Dachshund's Crufts dash 'unbelievable', says owner
Debbie Kent's dog Bella qualified for the event unexpectedly after appearing in obedience shows. Source link
Museum trustee fears impact of second summer closure
Work was due to be completed in 2025 but further repairs are needed to the historic building. Source link
Work begins on fire-ravaged hotel's redevelopment
The Royal Clarence Hotel is being renovated after being destroyed by a blaze in 2016. Source link
Moretonhampstead businesses concerned about 18-week road closure
Businesses and residents are concerned about how the 18-week closure of a busy road will affect their town's trade.The B3212, which goes from Exeter and Moretonhampstead, is fully closed for extensive repairs between Dunsford and Doccombe, until April. It means drivers are faced with a 23-mile diversion through Bovey Tracey to get to Moretonhampstead, where residents say they are worried that the closure is not well signposted and fear passing trade will be put off visiting.Devon County Council…
Exeter Airport passenger numbers increase by 28%
Exeter Airport has said its passenger numbers have increased by more than a quarter in the past year.It said more than 450,000 customers passed through the terminal between April and October 2025, an increase of 100,000 people and a 28% rise year on year.It estimated the total annual figure would exceed 500,000 for the first time since the demise of Flybe in March 2020.Stephen Wiltshire, the airport's managing director, said the increase was down to the re-introduction of…
Beatles’ autographs and Four Weddings hat up for auction
Autographs of members of The Beatles and a hat from the 1994 film Four Weddings and A Funeral are among the music and film memorabilia due to go under the hammer in Exeter next week.The hat worn by American actress Andie MacDowell in the box office hit was given to a local resident who had worked on the set, said Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood auction house.The Beatles' autographs - signatures of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison,…
Exeter City’s Ilmari Niskanen helps steer young people from crime
An Exeter City footballer hopes to use his own "positive and negative" experiences to encourage young people to stay in education and away from crime.Finnish midfielder Ilmari Niskanen, who was convicted of a drink driving offence in March, is taking part in a new scheme set up by the Exeter City Community Trust.Change Our Path targets 12-18 year-olds identified as being involved in - or at risk of - youth crime and educational disengagement.Niskanen said he wants to…