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Sid’s Supper Fundraiser // Exeter Observer
Community centre hosts locally-sourced seasonal three-course meal to help improve café facilities.
Devon homes hit by power cut
A number of people woke up to no power after the incident was reported at 4.44am
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Devon's skydiving deaths that shocked the UK - what happens next
Belinda Taylor and Adam Harrison plunged to their deaths after their parachutes failed to open
18 things you'll only know if you grew up in Exeter
From the nightspots we miss, to our Roman roots and some bizarre celebrity appearances
Devon & Torbay CCA keeps quiet about 2025-35 Local Growth Plan as it takes charge of regional development agenda // Exeter Observer
Combined County Authority privately selects unspecified stakeholders to co-author document setting out strategic priorities but with little of substance to say on addressing region’s structural challenges.
‘I don’t enjoy running’ says Exeter grad doing 500km for charity
Sean Tilson turns grief into grit with an epic challenge to raise £5,000 and inspire others
Jokers arrested over toy guns bought 'for a laugh' in Exmouth
It was all good fun until they were locked up in the custody suites
Exeter City complete signings of Jayden Wareham and Ethan Brierley
Jayden Wareham joins permanently while Ethan Brierley joins on loan
Devon families offered low-cost fridges and washing machines
SUEZ and Devon County Council team up to make essentials affordable while cutting waste across eight locations
Final member of Devon drug gang jailed
The gang supplied class A drugs across the South West
800 Exeter student and co-living flats planned on police station site
Student flats and co-living spaces are on the cards
Exeter road was blocked after car crashed into bus
A witness reports seeing 'a big crash'
Family tribute to young dad stabbed to death in a garden in Exmouth
Denva Lewis Smith was just 24 years old
Exeter City 2025/26 fixtures in full with Devon Derby dates set
The fixtures are out
Rugby inspires confidence as girls gear up for secondary school
Whipton Barton students celebrated teamwork and resilience in a special touch rugby event at Exeter’s Sandy Park
Exeter show pays poetic tribute to the BBC shipping forecast
The hit one-man show exploring Britain’s love for the shipping forecast arrives at Exeter Phoenix on 10 July
Call for fairer seas as Exeter research sparks marine governance rethink
An Exeter researcher’s work is driving UK-wide calls for more public say in marine planning, with backing from Parliament and the UN Ocean Decade
Tim Martin unveils 15 new £2.99 pints as 10-day Wetherspoon sale begins
It starts tomorrow and will continue until Sunday, July 6
Derelict Exeter building set on fire
Crews were called to the scene last night