School advisor from Devon made sexual proposition to underage girl on Facebook
A school adviser has been banned from working with children after he made a sexual proposition an underage girl over Facebook. Robin Toy, aged 29, was due to compete against the victim in a sporting...
View ArticleDevon carer jailed for stealing thousands of pounds from dementia sufferer...
A Devon County Council carer has been jailed for stealing thousands of pounds from a vulnerable dementia sufferer and using it to go on a binge drinking spree. Michalea Hallett, aged 21, was employed...
View ArticleBogus car buyer jailed for Exeter swindle
A bogus car buyer has been jailed for driving off from a bewildered seller's driveway as she was showing him the Mazda and conning a dealer into buying it just minutes later. Martyn Ford had already...
View ArticleDisgraced Exeter teacher convicted of having sex with a 16-year-old boy...
A disgraced Exeter teacher who failed to properly notify authorities that she was planning a holiday with a 16-year-old boy she was having sex with has escaped jail. Roseanna Langley, 24, had...
View ArticleThief given 'a good pasting' by angry window cleaner in Exeter
A thief was chased down the street and given 'a good pasting' by an angry window cleaner after he was caught breaking into his van in the middle of the night. Barry Frost was knocked to the ground and...
View ArticleDrunk driver demolishes 99-year-old's garden wall with stolen car
A drunken driver demolished a 99-year-old pensioner's garden wall in a stolen Land Rover after breaking into a family home and seizing two sets of car keys. Stephen Lomax had only been out of jail for...
View ArticleX Factor's Shelley Smith is playing in Exeter - and there won't be any Beyonce
Since being voted off X Factor last year, Exeter's Shelley Smith has enjoyed a whirlwind of performances and public and TV appearances. She has given up her day job as a van driver and is finally...
View ArticleGUILTY PLEASURES: Ray Dorset of Mungo Jerry
In The Summertime was the debut single by Mungo Jerry – named after the poem Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer from T S Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Released on May 22, 1970, Britain's very...
View ArticleDawn French in Plymouth Theatre Royal's summer line-up
Plymouth's Theatre Royal has just unveiled its summer programme and it includes top musicals, drama and comedy. The shows kick off on June 29 when Plymouth's very own comic comes home. Dawn French...
View ArticleTweets: Follow the Express and Echo Business Awards live
The excitement is building and the tuxedos are coming on ahead of the biggest event in Exeter's business calendar – The Express and Echo Business Awards. The Express & Echo Business Awards 2014 are...
View ArticleExeter AllSaints store manager jailed after swindling £100,000 by issuing...
The manager of Exeter's All Saints store turned all sinner when he found a way to swindle £100,000 by issuing bogus gift tokens. Christopher Phillips lavished presents on his fiancée and planned a...
View ArticleAre you the next Mary Berry or Paul Hollywood? Entries open for big cake...
Aspiring bakers across the city and surrounding areas are being encouraged to showcase their skills in a cake-making competition. People if all ages are invited to the In-toto Kitchens of Exeter...
View ArticleThorverton farm fire kills 3,500 chicks
A fire on a farm near Crediton has killed 3,500 chics. The Fire Service were called at 15:55 today to a report of a fire involving a chicken shed at a local farm in North Down Road, Thorverton. Two...
View ArticleFire crews rescue dog from tree by canal bank in Exeter
Fire crews rescued a dog from a tree by a riverbank in Exeter this afternoon. Fire crews were called to the Canal Banks in Exeter at 16:40 today after the Service Control Room of a dog who had gone...
View ArticleLive coverage: Exeter Chiefs open top bus parade
Exeter Chiefs players and staff will celebrate their LV= Cup success by parading the trophy through the city centre this afternoon. The Aviva Premiership side won the Anglo-Welsh competition last...
View ArticleBury v Exeter City: Matchday live
Follow live updates from Exeter City v Bury at Gigg Lane this afternoon. City will be hoping for their third win in four league games as well as they look to increase the seven-point margin between...
View ArticlePolice stop car travelling the wrong way along the A38 near Exeter
Police stopped a car near Exeter last night after it was spotted driving the wrong way along the A38. A police helicopter was used to track the vehicle along the road as it drove in the wrong...
View ArticleWinners celebrate after scooping top accolades at the Echo's annual Business...
The cream of the region's business talent are celebrating today after winning top accolades at the Echo's Business of the Year Awards. The tuxedos were out for the glitzy event - one of the most...
View ArticleThousands pack into city centre to celebrate with Exeter Chiefs at huge...
Exeter city centre was brought to a standstill as thousands of fans took part in a victory parade for Exeter Chiefs. The players showed off the LV= Cup as they paraded through the High Street this...
View ArticleBury 2 Exeter City 0: Match report
Exeter City slipped deeper into relegation trouble in League Two after conceding another soft opening goal away at Bury. The 2-0 loss at Gigg Lane, coupled with wins for both Northampton Town and...
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