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The Elf team on their Christmas Santa Run (photo ELF)

Exeter gallops into Christmas with festive race day for ELF

Exeter Racecourse will sparkle on Friday 5 December as festive outfits, thrilling jump racing, and generosity come together for ELF Race Day, supporting the Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF). ELF provides vital care and support to families affected by blood cancers and blood disorders across Devon,...

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Rugby fans urged to plan journeys

“Plan your journey” is the message to rugby fans and commuters in Exeter ahead of this Tuesday’s Rugby World Cup 2015 match at Sandy Park.

Tonga will be playing Namibia on Tuesday 29 September in the first of three matches to be hosted at the Exeter Chiefs’ stadium.

With the kick-off at 4:45pm on Tuesday, transport links in and around Exeter are likely to be congested, so match...

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Mansfield Town 0 Argyle 0: Match report

ARGYLE drew a blank in a game for the first time this season as they battled to a goalless draw with Mansfield Town, although the game was not as uneventful as the scoreline may suggest.

In truth, the Pilgrims should have been home and dry after an opening half hour that they dominated, but missed several goalscoring opportunities.

As the game wore on each side exchanged...

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Plymouth prepares to welcome Namibian rugby team

Rugby World Cup 2015 is officially under way and Plymouth is preparing to welcome the Namibian team and host a number of special events celebrating the great game.

Plymouth will be Namibia’s Team Base for the two fixtures at Exeter Chiefs’ home ground Sandy Park and players will be based primarily at the University of St Mark & St John. They will also have the option to use...

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Argyle v Rovers report

Argyle 1 Bristol Rovers 1 - Report

ARGYLE drew for the first time this season, frustratingly passing on the chance to head the embryonic Sky Bet League 2 table as a Westcountry derby of few goalscoring opportunities ended in high drama.

The Pilgrims found their neighbours stubborn opponents and could not break them down until five minutes from time, when Jake Jervis netted his...

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Argyle on the march

ARGYLE recorded their fourth win from five away games this season - and exorcised a significant demon - with a battling win against a very good Wycombe side.

Some 121 days since a losing effort at Adams Park in the play-off semi final put an end to Argyle's 2014-15 season, the Pilgrims returned to win a fiercely contested game by the odd goal, in a match that was a credit to the...

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Gold medals for SW at World Transplant Games

Two competitors from the South West have triumphed in Argentina winning gold medals in the World Transplant Games.

Bradley Ball, from Plymouth, and Tracy Carroll, from Helston, represented Team Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 20th World Transplant Games. Both competitors have received life-saving kidney transplants from Derriford Hospital.

Bradley won gold in the Team...

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Plymouth Devils firing on all cylinders

PLYMOUTH closed to within six points of a play-off position following their seventh successive home victory in the Premier League when they beat Berwick 57-35 at the St Boniface Arena on Friday evening.

The Skills Group Devils now need seven points from the 11 available in their three remaining fixtures to overtake Ipswich, who currently occupy the sixth – and final – play-off position...

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Stevenage 2 Argyle 1: Match report

ARGYLE failed to pull off the same trick twice within a week – and to take advantage of rivals Exeter’s trouncing of Sky Bet League 2 leaders Leyton Orient – when they lost for the first time away from Home Park this season.

As they had four days previously at Wimbledon, they allowed their hosts the luxury of a two-goal lead, going behind to strikes from Connor Ogilvie and Chris...

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Argyle 1 Newport County 0: Match report

A SUPER strike from Graham Carey was the slender difference on the score-sheet between Argyle and Newport, but the gulf in quality was vast.

The Pilgrims completely bossed proceedings from the outset, and had numerous chances to open the scoring before Carey did so as half-time approached.

The second half followed a similar pattern, and though a late County rally threatened to...

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Devon FA kicks off crowdfunding campaign

Football clubs across Devon are launching crowdfunding projects to raise the funds they need for more sustainable, community led futures.

Following the announcement of a partnership between Devon FA and the UK’s leading crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder, the first FA clubs across the county are launching funding projects for their football kit, equipment, competitions and larger...

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