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You are fit to work, cancer victim told

Lollipop lady Heather Goodman was told that her benefits were being stopped

CANCER victim Heather Goodman broke down in tears after  being told by the benefits  agency she was capable of work  — despite undergoing gruelling  chemotherapy.
The 49-year-old lollipop lady  was diagnosed just after Christmas and had a mastectomy to  remove one of her breasts.
She then started six...

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Drunk teen ripped out beer pump

DAMAGE: John Gandy's in Exeter's  Gandy Street

TEENAGER Charlie Rowe has  been banned from a city centre  pub following  a violent outburst  in which he ripped...

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UPDATES: Thursday March 18

UPDATES: Thursday March 18

4PM: Fire crews from Honiton, Exeter and Seaton are tackling a fire at Dowell Street, Honiton. Fire crews have confirmed that one build...

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Lenkiewicz paintings go under the hammer

RELIGIOUS THEME: The Last Supper, one of the  Robert Lenkiewicz paintings up for auction in Exeter

WORK by Devon artist Robert  Lenkiewicz is set to go under the  hammer at an Exeter auction  house this weekend. Be...

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Petition bid to save city bus shelter

APPEAL:   Barley Mount residents are campaigning to save a bus stop from being scrapped. From left, Linda Radford, Rodney Browning, Margaret Gresham, John Gresham, Vera Parkhouse,  Joyce Ley, Beryl Warren and Ian Warren

RESIDENTS are campaigning  to save a city bus shelter following calls for it to be removed  due to anti-social behaviour.Doze...

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Council must fill funding gap left by banking crisis

CONTINGENCY: The Echo front-page story on the possible black hole in the council finances

COUNCIL bosses are being  forced to draw up contingency  plans to plug the black hole in  their coffers caused by the&nb...

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Business leaders praise bus station revamp plan

Exeter bus station

PLANS for the multi-million pound redevelopment of Exeter's Paris Street bus station have been welcomed by business leaders in the...

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Memorials to honour fallen rifleman Mark

Mark Marshall

FRIENDS and comrades of  fallen soldier and police community police officer Mark Marshall are planning a number of  memorials...

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Group halts show due to funds risk

CANCELLED: Exeter Northcott

A COMMUNITY amateur dramatics group has had to cancel  its show at Exeter Northcott  amid fears the theatre may not ...

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Charity wins grant to create 80 jobs

William Mumford

Around 80 jobs will be created at a city charity thanks to government funding. Devon County Council has successfully secured around...

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Moor walker finds body of Simon, 42

Simon Jay

THE  body of a Devon man who  went missing from his home  last year has been found. The body of Simon Jay, 42,...

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Dunne's a winner for the Grecians

Dunne and dusted:  James Dunne celebrates scoring Exeter City's injury-time winner over Bristol Rovers at St James's Park last night PHIL MINGO/PINNACLE

EXETER City director of football Steve Perryman says the Grecians' fans were the driving force behind last night's crucial 1-0 win over Bristol Rovers at St James's Park.

James Dunne was the hero as he headed home an 89th-minute clincher to bring City's nine-game run without a win to a grinding halt.

The crucial triumph moves City...

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Chiefs ready to reach peak, says Baxter

EXETER Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter insists his squad are reaching their peak ahead of their Championship play-off opener at Nottingham on Sunday. The Chiefs travel to Meadow Lane to play...

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Rogers takes the positives

TIVERTON Town boss Martyn Rogers says his side must take the positives out of Tuesday night's 4-2 defeat to Chippenham Town. Tivvy led twice through debutant Liam Head and an own goal, but...

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Groups welcome Exeter Northcott deal

Northcott Theatre, Exeter

THEATRE groups have expressed their delight that the  Exeter Northcott has been saved  from immediate closure.
 As reported in the Echo, the  Arts Council has provided  £100,000, which will enable the  theatre to complete most of its  spring programme and talks are  continuing to ensure the ...

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Ducks line up for race

SEAFRONT: The start of last year's charity duck race

PREPARATIONS have begun for the Exmouth Lions Club annual duck race on Easter Sunday, April 4, on the boating lake at Exmouth Fun Park....

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Society prescribes thrill of murder mystery show

GUESSING GAME: Pictured back, from the left, Paul Revell as Dr Richard Forth, Mark Donne-Davis as Eric Dawson, John Griswold as Allan Haigh, Margaret Smith as Dorothy Livingstone. Front, Karen MacGarvie as Barbara Forth, Julie Salmon as Julia Moore and Pam Eves as Mary Haigh

THE audience will be kept guessing right to the end in the latest production by Sidmouth Amateur Dramatic Society. The society is...

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Music poetry mix

AN evening of poetry and jazz at Sidmouth's Kennaway House is taking place on Friday. Performers will include Chris Gradwell, Andrew Daldorph, Svetlana Savrasova, John Torrance and James...

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Life spirals out of control for Susan in Players' shows

EXMOUTH Player's latest week-long production, Being Sound of Mind, is under way at The Blackmore Theatre. The thriller, by Brian J Burton, is centred around John and Susan Pearson who have...

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Jewels in fashionable exhibition

SPARKLING: Killerton costume curator Shelly Tobin with a  silver filigree necklace

ALL that glitters is not gold at a stately home near Exeter. Rather it is jewels, sparkling semi-precious stones and some fascinating...

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Painting of city view is up for sale

HISTORIC: The view of St Martin's Church and Mol's Coffee House  by  John Gendall. Inset: the view today

ART lovers are preparing to bid for this striking portrait of a city landmark. The 19th century depiction of part of Cathedral Close is...

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