Smallholding friends cleared of threats to kill teenaged boy on edge of Dartmoor
A pair of friends have been cleared of threatened to kill a teenaged boy after accusing him of stealing from a smallholding on the edge of Dartmoor. Nicholas Full and Craig Lee were found not guilty of...
View ArticleThree men held by police over murder of former Topsham farmer Edgar Dart
Three men are currently being questioned by police in connection with the murder of former Topsham farmer Edgar Dart. Media on the island are reporting that the men are all residents of East Grand...
View ArticleWorld Cup armadillo mascot Fulceo comes to Exeter
Fulceo, the official mascot for this summer World Cup competion in Brazil, is coming to Exeter on Wednesday. Continental Tyres, a sponsor of the competition is bring the large armadillo to Exeter as...
View ArticleJilted father jailed for steak knife threats to ex-girlfriend
A jilted boyfriend has been jailed for returning to his partner's home and threatening to kill her with a steak knife. Mark Care-Slade had already been warned by police to leave the house in Tiverton...
View ArticleSeaton woman who picked up knife during neighbour's dispute escapes jail
A woman who picked up a knife during a neighbour's dispute has escaped jail after succeeding in curbing her drinking. Stella Hayes, aged 30, was conditionally discharged at Exeter Crown Court after her...
View ArticleReader's Letter: Turning off every other street light is not the answer
Letter: "I note in your report "Turning off Exeter's street lights risks lives, The AA warn" (published on-line) you quote one local councillor who said "Elsewhere they switch off every other light and...
View ArticleIdentical twins leave Devon for danger trek across polar waste
Devon identical twins Hugo and Ross Turner were saying fond farewells to family this Easter weekend before their awesome challenge crossing the desolate and dangerous polar ice cap to raise £250,000...
View ArticleTransfer rumours: Coleman to Man U, Guillermo Ochoa to Liverpool, Cheick...
Our roundup of five Premiership transfer rumours from across the papers today, Tuesday 15 April: 1) Arsenal are planning to sign 20-year-old attacking midfielder Julian Draxler from Schalke but have...
View ArticleChesterfield v Exeter City: Matchday live
Follow live updates from Exeter City's League Two match with Chesterfield. Exeter City need a result at the Proact Stadium to boost their survival chances, while Chesterfield could do with a victory in...
View ArticleExeter foraging course to teach public what nature has to offer
Exeter is invited to learn about and taste what nature has to offer next month in a spring foraging course in the city. Wildfood UK have organised a spring foraging course in Exeter in May teaching the...
View ArticleWATCH: Previously unreleased vintage newsreels show Exeter through the ages
British Pathe has released tens of thousands of their vintage newsreels - and we've brought together a team of classic reports from Exeter and Devon throughout the ages. Amongst the previously...
View ArticleHundreds watch Good Friday Walk of Witness in Exeter city centre
THE centrepiece of the Christian faith has been acted-out in a Good Friday Passion play on the streets of Exeter. Hundreds of people gathered in the city centre this morning to watch the annual Walk of...
View ArticleOne dead in East Devon microlight crash
Police have confirmed that one person has died in a Microlight crash in East Devon. Ambulance services have said a man was killed in the incident and a second man has been taken to RD&E hospital by...
View ArticleUpdate: One man dead and one in hospital after Colyton microlight crash
Police have confirmed that a man has died and another is Exeter hospital after a Microlight crash in East Devon this morning. Ambulance services were called to the scene in Colyton at 9:46am this...
View ArticleOne dead as boat capsizes in North Devon
One person has died and another is in hospital after a boat capsized in North Devon. It is believed the boat overturned at Bideford Bar. A lifeboat was launched and brought the boat ashore, police...
View ArticleAUDIO: Paul Tisdale hails fantastic performance from Exeter City players
Paul Tisdale labelled his side's performance up at Chesterfield as fantastic as Exeter City came away from the Proact Stadium with a well-earned point. On chances created the Grecians should have...
View ArticleTransfer Rumours: Messi to Man City, Rami to Man U, Casilla to Arsenal and...
Our roundup of five Premiership transfer rumours from across the papers today, Saturday 19 April: 1) Barcelona super-star could be on his way to Manchester Cit after the club are said to be working on...
View ArticleExeter father fears yellow lines threaten safety of his children
THE father of four young children fears for their safety because of plans to lay double yellow lines outside his Exeter home. David Holman, 53, lives on the junction of Brodick Close and Sylvan Road,...
View ArticleUpdate: Pilot killed and young son injured in East Devon microlight accident
A MICROLIGHT pilot has been killed and his son badly injured when the aircraft they were in crashed in a Devon field. The accident is one of two Easter tragedies to hit the county after a kayaker lost...
View ArticleChestersfield 1 Exeter City 1: Match highlights
Watch match highlights of Exeter City's 1-1 draw at Chesterfield. City took the lead through Matt Grimes deflected free-kick before Eoin Doyle equalised from the penalty spot.
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