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App urges smokers to 'swap fags for swag' on No Smoking Day
Smokers are being encouraged to kick the habit with the help of a new smartphone app which shows them what items they could afford with their smoking savings. The free image recognition app, developed...
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Police called in to assess East Devon councillor Graham Brown's planning...
East Devon District Council has reported comments made by one of its councillors to the police. It is now waiting to find out whether police feel it is appropriate to investigate. Mark Williams, chief...
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Big freeze ends for Exeter with warmer weather on the way
Exeter is likely to start warming up this week after days of freezing cold temperatures and strong winds. A cold weather action warning is still in place for the region meaning that 'weather could...
View ArticleLocal Teenagers Get Red Nose's Sleeping Rough For Comic Relief
With comic relief just around the corner, people all over the country are trying different ways to raise money. Every year TK Maxx do their part for comic relief, and this year has been no different;...
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Joss Stone accused denies murder plot
A man from Manchester has denied plotting to kill singer Joss Stone on the first day of his trial at Exeter Crown Court. Junior Bradshaw, aged 31, was asked to make a plea for the first time during a...
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Cheltenham Festival: Day two results
Pre-race favourite Back In Focus won the John Oaksey National Hunt Chase to open Ladies' day in a thrilling finish. The horse, won the longest race of the Festival in the closing run to the line,...
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Red nose fun for Lympstone Commandoes
Trainee Commandoes and staff at a South West military base have been entering into the spirit of the BBC Comic Relief event. Recruits at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines Lympstone, near Exmouth,...
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Missing Exeter City Council wheelie bin found in Hungary
Council bosses were left scratching their heads after receiving a call to say one of its abandoned rubbish bins had been located – in Hungary.How the large wheeled bin got to the far-flung corner of...
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Revealed: First images of seafront hotel plans for Exmouth
An application which could see a 60-bed hotel created on Exmouth seafront has been submitted. Premier Inn has resgistered its proposals with East Devon District Council and they include views of how it...
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Sale of Government buildings raises £139m in South West
Government departments have raised £139m since May 2010 by selling surplus properties in the South West. Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude announced that across the UK more than £1billion has been...
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Dave Lee Travis re-arrested over sexual offence allegations in Savile abuse...
DJ Dave Lee Travis has been re-arrested over further allegations of sexual offences. The 67-year-old was originally arrested by Operation Yewtree detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal...
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Exeter's Jack Nowell named LV= Cup breakthrough player
Exeter Chiefs 19-year-old star Jack Nowell has today been named the LV= Cup's Breakthrough Player. Nowell, who was the youngest nominee, beat nine other players for the award. He told BBC Radio Devon:...
View ArticleCattle slaughter rise points to TB "national crisis"
Ministers have labelled the spread of tuberculosis in cattle a "national crisis" after official figures today showed more than 28,000 cattle with the disease were slaughtered last year.The rural South...
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Cowick Street improvements are gathering pace
Cowick Street improvements are gathering pace. Tree planting work is to start at the front of the St Thomas Methodist Church and St Thomas Medical Centre. A lime will be planted outside the medical...
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St Loye's residents give all-clear for new Exeter Morrisons
St Loye's residents have given a general all-clear for a new Morrisons store to be built on the Middlemoor police headquarters' campus. Two public meetings regarding the plans, one held at Clyst Heath...
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UPDATE: Councillor Graham Brown resigns
East Devon District Council has this evening recieved the resignation letter of Councillor Graham Brown.Cllr Brown has resigned his seat representing East Devon's Feniton and Buckerell Ward with...
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Ex-EDDC councillor Graham Brown had dealings in Littleham's Plumb Park
EXMOUTH PEOPLE has discovered that Graham Brown – the embattled former East Devon District Councillor who may be investigated by police over claims that he could influence local planning decisions –...
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Mario Bergoglio elected Pope Francis I by Cardinals at Vatican
The new pope has been revealed as Pope Francis I. Live Updates, Video, Reaction: New pope announced A new pope has been elected at the Vatican. Pope Francis I is the first pope from the Americas, and...
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Cheltenham Festival: Day two review
MAGICAL, majestic, magnificent - the 50,000 crowd on day two at the Cheltenham Festival today were treated to sporting and equine excellence that will surely rank alongside its greatest ever moments....
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Tom's Tips: Cheltenham day four preview
Today's Gold Cup is the undoubted showpiece of the Cheltenham Festival and nearly 70,000 are expected through the gates of Prestbury Park to witness the finest staying chasers in training compete for...
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