'Why are fares so high?' - Stagecoach boss answers YOUR questions
Mike Watson, MD of Stagecoach South West, answers questions from the Express & Echo and our readers covering issues ranging from ticket prices and punctuality to calls for pre-paid electronic cards...
View ArticleExeter student is best and brightest in UK
A budding mathematician from the University of Exeter has been crowned the UK's best and brightest student after winning a national competition. Second-year student Emily Burton, 19, saw off...
View ArticleChiropractors help Exeter Foodbank in new 'Care and Share' campaign
A group of medical healthcare professionals will donate a day's work as part of a big effort to help feed people in crisis this Christmas. The County Chiropractic based at Marsh Barton team will...
View ArticleDelay in threats case to allow time for psychiatric report
A judge has delayed the sentence of a Torrington man who threatened to kill a housemate to allow more time for a psychiatric report. Darren O'Regan, aged 21, was due to be sentenced at Exeter Crown...
View ArticleWESC Foundation: Meeting the needs of pupils like Nathan
Hundreds drive past the turning into the WESC Foundation every day, but few know of the vital work that goes on inside. That work transforms the lives of young people with visual impairment and...
View ArticleTony Hogg: Legal highs are a 'serious threat to communities'
Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has welcomed a Government review of so-called "legal highs" labelling them a "serious threat to our communities". Ministers this week moved to...
View Article"Jesus Christ, it really is all or nothing" - Rev snubs occasional Christmas...
AN Exe Valley rector has likened occasional churchgoers' attendance at Christmas services to treating God "like an elderly relative of whom they are not very fond". For many people, a visit to church...
View ArticleHeavy rain for Devon this weekend, although temperatures could reach double...
Devon will see some heavy rain over the weekend, although temperatures could reach almost double the average for this time of year. The weekend will start off clear and mild, and begin to get cloudy...
View ArticleWoman injured by entry barrier at Exeter car park
Paramedics came to the aid of a woman who was hit on the head by a barrier at a city centre car park in Exeter. The woman, believed to be in her 50s, was on foot when the entry barrier at Mary Arches...
View ArticleExeter Uni plan new golf practice range and lacrosse hitting wall
EXETER University is hoping to build on its students' sporting prowess with the introduction of a new golf practice range and lacrosse hitting wall. Exeter are currently national university golfing...
View ArticleExeter grandmother 'appalled' by dog mess in city park
Exeter grandmother Gill Hookway had to leave an Exeter play area with her grandson because there was so much dog mess on the grass. Mrs Hookway visited the play area in Quarry Lane at the weekend and...
View ArticleAccrington Stanley v Exeter City: Matchday live
Follow live updates from Exeter City's League Two clash with Accrington Stanley. City are looking to end a run of seven games without a victory, while Accrington are looking to continue their good run...
View ArticleAmbulance called to fire in St Thomas, Exeter
Fire crews were called to a kitchen blaze in St Thomas, Exeter this afternoon. The Fire Service received a call reporting a fire in the downstairs of a building in Flowerpot Lane, St Thomas at 13:39....
View ArticlePolice called to Exeter airport after man threatens to jump off roof
A man threatening to jump off the roof of a building at Exeter Airport has caused delays in the area. It is not thought that any flights were affected as the incident was away from the main terminal...
View ArticleExeter fresher's 900-mile trip after losing bet
An Exeter fresher made a sudden trip to Scotland this morning, after losing his hockey team's infamous "Edinburgh Fives" tournament last night. Exeter's first team hockey goalkeeper, Jack Banister, was...
View ArticleCoastguard responds to fears for five children being swept out to sea
Coastguards were called in after reports that five young children were in danger of being swept out to sea at Teignmouth. The Teignmouth Coastguard rushed to the scene near the old lighthouse at...
View ArticleExmouth champion Olly takes Oz kiteracing prize
Current Kiteracing European Champion, Olly Bridge from Exmouth, gained second place at the inaugural Kiteracing Oceanics Championships,in Australia The 16-year-old was hot on the winner's heels all...
View ArticleLuke Friend is out - but not giving up
Devon's dreadlocked singing star Luke Friend, bowed out X Factor - and pledged to keep on doing what he does so well. "'I'm going to keep writing music and doing something I love - and writing songs...
View ArticleTiverton Town win to keep up assualt on play-off spots
Tiverton Town kept up their push for the play-off spots with a professional 3-0 victory away to bottom-side Fleet Town. Max Kowal bagged his first for the club as his powerful low drive from 20 yards...
View ArticleHeavy rain weather warning issued for Devon
A weather warning of heavy rain in Devon overnight was issued by the Met Office on Sunday. The Met Office issued a yellow warning for Devon, Dorset, Bournemouth, Pool, Somerset and Wiltshire at...
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