Italy v Costa Rica: World Cup match preview
Cesare Prandelli is giving nothing away ahead of his side's World Cup clash with Costa Rica – indeed the Italy coach has become almost Machiavelli to keep his rivals guessing. Prandelli knows the...
View ArticleDevon set to bask in the sunshine this weekend
Devon will bask in sunshine this weekend, according to a Met Office forecaster. If you head out and about drink plenty of water because temperatures are expected to reach at least 21C on Saturday and...
View ArticleFormer Playboy model Victoria Eisermann to cycle across the Westcountry this...
Former Playboy model Victoria Eisermann will cycle through Devon this weekend to raise money for charity. Eisermann, co-founder of the K-9 Angels animal charity, is cycling from Taunton to Land's End...
View ArticlePassport row could benefit Southwest as 'holiday at home' recommended by...
The backlog of passport applications that has led to a government row could help Devon's tourist industry, with tourism Minister Helen Grant suggested those caught up in the crisis should consider...
View ArticleSteve Perryman hopes Exeter can resolve PFA loan issue by having debt settled...
Exeter City's director of football has said he hopes to have the club's debt sorted by August with plans to get their transfer embargo lifted sooner rather than later. Steve Perryman has said he hopes...
View ArticleAbusive drinker jailed for 174th offence
A loud mouthed drunkard with 174 previous convictions has been jailed for terrorising housing benefit staff who refused him money. George Lancelot, aged 60, who has learning and personality disorders,...
View ArticleFour in court over alleged attempted murder in Exeter
A man and two women have denied robbing and attempting to murder a woman at a house in Exeter. A fourth man faces the same charges but has not yet been required to give his pleas in the case at Exeter...
View ArticlePensioner jailed for fiddling £48,000 benefits by claiming to be an Exeter...
A pensioner has been jailed for fiddling £48,000 in benefits by claiming to be a lonely bachelor in Devon when he was happily married and living in Spain. Jimmy Rickner kept fraud investigators at bay...
View ArticleCrews called to forager fire near Okehampton
Fire crews were called to a blaze that destroyed a forager near Okehampton yesterday evening. One fire appliance from Hatherleigh and one from North Tawton were sent to a report of a forager on fire in...
View Article3.5 million football fans could pull a sickie this morning after England's...
Nearly 3.5 million football fans are expected to pull a sickie from work today after England's World Cup match loss to Uruguay last night. A survey by Ladbrokes has found more than one in 10 of the...
View ArticleDevon village remembers tallest soldier of First World War
A Devon soldier reputed to be the tallest man in the British Army during the First World War will be remembered later this month. Harry Barter who served with the Grenadier Guards was almost seven feet...
View ArticleCase of Exeter racist attack delayed by solicitors' legal aid protest
The sentence of a man accused of a racist attack has been delayed because of unofficial industrial action by solicitors protesting against cuts in legal aid. Geoffrey Crowe approached nine different...
View ArticleDevon skinny dipper killed by huge wave on New Year's Eve in Cornwall,...
A holidaymaker who died on New Year's Eve out skinny dipping on a Westcountry beach had his neck broken by a powerful wave, an inquest heard. Harry Swordy was out with friends on the beach at Loe Bar...
View ArticleAhmadiyya Muslim Association launches bus advertising campaign in Devon to...
Buses displaying messages of peace will be rolled out across Devon in the next week as part of a campaign aimed at preventing the spread of Islamophobia. The move will see a fleet of more than 100...
View ArticleCartoon HD Alternatives: Flixanity, Popcorn Time and Showbox downloads
With the news that Cartoon HD has been taken offline users have flocked to look for alternatives to the streaming app. Here we have a look at just a few of them available. Thousands of people watched...
View ArticleExeter's Timepiece to open as usual after fire at The Hole in the Wall pub
EXETER nightclub Timepiece is expected to open as normal tonight despite a fire at the neighbouring venue the Hole in the Wall. Firefighters spent several hours battling the blaze this morning on...
View ArticleHotel intruder jailed for room thefts
An intruder has been jailed for raiding four rooms at a town centre hotel and hiding the loot in his garden. Michael Cloak was identified through CCTV at the Royal and Fortescue Hotel in Barnstaple and...
View ArticleExeter's Crealy set to get solar power park
Crealy Great Adventure Park is looking to go greener with its own solar power plant. A planning application for Orchard Solar Park, a 7.5 MW solar development at Shepherd's Farm, near Clyst St. Mary,...
View ArticleFrance v Switzerland preview: Evra has no regrets
Manchester United left back Patrice Evra says he has no regrets about leading the French squad in revolt at the last World Cup. Under the captaincy of Evra, Les Bleus went on strike after Nicolas...
View ArticleTwo injured in crash near Teignmouth
TWO people have been taken to hospital after a crash on the coast road near Teignmouth. The A379 at Holcombe is partially blocked at Smugglers Lane as a result of the two-vehicle accident. The...
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