Exeter pupils in Men in White experiments
From smashing freeze-dried flowers to extracting DNA from bananas, a crack team of miniature science sleuths from Exeter and Exmouth will leave no stone unturned to solve a molecular medical mystery....
View ArticleScore competition: Win a signed Exeter Chiefs ball by guessing the LV Cup...
To tie in with Exeter's LV Cup final at Sandy Park on Sunday we are offering one lucky reader the chance to win a signed Exeter Chiefs ball. For your chance to win simply fill in the form below, with...
View ArticleTopsham's Good Game serves up great taste
Good Game was first conceived when the three founders Pete, Jim and Steve were on a road trip from Topsham to Morocco in a £100 Ford Cavalier in the early 90s. Now after more than two decades their...
View ArticlePODCAST: ECFC Talk discuss worse home records than Exeter City's, are the...
ECFC Talk, a podcast that discusses all the issues surrounding Exeter City football club, is back for it's 21st episode. Results haven't got much better so up for discussion on this week's show is...
View ArticlePictures: Waitrose Teignmouth officially opens
Waitrose Teignmouth was officially opened at 8am this morning by Anne Marie Morris, MP for Newton Abbot who joined opening branch manager Chris Reynard in welcoming the first customers. Following a...
View ArticleCrews called to rescue dog that fell off cliff in Exmouth
A dog was rescued from Orcombe Point in Exmouth this afternoon after the animal fell down a cliff. The fire service was calle at 15:05 today, one appliance from Exmouth with the Specialist Rescue Team...
View ArticleExeter rapist jailed for six years after being trapped by victim's selfie
An arrogant rapist has been jailed after his victim took a selfie to show the black eye he gave her during his attack. Richard Hooper bragged that the victim had begged him to sleep with her but a jury...
View ArticleDeranged neighbour jailed for terrifying drug-fuelled attack in Exmouth
A deranged neighbour has been jailed for a random attack which left his victim too frightened to answer his door. Robert Standfield launched his motiveless late night assault after scratching at his...
View ArticleLarge pig retires from fire service job
A large pig has retired from its role of training Westcountry firemen. Dominic, a 14-stone rescue pig worked with Avon Fire & Rescue Service, teaching firefighters how to move and handle animals...
View ArticleBudget preview: Growing fear of stealth tax raid on pension savings
Pensions and tax experts at Brewin Dolphin have been looking ahead to next week's Budget with an eye on how savers and investors could be affected when the Chancellor delivers his statement on...
View ArticleTeenage girl denies attacking four people with stiletto in Exeter street attack
A teenage girl has denied attacking four people with a stiletto shoe in a Remembrance Night incident. Sophie Morgan, aged 19, of Roehorn Lane, Nadderwater, near Exeter, pleaded not guilty to four...
View ArticleWatch: Live video shows repairs to the train Dawlish train line
Watch repairs to the train line between London and Plymouth at Dawlish, live... The train line at Dawlish was cut by the severe winter storms that battered the region leaving Plymouth and the far South...
View ArticleSouth West house prices on the up
House prices in the South West rose by 0.3% in the past month, according to property website Home.co.uk. The same research found that the increase in the region's house prices over the past year was...
View ArticleOne of Britain's most prolific criminals jailed after being trapped by police...
A notorious burglar has been jailed after police set a trap for him at a seaside hotel where he had struck five times before. Robert Smith is one of Britain's most prolific criminals with convictions...
View ArticleDrug addict jailed for street attack on disabled man after leaving methadone...
A drug addict has been jailed for a vicious street attack on a disabled man after he left a methadone bottle with his name on it at the scene. A shocked driver was forced to make an emergency stop to...
View ArticleGoodbye Lydia - Great White shark heads away from Devon
Lydia the Great White Shark who became the first recorded on the European side of the Atlantic ridge has turned away from her Devon-bound course. The shark has been heading due east across the Atlantic...
View ArticlePolice break up illegal rave on Dartmoor after Ten Tors trainees complain of...
POLICE disrupted an illegal rave on Dartmoor last weekend. Police received reports of noise from a man camping on Dartmoor during the early hours of Sunday morning. He was with a team who were in...
View ArticleBanking details of hundreds of Exeter people could be online as Morrisons...
THE banking details of hundreds of Exeter people could have been stolen and published online. The personal details and banking information of employees of Morrison Supermarkets, which has one branch in...
View ArticleDawlish rail track update: workers plan an induced landslide operation
Specialist fire crews are in Dawlish preparing to set off a landslide where workmen are repairing the rail network. High volume water pumps and specialist operations crews from across the region are...
View ArticleHundreds line the streets of Exeter as HMS Defender gets freedom of the city
Exeter High Street was alive with pomp, ceremony and bayonets this morning when the crew of HMS Defender exercised their Freedom of the City of Exeter for the first time. The state-of-the-art Type 45...
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