• Westcountry makes 'strong case' for transport cash, says minister

  By beowulfonline

  Jam tomorrow.........if we're lucky.

            

   

  By Western Morning News at 06:30 on 21/05/13

  

  Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin says the region is right to demand improvements – but progress is being made. The first leg of my visit to the South West last week, from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids was scheduled to take about two and half hours. But in a little more than 30 minutes, I was already seeing a project that will make a big difference to the region. The £850 million investment at Reading Station...

• The great Exmouth RNLI lifeboat 'cake bake'.

  By RNLI_Exmouth

  We heard on Friday that our local MP, Hugo Swire will be able to join us at our cake bake on Bank...

            

   

  By RNLI_Exmouth at 18:52 on 19/05/13

  

  Volunteers from the Exmouth Lifeboat Fundraising Team will be holding a cake bake sale on 26 May at the boathouse on Queens Drive. The event will raise money towards the cost of the launch and recovery vehicle for the Shannon-class lifeboat due in 2014.    The charity's team are inviting members of the public to join them put the 'fun' into fundraising for this this exciting event, held during the bank holiday weekend.  ...

• Not so sleepy... The seaside resort that could prove a thorn in the Tories' side

  By phoebe99

  Perhaps if Council Officers were not so adept at cover ups and whitewashes then things may improve....

            

   

  By Western Morning News at 06:30 on 22/04/13

  

  East Devon could be set for a battle royal in the upcoming council elections, as the Liberal Democrats, UKIP, the Green Party and a handful of dogged independents look to challenge years of Tory domination. Phil Goodwin gets on his WMN 'battle bike' to see whether anger over a number of recent controversies has put voters in the mood to give the Conservative party a bloody nose in its own back yard... The tranquil, genteel and...

• Appeal for information after young Torquay dad stabbed in unprovoked attack

  By The_Nipper

  Aye - feck off!

            

   

  By Herald Express at 07:00 on 19/04/13

  

  A TORQUAY man says he feels lucky to be alive after being stabbed in a mystery attack. Aaron Gill, 24, suffered stab wounds to his leg when he stopped to check a car tyre while he was on his way to work in Exmouth. Three men approached him. After they fled the scene, he noticed his leg was gushing blood. He says the motiveless attack, at about 9am on Friday, could have been much worse. Mr Gill said: "I was driving to work and...

• Fears over evidence in councillor probe

  By Hitchcock

  Police investigations do take time. If a criminal offence has been committed, I am sure the police...

            

   

  By Exeter Express and Echo at 06:45 on 18/04/13

  

  CONCERNS have been expressed at the "confusing and conflicting" information issued about a police investigation into whether a former East Devon councillor has committed a criminal offence. Members of the East Devon Alliance campaign group are concerned that as a result of the time it is taking for controversial comments made by Graham Brown to be examined, potential evidence may be lost. Last month, Feniton and Buckerell...

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