Perseys win race for farmland
STAGS have completed the letting of 105 acres at Upexe, on the outskirts of Thorverton, Devon.The land, extending to approximately 105 acres and split into seven level enclosures, had previously been...
View ArticleDo not scrimp on secure doors
UPGRADING security is one of the most important home improvements you can do because there's nothing worse than being burgled, but where do you start?A secure front door is, of course, essential.Most...
View ArticleLovely house in a great spot
SAMUELS Estate Agents is the sole selling agent in marketing this fabulous Grade II-listed cottage believed to have been built at about 1800.The property, 41 Wonford Street in Exeter, stands in a...
View ArticleLuxury lofts prove popular
AMID a 29 per cent surge in applications to the University of Exeter this year, the developer behind Dean Clarke Lofts in Southernhay has adopted a new tactic.Focusing on elite accommodation and VIP...
View ArticleDoes it pay to downsize your home in later life?
WHEN you are nearing retirement, there will be any manner of things that you want to see and do but have been unable to do for the years you were working.Whether it is to take up an expensive hobby or...
View ArticleBuilder putting the kettle on
DAVID Wilson Homes will be putting the kettle on in Exeter later this month as it opens its doors for The World's Biggest Coffee Morning and bids to ensure that this year's event is bigger and better...
View ArticleRecord month for conveyancer
The UK's largest conveyancer has reported a record August, completing 3,938 cases in the 22 working days.It was not just a record August but a record for the most transactions ever completed in a...
View ArticleBeggar 'down to a fiver a day'
A BEGGAR has complained to a court that benefit cuts have left him with less than a fiver a day to live on.Glenn Skinner admitted begging on Exeter's Cathedral Green when he approached a man who looked...
View ArticleHoney is the buzz word at Princesshay
SHOPPERS may have raised an eyebrow when store bosses in Princesshay announced they planned to house a swarm of bees on the roof.But the fruits of their labour have now paid off.Following the launch of...
View ArticleFlying high at flagship park
SKATEBOARDERS, BMX riders and rollerbladers are getting to grips with a skatepark two years in the making in Exeter.After many months of planning and design the new skatepark at Flowerpot Playing...
View ArticleStan, 81, victim of petrol can arson attack
A TERRIFIED pensioner feels he may be a victim of mistaken identity after arsonists set fire to his Exeter home.Stan Horn, 81, who has lived in Shakespeare Road, Wonford, for more than 50 years, said...
View ArticleControversial housing plan is given go-ahead
PLANS for a development of 40 houses in Newton Poppleford have been approved.The planning application, submitted by landowner Clinton Devon Estates for the plot off King Alfred Way, has been hugely...
View ArticleDanger alert as kidnapper goes on run
A DANGEROUS armed robber who once kidnapped and tried to rape a 10-year-old child has gone on the run after fleeing his Exeter bail hostel.Mark Sleman was released from jail under licence earlier this...
View ArticleBaxter says mental attitude is the key ahead of Irish trip
HAVING bounced back from a heavy defeat to beat Wasps last weekend, Rob Baxter is keen to ensure his Exeter Chiefs players get their mental attitude right against London Irish this Saturday.The head...
View ArticleFish and micro-chips at Living Coasts
Animal staff at a Devon zoo and aquarium have been tackling a tricky task – micro-chipping venomous stingrays. So how do you work with patients that are wet, slippery and have venomous tails? Zoo vet...
View ArticleFish and micro-chips at Living Coasts
Animal staff at a Devon zoo and aquarium have been tackling a tricky task – micro-chipping venomous stingrays. So how do you work with patients that are wet, slippery and have venomous tails? Zoo vet...
View ArticleFar right EDL distances itself from armed robber and paedophile on the run in...
The far right EDL has distanced itself from a dangerous armed robber and paedophile who has gone on the run. Police have launched a manhunt for Mark Sleman, who also uses the name Archie Sleman, who...
View ArticleEnd of Season Sale at The Cricket Company
TCC have just made further reductions on selected cricket equipment in their end of season sale.The cricket experts, based at their showroom in East Devon have a wide range of equipment from some of...
View ArticleTeenager cashier who foiled armed robber in Exeter 'pleased' with four year...
A SUPERMARKET cashier who was praised by a judge for foiling a knifeman has welcomed the four year prison sentence given to the armed robber. James Hosgood, 19, was working at the Morrisons supermarket...
View ArticleMATCH REPORT: Exeter City 0 Newport County 2
Exeter City's bid to make it four successive wins on home soil ended in failure as they were beaten 2-0 by Newport County. Not since 1999 had the Grecians opened a campaign with four wins from four at...
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