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RSPCA left with £10K bill after judge slams charity in Exmouth cat's eye case
A Judge has left the RSPCA with a legal bill of almost £10,000 after criticising its decision to prosecute a loving pet owner who failed to take her sick cat to the vet. Judge Jeremy Griggs said the...
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Agent aims to increase its residential presence
JONES Lang LaSalle is planning to increase its market share in the residential market, its chief executive has revealed.Guy Grainger heads up the UK business of the global agent – the second biggest in...
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Hero of the tills sees off knifeman
A TEENAGER has been hailed a hero after seeing off an armed robber at an Exeter supermarket.James Hosgood was serving on the till at Morrisons in Prince Charles Road when a man brandished a large...
View ArticleDrink driving doctor keeps his hospital job
A DOCTOR is to keep his job at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital despite being caught more than three times the drink drive limit.Dr Nathaniel Cartwright hit the bottle – after his wife had an...
View ArticleRight-on retro chic
FROM fashion and music to lifestyle and interiors, our enduring love affair with the Pop Art era continues to inspire a modern-day audience – and nothing sums up retro styling quite like the lava...
View ArticleLive music and cocktails added to the menu
EXETER'S newest cocktail bar and lounge venue is being unveiled at a special launch party – and you're invited!Less than two months ago, Casa Maroc opened in the refurbished Old Malthouse on...
View ArticleChance to get in a right pickle at popular festival
PICKLING, potting and preserving will be celebrated at the next Powderham Food Festival.The popular event will take place on Saturday, October 5, from 10.30am to 5pm, in the spectacular location of...
View ArticleBacklash over use of heroin and crack label
A BACKLASH to the anti-begging campaign in Exeter is quickly gathering pace on social media, demanding the city council withdraws its support for the venture.The 'Exeter Against Begging' campaign has...
View ArticleBird lifestyle discussed at seagull summit
A DEVON council is hosting a seagull summit to tackle the growing menace in the skies.And top of the agenda will be discussion on 'seagull lifestyle'.It follows growing concerns that nesting birds are...
View Article'They have to learn to help themselves'
THERE has been a mixed response from Echo readers on the announcement of a crackdown on beggars on our Facebook page.Some say it is a major problem that needs addressing while others expressed anger...
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Council wants to rid city of beggars hooked on heroin
A FRESH crackdown on begging has been launched in Exeter in a bid to cut off the supply chain for those funding their addiction.The team behind the campaign argue that people who give money to beggars...
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Our Shelley gives X Factor some welly
SHE'S the sassy single mum white van driver from Exeter who's charmed Gary Barlow and is now out to win the X Factor.If you didn't she her belting out soul classics Natural Woman and Feeling Good on...
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Lovely Devon longhouse
SITUATED in the centre of the harbourside village of Lympstone, Varnes is a Grade II Listed Devon Longhouse and is one of the village's oldest houses, with its origins dating back to the 1500s.The...
View ArticleEnergy vision moves step closer to reality
PLANS to develop a new district heating scheme are a step closer to reality after they were earmarked for a £5m investment.The Homes and Communities Agency has pledged to give the project, which would...
View ArticleCity hit by huge spate of burglaries
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged in connection with an on-going investigation into an unprecedented number of house burglaries in Exeter.Police have asked the public to be their "eyes and ears" in...
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Chosen by the children
CRANBROOK children have selected their preferred design of a £240,000 play space in the town.The chosen design, which includes sensory play boards, an Explorers' Island with boat and barrel, animal...
View ArticleBoy, 14, arrested in huge burglar hunt
POLICE have arrested a 14-year-old following a huge wave of house burglaries in Exeter.The raids have taken place overnight – many while residents have been sleeping upstairs – and officers say homes...
View ArticleFridge magnets and Facebook help forge links
HE is the man with the fridge magnet, the bus timetable and the packet of biscuits – and his middle name is Enthusiastic.He is Mark Gilborson, for the past year Minister for Cranbrook, which, by the...
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Krispy Kreme doughnuts head to Exeter
The doughnut retailer, Krispy Kreme UK, has announced it will be available at two new in-store cabinets in Exeter from Wednesday 18th September. Doughnut fans will be delighted to learn that they will...
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Goat sex man banned from every farm in UK jailed
A man who admitted having sexual intercourse with a goat has been jailed for six weeks. Robert Newman, 23, launched the night time attack on the animal in a barn in Devizes in Wiltshire. North West...
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