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Winter Fore Street Flea – Exeter Observer

Winter Fore Street Flea – Exeter Observer

Winter Fore Street Flea - Exeter ObserverKeep our reporting free for everyone to read  Upgrade to paidEO Exeter Observer Local news that matters ON OUR RADARMarket selling vintage items, handmade craft, food and drink with live music from local artists returns for a winter edition.Leigh CurtisFore Street Flea returns on Sunday 23 November with stalls selling jewellery, crafts, clothing, records, second-hand items and food and drink.There will also be live music, street performances and other activities.The market was…

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Car crash causes delays on part of M5 in Devon

Car crash causes delays on part of M5 in Devon

Drivers experienced delays on part of the M5 after a car hit the central reservation.Devon and Cornwall Police said two of three southbound lanes had been closed between junction 28, leading on to the A373 Honiton Road at the Cullompton services area, and junction 29, leading to the A30 at Exeter and Honiton.Officers said emergency services had attended the scene and asked drivers to be patient while they dealt with incident.Diversions were put in place via the A373…

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Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle boss demands ‘more edge and devil’

Tom Cleverley: Plymouth Argyle boss demands ‘more edge and devil’

Former England midfielder Cleverley won the Premier League with Manchester United in 2013.It was the Red Devils' last title win and the last under legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Cleverley says the advice Ferguson gave him when he got his first managerial job at Watford last year rings true in his current situation at Home Park."Anyone who played, as a coach you want to see a bit of yourself in your team - it was the first thing…

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M5 to close for overnight work between junction 27 and junction 25

M5 to close for overnight work between junction 27 and junction 25

A busy stretch of motorway is to close overnight this week. The M5 northbound will be closed between junction 27 at Tiverton and junction 25 at Taunton from 21:00 GMT tonight until 06:00 GMT and then again every night until Friday. The southbound carriageway will be fully closed overnight on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. "We're aware it's carnival night [on Saturday] so we have updated that to just lane closures until midnight to allow traffic to disperse," said…

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Parking prices to rise at Devon nature reserves

Parking prices to rise at Devon nature reserves

Parking prices are set to rise at two council-owned nature reserves.The cost of parking at Stover Country Park in Newton Abbot and the Grand Western Canal car park in Tiverton would increase by 10%, Devon County Council said.The current £2 fare in both car parks for two hours would rise to £2.20, while the existing £4 charge for four hours would be £4.40 in both facilities, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.The council said income from the…

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Man who dodged Devon train fares racks up £30k in fines

Man who dodged Devon train fares racks up £30k in fines

BBCExeter Magistrates Court heard Nicholas Tooley had paid £2,100 of the £30,012.90 fines he had been givenA man who ran up fines of more than £30,000 by dodging train fares has been given a "clean slate".Exeter Magistrates' Court heard Nicholas Tooley had not paid for trips between Exeter and Teignmouth to see his family over a seven-year period from April 2017.District Judge Stuart Smith said the 54-year-old of Alphington Road, Exeter, who lived on Universal Credit, had got…

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Dave Walder: Exeter Chiefs showing ‘A-game’ after Gloucester win

Dave Walder: Exeter Chiefs showing ‘A-game’ after Gloucester win

For the second successive week Henry Slade impressed as the England centre scored two more tries and kicked a further 12 points.It took his career tally beyond 1,000 points for Exeter and he is top of the Prem's points-scorers after five games with 70, while his five tries put him joint-third on the try-scoring charts.He is two tries behind team-mate and England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, with both part of an exciting set of backs that now includes Australia…

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Teen and police officer bitten by dog at protest on Plymouth Hoe

Teen and police officer bitten by dog at protest on Plymouth Hoe

A teenager and a police officer have been bitten by a dog at a demonstration, the force has said.Devon and Cornwall Police said a dog had bitten a15-year-old boy before it then bit a responding officer during protests on Plymouth Hoe just after 16:00 GMT on Sunday.They said both victims had been treated in hospital and a 48-year-old man from Plymouth had been arrested on suspicion of having a dangerously out of control dog.Officers had seized the dog…

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Paul Wotton: Torquay United ‘awful’ in Dorking Wanderers loss

Paul Wotton: Torquay United ‘awful’ in Dorking Wanderers loss

Paul Wotton described his Torquay United side as "awful", "shambolic" and "abysmal" in their 3-1 loss at Dorking Wanderers.The Gulls, who slipped to fifth place in National League South, were 3-0 down at half-time.Alfie Rutherford gave the hosts a seventh-minute lead before Josh Taylor made it 2-0 in the 25th minute and Jimmy Muitt got a third in stoppage time.Jordan Young scored a consolation deep in second-half stoppage time as Torquay's poor away form continued.Wotton's side have won…

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‘I had to make up girlfriends while in the Navy due to gay ban’

‘I had to make up girlfriends while in the Navy due to gay ban’

George CardenSouth East, in HoveRoly WoodsCommander Woods on HMS Lancaster at South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean in 1996A former Commander in the Royal Navy has spoken about how he had to hide his sexuality during the military's "gay ban", as a memorial is unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum in honour of him and his LGBT+ colleagues."I had to make up girlfriends and take female friends to functions just to have a cover story in…

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Plymouth ceremony as next phase of £30m city revamp opens

Plymouth ceremony as next phase of £30m city revamp opens

Another section of a controversial city centre regeneration project will open later.The Armada Way scheme in Plymouth has been the subject of debate since more than 100 trees were felled by the Conservative-run Plymouth City Council as part of the works in March 2023.When Labour regained control of the council in May 2023 it developed a new scheme at a cost of £30m - more than twice that of the original.The latest phase to open will be marked…

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CrossCountry RMT rail strike will cause ‘significant disruption’

CrossCountry RMT rail strike will cause ‘significant disruption’

Charlotte LewisWest of EnglandPA MediaRMT union members will walk out on Saturday 1 NovemberRail passengers are being warned of "significant disruption" when a second day of planned industrial action and strikes combines with planned engineering work.All CrossCountry services will be impacted as members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) walk out on Saturday 1 November. The firm runs long-distance routes stretching from the South West of England to Scotland.The industrial action includes RMT union…

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