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Queen meets Exeter cadets and charity staff

INTRODUCTIONS: The Queen is welcomed to the St Loye's Foundation

CHEERING crowds greeted the  Queen and Prince Philip as they  made their first visit to the city  in eight years.
 The royal couple arrived in  Exeter by royal train and Her  Majesty acknowledged the Exeter City Cap and Sword of  Maintenance, which was given  to the city 500 years ago.
They then...

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Exeter man jailed for attacking girlfriend

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A CITY man has been jailed for  twice attacking his girlfriend  during their “volatile” relationship and failing...


Hourly Updates: Friday, March 12

Hourly Updates: Friday, March 12

3PM: A city man who conducted his own legal defence was today acquitted of raping an elderly woman. The jury unanimously found George...

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Minister's call to protect rural bus routes

Angela Eagle

THE Pensions Minister has  called for bus services to be   regulated to ensure rural Devon  routes remain in use...

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Exeter playing field sale may be blocked

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CONTROVERSIAL proposals to  sell off a school playing field in  the city could be blocked by  Sport England, it has...

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Exeter amputee trapped in home

Home: The flats where Dave and Jane live

AMPUTEE Dave Braithwaite  says he has become a prisoner  in his home after being told he  will have to pay for a stair...

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Exeter pub boss praises police

OUTSPOKEN: Tim Martin, founder of the JD Wetherspoon pub chain

PUB chain boss Tim Martin has  praised Exeter police in their  fight to curb binge drinking.But the JD Wetherspoon ...

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Exeter prison criticised by inspectors

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INSPECTORS have raised concerns about conditions at Exeter Prison.They describe the prison in  New North Road as old and ...

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Exeter homes on Google Street View

on camera:  Exeter High Street now features, along with the rest of the city, on Google Street View

THE latest technological innovation has put Exeter on the  worldwide map in extraordinary detail.Almost every inch of the city&nbs...

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Union anger at Exeter job loss claims

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Union bosses representing workers at Pluss have hit back at claims it could not reach a deal over a reduction in hours for staff.

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Queen met by cheering crowds on Exeter visit

The Queen in Exeter

CHEERING crowds greeted the Queen and Prince Phillip as they made their first visit to the city in eight years. The Royal couple arrive...

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RFU hits back in row with Chiefs

with the majority:   The RFU's Martyn Thomas

RUGBY'S governing body has hit back at Exeter Chiefs supremo Tony Rowe's claim that the inaugural Championship season has become 'a joke'.

RFU management board chairman Martyn Thomas defended the league's decision-making and branded Sandy Park chief executive Rowe 'disingenuous' for his comments to Echo Sport last week.

Rowe said...

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Big Mac seals Millers move

CRAIG McAllister has secured a one-month loan deal with Coca-Cola League Two promotion hopefuls Rotherham United. The Exeter City striker had hoped to force his way into first team...

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Grecians to go back to basics

EXETER City manager Paul Tisdale says his side must get back to basics if they are going to clamber out of the Coca-Cola League One relegation zone. The Grecians have attracted admirers for...

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Community talent contest audition dates announced

AUDITIONS have been announced for a special community talent show.

The event, called The Youth Factor, has been organised by Topsham police community support officer Percy Giles and will take place in April.

But before that, would-be performers must impress a panel of judges at the auditions.

The aim of the event is to...

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West Quarter is focus for artists

EXETER'S Spacex gallery has commissioned three UK artists to create work inspired by the city's West Quarter. Called Random Acts of Art, the work will come together in a week long series of...

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First Person: Ian Trafford

BATTLE: Ian Trafford of Stage By Stage says it is vital to keep open the Exeter Northcott, right

ONCE again the Exeter Northcott faces a real threat of closure and it would be quite easy, in the face of battle fatigue and the grindi...

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Survivors of HMS Exeter disaster join in reunion

REUNION: Eight survivors of the sinking of HMS Exeter after the 68th  annual reunion at Exeter Cathedral, where a window has been dedicated to the tragedy. From left, Bill Francis, Tom King, Johnny  King, Steve Cairns, Bill Guy, Joe  Asher, Bill Welch and George  Gaskell are pictured at the White Ensign Club in South Street

EIGHT survivors of the sinking of HMS Exeter in the Second World War joined in the annual HMS Exeter/Macassar reunion at Exeter Cathedr...

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Not fair to reward misbehaviour

MRS E Reynolds is getting a bit of flack as a result of her letter People on benefits have it all paid for, Echo, February 25. I took the trouble to read her letter rather than getting in a...

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Authorities need to consider dogs issue

I HAVE written many times voicing my views on nasty dogs, and made if perfectly clear that it is not only the dogs classed as dangerous breeds, but all dogs who cannot be controlled by their...

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An easy solution to lack of allotments

I HAVE a solution to the lack of available allotments, Echo, March 5. Make any council tenants who neglect their gardens for whatever reasons hand them over to be tended by those who care. ...

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