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Exeter Airport passenger numbers increase by 28%

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…

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Jack Aitchison: Exeter City forward nets FA Cup double

Jack Aitchison: Exeter City forward nets FA Cup double

Progress into the third round earned Exeter City £79,500 in prize money as well as at least £26,500 in the next match, even if they are beaten. But it also opened up the chance of a lucrative tie against a top-flight side which could be vital for the club's financial future.Having overspent last season the club has needed loans totalling around £600,000 from owners the Exeter City Supporters' Trust.They have also landed the early payment of the sell-on…

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Temporary carbon removals can compensate warming from methane emissions

Carbon removal projects could prove vital in offsetting methane emissions – the second largest contributor to global warming. Nature-based schemes that aim to remove CO2 through methods such as afforestation and reforestation are criticised for being temporary – the carbon removed is often re-released once projects end – as well as fraught with risk.  But climate change researchers have shown they can play an important role in neutralising the environmental impact of methane. Methane and carbon dioxide behave…

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Exeter Chiefs 42-12 Cheetahs: Chiefs Challenge Cup campaign starts with win

Exeter Chiefs 42-12 Cheetahs: Chiefs Challenge Cup campaign starts with win

Exeter: Hammersley; Woodburn, Slade, Ikitau, Feyi-Waboso; Skinner, Chapman; Sio, Yeandle, Tchumbadze, Jenkins, Zambonin, Hooper, Roots, FisilauReplacements: Dweba, Goodrick-Clarke, Roots, Pearson, James, Cairns, Haydon-Wood, JohnCheetahs: Annies; Hartzenberg, Ackermann, du Plessis, Nkabinde; van der Walt, Jansen van Vuren; Dawson, van der Westhuizen, Coetzee, Wegner, Sekekete, Uys, Venter, van der MerweReplacements: Paulo, Nieuwoudt, dos Reis, Vumazonke, Volschenk, Maartens, Nel, JasperReferee: Benoit Rousselet (Fra) Source link

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Oldest search and rescue Land Rover on final tour

Oldest search and rescue Land Rover on final tour

​The oldest Land Rover used by any search and rescue service in England is going on a final tour before being replaced.Ada, as she is known by the volunteers, has been in service on Dartmoor for 32 years.The vehicle has been deployed to more than 400 call outs and been used during the Ten Tors challenge events since 2008.Matt Holland, from North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team, said the best word to describe the Land Rover was a…

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Exeter student wins award for device to detect parasite

Exeter student wins award for device to detect parasite

Clare AinsworthSouth WestUniversity of ExeterMedical student Kathryn Thomas, 21, has invented a device to test for cryptosporidium at sourceA medical student hopes her award-winning invention for detecting a deadly water parasite could save thousands of people from the risk of infection.Kathryn Thomas, 21, from Berkshire, said the system she had developed for detecting cryptosporidium - parasites that can cause a respiratory and gastrointestinal illness - could make a "huge difference to the health of thousands of adults and…

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Mum’s illness inspires Devon girl, 5, to take on 5k Santa run

Mum’s illness inspires Devon girl, 5, to take on 5k Santa run

Ellis RussellMaddie is taking part in a 5k Santa run to raise money for Crohn's and ColitisA five-year-old girl is set to take part in a 5k (3.1 mile) Santa run to help people suffering from the same illness as her mum.Maddie is to take on the Exeter City Santa Run for the charity Crohn's and Colitis on Sunday, and said: "I want to raise money so I can help poorly people like mummy to get better."Her mother,…

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Five men in court charged with murder of man in Exmouth

Five men in court charged with murder of man in Exmouth

Five men have appeared in court jointly charged with the murder of a 24-year old man.Denva Smith died from a single stab wound and was found in the garden of a property in Ashfield Close, Exmouth in Devon on 31 May.Dylan Chadwick, 23, of Cambourne Avenue, St Helens, Merseyside, Ben Mason, 23, of no fixed abode, and Ben Helliker, 26, of Halsdon Road, Exmouth, pleaded not guilty to the murder when they appeared at Exeter Crown Court on…

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Exeter City financial problems boosted by Jay Stansfield transfer payment

Exeter City financial problems boosted by Jay Stansfield transfer payment

Stansfield is one of a number of players who have come through the Exeter system and gone on to be sold for high fees alongside Ollie Watkins and Ethan Ampadu.In their last accounts published in April 2025 for the financial year ending June 2024, Exeter said they could earn around £5m from transfers.But the club has hit financial problems over the past few months after overspending their budget last season.It led to chief executive Joe Gorman and chairman…

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Alanis Morissette to play Powderham Castle in 2026

Alanis Morissette to play Powderham Castle in 2026

Canadian pop legend Alanis Morissette has been confirmed as the latest headliner for a music event being staged in Devon in 2026. Morissette is the final headline artist announced for TK Maxx presents Live At Powderham in Exeter and is due to play on Friday 26 June. The event is organised by Live Nation promoters Cuffe and Taylor.Morissette featured at the Glastonbury Festival earlier this year, and returns to south-west England, alongside fellow festival stalwarts, Lewis Capaldi and…

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Earth Rover Program launches globally on World Soil Day

The Earth Rover Program launches globally today (World Soil Day), unveiling “soilsmology”, which promises greatly to improve our understanding and use of one of the world’s most crucial resources – soil. By using the well-established methods of seismology in novel ways, the Earth Rover Program enables us to “see” into the shallowest layers of the soil, revealing its vital signs with unprecedented clarity. Launched with support from the Bezos Earth Fund, the Earth Rover Program – co-founded by…

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Penguins ‘starved to death en masse’ as food supply collapsed

Penguins living off the coast of South Africa have likely starved to death en masse during their moulting season as a result of collapsing food supplies. In fact, on two of the most important breeding colonies of the African penguin – Dassen Island and Robben Island – some 95% of the birds that bred in 2004 were estimated to have died over the next eight years due to food scarcity. This is the conclusion of a new study…

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