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Exeter's royal salute to Afghanistan troops

Servicemen and women parade through Exeter City centre in front of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and thousands of well-wishers  APEX

CHEERING crowds lined Exeter's High Street to welcome home over 700 servicemen and women.

The parade took place in front of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh — Captain General of the Royal Marines.

Friends, families and well-wishers cheered and waved Union Flags as the city turned out to show its support for units...

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Rising costs hit Exeter museum revamp

Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum

ONE of Exeter's biggest building projects is massively over budget and running an estimated six months behind schedule, the Echo can...

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Saturday Updates: July 5

4pm: Former pupils of Exeter's The Maynard School have been reunited almost 50 years after going their separate ways. The group of 45 women, all aged around 67, had lunch at the school, in...

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Exeter day centre faces funding crisis

Refreshments and cards at the Exeter Gateway Centre

A CASH-STRAPPED centre for people with learning difficulties in Exeter is hoping a fundraising party can go some way to restoring its...

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Honiton graveyard flowers thefts

POLICE are trying to track the "despicable" thief who has been stealing flowers from a graveyard — often within minutes of a funeral taking place. Graves in the churchyard of St...

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Top businesman backs Whimple brewery

Liz O'Hanlon

AN award-winning Devon brewery has been saved from possible collapse after one of Britain's best known businessmen decided to invest in...

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Exeter MP attacks Tory gay credentials

Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw

EXETER MP Ben Bradshaw says there remains a "deep strain of homophobia" in the Conservatives. Speaking ahead of London's Gay Pride...

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SWINE FLU: Exeter school cancels ceremonies

West Exe Technology College

A 15-YEAR-OLD girl from a school for the blind and partially sighted in Exeter has been isolated with suspected swine flu. The teenager...

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Exmouth runner's race stepping stone

Bethany Temple

THAT she is raising money for a cancer charity will spur Bethany Temple on when she takes part in Race for Life. The 19-year-old, from...

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SWINE FLU: West Exe pupils and pregnant mum's anger

West Exe Technology College

FRESH cases of swine flu were confirmed in Exeter as the Government warned the number of people with the virus could reach 100,000 per...

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SWINE FLU: Now in treatment phase

Health Secretary Andy Burnham speaking in the House of Commons yesterday where he said that the number of swine flu cases could reach more than 100,000 per day by the end of next month  PA Wire

 THE UK has moved past the stage of containing the outbreak of swine flu and into the “treatment phase”, Health Secret...

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Barry: I'm over injury problems

City triallist Richard Duffy

TARGETMAN Barry Corr hopes that signing for Exeter City will spell the end of his injury nightmare.

The former Sheffield Wednesday striker has been plagued by back and shoulder problems throughout his career.

But Corr, who trained with the Grecians this week along with fellow new boys defender Scott Golbourne and triallist Richard...

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Devon show strength of game in the county

Former Exeter batsman Rob Holman returns for Devon    Lucy Duval

QUICK bowler Ian Bishop believes Devon are in good shape ahead of their must-win game against Shropshire starting at Bridgnorth tomorro...

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Bristol trip a target for Clark

Exeter Chiefs forward Neil Clark

FIT-AGAIN Exeter Chiefs hooker Neil Clark is relishing the prospect of playing former club Bristol next term. The 27-year-old returned...

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Make neighbours out of strangers

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, had an important message for the people of Devon when he visited the county last week

ALTHOUGH I have seen virtually nothing of it on television this year, I did manage to get to Wimbledon itself earlier this week.

I had a meeting in London and managed to take the time to zoom over to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club for a couple of glorious hours.

I saw some tennis from the more mature stars, though I...

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'It's nice to be on the road again, performing live'

Athlete has just embarked on its biggest tour of the UK for  years

WHEN an up-and-coming band enjoys a rise to stardom that most young hopefuls could only dream of, it can be hard to know where to go...

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'Compromise is the word when it comes to dieting'

Slimmer Amanda Bennett from Seaton  lost 6st in 16 months. Inset, Amanda before her weight loss  GARETH WILLIAMS EE080609_GW02_03

FORMER chocoholic Amanda Bennett has slimmed from size 22 to size 12 and her friends and family hardly recognise her. It took 16 months...

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I'D been keen to go to one of Kinky & Quirky's monthly Burlesque and Boogie nights at Havana since it began, so jumped at the chance to attend June's offering. Having not been to...

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TRY naming the seven deadly sins. Go on. I struggled to six, shrugged my shoulders and gave up before being reminded that the seventh was sloth. These sins or vices are the theme for...

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FOR performers and audiences more used to the more traditional sounds of Faure and Mozart, African Sanctus can be a big step away from the comfort zone. David Fanshawe's 1972 setting of the...

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Trapped

I HAD never seen Tilted before, nor the work of the company's choreographer and director Maresa von Stockert, but I'll look out for...

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Experience excitement of synchronised drumming

Exeter's own drumming group, Kagemusha Taiko, is hosting the fifth annual UK Taiko Festival this weekend    GARETH WILLIAMS EE180509_GW05_02

A UNIQUE festival of taiko drumming returns to Exeter to celebrate its fifth anniversary. With an ever-growing national and internation...

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Re-enactment of real events

THE Theatre Royal's People's Company is performing Marat/Sade, a dangerous and shocking play-within-a-play, at the Drum Theatre, Plymouth, next week. The infamous Marquis de Sade directs the...

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