AN environmental group is urging Exmouth town councillors to press for East Devon District Council's ambition seafront redevelopment to be sustainable.
The district council is in "very constructive discussions with potential developers" over its £10m, 9.3-acre regeneration zone, which extends from the old lifeboat station to the Maer on Queen's Drive.
The scheme is part of the council's vision for Exmouth to be improved and regenerated.
In a presentation to the Exmouth Regeneration Board, Transition Town Exmouth said the development should be sustainable and uses "eco-superior technologies" and the "latest environmental thinking".
Group member Andy Lock, said: "If, at the end of the development, the management company simply plugs in the new buildings to the national grid and South West Water supply, we have failed in our mission."
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Environmental group calls for Exmouth seafront redevelopment to be sustainable
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Boardmasters 2015 lineup: Rudminetal announced
Rudminetal have been announced as the first headline act for Boardmasters 2015, the UK's biggest surf and music festival.
Boardmasters 2015 returns to Cornwall from Wednesday 5 August to Sunday 9 August next year. Tickets are on sale now.
BRIT Award winners Rudimental have topped the charts with number one tracks Feel The Love and Waiting All Night.
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Rudimental said: "We had an amazing time when we played Boardmasters a few years ago! We can't wait to come back next year and celebrate our second album with everyone!"
Established in 1981, Boardmasters is a five-day event situated in two locations in Cornwall.
The event in 2014, which welcomed 30,000 festivals-goers has been hailed a huge success; despite the fact that organisers were forced to close the festival early because of severe weather caused by ex-Hurricane Bertha.
Those wishing to secure their tickets now can get their hands on Tier 2 tickets for a limited time.
Boardmasters operates a tiered ticket system with price bands for tickets changing over time.
The sooner you buy, the cheaper it is! Book tickets via the website.
Andrew Topham, Festival Director, said: "We now couldn't be more excited about Boardmasters 2015 and announcing Rudimental as our first headliner. Demand is at an all time high, as we fly through Tier 2 tickets, after selling out the Dawn Patrol tickets in record time. Rudimental are a fantastic group that will put on a stellar performance. Stay tuned as we will have loads more great names to add to the line-up soon!"
New for 2015, Boardmasters camping at Watergate Bay has been extended, opening a day early, from Wednesday 5 August.
Also announced is a bumper ticket package called the 'Charger' ticket. It includes everything from bus pass to parking, VIP camping, Beach Session gigs, After Parties and a Boardmasters t-shirt and tote bag.
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Devon police warn elderly residents after phone scammers net £23.9m in a year
The amount of money lost to phone scammers has tripled across the UK in the last year, police have warned.
An estimated total of £23.9m has been tricked out of victims, up from £7m the previous year, according to Financial Fraud Action.
The group, which runs fraud prevention action for the financial services industry, said research suggested 58% of people had received suspect calls.
The main trick involves a con artist deceiving victims into believing they are calling from the police, a bank or a computer company.
They suggest that the individual has been the victim of fraud and ask for personal financial information to access their account.
Some ask victims to transfer money, to withdraw cash from a branch, or to hand over a bank card to a courier.
The news has prompted a major awareness campaign by Devon and Cornwall Police.
The force described the fraud as mainly targeting the elderly and vulnerable in our communities.
Operation Fardel is the Devon and Cornwall Police response to this crime type.
They ask any member of the public who have received a call from a fraudster that has attempted to deceive you or has indeed succeeded in deceiving you to contact 101 or Crimestoppers.The Police have released the following advice to tackl the crime:
How the fraud works
The potential victim gets a phone call. The fraudster pretends to be a police officer (says they are investigating a fraud on their bank account and have made an arrest) or they might claim to be from the victim's bank (they say they are investigating fraud relating to the account).
Action to take if you get a call:• Be suspicious. End the call.• NEVER give your PIN, security or bank details to anyone over the phone.
Remember:• WAIT at least five minutes before attempting to make another call to ensure you're not reconnected to the offender.• Use a different phone e.g. a mobile phone or a neighbour's phone. If that is not possible then phone a known friend that you will recognise to test the phone to confirm you aren't still unwittingly connected to the offender.• NEVER give your bank account details or PIN number over the phone.• NEVER withdraw money and send it to anyone via a courier, taxi or by any other means.• NEVER send your bank cards to anyone via courier, taxi or by any other means.• NEITHER the police nor your bank will EVER ask for this information.How can you help stop the crime?
Pass it on - share this information with your relatives and friends (older generation are more vulnerable and are targeted possibly due to the belief they have more available funds).
Report any calls you believe are suspicious (the non-emergency number is 101). It may be possible to trace where the calls are originating from and build the intelligence picture to apprehend and prosecute offenders. Don't forget - wait at least five minutes before calling police or use a different phone e.g. a mobile or neighbour's phone.
You wouldn't give your information to a stranger face-to-face, don't do it over the phone.
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Reader's Letter: Exeter should save cash, we don't need pool
EXETER City Council have been asking the people of Exeter how to save £4 million pounds from the council budget. Well I have a simple and easy answer for them.
Do not build a £20 million luxury swimming pool funded from our council tax.
There we go: easy, simple, and effective and I did not need spend £57,000 of our council tax on a consultation to find that saving.
It worries me that I can see that but the Labour council bosses can-not. Either, I am a genius. Or more likely, the Labour party are so obsessed with a new swimming pool that they will do anything and everything to achieve it?
Street cleaning, graffiti clean-up, children play parks, community safety…. Who knows what they will cut to chase after their swimming pool obsession.
What I do know for certain is our city is going backwards under Labour at a time when we should be going forwards. When we have a choice between a new swimming pool or keeping our streets clean. Labour council bosses are choosing the swimming pool for a few over cleaner streets for us all. Something got to change.
Kevin Chun
Commercial Road
Exeter
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City centre businesses object to new Exeter retail centre as developers say council is 'snubbing local residents'
JOHN Lewis and the Guildhall Shopping Centre have objected to the development of a new retail and leisure centre on Exeter's outskirts.
Plans for the £45m development off Honiton Road were refused by the city council's planning committee this week; Councillor Pete Edwards, leader of the city council and a member of the committee had appealed to the committee to turn the application down to safeguard the city centre and the re-development of the bus station site.
However, the developers, Consolidated Property Group (CPG) have denounced the decision as a 'snub to the local residents, many businesses and the thousands of employees who currently have virtually no facilities locally'.
The development, which was to be known as the Moor Exchange, had already been granted outline planning permission for shops and employment use on the site but retail floorspace had been restricted.
However, since that permission was granted in 2011, the size of the development has increased ten fold with the retail floor space proposed now greater than that of John Lewis.
In its submission to the city council John Lewis said that there had been no planning policy changes that justified such an increase and they felt that the scale of the development was 'inappropriate'.
Simon Green, speaking on behalf of the Guildhall Shopping Centre told the meeting that the Moor Exchange would undermine the city centre and the £7m investment which is being spent on re-vamping the shopping centre.
This work is expected to begin in January and by completed by Christmas next year.
A representative from Moor Exchange said that the development would provide much needed facilities on the eastern side of Exeter and that it had a lot of support from local businesses and added that there was no evidence that it would cause significant adverse harm to the city centre.
Cllr Edwards took a different view and said: "When I go to other places I see some of these out of town developments and then when you go into the city centres they are dead.
"I am determined to protect the city centre.
"Would people want this development if they realised that it would destroy the city centre? I think they would say 'no'."
The deputy chairman of the planning committee added that he thought the proposed development was beyond what is desired in this particular area.
After the meeting a spokesman for the Moor Exchange said: "It is a very disappointing decision and we will be appealing the committee's decision. The council's officers have always taken a very negative view of this application, going so far as to produce professional advice at the twelfth hour and ignoring key planning processes. They also misrepresented the scheme at committee suggesting a cinema, which has never been our intention, and misrepresented the scale of the development describing it as a competing town centre.
"Furthermore, both the officers and the members ignored the overwhelming support from local businesses and residents, a significant material consideration in today's planning arguments."
The spokesman added: "During the committee debate it was very evident that the council officers and members do not understand the proposed function of Moor Exchange and how it would serve the many communities to the east of Exeter.
"More than anything it is a snub to the local residents, many businesses and the thousands of employees who currently have virtually no facilities locally and were looking forward to having a centre conveniently located on their doorstep. It is not often that a planning application gets so much backing and no objections other than commercial ones.
"We are very appreciative of all the support we have received over recent months and are intent on delivering Moor Exchange even though it won't be as quickly as we would have liked.
"The implications of an appeal are significant for the council as they will now have to use taxpayer's money to defend their position which lacks credible evidence and we will be seeking a cost award."
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Exe Water Sports to get new multi-million pound club house – but is forced to change roof design
EXE Water Sports is to get its new multi-million pound club house – but it has to change the roof design.
The organisation is home to Exe-Calibre Dragon Boat Club, Exeter Canoe Club, Exeter Rowing Club and the Exeter branch of the British Sub Aqua Club.
The £4m state-of-the-art centre for water sports users on the banks of Exeter Canal Basin has been granted planning permission by the city council but, following objections from English Heritage, has to look again at the style of the roof.
Apart from serving as a club house the new building will also be used to store boats and equipment. English Heritage originally said it recognised that the size and number of boats would result in bulky buildings and thought the scale of what was proposed was appropriate and in line with other development around the Canal basin.
It did however add that it would prefer a more pitched roof to reduce the 'bland facade'.
A total of 27 letters of objection had been sent in to the council by local residents who were mainly concerned that the height of the new buildings would mean a loss of light and outlook.
Concerns were also raised about lack of parking being provided and the industrial/warehouse appearance of the building.
Councillor John Winterbottom, a member of the planning committee, said that he had a certain amount of sympathy for the residents but added that 'what is there now looks a bit of a mess'.
Fellow committee member Cllr Rachel Sutton said: "I welcome this application because we are starting to see the re-development of the whole Quay area."
Cllr Sutton added that it was inevitable that the site was industrial as it was part of Exeter's heritage which had created the city's wealth and said she thought that its scale, rather than being pretty, was entirely appropriate for that part of the city.
As a new traffic regulation order (TRO) is needed to introduce limited waiting because of the development, it was also decided to take the opportunity to update all the parking orders in the surrounding area.
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Baby taken to hospital after car rolls over in collision near Exeter
Police are appealing to trace a driver who may have witnessed a collision that left two women and a baby in hospital yesterday.
The incident took place on the A30 near Whiddon Down just after 1pm.
A silver coloured Landrover Discovery, which was travelling towards Exeter near Tedburn St Mary, left the carriageway and rolled over causing substantial damage to the vehicle.
Two women and two one year-old children were in the vehicle at the time. The occupants were all taken to hospital but escaped with minor injuries.
Police are trying to trace the driver of a silver coloured Mercedes estate which was seen driving in the area at the same time.
Sgt Tangye said: "This could have very easily been a tragic incident in which young children were seriously hurt or worse killed. Thankfully, despite the extensive damage to the vehicle, the children and adults in the car suffered only minor injuries. We would like the driver of a silver coloured Mercedes estate to come forward and speak to police as they may be able to offer information that could help our enquiry."
Anyone who saw the collision or who can help trace the driver of the silver Mercedes is asked to call police on 101 quoting reference 368 of 1st December.
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Man in Crown Court over Cornish crossbow murder
A man has appeared at Crown Court accused of murdering a plumber with a crossbow bolt at a remote farm in West Cornwall.
Daniel Schofield, aged 28, of St Keverne, Cornwall, was not required to enter a plea and spoke only to confirm his name at the preliminary hearing at Exeter Crown Court.
He is charged with the murder of 50-year-old grandfather Roy Hanson who died after allegedly being shot with a crossbow at a farm near St Keverne on the Lizard Peninsula in October.
Judge Francis Gilbert, QC, adjourned the case for a hearing at Truro Crown Court some time next year. He extended Schofield's bail on conditions which include living away from Cornwall.
Mr Hanson was a father and grandfather who lived in a motor home at Gweek and ran his TAZ plumbing business from an address at nearby St Martin.
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Devon U18 football squad for game against Dorset
Two Topsham Town players have been named in the Devon under-18s squad to face Dorset in the Mick Parry Memorial on Saturday, December 13.
Jordan Bastin and Alex Gibbins have been called up for the yhe game, which will take place at Hamsworthy, at 2pm.
Willand Rovers' Ash Matthews and Tarji Jones have also been selected along with Reece Saunders (Alphington) and Jake Welch (Tiverton Town).
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Youth football: Budleigh Salterton U14s beat Brixington Blues
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Breaking: Overturned lorry causing long delays across Exeter
An overturned lorry Is causing long traffic delays around Exeter. The A30 near junction 31 of the M5 is blocked because of the incident. Updates as we have them
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Wheelchair basketball: Exeter Otters produce excellent second-half fightback
Exeter Otters produced an excellent second-half fightback to record a 47-42 win against Shropshire Warriors in the Wheelchair Basketball League Division One South.
The Otters were 25 points down at the break but, thanks to vital points from Tony Mack (13), Jackey Davey (14) and Josh Steels (16), they turned the game around.
The Otters started well, with two buckets from Steels, but the Warriors soon responded and closed out the first quarter with a 7-4 lead. The second period was disastrous for the Otters as Shropshire found gaps in the away side's defence to open up a large lead.
Davey, who picked up 14 points in the second half, started the Otters going after the break. Jordan Bright and Mack also added points as the Otters pilled the pressure on their opponents. Shropshire's offence had no answers for the stout defending coming at them from Exeter in the fourth. Meanwhile, the travelling side continued to rack up points. Mack added a further six points to his total, before Davey levelled the scoring at 42-42.
Soon after the comeback was complete, as Steels put the Otters up by two.
Steels then landed two free throws to extend the Otters' lead. Shropshire soon fouled again this time sending Mack to the line. The guard sunk the second free-throw to effectively put the game out of reach for the home side.
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La Rochelle v Exeter Chiefs: Match preview
Rob Baxter believes playing a settled side gives Exeter Chiefs the best chance of winning in La Rochelle on Thursday evening.
The Sandy Park head coach has named a side showing 10 changes from the one that dominated Saracens last weekend to win 27-19.
With attention now switching to the European Challenge Cup, Baxter will want to manage his squad to keep his front-line players fit and fresh for when they return to league action in a fortnight's time.
But as hosts La Rochelle have such a good record at home, and as the Chiefs only had one proper training day this week, he wanted to stick with players who are used to playing together.
Five of the players who have been called in this week were on the bench against Saracens while the likes of Brett Sturgess, Ben White and Tom James have played a lot for the Chiefs.
Baxter said: "We want to keep going well in the Premiership so we're not going to jeopardise pushing any players into the game who have got injuries.
"It's a short turnaround, we've had a limited time to see if guys can come through bumps and bruises, but we have made some changes.
"It's an important game for us to go over and try to win because we want to be successful in everything we do and it's a good chance for us to maintain some momentum.
"As it's such a short training week, on Monday – which is normally a recovery day – we rolled through with a group who are pretty comfortable playing together because that gives us the best chance of performing well over there."
Among the changes to the starting line-up sees a return to action for lock Mitch Lees, who went off injured in the away game at Bayonne in Exeter's first European match this season.
He packs down alongside Ryan Caldwell, which was the starting combination at the start of the season.
Sturgess comes in at prop, with White and Kai Horstmann starting in the back row.
Ian Whitten and Adam Hughes form a new midfield combination, with Haydn Thomas and James also starting in the backs.
And with Chrysander Botha injured, Byron McGuigan has been added to the squad registered for Europe and is named at full-back.
Baxter thinks it is a great chance to bring some other players into the team as the Chiefs look to stay top of Pool Two ahead of next weekend's home date with La Rochelle.
"Mitch Lees is fit now, which is a boost for our back-five numbers," said Baxter.
"With guys like Ben White, who played very well at Northampton, and has not been involved for the last couple of weeks, and guys who have not played much like Brett Sturgess and Alex Brown, we've got quite a lot of quality to come in and get involved.
"It's a good opportunity for the strong members of the European squad group to be involved because they've only not been involved because of the quality of some of the other guys, in other years they'd have played a lot of rugby.
"It's a good opportunity to use our squad but a strong squad and try to keep the momentum going and try to keep the European pool alive for us because that's what makes it exciting, nobody wants to be going into the final game with nothing to play for.
"We want to make sure that when we come home from La Rochelle we can build up a group of guys who have to put in a big performance at home in front of our supporters because it means something."Exeter Chiefs: McGuigan; Jess, Hughes, Whitten, James; Steenson, Thomas; Sturgess, Cowan-Dickie, Low, Lees, Caldwell, Ewers, White, Horstmann. Reps: Bateman, Rimmer, Brown, Mumm, Scaysbrook, Lewis, Sweeney, Vainikolo
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Badminton: Unbeaten Exeter record victory over Queens and St Leonards
In the Exeter & District Mixed Badminton League, Suzanne and Sam Owens and Sam Lees and Julia Melling were unbeaten as Exeter recorded 8-1 victories over both Queens and St Leonards.
Not to be outdone, Paul Owens and Sam Huggett were unbeaten in Ringswell's 7-2 win over Cranford that saw consolation wins for Mark Trebble and Nikita Smethurst.
In division 2a, John Carter and Ruth Scrivens starred as Sidmouth beat Exeter B 6-3.
However, Sidmouth B felt the force of Ringswell B's Andy Taylor and Sylvia Child (3) and Ben Boyland and Sharon Strong (3), who won 7-2. Taylor and Child were also unbeaten as Ringswell beat Otter Vale 5-4.
It's close at the top of division 2b, with Honiton leading the way after beating Clyst Vale 7-2 as both Ethan Leach and Janet Ingram and Roger Tucker and Helena Williams were unbeaten.
St Leonard's C celebrated 7-2 wins over both Honiton A and Otter Vale B, with Andy Rowe and Jill McCord unbeaten in both matches.
Ringswell C's Brian Jeary and Becky Follett were the only winners as Chulmleigh won 8-1.
Raleigh's team of Angela Bolt, Dan Graham, Debby Yates, Paul Bryon, Sue Mayne and Richard Robinson beat both Cranford B and Axminster 6-3.
Axminster recovered to beat Cranford B 7-2, with a starring role for Lester Cawley and Sandy Sheldon (3).
Cranford also suffered at the hands of Clyst Vale B, with Rachel Dare, David Bromage, Irene Newcombe, Tom Browne, Mandy Gurzynski and Gary Lacey-Mills winning 6-3. Cranford's Paul Furler and Sarah Harvey were unbeaten, as were James Goody and Sue Caller as Honiton B beat Clyst Vale B 7-2.
Ottery St Mary's Will Amos made his debut as Devon under-15s were successful in a double-header away in Cornwall when they won 26-10 in the South West League and 15-5 in the Shires League.
Also in the squad were Queens player Alex Moir, Cranford duo Owen Waters and Jess Hodge, Kathryn Brown from Ringswell and Isca's Chloe Tsang.
Sidmouth schoolboy Will Fryer celebrated his 16th birthday by winning silver in the singles and bronze in the mixed doubles at an under-19 bronze event in Kent.
At the under-15 Leigh Gold event, Exeter's Emily Killoran and Queens player Bronya Pike won bronze.
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Pool: South West Pool Tour victory for Exeter's Mike King
After coming so close on so many occasions, Exeter's Mike King has finally claimed his first tour victory.
The South West Pool Tours player, who was the most consistent in 2013, won the second tour event of 2014 held at Street's Break N Dish last month.
With two finals and two semi-finals under his belt from last season, King capitalised on Cheltenham opponent Rich Gifford not being at his best, brushing him aside 5-1.
Next up on the calendar for the tour, and King, will be the open singles event on Saturday at Allstars in Weston-super-Mare.
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Update: Long delays after lorry overturns on A30 in Exeter
An overturned lorry on the A30 in Exeter is causing long delays this afternoon.
The lorry has hit the crash barrier on the road near junction 31 of the M5, the junction 31 slip road is currently closed off.
Police said the lorry cab has overturned in the incident that saw the lorry come off the side of the motorway.
Ambulance crews are on the scene but no one is believed to have been injured.
Access to the A30 is currently closed.Updates as we have them
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Basketball: Crediton Chargers continue their good form
Crediton Chargers continued their good form in the Exeter & District Basketball League with an 84-44 win over North Devon.
Matt Smith was the Chargers' most influential player as he scored 15 points, but Stu Chrisp (11) and Liam Dunn (13) also performed well.
The Chargers' gruelling schedule of eight matches in 30 days then continued as they beat Torbay Toffs in the cup.
With a streamlined squad, Chargers had to dig deep to come out 67-58 winners, with Mike Lewis (25) and Lloyd Blackler (21) doing most of the damage.
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Thousands of shoeboxes to bring Christmas joy from Exeter to Eastern Europe
Thousands of children in Eastern Europe will each be given a shoebox full of presents this Christmas, thanks to the efforts of churches, schools, businesses and individuals in and around Exeter.
Some 13,500 shoe boxes covered in wrapping paper and packed with gifts were sent from the city to Belarus and Romania for Operation Christmas Child.
People across Exeter filled the shoeboxes with a variety of gifts, including sweets and toys, for the annual project organised by the Christian charity Samaritan's Purse.
The shoeboxes were checked and processed by a group of volunteers at a warehouse in Pinhoe, before being loaded into lorries and sent overseas.
Phil Clark, who co-ordinates the Exeter project, said: "The shoeboxes will bring a great deal of joy and excitement to the children who receive them, some of whom have literally not received a present before in their lives.
"As well as the children in Eastern Europe benefiting, many children in this country have a positive experience in learning to think about, and respond to, those who are less fortunate than themselves."
On behalf of the charity, Mr Clark said he wanted to extend a "massive thank you" to everyone who had contributed to this year's effort.
He expressed thanks to the following: Haven Investments, VanManExeter, Bee-Kwik, Mulberry Studios, Shoezone, Northwood, Saleboards, Bower and Bower, Regus, M&J Gibbins, and G.W. Key and Shoe repairs.
He added: "And thank you to the small army of volunteers who have been part of the 'Good News of Great Joy for all the people' which was announced by the angel to the shepherds at the very first Christmas."
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Rugby: Topsham glad to have played friendly
Topsham got some valuable match practice against Ilfracombe last Saturday to avoid going three weeks without a game.
The two clubs turned what was supposed to be a Devon Vase game into a friendly as Ilfracombe had been thrown out of the competition for failing to turn up for a previous match.
Topsham ran out 36-0 winners, but it was the game rather than the score that mattered to coach Ross Bovingdon with two big matches coming up in Devon One, starting with Totnes away this Saturday.
"It was a great and much-needed run out for our boys to stand us in good stead for the league games against Totnes and Wessex," said Bovingdon.
"There were promising performances from debut colt Ed Smale at scrum-half, lock Matt Clegg, flanker Scott Foot and wing Aled Rosser."
Topsham's tries were scored by Steve Ashford, Rupert Stanning, Lewis Trickey, Sam Warren, Tim Taylor and Ed Smale. Aled Rosser kicked three conversions.Wessex had no game last Saturday. They resume their Devon One programme with a home game against high-fliers Plymstock Albion Oaks.
Coach Dean Jeffery said Luke Meldon remains on the injured list, but otherwise he has a strong squad to select from.North Tawton showed there is nothing false about their place at the top of Devon Two by beating Devon One leaders Plymouth Argaum 18-7 in the Devon Junior Cup.
Tawts were 11-0 up at the break and made the game safe in the second half despite an Argaum comeback.
Ben Sharp and Jake Ayris crossed the whitewash for the winners, with centre Craig Dennis adding a conversion to his two first-half penalties.
Taws are away to Buckfastleigh this Saturday.
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Rugby Cornwall & Devon: Second team win sets up Exeter Saracens
Exeter Saracens will hope last Saturday's second XV game against OPM turns out to be a dress rehearsal for this week's first meeting between the two sides.
OPM are bouncing around in the bottom three and a win over them will hoist Sarries comfortably into mid-table.
Sarries, who didn't have a game in the Cornwall & Devon Division last weekend, beat OPM's seconds 60-12.
Player-coach Rob Hilton, who watched the game, said: "A young second team recorded a convincing win with some very strong performances from some individuals who will be pushing for first team selection this week.
"We hope to put out a strong side to face OPM on Saturday in what we consider to be a very important match."
Players coming back from injury and available for selection include Sarries skipper Matt Hilton, Ross Watts, Scott Diack and Steve Kirk.Withycombe will travel to winless South Molton without Lee Tainton.
The young half-back was helped off with a dislocated shoulder during his side's 14-5 Devon Intermediate Cup loss at Teignmouth last weekend.
Tainton was patched up at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital and sent home that night.
He is due to have a follow-up appointment this Thursday to asses the damage was done.
Nigel Symons, Withycombe's director of rugby and Tainton's step-father, said he is unlikely to play again for the next two months.
Withycombe's lone try in the cup was scored by lock Tim Wills.
Second-placed Crediton can expect a stiff test of their promotion credentials when they visit Paignton this Saturday.
Tiverton, from the division above, only just scraped home 19-17 in the cup at Paignton last time out while Crediton were winning 22-13 at Bodmin.
That win at Bodmin put Crediton level at the top with Saltash and Withycombe. Points difference is all that separates them.
Bernie Blatchford, the coaching co-ordinator at Blagdon, said he saw it staying tight for the rest of the season, meaning there are some huge games coming up.
"We're all level and it looks like a three or four-horse race," said Blatchford.
"We haven't all played each other yet, we've got Paignton then Pirates Amateurs so after the next two games we'll have a fairly rough idea of where we are.
"Then it could come down to when we all play each other in the second half of the season."
The win at Bodmin was achieved with a number of players missing, showing the strength in depth at Crediton.
"We had a lot of changes, we were missing five or six first-choice players for whatever reason," said Blatchford.
"The young lads who came in did okay and it was a good experience for them, but we were a bit disappointed with our performance."
Crediton led 12-6 at half-time against Bodmin, with Tom Ronchetti converting his own try and Bobby Mogford also dotting down.
They pulled away in the second half as veteran prop Wayne Reed scored twice.
Kirton could be back to full strength this weekend, with Josh Lee the main doubt after injuring an Achilles in October.Honiton are at home to Hayle having had a week off to get over a clutch of injury problems.
The Lacemen have lost three on the trot and four of the last five, dropping them down to eighth.
"We hope to get a stronger side out than the one we took to Falmouth and lost with," said Allhallows assistant coach Jerry Rice.
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