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Hunt for grinning thug who 'bottled' Exeter drinkers

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TWO friends were seriously injured after being targeted by this smiling thug who smashed them over the head with a glass bottle.

The attacker, who was wearing a distinctive white bomber jacket, casually strolled away after the unprovoked glassing, which left one of his victims needing surgery.

The 25-year-old suffered severe...

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Drivers escape unhurt from Devon smash

One of the wrecked cars after the accident   GARETH WILLIAMS EE201108_GW01_03

THREE drivers walked away unscathed from a terrifying smash which brought traffic to a standstill on dual carriageways on the outskirt...

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Hourly Updates, Friday, November 21

4PM: An insight into how Lord Nelson planned the naval campaign against the French has emerged after a secret letter was put up for sale in Exeter. The letter was written from HMS Victory in...

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Exeter protest over rising water prices

Protesters who turned up at South West Water offices to complain about high water charges  MATT MINSHULL EE201108_MM01_01

CAMPAIGNERS calling for a reduction in water rates staged a protest outside a city utility firm. The demonstration at South West Water'...

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East Devon mansion blaze probe

Yesterday's Echo report of the fire at Combe Hill

FORENSIC teams are continuing to search a £2m country mansion which was gutted by fire to find out what caused the blaze two days ago....

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Exeter graveyard goes under the hammer

The Dissenters' Graveyard in Magdalen Street is to be auctioned  MATT MINSHULL EE201108_MM02_05

IT may not be the most desirable piece of land on the market but an Exeter graveyard could be yours for £25,000. Auctioneers will be...

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Restoration plan for Exeter railway mural

Station manager Kevin Ogilvie-White, left, and David Hales in front of the St David's paintings   GARETH WILLIAMS EE191108_GW05_06

THE Vatican may have Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling. But Exeter is not that far behind — with the very similar St David's...

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Mid Devon patient's inquest

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SCHIZOPHRENIC Daniel Heard's "history of absconding" was not made known to a junior doctor who was supervising his care, an inquest has...

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Exeter football club's hooligan pledge

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FOOTBALL hooligans involved in a pre-arranged fight have "no place at St James's Park" and Exeter City bosses have vowed to ban them...

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Shrimps hero is raring to go

THE striker who torpedoed Exeter City's promotion hopes in 2007 is out to inflict more damage on Paul Tisdale's side tomorrow.

Danny Carlton has returned to Morecambe on a month's loan after falling down the pecking order at League One side Carlisle United.

And, in a twist of fate, the frontman's first home game sees him come up...

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Returning Mark proud of centres

MARK Fatialofa thinks Exeter Chiefs have the best set of centres in the First Division — even with their injury problems. The Samoan star returns from five weeks out with an elbow...

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In-form Tivvy plot a Trophy shock at Bishop's Stortford

Striker Tom Knighton will be hoping to return to the Tiverton town line-up for tomorrow's FA Trophy tie at Bishop's STortford

TIVERTON Town are ready to cause an FA Trophy shock at Bishop's Stortford tomorrow, according to manager Martyn Rogers. The Ladysmead...

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Love songs and politics aplenty

Billy, one of the UK's great  performers and songwriters, plays at Exeter University's Lemon Grove on Monday

THE passionate sounds of folk singer and punk protester Billy Bragg can be heard at Exeter University's Lemon Grove on Monday, November 24.

Billy, 51, has been on the music scene since 1983 and has produced a staggering 12 albums.

Those who are old enough will remember him as the voice of the 80s miners' strike and as an active...

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Song, dance, comedy and tributes to showbiz stars

Four singers and four dancers make up the cast of Timeless Theatre's Rolling Back the Years

PEOPLE have a chance to go on a rollercoaster ride of nostalgia today as Rolling Back the Years traces six decades of music. The show,...

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Disintegration of the human mind

Northcott Community Company's  latest production, Crave,  maps the disintegration of the human mind  — represented by unnamed characters in an unnamed place

SOME people believe plays or novels can reveal insights into the author's life. And Crave, a play first performed a year before its...

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