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2008 News Review

People power piles on pressure to save our Northcott theatre

Monday, December 29, 2008

THE campaign to save the Exeter Northcott theatre from closure dominated the pages of the Echo during the first few weeks of this year.

Weeks of extensive campaigning paid off when the Arts Council decided not to withdraw essential funding — but only if urgent...

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Would-be bomber propels city into headlines across the globe

Police arrest Princesshay bomber Nicky Reilly after an explosion in the Giraffe restaurant which saw the city centre evacuated and Exeter hit the headlines around the world

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

MAY 22, 2008, saw Exeter make headlines at home and abroad as the city was targeted by a would-be suicide bomber. Thousands of people were evacuated...

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Storm havoc strikes in county and downturn hits everywhere

The aftermath of the freak hailstorm at Ottery St Mary ECHO READER Rebecca Dawkins

Friday, January 02, 2009

STORIES of drama, heroism and fortitude emerged when parts of East Devon were hit by flooding in the early hours of October 30. A freak hailstorm and...

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