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City family backs research into rare brain disease
THE family of an Exeter girl with an extremely rare and devastating brain disease have spoken of the ‘scary’ time when her symptoms started.
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June 11, 2026
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City homes handed over
AN Exeter housebuilder has transferred the initial tranche of affordable properties at one of its city sites to a housing association.
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June 11, 2026
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Empty pub boarded up after spate of break-ins as new tenants sought
ONE of Exeter's oldest pubs has been boarded up to keep out squatters, drug users and intruders filming videos for social media.
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June 11, 2026
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Call to ensure firms put facilities in place after residents left with £500k sewer bill
PEOPLE living on an Exeter housing development where sewer works have been left unfinished are facing a bill of around half a million pounds.
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June 04, 2026
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Parents criticise inconsiderate parking
PARENTS trying to walk their children to school have claimed the experience has become unnecessarily ‘dangerous’ due to vehicles linked to works by a housebuilder blocking a zebra crossing.
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June 04, 2026
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Care home sets up swim club after making resident’s wish come true
A FORMER keen sea swimmer has taken to the water again for the first time in many years, inspiring her care home to launch a swimming club for people living there.
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June 04, 2026
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Villagers ‘extremely concerned’ as lorries keep hitting garden walls
RESIDENTS in a village are at their wit’s end over repeated damage to garden walls being caused by lorries.
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May 28, 2026
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Free animal sculpture trail unveiled in city centre
FAMILIES can explore a wild adventure in the heart of Exeter until the end of June as Princesshay has launched a free interactive animal sculpture trail.
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May 28, 2026
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Studio can help steer youths away from anti-social behaviour in city
A NEW project in Exeter is using art and music to help transform some of the city’s anti-social behaviour hot spots.
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May 28, 2026
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Fundraiser reaches £36k for sisters who lost both parents weeks apart
NEARLY £36,000 has been raised for sisters who lost both their parents within weeks of each other.
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May 21, 2026
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Fundraiser reaches £36k for sisters who lost both parents weeks apart
NEARLY £36,000 has been raised for sisters who lost both their parents within weeks of each other.
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May 21, 2026
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Petition calls for stray to be allowed to stay at depot
A PETITION has been launched to ‘Save Frank’ - the feral stray cat who has won the hearts of workers at Exeter bus depot.
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May 21, 2026
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Petition calls for stray to be allowed to stay at depot
A PETITION has been launched to ‘Save Frank’ - the feral stray cat who has won the hearts of workers at Exeter bus depot.
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May 21, 2026
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Eden, 10, making a splash for brother she never met
A DETERMINED 10-year-old girl from Exeter is raising money for Children’s Hospice South West in memory of her older brother Liam.
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May 21, 2026
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Eden, 10, making a splash for brother she never met
A DETERMINED 10-year-old girl from Exeter is raising money for Children’s Hospice South West in memory of her older brother Liam.
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May 21, 2026
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Museum thief avoids jail after £50k smash-and-grab
A DRUG addict who burgled the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter and stole historical artefacts worth £50,000 has been spared jail.
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May 14, 2026
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Warm welcome for Princess on visit to school and university
HERE were smiles all round when the Princess Royal visited a school for deaf children to celebrate its 200th anniversary.
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May 14, 2026
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Outdoor swimming pool to reopen ahead of half term
A SEASIDE pool that survived a council axe will open to swimmers for the summer season later this month.
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May 07, 2026
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Fundraising appeal to help ensure community larder can remain open
A VITAL food bank in an East Devon town is readying a fundraising push to broaden where it gets its income.
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May 07, 2026
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Kids walk 20km to thank charity in its 20th year
THE families of two children who have been supported by a child bereavement charity have come together to take on a walk to raise funds for the organisation in its 20th year.
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May 07, 2026
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Council meeting due to discuss city road closure this week is called off
A MUCH-ANTICIPATED meeting of a committee which has overseen a controversial Exeter road closure has been cancelled.
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April 23, 2026
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Two shops closed for selling counterfeit cigarettes
TWO shops in prominent locations in Exmouth have been permanently closed due to their sales of counterfeit cigarettes and illegal vapes.
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April 23, 2026
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Locals welcome latest plan for shut vicarage
A DEVELOPER planning to turn a tumbledown vicarage in Dawlish into a group of new homes has been given the thumbs-up by local residents.
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April 23, 2026
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People urged not to ignore coastal safety warnings
EFFORTS to tackle a host of coastal issues in an East Devon town are like “spinning plates” as work continues to ensure swift and safe repairs.
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April 16, 2026
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Woman, 24, fell from bridge after row at Christmas party
A YOUNG woman died when she fell from a pedestrian overbridge in Devon, following a drunken row with her boyfriend at a work Christmas party.
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April 16, 2026
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£2m bid to improve town's visitor and wildlife facilities
A BID for nearly £2 million in National Lottery funding will be made in a bid to amplify a town’s natural assets.
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April 16, 2026
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Council asked to find £163k to fix Priory's leaky roof
THE leaking roof of Exeter's oldest building is to be repaired, with the city council having to foot most of the bill after the Government's heritage guardians turned it down.
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April 09, 2026
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Kart track plans big event to celebrate 60th anniversary
A RACEWAY that was recently blocked from expanding the number of race days it can host has applied for permission to have live music and serve alcohol at a one-off celebratory event.
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April 09, 2026
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Delight as improvements to busy city road and M5 junction backed
TWO important road upgrades have been singled out for government funding, prompting cheer from some of the county's MPs.
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April 09, 2026
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SHOWING PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITIES
Recruiting 13,000 more neighbourhood police officers
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