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The revenge of a lover spurned

REJECTED: Nigel Hadley put his former partner's details on a prostitutes website

Friday, February 05, 2010

SPURNED lover Nigel Hadley sought revenge when his partner broke up with him — by creating her profile on a prostitution website.
The mother-of-two received sexually explicit messages and phone calls from strangers, Exeter magistrates heard.
She was also bombarded...

Memories remain for those who faced power of storms

THEN AND NOW: Left, Hilary and William Wright in their flood-damaged home last year. Right, the couple are looking forward to spending this Christmas in their home now it has been repaired MATT MINSHULL EE121108_MM02_02

Thursday, October 29, 2009

A year ago the region was battered when a freak storm caused chaos across East Devon. Reporter John Fletcher looks back on a momentous night when the...

Brides-to-be have fun at wedding fair

Friday, October 16, 2009

BRIDES-TO-BE sampled the latest in wedding day services at a special fundraising event. The Wedding Fayre at Tiverton Town Hall on Sunday raised more...

Plan aims to protect hills

Friday, October 09, 2009

AN area of beauty has been targeted for a five-year management plan to help protect it for the future. The project has been launched by the Blackdown...

Wildlife trust's dormice hunt

Thursday, September 10, 2009

THE hunt is on for dormice in a scheme to protect their dwindling numbers. Devon Wildlife Trust is calling for volunteers of all ages to take part in...

Children's art goes on show

Friday, July 10, 2009

ARTWORK by 150 pupils at a Devon school is being exhibited until September. Children from Hemyock Primary in the Blackdown Hills near Honiton have...

Pressure grows on East Devon MP

Hugo Swire, Conservative MP for East Devon

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

PRESSURE is building on East Devon’s Conservative MP to reveal what items he has bought with taxpayers’ money and...

Salvagers tackle the remains of the Napoli

The view from Branscombe beach as vessels prepare to clear the final parts of the Napoli from the bottom of the sea GARETH WILLIAMS EE260509_GW02_04

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

THE wreckage of the MSC Napoli could be clear by August after five vessels returned to the East Devon coast to continue...

Call for 'flood czar' at top of strategy to deal with future disasters

Workers cleared away huge piles of muddy ice as the clean-up got under way in Ottery St Mary Mark Passmore/apexnewspix.com

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

CALLS for a “flood czar” to take overall control of disasters like those which devastated parts of East Devon have been made...

Support group for the bereaved

Friday, May 15, 2009

THE bereaved can meet people in similar circumstances at a support group. The Circle of Friends Bereavement Support Group meet on the first and third...