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Torquay United working hard to create squad to win the league title

Forward Sean Robertson the latest to sign - as Cody Cooke signs new contract

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Furious backlash as South West Water fined £2M over 'devastating' Brixham parasite outbreak

Jennifer Watts watched as her son, 10, was treated in hospital during crypto outbreak

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Huge emergency response in Exeter city centre explained

Paramedics, police officers and firefighters were called to the incident

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Major emergency response to Exeter city centre - updates

Police, fire, and ambulance crews have been seen in the city amid an incident this evening

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South West Water given huge fine for Torbay cryptosporidium outbreak

The company received public criticism after the water supply in Brixham was contaminated by a parasite

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Developer uses loophole to slash affordable housing in massive Exeter project

The revised plan for the derelict police station near Waitrose Exeter has been approved

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Devon man jailed for intentional suffocation as 19 court cases revealed

Our latest court round-up covers a wide range of cases across the county

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Mass brawl breaks out near Exeter Wetherspoon pub

A large number of people were involved

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Exeter Refugee Week 2026 // Exeter Observer

Refugee Support Devon celebrates annual event with a film screening, radio programme and live performance alongside month-long fundraising campaign.

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Massive glamping, indoor play plan to revive beloved Devon farm site

The 'powered by cow poo' farm shop giant is rescuing a closed Devon tourist attraction

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How a 93-year-old entrepreneur built a 30,000-vehicle rental empire from an old meat delivery van

It soon outgrew the rented corner of an office in an Exeter petrol station

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Careless Tiverton driver admits seriously injuring pedestrian

The victim was airlifted to hospital

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The Devon housing estate where residents have been left facing a £500,000 bill

'We don’t want people literally swimming in their own sewage!'

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Police helicopter searches Crealy Theme Park in two-hour search for missing child

A nightmare situation for any parent

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Sleepy Tiverton night worker attacked postman who woke him up

Mason Luffman knocked postie to the ground and then repeatedly punched him in the face and head

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Penis-girth measurer at an Exeter library event sparks a massive council row

A row over items displayed at a library festival has spilled into the council chamber, with councillors clashing over what is appropriate for young children

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Stark warning over Exeter's children as 'more and more' are drawn into crime

£15m plan to stop Exeter teenagers falling into a life of crime

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Locked up in May: The faces of 18 criminals jailed in Devon

Raging knifeman, cocaine ex cop and cheating fraudster who stole £600K

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Exeter 800-flat mega development faces crunch vote tonight

Complex loophole that could see affordable homes slashed at Exeter's old police station site

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How Exeter plans to drive down anti-social behaviour and rescue its high street

Six ambitious themes make up the five-year plan