skinner Cup On a sunny autumn day, the Sidmouth ladies played the final event of the summer season, the…
Brixington Blues Under-15s recovered from a two-goal deficit to defeat hosts North Tawton 4-3 in an Exeter and District Youth League meeting. The Exmouth side made…
Cranbrook Football Club were beaten 3-1 in their home Joma Devon and Exeter League Division Two East meeting with Millwey Rise. Cranbrook enjoyed much the better…
The weather was a bit kinder last week which brought some busy activity at Axe Cliff Golf Club, writes Dave Bruce. The Tuesday Roll-Up boys enjoyed…
Honiton Town Football Club suffered a 2-1 defeat when they entertained Elmore in a South West Peninsula League Premier East meeting. Playing before the biggest Mountbatten…
The poor weather and the ongoing situation with Covid-19 has restricted action at Honiton Golf Club over the past week, writes Ann Desmoulins. However, the ladies…
Storm Alex made several encores at the weekend and curtailed the Lyme Regis Golf Club October medal, so attention turned to the Ted Ray Putter, a…
The Budleigh Tuesday morning Triples League is always a very competitive affair and the matches are normally very close as selection of the teams is based…
Budleigh Salterton Football Club ladies lost 4-1 to Liverton United in their first home Westward Developments Devon Women’s League game of the new season, writes SpursTom.…
Exmouth Town Football Club has had to forfeit its FA Vase tie against Sherborne Town after a squad member tested positive for Covid-19. The Southern Road…
With Exmouth Town not in action this weekend owing to a positive coronavirus test in their camp, the main spotlight in terms of East Devon club…
Brixington Blues Under-11s suffered a 3-1 defeat in their Exeter and District Youth League game played at a windswept Dawlish. Beaten they may have been, but…
Sidmouth Tennis Club’s Ladies’ A and B teams last week began their respective campaigns with good wins on home turf, writes Vici Topping. The competition has…
Sidmouth Netball Club is delighted that its Under-11s are back in action, writes Clare Johnson. Having spent the last three weeks training, the ladies and juniors…
Cranbrook Football Club sit third in the early-season Joma Devon and Exeter League Division Two East table after a 10-0 victory at Axmouth United. In a…
Budleigh Salterton Football Club ladies lost 5-3 in their Devon Women’s League game at Signal Box Oak Villa, writes SpursTom. Player availability and injuries left the…
A positive Covid-19 test in the Exmouth Town Football Club squad has seen the side’s next two matches postponed. The Southern Road outfit’s first-team were due…
Budleigh Salterton Football Club needs to net £17,000 to replace its floodlights and ensure the Devon Air Ambulance can keep using its ground. Greenway Lane acts…
Feniton Football Club enjoyed a superb first Saturday of October with wins for both senior teams in their respective league games. The first team were 5-0…
Budleigh Salterton Football Club Under-18s have made a winning start to the new Devon League season with victories over Twyford Spartans and Feniton in their first…
Recent inclement weather has dictated that many of the outdoor bowlers at Budleigh started to focus on the indoor season, writes David Roberts. Indeed, last Tuesday…
Striker Jordan Harris scored a hat-trick inside six first-half minutes as Exmouth Town FC came back from a goal down to win 6-1 at Bradford Town.…
Ottery St Mary AFC goalkeeper Jacob O’Callaghan celebrated picking up the club’s September Player of the Month award with a second successive clean sheet in his table-topping…
A dad-of-three will run the virtual London Marathon along the East Devon coast tomorrow (Sunday, October 4) inspired by his father-in-law’s battle with Alzheimer’s. Tim Wigram,…
Ottery St Mary Football Club were 4-0 winners when they entertained Kingsteignton in a midweek Scott Richards Solicitors Devon League South and West fixture. Pete Grover…
Sidmouth Golf Club news: Golf in the rain is not everybody’s cup of tea, writes Hugh Dorliac. Yet, despite returning to the clubhouse like drowned rats…
The final Sunday of September saw the curtain come down on the 2020 outdoor bowling campaign at Ottery St Mary, writes Ron Cook. The ongoing Covid-19…
A first senior goal from Dan Cullen was the highlight of an excellent night of action at Southern Road as Exmouth Town Football Club defeated Bridport…
Sidford Tennis Club held a most successful ‘touch tennis’ tournament, but please do not be alarmed – it does not contravene the Government’s Covid restrictions, writes…
Beer Albion 2nds made it six points from two starts with a hard-earned 2-0 home win against East Budleigh in front of 60 spectators, writes Richard…
Exmouth Spartans Football Club suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat when they entertained Lyme Regis Reserves in their opening game of a new Joma Devon and Exeter…
Thousands of Exmouth residents selected at random are yet to vote on how £300,000 should be spent on the town’s sport services. East Devon District Council…
The Axe Cliff seniors had a very good turnout for our annual Yellow Ball Trophy competition, writes Dave Bruce. It was played in teams of three…
On a beautiful Autumn afternoon, the Budleigh bowlers came out in force to compete for the Centenary Cup – a round-robin tournament with eight triples teams…
Despite a much-shortened cricket season owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the very popular Budleigh Cricket Club Community League competition was still able to be held. The…
Lyme Regis Golf Club ladies played their 36-hole championships in a day with five prizes up for grabs, writes Richard Jackman. And although two names shone…
Exeter City Football Club is to explore whether it should leave its St James Park home of more than a century and relocate elsewhere. The Grecians…
Celebrations have been held by Exmouth Rowing Club, showcasing a new boat bought thanks to help from a town council grant. The group, which came out…
What a difference a week makes in football, writes Exmouth Town Football Club president John Dibsdall. Last week it was a tale of two 2-0 defeats; a loss in…
