One dead and two seriously injured as crash closes North Devon link road
ONE person has died and another two are seriously injured after a two car accident on the A361 North Devon link road two-and-a-half miles north of South Molton at 11am today. A police spokesman said...
View ArticleWorld Cup Preview: Ivory Coast v Japan
Didier Drogba is ready to lead the line for Ivory Coast in their World Cup opener, according to manager Sabri Lamouchi. Ivory Coast's all-time record scorer – and two-time African Footballer of the...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2014: Football fans put club and country before marriage, survey shows
MORE than one in three football fans would be late for their own wedding to watch England play in the World Cup final, a survey has shown. A survey carried out by sponsors of the Football League...
View ArticleUPDATE: Two women dead and one person seriously injured in A361 crash
TWO women have died and another person is in hospital with non life-threatening injuries after a two-car accident on the A361 North Devon link road two-and-a-half miles north of South Molton at 11am...
View ArticleMatch report: England 1 Italy 2
Italy's Mario Balotelli delivered England a knockout blow as they opened their World Cup campaign with an enthralling rumble in the jungle in Manaus. Balotelli's second half strike settled an...
View ArticleRoy Hodgson says England will bounce back from Italy loss
Roy Hodgson has no doubts his England team will bounce back from defeat in their World Cup opener against Italy. Hodgson admitted the manner of the 2-1 loss was hard to take, considering the numerous...
View ArticleExeter college student becomes the only apprentice wheelwright in the country...
A teenager from near Exeter has become the only apprentice wheelwright in the country, working at one of only two firms appointed to take care of the Queen's historic royal carriages. George Richards,...
View ArticleWorld Cup Preview: Argentina v Bosnia
World Cup debutants Bosnia-Herzegovina could hardly have asked for a tougher welcome to the top table than the attacking wealth of Argentina. However, manager Safet Susic believes his side can spring a...
View ArticlePictures: Hundreds attend start of Ottery St Mary festival
Hundreds of people descended upon the small town of Ottery St Mary yesterday to enjoy some of the region's best food and drink. The second Food and Families Festival started on Friday, June 14, and it...
View ArticlePictures: British Kite Race National Championship comes to Exmouth
Exmouth held its annual kite-racing event this weekend as the British Kite Race National Championship came to the town. Steph Bridge, owner of Edge Watersports and four-time world race champion, said...
View ArticlePictures: Men scale roof of Exeter Cathedral in Fathers 4 Justice protest
CITY police were called to Exeter Cathedral today following reports that two men were on the roof. A man dressed as Batman has been spotted on the roof to the front of the cathedral.Officers said that...
View ArticleConlon helps England reach final
Exeter Chiefs' Joel Conlon came off the bench to help England under-20s to their third Junior World Championship final in four years after a 42-15 win over Ireland in Auckland. The 20-year-old flanker...
View ArticleFathers 4 Justice calls on JK Rowling to abandon Gingerbread charity
Fathers 4 Justice has called on Harry Potter author JK Rowling to distance herself from single parent charity Gingerbread, stating that it supports the separation of millions of children from their...
View ArticleEngland disappointed but not downbeat after positive signs against Italy
England took the first flight out of the Amazon back to Rio with the mood on the plane best described as disappointed but not downbeat. There were plenty of causes for concern after their 2-1 loss to...
View ArticleUpdate: Man dies in Sidmouth house fire
A man has died following a house fire in Sidmouth. Fire crews were called to Howarth Close, Sidmouth this morning. Crews from Honiton, Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary and Seaton were called to the blaze at...
View ArticleDevon children off to War to mark centenary
A moving parade of local school-children is marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. Over 200 Buckfastleigh primary school pupils will march off to join the war effort in an...
View ArticleUpdate: Fathers 4 Justice protesters prepared to stay on top of Exeter...
TWO fathers 4 Justice protestors climbed to the roof of Exeter Cathedral early this morning. Armed with a banner, food and drink initially they said in a statement they are prepared to stay there 'for...
View ArticleSidmouth TV falconer charged with stealing a kestrel and allowing barn owl to...
A falconer has appeared in court charged with keeping a golden eagle which had not been ringed or registered correctly. And Jonathan Marshall faces other charges including allowing a barn owl to escape...
View ArticleMan admits stealing nearly £20,000 worth of healthcare items from Exeter...
A 50 year old man has admitted stealing nearly £20,000 worth of healthcare items from his employers. Graham Rust breached the trust of his bosses when he stole returned goods to the Alliance Healthcare...
View ArticleRow intensifies over Exeter youth club provision
AN Exeter councillor has warned that county council cuts to the youth service could mean 'swathes of the city's young people with nothing to do and nowhere to go in their own communities'.The...
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