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Concern as flags tied to lampposts along mile-long stretch of road
DEVON County Council has warned of the dangers of hanging flags from lampposts after an outbreak of patriotic mania along a major route in Exeter.
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December 11, 2025
Express and Echo
Housing proposal approved at site of city's former police station and court
MORE than 800 student flats and 'co-living' studios are to be built on the site of Exeter's old police station despite neighbours' fears that their homes will be overshadowed.
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December 11, 2025
Express and Echo
Santas take over city centre and raise charity cash
CHRISTMAS started with a festive burst of energy in Exeter as more than 750 people dressed as Father Christmas filled the city centre for this year's sold-out Santa Run.
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December 11, 2025
Express and Echo
Campaigner disappointed by road consultation delay
A CAMPAIGNER fighting to get an Exeter road reopened to traffic has urged councillors not to delay a vital public consultation.
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December 11, 2025
Express and Echo
Cities united
EXETER and Plymouth are two cities that don’t always see eye to eye. The respective football teams have been rivals for generations, vying to be Devon's top dog.
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December 04, 2025
Express and Echo
Food is most pressing need for those accessing fund
RESIDENTS applying for financial help from a council’s hardship fund are most likely to need help buying food, it has been revealed in a report.
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December 04, 2025
Express and Echo
Licence review finds city nightclub acted correctly after student fell ill
THE company behind a popular Exeter nightspot says it has been 'exonerated' over an incident in which a teenage university student collapsed and fell down stairs during a night out.
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December 04, 2025
Express and Echo
City’s MP raises fly-tipping issues in ancient woods
FLY-TIPPING problems in Stoke Woods have been taken to the Government following reports from local residents.
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December 04, 2025
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Some of town’s waterfowl to be culled due to bird flu
BIRDS living in a seaside town’s aviary are to be humanely culled after testing positive for bird flu.
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November 27, 2025
Express and Echo
Report suggests wastewater plants are struggling to cope with demand
A CRUCIAL and long-awaited study that predicts the extra sewerage capacity needed to cope with housing growth in East Devon shows South West Water has “quite a lot to prove”.
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November 27, 2025
Express and Echo
Global icon was ‘phenomenal house guest’ when she recorded near city
MEGASTAR Taylor Swift finished one of her albums in a recording studio near Exeter, it has been revealed.
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November 27, 2025
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Report calls for housing plan to be rejected
A PROPOSAL to build homes in green fields on the skyline overlooking Exeter could get short shrift from city council planners.
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November 27, 2025
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Family takes case against NHS and council to police and ombudsman
SERIOUS claims of wrongdoing have been made against Devon's health service by a family that believes the NHS is trying to ditch the costs of their disabled son’s care.
3 min |
November 20, 2025
Express and Echo
Charity's rapid response team marks a year of making a 'huge difference'
A PIONEERING end-of-life care team has marked its first anniversary by revealing it has helped hundreds of people in their final days.
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November 20, 2025
Express and Echo
How to stop gulls nicking your chips? Shout at them
UNIVERSITY of Exeter researchers may have solved one of life's problems - how to stop seagulls stealing people’s food.
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November 20, 2025
Express and Echo
Firefighters tackle blaze at city's derelict court
FIRE crews were called to Exeter's former magistrates’ court on Monday evening after smoke was seen coming from the building.
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November 20, 2025
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Factory being demolished is leaving a foul reminder
DEMOLITION work has started on a former animal processing factory on the banks of Exeter Canal.
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November 13, 2025
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Date set for work to finally get going to rebuild fire-ravaged jewel in city's crown
WORK is set to start in earnest on a £17 million redevelopment of Exeter's Royal Clarence Hotel early in the new year, the developer has revealed.
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November 13, 2025
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Husband caught out by dog's pub habit
A MUM started spending more time walking her dog during maternity leave - and it exposed something she never knew about her husband.
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November 13, 2025
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Ring commemorating MP's wife found 400 miles away
MYSTERY surrounds how an 18th century mourning ring commemorating the wife of a Devon MP and landowner made its way 400 miles to a field in Tyne and Wear.
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November 06, 2025
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80 brave souls walk across burning embers to raise £20k for city charity
MORE than 80 thrill-seekers took on a red-hot challenge - walking barefoot across burning embers - and raised more than £20,000 for charity.
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November 06, 2025
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Row over sexual content on display at family-friendly event in library
SHOCK has been expressed that models of genitalia and a condom-fitting device were among the items on display in a Exeter library as a scheduled family-friendly library event took place.
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October 30, 2025
Express and Echo
Restoration of houses to start next year
THE restoration of a row of thatched cottages owned by the National Trust destroyed in a devastating fire earlier this year at Drewsteignton is expected to start next spring.
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October 30, 2025
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Mate helps swan calm down
AN antisocial black swan who was moved across the country after terrorising tourists has finally calmed down - after finding a 'wife' in his new home.
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October 23, 2025
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Councillors and agent cleared over county election expenses mistake
AN Exeter councillor at the centre of an election expenses row has been granted relief by a High Court judge who declared there had been “no bad faith”.
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October 23, 2025
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Mum says her dogs saved her life after getting rabies from cat bite on holiday
A MUM almost died from rabies after being bitten by a stray cat on holiday in Turkey - but said she had her life saved when her dogs sniffed out the deadly disease.
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October 23, 2025
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Closed inn could be converted to become apartments
ANOTHER much-loved old Exeter pub is set to be turned into homes.
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October 16, 2025
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Neighbours complain about noise from pub during famous folk week
RESIDENTS who live next to a pub have complained about noise levels during a landmark music festival.
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October 16, 2025
Express and Echo
Duo to take on Himalayas hike for wellbeing charity
TWO men have set out on an ambitious charity fundraiser - hiking for around 200km at altitude in the Himalayas.
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October 16, 2025
Express and Echo
Call for councillors to 'listen to local people' over road closure
EXETER councillors wrestling with the problem of a controversial road closure have been urged to listen to local people.
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