Veteran of the D Day landings dies aged 92
A DEVON D-Day veteran has died aged 92.When George Stephen from Exmouth landed on Sword Beach on D-Day, in June 1944, it was the second time he had fought in France.As a 19-year-old, his battalion of...
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Man jailed for plot to kill Joss
A PETTY criminal who joined his flatmate's £1m plot to rob and murder soul singer Joss Stone has been jailed for 18 years.Junior Bradshaw acted as a foot soldier and driver for Kevin Liverpool, who...
View ArticleWoman's body found at the foot of cliffs
POLICE are continuing their investigations after a young woman was found dead on rocks under the cliffs near Sidmouth.The body of a woman in her 30s was discovered near Jacob's Ladder at around 1.25pm...
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Where only the super rich can call home
THE annual Zoopla Property List has recently been published and even lottery winners can only fantasise about owning a home on some of the streets like London's Kensington Palace Gardens and The...
View ArticleBody of woman found on beach
POLICE are continuing their investigations after a young woman was found dead on rocks under the cliffs near Sidmouth.The body of a woman in her 30s was discovered by a member of the public to the west...
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Olympian in town
FORMER Olympic champion Dame Mary Peters will open McCarthy & Stone's assisted-living development in Exmouth today.The pentathlon gold medallist from the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich will cut the...
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Science and technology speakers give a glimpse of the future
The Chamber's Exeter initiative for Science and Technology welcomed speakers from Greenpeace, Alcatel Lucent and the Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing at its July event. Sixty science and...
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Staddon on the road to Wimbledon
Alphington tennis player Emily Staddon is en-route to the 'home of tennis' following a series of victories in the Road to Wimbledon competition. The 14 year old qualified to play on the most famous...
View ArticleNo trousers Ben? Well, it has been hot
Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw attended a champagne reception in London in skin-tight cycling shorts and no trousers.The Labour MP raised a few eyebrows at David Miliband's farewell party by sporting a Tour de...
View ArticleMan who killed kittens avoids prison
A MAN who drowned four kittens during an incident in Exmouth has received a suspended jail term.Glenn Williams, 44, previously of Exmouth but now living in Pendennis Road, Torquay, was committed to...
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Land to sell? Send it to auction
AUCTION has often proved itself to be the best way of selling land as it can drive interest of competing parties, and consequently prices, upwards.This often helps land sold at auction to achieve a...
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Site to check up on agents
A SECOND property website has launched which allows consumers to look for estate agents and see how they performed on the basis of past sales.The site, called whosoldwhere.co.uk, says it aims to help...
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Police question sentence as sex text teacher walks free
POLICE have said a prison sentence would have been appropriate in the case of a teacher who groomed a boy and sent him explicit text messages.Roseanna May Langley, 24, who was a science teacher as St...
View ArticleDrug farm landlord may be jailed
A LANDLORD who took £1,000 a month rent for a house which was used as a cannabis farm has been warned he could face jail.Jason King accepted the money even though he knew what was going on in the house...
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Decor shouldn't become boring
IT'S refreshing and unusual to meet an international interior designer who believes decor rules were made to be broken, trends can be trashed and money doesn't buy style.But blonde, leggy Abigail Ahern...
View ArticleParent fury at force that 'expected' fainting cadets
THE mother of a cadet who collapsed in scorching heat during a parade in Exeter has accused organisers of failing in their duty of care.But a spokesman for the army cadet force said it was not unusual...
View ArticleRecord A&E numbers as heatwave hots up
THE heat wave is bringing near record levels of patients to the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital's accident and emergency department.A warning has been issued for elderly people to make sure they...
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Ide cottage is an ideal home
IF you're looking for a quintessentially Devonshire home, then you'll find it at Holmbush Cottage.This beautiful Grade-II listed, traditional Devon longhouse has a thatched roof and a wealth of period...
View ArticleBasking in the hottest summer for years
THE Met Office has confirmed that Devon is, so far, experiencing its hottest summer in seven years.And things are set fair for more of the same during the coming weeks.The weather agency, based in...
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Warm at work? Well, it can't be as bad as this...
WITH Exeter still in the grip of a heatwave, spare a thought for the man with possibly the hottest job in the city.Brian Oliver is beavering away at temperatures of 35°C plus, 11 hours a day.Brian, who...
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