East Devon sport 
MATCH REPORT: Exmouth Town FC see FA Cup run ended at Highworth
Exmouth Town FC saw their journey in the FA Cup finally come to an end after their fourth game against higher league opposition became one hurdle…
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Honiton 
Five new Honiton town centre homes approved despite ‘overdevelopment’ concerns
Plans for five new homes in Honiton town centre have been given the go-ahead – despite ‘overdevelopment’ fears. The proposals are to convert part of Pegasus…
Budleigh Salterton 
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival gets its own beer
A brewery is bottling a special Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival beer which will be on sale at this year’s event from September 18-22. The limited-edition bottles…
East Devon 
‘Yes’ to 74 homes and jobs space to replace CeramTec factory in Colyton
Plans to redevelop the site of an ‘unsightly’ former factory in Colyton into 74 homes and 1,000sq m of employment space have been given the go-ahead. Proposals…
Exeter 
Hotels, homes and restaurants in £300m vision for Exeter city centre
A first glimpse of how a £300million redevelopment of Exeter Bus Station could look – and the name of the scheme – have been unveiled. Artist’s…
Exeter 
London County Lines drugs gang who flooded Exeter with heroin and cocaine are jailed
A London gang who flooded Exeter with Class A drugs have been jailed for a total of 34 years. The County Lines crooks, who coerced children…
East Devon 
Government spending review could mean cash boost for Devon schools
Devon could net an extra £20million for education over the next two years following the Government’s spending review. Initial calculations suggest the county council could receive…
Exmouth 
First-ever beach rugby fest scores £2,100 for Exmouth RNLI
An inaugural beach rugby festival has raised an ‘amazing’ £2,104 for Exmouth RNLI. A host of teams featuring men, women and youngsters took part in the…
Budleigh Salterton 
‘At last!’ – New Budleigh Salterton cricket ground backed by town council
Plans for a new cricket ground have bowled over Budleigh Salterton town councillors – who welcomed the bid by exclaiming: “At last!” Proposals for the sports…
Budleigh Salterton 
‘We should be happy it’s not a charity shop for once’ – new Budleigh Salterton takeaway backed by town council
Budleigh Salterton councillors have backed a proposed new takeaway because ‘anything other than an empty building is positive for the town’. The bid for 42 High…