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Classical music festival marks its 20th anniversary in style
BUDLEIGH Music Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a diverse and high-profile lineup, featuring internationally-acclaimed musicians and an inclusive programme of community events.
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May 08, 2025
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Council paying £22.8m a year in loan interest
MORE than £65 million borrowed by Devon County Council still has 34 years left before it needs to be paid off.
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May 08, 2025
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WEED WOES
IT'S TIME TO SHOW THE DOOR TO THOSE UNINVITED SPRING GARDEN GUESTS
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May 08, 2025
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Whitworth leaves with player of the year award and couple of songs
JOE Whitworth’s incredible campaign with Exeter City has ended with him being named as the fans’ player of the year - and the Crystal Palace loanee expressing his love and gratitude to the Grecians.
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May 08, 2025
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Budleigh start season with major hammering of Bideford
BUDLEIGH Salterton hammered Bideford by nine wickets after skittling them out for 93 in a one-sided encounter at the Holt in the A Division.
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May 08, 2025
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Why is minority tail wagging the majority dog?
I worry about the future of our democracy if we don't improve how our elections work
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May 08, 2025
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City shed eight players after final-day defeat
GARY Caldwell says he made decisions on Exeter City’s out of contract players before the League One season had concluded with Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Mansfield Town.
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May 08, 2025
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Man in court over messages
A MAN accused of sending malicious messages via the internet is set to appear before a judge.
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May 08, 2025
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FAR-REACHING COUNTRYSIDE VIEWS
Lying just outside Dartmoor National Park and around six miles from Exeter, this versatile fourto five-bedroom detached house has potential for an annexe, a plot of 1.4 acres, and income from its own solar PV for the next 12 years.
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May 08, 2025
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I'm honoured to be asked to be patron
A FEW weeks ago, I had an email from a lady asking if I would be a patron for a new charity starting up in Devon, called Chemotivation.
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May 08, 2025
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Dodging the enemy... and celebrating victory
D-DAY hero Jack Mortimer chuckles as he remembers belting out Moonlight Becomes You in front of hundreds of people during VE Day celebrations overseas.
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May 08, 2025
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No fifth star as Saints do the business in Ireland
@ccbentos
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May 08, 2025
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Pub with extensive wine and whisky selections sold
» The Nobody Inn in Doddiscombsleigh has changed hands, to a company run by a local resident
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May 08, 2025
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CIT'S SO PRACTICAL BUT DULL TO DRIVE
HYBRID C4 BALANCES CLUNKINESS UNDER BONNET WITH SUPERB COMFORT INSIDE
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May 08, 2025
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Castle to only open for tours and events
A CASTLE will no longer be open for general daily visits after English Heritage introduced a new focus on guided tours and events.
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May 08, 2025
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Six sentenced for bribery and fraud worth £2m
SIX people have been convicted in connection with a £2 million construction bribery scandal linked to the building of Cranbrook.
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May 08, 2025
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VE DAY CELEBRATIONS
Parades and parties across Britain to show our gratitude for war effort
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May 08, 2025
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Academy and theatre link up as part of 200th anniversary celebrations
THE Deaf Academy has launched the countdown to a year of celebrations to mark its 200th anniversary.
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May 08, 2025
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Lib Dems and Reform make big gains in election
A MASSIVE power-shift has ended a 16-year Conservative reign at County Hall, with the Liberal Democrats becoming the largest single party ahead of second-placed Reform UK.
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May 08, 2025
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A feeling of achievement despite being unprepared
REGULAR readers may recall that I have recently been motivated to explore our maginificent South West Coast Path.
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May 08, 2025
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Academy can be proud of its impact ahead of anniversary
XCITING times are around the corner for everyone involved in the Deaf Academy, with its looming 200th anniversary celebrations.
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May 08, 2025
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Reform has its first city councillor as Labour loses out in county election
LAST week's elections saw Reform UK claim its first seat on Exeter City Council while it was a total wipeout for Labour on Devon County Council.
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May 08, 2025
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Henry's near miss just before the end
A WAR veteran whose ship was narrowly missed by a torpedo just days before VE Day says he is frightened, as he can see a world war erupting once again.
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May 08, 2025
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Global response to the dollar's weaponisation
LAST week, I covered how the dollar was used las a weapon and 'geo-political tool of compliance, punishment and hierarchy, and this week I'll turn to the exodus which followed and is following.
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May 08, 2025
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Separate lives
Historian Margaret Sheridan, who lives in the village of Alveley in Shrops, which hosted 80 evacuees, tells how children generally weren't shipped that far away from their homes.
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May 08, 2025
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Woman disabled by driver's 'lapse in concentration'
A PEDESTRIAN was left permanently disabled after being hit by a driver on a zebra crossing in Dawlish, a court heard.
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May 08, 2025
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Two-tier society fears with move to cashless transactions
BUSINESSES may need to be forced to accept coins and banknotes, to make sure the UK does not “sleepwalk” into a loss of cash acceptance for those who rely on it, the Treasury Committee has warned.
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May 08, 2025
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Devon-based bakery chain hopes to avoid stores having to shut for good
A FAMILY-RUN bakery is looking to sell its assets out of liquidation in a bid to prevent the permanent closure of eight outlets in Devon.
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May 08, 2025
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Landowner must remove unauthorised 'Berlin Wall'
A LANDOWNER has been ordered to remove a concrete wall dubbed by locals as The Berlin Wall mark II.
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May 08, 2025
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Setback for Devon in cup
DEVON’S hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the National Counties Trophy suffered a setback when they lost to Oxfordshire by 90 runs at Abingdon.
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