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Land Securities seal Exeter bus station deal

PLANS for the multi-million  pound redevelopment of Exeter  Bus Station have taken a major  step forward after the city council...

Virus hits Exeter hospital operations

THE outbreak of a vomiting bug  at a city hospital has now led to  operations being cancelled,  health chiefs have revealed.Patients in...

Hourly Updates: Wednesday, March 17

5PM: Teenager Charlie Rowe has been banned from a city centre pub by magistrates following a violent outburst in which he ripped out a beer pump and...

Bicton College launches funding rethink petition

THE head of a Devon college is  asking for public support in a  bid to get a Government quango  to change its mind over a crucial...

Exeter street attack thug facing jail term

A THUG who punched and  kicked a man as he lay on the  ground in a vicious street attack has been told he faces jail.Alistair MacKenzie, 37,...

Groups welcome Exeter Northcott deal

THEATRE groups have expressed their delight that the  Exeter Northcott has been saved  from immediate closure. As reported in the Echo,...

Exeter doctors' surgery unviable say officials

HEALTH officials have revealed  that a long-awaited city   doctors’ surgery is not financially viable at the moment. Residen...

Exeter Tory hopeful enters school field dispute

EXETER Tory hopeful Hannah  Foster says she hopes the dispute over the potential sale of  the school playing field can soon  be...

Exmouth man faces court for cannabis worth 36p

A MAN has appeared in court  charged with possessing 36p  worth of cannabis — and come  out more than £500 better off.David...

Exeter businesses fear fuel price hike

BUSINESSES in Exeter claim a  forecast rise in petrol prices  will further squeeze their incomes and have urged the Government to delay a...

Villagers re-open Kentisbeare pub

FEW men have done more to  earn a quiet pint in his local  than Mike Scales.He saw no alternative but to  pitch in when he found out...

Sport

Win over Pirates so vital for City

MARCUS Stewart believes a  win over his old club Bristol  Rovers tonight could prove  pivotal to Exeter City’s  Coca-Cola...

Hammond in defiant mood

NOTTINGHAM captain Craig  Hammond believes his side can  spring a surprise against Exeter Chiefs and make a flying  start to the...

Tivvy slip to defeat at Chippenham

TIVERTON Town's Southern League Premier Division status remains in the balance after they went down 4-2 at Chippenham on Tuesday night. Despite twice...

Features

Groups welcome Exeter Northcott deal

THEATRE groups have expressed their delight that the  Exeter Northcott has been saved  from immediate closure. As reported in the Echo,...

Troubled Exeter Northcott theatre wins reprieve

EXETER’S  Northcott theatre  has been saved from immediate  closure and will complete most  of its planned performances,...

Theatre school pupils are ready to join global team

CITY school pupils will perform with an international cast at the Royal Albert Hall this autumn. Theatretrain and Arts By Children are performing...

One-way street is causing congestion

I THINK Exeter Paris Street should be returned to two-way because it does cause congestion and this affects trade. The problem is that the park and...

Will our candidates answer questions?

THE Exeter branch of Amnesty International calls upon all the candidates who are to stand in the Exeter constituency in the forthcoming General...

Deer culling is best carried out by hunts

JOHN Phelps is absolutely right to suggest that deer numbers need to be kept in check by culling, No need for hunts in the 21st century, Letters,...

Government has become a menace

IT'S a well known fact that a government that's above the law is a menace to be defeated. That's why Parliament is answerable to the people who elect...