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Westcountry students join 'sugar daddy' website to meet rising debts, in...
Cash-strapped Westcountry students are accepting thousands of pounds a month from rich, older men in return for companionship and, possibly, sex. Growing numbers of young women at the region's top...
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Fans can make long-term investment by simply paying to watch
"When an Exeter City supporter pays to come and watch their team, they are investing in their club."It may seem an obvious thing for Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale to say, but it is a statement which...
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Exeter City Council plans to charge £45 to replace a rubbish bin
Households in a Westcountry city could find themselves having to pay as much as £45 for a rubbish bin.Until now, new and replacements bins have been provided free by Exeter City Council. But faced with...
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Academy reveals plans for new £25m learning centre for the deaf
Exeter's Deaf Academy has unveiled the pioneering final design for its £25 million new home.It features a triangular building with its own covered "learning forest" designed by award-winning architects...
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Call to spend more cash on flooding defences
A Conservative MP has urged ministers to spend more cash on flood defences in the Westcountry after households were left "desperate" by repeated storms.But Gary Streeter, MP for South West Devon, was...
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£55m to be available for Westcountry transport schemes
Ministers are poised to hand down almost £55 million to officials in the Westcountry to spend on much-needed transport schemes.The Department for Transport is devolving decision-making on major local...
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Visit England to promote the South West
High-spending overseas tourists will be urged to flock to the Westcountry under proposals to promote Britain's most scenic regions.National tourism body Visit England is in negotiations with Whitehall...
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Appeal to trace two accident witnesses
Police have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses to a crash which claimed the life of an elderly man and injured two people.Officers want to trace two men wearing high-visibility work clothing who...
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Osborne warning on triple dip fear
The Government has been urged to re-think its austerity programme as Britain faces an unprecedented "triple-dip" in the economy by slipping into recession for the third time since 2008.Official...
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'Dripping body in boot' in Newton Abbot was squashed shopping bags
It was an open and shut case for police after a woman was seen with "blood" dripping from her car boot – until they found it was a broken bottle of cough syrup. Grandmother-of-five Pat Major said she...
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St Margaret's School will close
The headmaster of St Margaret's, an independent school in Exeter, has confirmed that the school will close on 31 August.At a meeting on Friday afternoon the headmaster, Lee Bergin, informed teachers...
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Crash in Ottery St Mary leaves car overturned and petrol on the road
A crash in Ottery St Mary this morning has left a car overturned and petrol on the road. Devon & Somerset Fire Service received the call at 11:22am this morning at Barrack Road, Ottery St Mary....
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Why St. Margaret's School should be saved
My parents and I as well as all the other parents and pupils received an e-mail Friday afternoon, regarding the closure of our school: St. Margaret's. I am a pupil in year 10, about a quarter of the...
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Rob Paxton exits World Indoor Bowls Championships at quarter-final stage
Exeter's Rob Paxton was knocked out of the World Indoor Bowls Championships at the quarter-final stage as Scotland's Colin Walker beat him over two sets.Paxton made a great start to the match going 6-2...
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Exeter fire crew helps rescue pony stuck in 8ft deep well
An urban search and rescue team from Exeter were called to help rescue a pony stuck down a well on Saturday morning. The crew was amongst 30 firefighters called to help rescue the animal that was found...
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Martin Ling welcomes return to form by Ryan Jarvis as Torquay United prepare...
Torquay United manager Martin Ling believes that striker Ryan Jarvis's rediscovered confidence is a major boost for the Gulls as they head for St James' Park and tonight's Devon derby 'part two'...
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Exeter Chiefs rue missed chance again as Bath inflict LV= Cup loss
Exeter Chiefs were left kicking themselves all the way back down the M5 to Devon as missed chances once again cost them dear against Westcountry rivals Bath in the LV= Cup.On so many occasions in...
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Paul Tisdale expected to recall his key men for derby return with Devon rivals
It may only have been 13 days since Exeter City and Torquay United last met, but tonight's meeting at St James' Park promises to be a completely different affair to the stalemate at Plainmoor.The two...
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Rob Baxter sure Tom Johnson will stay with Exeter Chiefs
Exeter head coach Rob Baxter has assured Chiefs' supporters that England flanker Tom Johnson will be at Sandy Park next season.The 30-year-old is one of a clutch of Chiefs players whose contracts...
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