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Exeter schools to make teachers redundant

Polly Shepperdson, left, leader of the protest against Stoke Hill Junior School's decision not to replace a teacher on a temporary contract GARETH WILLIAMS EE050709_GW01_07

Monday, July 06, 2009

SCHOOLS are having to lay off teachers and make cuts due to growing pressure on their budgets, the Echo can reveal.

Headteachers are warning of a "funding crisis" caused by budgets not keeping pace with rising costs including fuel, staffing and catering.

Schools...

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Drama as newlyweds discover hand grenade in garden of new home

Homes had to be evacuated after a live grenade was found in Warren and Claire Batty’s pond in Newcombe Street Gardens, Heavitree, Exeter

Monday, July 06, 2009

A NEWLY-WED couple were shocked to discover a hand grenade in the garden of their new house in Exeter. Warren and Claire Batty, who married in...

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Hourly Updates: Monday, July 6

Monday, July 06, 2009

9AM: Firefighters rescued a man from the under the Miller's Crossing bridge over the River Exe in the early hours of this morning. Two crews from...

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Exeter fundraiser tagets landmark sum

Debbie Browning is organising a sponsored bike ride and walk to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. She is pictured with her daughter Claudia, seven.

Monday, July 06, 2009

A MUM-of-two who started fundraising for the Motor Neurone Disease Association after the death of her father is hoping to smash the £10,000 mark...

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Exeter pensioner's TV licence fight with BBC

John Kelly who has refused to buy a television licence

Monday, July 06, 2009

A CAMPAIGNER who has refused to pay his television licence for nearly seven years has finally received a court summons from the BBC. John Kelly,...

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Teign rescue dog Teddy needs new home

Jill Profitt, left, and Jenny Bell with Albanian puppy Teddy at Foredowne Kennels, Kingskerswell, near Newton Abbot

Monday, July 06, 2009

AN Albanian slum dog had his very own Independence Day when he was released from quarantine — with help from Echo readers. The lucky pooch...

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SWINE FLU: More Exeter school cases

St Luke's Science and Sports College OLIVER SANDERS EE220507_OS06_07

Monday, July 06, 2009

A CASE of swine flu has been confirmed at another Exeter secondary school. St Luke's Science and Sports College, in Harts Lane, has sent an...

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Michael Jackson chauffeur recalls star

Michael Jackson jumps from his limo to the cheers of the crowd at Exeter City Pinnacle

Monday, July 06, 2009

THE Exeter owner of a specialist car hire company has recounted his fond memories of Michael Jackson, who he drove on several occasions when the...

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Exeter couple object to cancer unit move

Lindsay Hirst and her husband John are campaigning against the transfer of some services for cancer patients from the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth MATT MINSHULL EE030709_MM05_01

Monday, July 06, 2009

A WOMAN whose husband underwent surgery for throat cancer says plans to move a specialist treatment service from Exeter to Plymouth would be an...

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Dawlish Warren Fezz-tival smiles

Raising a glass to the late fez-wearing funnyman Tommy Cooper, during the Fezz-tival at Dawlish Warren, are, from left, Caroline Wills, Leanne Wills and Yvonne Roberts

Monday, July 06, 2009

CROWDS of people joined in a celebration of clowning and slapstick at a Devon seaside resort. The first Fezz-tival took place at Dawlish Warren...

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