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Devon Live published Citroen C3 the 'cam do' car that is big on style, and dares ...

March 16, 2017, 11:07 am
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A car that makes movies on the move is the latest offering from Citroen. The new C3 hatchback gives drivers the chance to share their journey in real time via social media. It is the first car on the market to come with a factory fitted dashcam, standard on top grade models, and makes the new C3 a car with a difference – in more ways than one.Citroen is also making its new baby available with Airbump protectors on the sides of the doors and packing in plenty of personalisation choices...

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Alex_Richards commented Greater Exeter Plan could lead to a 'new Cranbrook'

March 16, 2017, 11:30 am
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Consultation events held in Devon this week shed light on the creation of a major strategic blueprint, which could lead to new settlements on the same scale as Cranbrook.Mid Devon, East Devon, Teignbridge and Exeter City Council, in partnership with Devon County Council, are teaming up to create a Greater Exeter Strategic Plan (GESP) which focuses on the creation of jobs and housing until 2040.Hundreds visited Exeter's Guildhall today to see early Greater Exeter plans between 2pm and 8pm....

Greater Exeter Plan could lead to a 'new Cranbrook'

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Alex_Richards published Police helicopter continues search for missing Peter Giles near...

March 16, 2017, 12:43 pm
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A police helicopter has resumed search efforts for a 70 year old man reported missing in Newton St Cyres, between Exeter and Crediton, last week.A huge search involving boat crews and the Nation Police Air Service orginally began at Newton St Cyres on Wednesday, March 8 and the following day, after Peter Giles went missing.Return to DevonLive home page or read next: Memorial service to be held for homeless man Alex Munnerley found dead last weekPolice said they are becoming increasingly...

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Zoe_Stevens published Motorists beware - Upcoming and ongoing roadworks around Torbay

March 16, 2017, 12:55 pm
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Here is a summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements affecting South Devon over the coming weeks.Road Closures:Including:Colley End Park, Paignton, all day, from March 22 to 28;Conway Road, Paignton, all day, from March 27 to 29;Crown And Anchor Way, Paignton, all day, from March 27 to 31;Jubilee Terrace, Paignton, all day, from March 29 to 31;Kings Ash Road, Churscombe Cross Roundabout to Higher Ramshill Lane, Paignton, all day, until March 31;Kings Ash Road, between Whitebeam Close...

Motorists beware - Upcoming and ongoing roadworks around Torbay

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Alex_Richards commented Vandals tear apart daffodils around Exeter city centre war...

March 16, 2017, 1:48 pm
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Flowerbeds next to a war memorial at an Exeter city centre beauty spot appear to have been kicked apart by cruel vandals.The damage to freshly blooming daffodils at Northernhay Gardens happened between the park's closing on Wednesday night and it's reopening this morning.Return to DevonLive home page or read next: Police helicopter continues search for missing Peter Giles near ExeterCllr Rob Hannaford, Lead Councillor responsible for Parks and Open Spaces, said: "It is very frustrating that...

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anitamerritt published Mental health service 'failings' raised by children of mum who...

March 16, 2017, 2:11 pm
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The children of a mother-of-four who took her own life have expressed their concerns over the "failings" of Devon's mental health community services.Sola Bluejay, who had a long history of mental illness and had previously made attempts to end her life, was found dead at her home on May 16, 2016, at around 1.05pm.When a carer had been unable to get into the 55-year-old's home in Lustleigh, Newton Abbot, a neighbour climbed through a window and found her Miss Bluejay unconscious on her...

Mental health service 'failings' raised by children of mum who...

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RomPEllis published Exeter's first trampoline park opens in just TWO weeks

March 17, 2017, 8:58 am
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The team behind Exeter's first trampoline park has confirmed that preparations are going well ahead of it opening in two weeks' time.iBounce Exeter is set to open at Exeter Sports Academy, Marsh Barton, with a VIP event on Friday, March 31 at 6pm.Luna Trampolines, based in Doncaster, are tasked with setting up the centre on behalf of clients Rhys Heavens, Sam Rowsell and Kes Osborne - who operate iBounce Devon and iBounce Cornwall.There will also be a second trampoline park opening in the city...

Exeter's first trampoline park opens in just TWO weeks

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Devon Live published Legal high user jailed for horrific Dawlish crossbow attack

March 17, 2017, 9:11 am
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A legal high user has been jailed for shooting an entirely innocent man with a crossbow because the drugs made him believe he had been spying on him.Leo Michaels became convinced that victim Lee Hewitt had gone into his house and had been watching him and his wife in the shower.He took revenge by going to 25-year-old Mr Hewitt's caravan armed with the crossbow and shooting him without warning as he opened the door.The bolt went up inside Mr Hewitt's arm from the elbow to close to the shoulder...

Legal high user jailed for horrific Dawlish crossbow attack

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Jamie_Hawkins published Exeter Chiefs name side to face Leicester Tigers in Sunday's...

March 17, 2017, 9:15 am
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Exeter Chiefs have named their starting XV that will face Leicester Tigers in the Anglo-Welsh Cup Final.Ricky Pellow has rung the changes from the side that comfortably saw off Harlequins in the semi-final last week at Sandy Park.International props Moray Low and Greg Holmes both come in to the starting line-up, whilst Dave Ewers comes in for Tom Johnson in the back-row.Elsewhere, Stuart Townsend is replaced by Jack Maunder at scrumhalf, while Max Bodil's switch t centre means there is a start...

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EdOldfield published Heroin dealer jailed after police find drug in Kinder Eggs

March 17, 2017, 9:16 am
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A drug dealer who hid his stash of heroin in Kinder Egg shells has been jailed after they were found by police.William Turner and his partner Sharne Dare sold drugs on the streets of Torbay to try and pay off debts run up by their own abuse of heroin.They were found with more than £100 worth of drugs, ready wrapped for street sale, in two Kinder Eggs when police raided their home.Officers also seized a mobile phone which showed them making arrangements to deliver the drugs to customers,...

Heroin dealer jailed after police find drug in Kinder Eggs

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JoeBulmer commented Watch as car veers into oncoming traffic in busy Devon town

March 17, 2017, 9:26 am
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WARNING: the above video contains strong language DevonLive was sent this dashcam footage by an anonymous driver in Bideford. The footage shows a car veering into oncoming traffic after rounding a corner on Torrington Lane in East-the-Water, Bideford. If you have any interesting dashcam footage you would like to share with DevonLive please email a link to editorial@northdevonjournal.co.uk. DEVON NEWS: Tiverton man denies sex charges A former carer has denied charges of rape and...

Watch as car veers into oncoming traffic in busy Devon town

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WMN_PGoodwin published Exeter author, funnyman and joke writer for Sir David Frost has...

March 17, 2017, 10:00 am
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A highly-successful Exeter funnyman who worked with heavyweights from the world of TV and politics has died. Fred Metcalf, who grew up and went to school in Exeter, is famous in literary circles as the author of the Penguin Book of Modern Humorous Quotations and the Penguin Book of Jokes.He wrote scripts for the globetrotting journalist Sir David Frost and jokes for the comedy legends Morecambe and Wise.Fred also devised and drew the Eric and Ernie comic strip in the Daily Mirror, ghost-writing...

Exeter author, funnyman and joke writer for Sir David Frost has...

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Paul_Greaves commented Prolific fly-tipper on the run after van crushed in Exeter

March 17, 2017, 10:00 am
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A fly-tipper whose van was crushed by the authorities after he used it to dump waste across South Devon has failed to turn up for his court sentence. Martn McDonagh, 23, knocked on doors and convinced members of the public to pay for him to dump their rubbish. But instead of taking it to designated recycling sites he unloaded household items at beauty spots across South Devon. He left the rubbish in roads, car parks, Teignmouth Golf Club and even a bus stop. Earlier this week the...

Prolific fly-tipper on the run after van crushed in Exeter

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AthwennaIrons published Devon's Bryony Frost lands Foxhunter Chase at Cheltenham Festival

March 17, 2017, 10:03 am
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Bryony Frost hailed her "amazing" Cheltenham Festival experience as she partnered Pacha Du Polder to a narrow victory in the St James's Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup.Pacha Du Polder was famously fifth under Victoria Pendleton 12 months ago, but Frost took the reins this time and rode a confident race on the 10-year-old to lead home a one-two for trainer Paul Nicholls.Balnaslow made a brave attempt to make all the running but Pacha Du Polder sneaked up his inside at the final fence and...

Devon's Bryony Frost lands Foxhunter Chase at Cheltenham Festival

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AbbieBray published Marco Pierre White's new steakhouse and grill restaurant opens in...

March 17, 2017, 10:06 am
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Marco Pierre White has opened a new steakhouse and grill restaurant in Devon. Here is everything you need to know.The celebrity chef opened the new restaurant on the top floor of the Holiday Inn, in Plymouth, allowing customers to enjoy views of the waterfront and Plymouth Hoe.Mr Pierre-White is very clear about what makes a restaurant work, he said: "The most important aspect of any restaurant is not the food – it is the environment you sit in. Then it is the service, and thirdly...

Marco Pierre White's new steakhouse and grill restaurant opens in...

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C_Abbott published Volunteers needed to help get Brixham's Shoalstone Pool ready to...

March 17, 2017, 10:08 am
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With the days starting to become a bit brighter and the warmth of Spring in the air, the countdown has begun to the re-opening of Brixham's Shoalstone Pool. The team that manages the iconic seawater facility are appealing for volunteers to help get the pool ready to open to the public this summer.Shoalstone Pool Ltd chairman Sophie Walker-Haworth said: "Every year it takes a huge amount of work to get the pool looking its best after the battering it takes from winter storms, and this year...

Volunteers needed to help get Brixham's Shoalstone Pool ready to...

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Mid Devon Gazette published Artist hopes to create five foot high landscape painting with...

March 17, 2017, 10:11 am
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A Devon artist has challenged people across the county to help her create a five foot high landscape painting.Julie Dunster is creating the artwork for her upcoming exhibition "A Sense of Devon" which takes place at the Beehive, Honiton from May 16 to June 12 2017.She said: "I feel that memories 'frame' our sense of place. Photographs contribute to our memories. So, for this exhibition I am asking the public to donate photos of Devon, to provide a 'visual memory frame' for a large...

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AbbieBray published 'Roadworks are killing our trade' says Exmouth business woman

March 17, 2017, 10:13 am
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An Exmouth business woman says that roadworks taking place in the town centre are killing their trade. Linda Davis who runs animal support charity shop, Whiskers and Wagtails said that the gas replacement works taking place on Exeter Road are affecting all of the independent businesses. "In a nutshell it's killed us," she said."We have less passing trade, and cars and buses can't even get down here. The road closure signs are really misleading because it suggests that...

'Roadworks are killing our trade' says Exmouth business woman

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Devon Live published Exeter teacher groped woman in her kitchen

March 17, 2017, 10:25 am
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A teacher who worked with children has been put on the sex offenders' register after groping a woman in her own kitchen. Emmett Casey was walking home from a pub drunk when he went into the victim's home in Exeter and started kissing and fondling her in front of her 16-year-old daughter. He made rude and offensive remarks and pinned her against the counter of her kitchen when they were left alone together. The woman's ordeal continued for around half an hour before her daughter fetched a...

Exeter teacher groped woman in her kitchen

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Devon Live published Devon 'misogynist' jailed after judge brands him a danger to...

March 17, 2017, 10:35 am
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An "incorrigible misogynist" who carried out three different assaults has been jailed after a judge branded him a danger to women.Richard Choules sexually assaulted two of his victims and left the third with a broken nose and permanent scarring on her face.He was described as being domineering, controlling and abusive as he was jailed for more than six years at Exeter Crown Court.Choules, aged 51, carried out the assaults on three separate victims in three different decades in Exeter...

Devon 'misogynist' jailed after judge brands him a danger to...

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