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Crash near Exeter 'involving motorbike' blocks road - live updates
One lane has been closed following a crash involving a motorbike and a car just outside Exeter
Torquay United appoint son of England World Cup winner as new manager
Jimmy Ball, the son of the 1966 England hero Alan Ball was named as the new boss of Torquayon Wednesday evening
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South West Shakespeare Festival // Exeter Observer
Inaugural festival programme features performances, exhibitions and film screenings.
Exeter’s ‘tested to the limit’ flood defences secure £3m lifeline after record river levels
The highest water level recorded at Trews Weir was 4.61 metres in October 2000
Exeter City 'open to investment offers' but playing budget will be cut
Interim chairman Laurence Overend speaks on budget cuts and financial issues
Rape accused Paul Quinn suggests promiscuous lifestyle could explain DNA evidence
He claimed to have had sex with potentially thousands of women
Exeter curry house licence at risk after 'illegal working' arrests
It is under scrutiny after an immigration raid
David Walliams Exeter show cancelled after BGT judge dropped by publisher
The TV star has been hit with allegations about his controversial behaviour
Swan Inn burglar gets jail time for calling judge a 'mug' in sweary outburst
He repeatedly swore and hurled abuse at Judge Stuart Smith
Okehampton man named and charged with weapon offences
A man has been charged with 12 offences after a warrant was carried out at a Devon industrial estate last month
Exeter City need to defend box better as eight massive games loom
"I'm disappointed about the result, but there were so many positives from the performance,"
Exeter City 'dagger to the heart' as poor goals costly again
“From box to box and their goal we were excellent but we didn’t defend our box well enough tonight and that’s cost us,”
Exeter City slip deeper into relegation trouble after loss at Luton Town
Grecians beaten 3-2 to go 12 without a win - and now just a point above the relegation zone
Family dog unearths 'poison bottle' clue to notorious Victorian murder
Paul's wife does not want the creepy item in her house - but it could hold the clues to a grisly case that ended with an execution 160 years ago
Devon family homeless after house collapse - but insurers won't pay out
Sally’s 200-year-old home survived for centuries, but weeks of rain—and a Friday the 13th blow—have left her family homeless. With insurance refusing to help, this village is stepping up.
Hottest places in South West as Met Office forecasts four days of sunshine
A warm and pleasant spell of spring weather for many is expected
Crediton man jailed for 20-punch assault on ex-cop neighbour
Sharpe claimed that he was losing sleep over radio frequency signals
Exeter City and Lincoln City charged after ugly scenes melee at full-time
Both clubs have been charged by the FA
Biker did 80mph wheelies on M5 because he got 'overexcited' for his holiday
The Newcastle man has been handed an interim ban after the "dangerous" display