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Pierce Sweeney on that emotional promotion night after play-off heartbreak
“It was a euphoric evening for myself and I remember going back to the changing room and necking about six bottles of Carlsberg, which wouldn’t be my first choice of alcoholic beverage! But Sky Bet and the EFL gave it to us."

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Live: Pedestrians urged to avoid footway in Exeter due to 'dangerous structure'
The footway at Heavitree Road will be closed 'until further notice'


Illegal tobacco and cash seized at Exeter store
Tobacco and vape products were removed

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First Exeter build to rent flats marketed at £1,375-£2,350 per month with “affordable” units costing £1,080-£1,800 plus bills // Exeter Observer
Eutopia Homes rents in Exmouth Junction block would leave many workers with substantially lower income than Joseph Rowntree Foundation minimum for a socially-acceptable standard of living.

Final push for new Devon railway station near M5
The government is set to announce the fate of two local railway stations


Cocaine kingpin who flooded Exeter with drugs given more bad news
He dealt large amounts of coke from a farmhouse where he lived with his family


Major development at Devon cricket club
The rebuild is a bold innings for rural sport


Three men on the run after Co-op ram raid in Cranbrook
A black Land Rover was found abandoned


Coldplay's Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson 'split for final time' after eight years together
The couple have have reportedly called time on their relationship for good


Co-op store responds after cash machine stolen in ram raid
The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday morning, June 4


Devon holidaymaker injured in terrifying mob attack
There was mayhem when the gang arrived armed with a knife and a brick in a sock


Cashpoint stolen from Cranbrook Co-op after Land Rover ram raid
A Co-op in Exeter was also targeted

Spork! presents Caroline Bird and Malaika Kegode // Exeter Observer
An evening of poetry with live music by Lizzie Lidster and a pop-up bar.

Missing woman believed to be travelling in BMW after vanishing from Exeter found safe
There were concerns that she could be in danger


Four men named and charged with murder after man stabbed to death in Exmouth
A young man died from a single stab wound in a garden


Cranbrook road reopens after dramatic Co-op ram raid
It was shut since the early hours of this morning


Exeter 'do more' plea as development space vanishes
"Once green space is developed it is typically lost to the public and natural domain permanently"


Exeter's third McDonald's opens tomorrow at bustling spot
Fast food fans will be rejoicing


Police hunt Devon man who breached restraining order
Kruze Howard, 35, has links to East Devon, South Devon and Exeter


Four more suspects arrested in Exmouth murder investigation
A young man died from a single stab wound in a garden
