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Live Updates: Devon hit by "monster storm"
With Devon braced for more severe weather overnight and into this weekend, keep up to date with the latest travel updates and forecasts by clicking on the box below: Surf website Magicseaweed said of...
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RECIPE: Valentine's Day recipes from Wagamama
It is Valentine's Day next week and if you want to cook a special meal for the special person in your life, why not try this main course and dessert from the chefs at Princesshay's much-loved...
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PHOTOS: Strong winds and sandstorms but no flooding on Exmouth seafront
Strong winds buffeted those out for a walk along Exmouth seafront on Saturday afternoon - but hundreds of seagulls and a few hardy surfers were enjoying the choppy sea conditions. Passers-by stopped to...
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Dizzee Rascal and Ellie Goulding in Eden Sessions line-up
Ellie Goulding and Dizzee Rascal are the first two acts to be announced for this year's Eden Sessions live shows. Every summer the Eden Project in Cornwall welcomes massive stars to perform among the...
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Sunday's meeting at Exeter Racecourse faces early track inspection
With more rain forecast overnight, Sunday's meeting at Exeter Racecourse must now pass a 7.30am precautionary inspection on raceday morning. The Devon circuit had intended to assess conditions at...
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EATING OUT: Nando's
Nando's 1 Princesshay, Exeter EX1 1GE 01392 436080 www.nandos.co.uk The mere mention of the word Nando's is all your need to conjure up the memory of the taste of its legendary flame-grilled peri-peri...
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Flood alert on River Exe from Tiverton to Exeter
The Environment Agency has this evening issued a new flood alert on the lower River Exe from Tiverton to Exeter, including the Bickleigh and Stoke Canon areas. Rain is expected to fall late on Saturday...
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WHAT'S ON: Our top art picks in and around Exeter
East Devon Art Academy West Country artists including Victoria Goodman, Neil Hampson, George Hutchinson and Catherine Osbond are all coming together for a joint show in Sidmouth. The East Devon Art...
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Barnfield Theatre's first music festival's going to be FAB
Hosting its first ever music festival is Exeter's Barnfield Theatre. To marks its launch the line-up includes a diverse range of musicians from renowned jazz singer Claire Teal to world-wide acclaimed...
View ArticleDevon lung cancer survivor backs anti-smoking campaign
A LUNG cancer survivor has joined the campaign to get people to give up smoking. Roger Pell, 62, from Budleigh Salterton, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2006 just months before he gave up. He said:...
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Update: Exeter - London Waterloo line reopens again but services still disrupted
A landslip near Crewkerne resulted in the closure of the railway line between Yeovil Junction and Axminster on Saturday and for most of today, affecting services between London and Exeter. 5pm update:...
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PHOTOS: Landslip, storm damage and floods bring railway chaos to South West
These dramatic photos issued by Network Rail reveal the cause of ongoing rail disruption which has brought misery to travellers across the South West this weekend. A landslip near Crewkerne closed the...
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Former Flybe chief calls for independent commission into region's travel links
The former boss of low-cost airline Flybe has backed a campaign for a second rail route into the Westcountry-based and called on the Government to consider "radical" solutions to the region's transport...
View ArticleOptimism as A30 dualling study begins
The bid to win permission for a £60 million project to upgrade one of the Westcountry's busiest roads has got under way. Preliminary meetings have now been held over the proposals for the dualling of...
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Argentina accuses East Devon MP Hugo Swire of 'colonial high-handedness'...
East Devon MP and Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire last night accused Argentina of "shameful" threats over the Falkland Islands, ahead of his visit to the South Atlantic territory. It was the latest...
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Westcountry tourism bosses insist it's business as usual
Leaders of a key Westcountry industry have issued a defiant stand against the weather insisting the region is still very much open for business. The words came as forecasters predicted a "conveyor...
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Police safety warning to storm-chasers
Storm-chasers have gathered at coastal locations across the Westcountry in pursuit of the perfect picture. At the famous Cobb in Lyme Regis, hundreds lined up to try and capture images of giant waves...
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Majority of Southwest train routes expected to run as normal today
South West Trains passengers are being advised that the vast majority of train services are planned to run normally today. However, following the severe weather conditions experienced over the weekend,...
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Forecasters warn of another week of heavy rain and strong winds
Forecasters have warned of another week of storms as the Prime Minister prepares to lead the latest emergency meeting about the flooding crisis. Heavy rain and winds of more than 60mph will die down...
View ArticleNumber of people with diabetes in Devon soars
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK has increased to more than 3.2 million, according to figures released today by Diabetes UK. The latest figures for north, east and west Devon show...
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