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Ben Clark
7:00am - 11:00am
Breakfast Sponsored by Shift It Waste, with travel updates, news headlines, plus your chance to win with Free Film Friday
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Elliot Woodford
11:00am - 2:00pm
Daytime Sponsored by Rose Lodge, news headlines, plus the chance to win some great prizes
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Chris Collman
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Drivetime Sponsored by Lovells Garage Ottery, with travel, news headlines, weather, tide times and afternoon mayhem
Exeter & East Devon News
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Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew launched on service for the third time in two days.
At 15.01 today (Thursday), HM Coastguard requested the launch of the Exmouth RNLI lifeboat after receiving a Pan Pan on VHF Ch16. A Pan Pan is a radio message used when life is not in immediate danger, but when urgent assistance is still required.
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‘Ambitious’ council plan approved but concerns raised about huge scope
East Devon Council’s future plan, which councillors claim is “ambitious” has been approved, but some concerns were raised about its scope.
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Criminal checks for councillors approved in East Devon but effectiveness questioned
Criminal checks of East Devon’s councillors are to go ahead.
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Police appeal following an assault in Exmouth
Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with any information to come forward after an elderly man was assaulted in the Exmouth Indoor Market.
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Voting by numbers – Exeter’s polling day facts and figures
More than 50 polling stations will open across Exeter when the city goes to the polls to elect a third of its councillors next month.
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Review urges authority to hire new boss amid broadly positive feedback
East Devon should progress with its plans to recruit a new chief executive to help it achieve its ambitions, an external review has stated.
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Local Visitor Economy Partnership for Devon
Visit England recently announced that Devon and Partners have achieved a new Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) accreditation for the county.
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University of Exeter to lead groundbreaking international cyber law project
Experts from the University of Exeter, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence have joined forces to address the urgent global challenge of clarifying and applying international law in cyberspace.
South Devon News
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New initiative to promote local cultural events
A New initiative by Newton Abbot Town Council to promote grass roots arts and cultural projects has got off to a flying start according to the organiser.
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Torbay MP explains why he didn’t vote on smoke ban
Torbay MP Kevin Foster has explained why he abstained from voting on the government’s controversial Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
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Police officers visit car enthusiast gathering in Torbay
Police officers in Torbay recently visited a car enthusiast event in Torquay and Paignton to engage with the public and deter people from antisocial behaviour.
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Fatal collision in Torquay
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a fatal collision on Teignmouth Road.
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Police appeal for information following serious collision on the A380
Police are appealing for witnesses and any information following a serious road traffic collision on the A380 southbound at the on-slip at Ideford Coombe, near Kingsteignton, at around 9.10am on Tuesday 16 April.
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Torbay lifeboat go to the aid of fishing trawler
At 03:23am Solent Coastguard requested we launch to assist a 100-ton beam trawler who had got into some difficulties 15 miles southeast of Berry Head. She had suffered a complete loss of power.
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Oak trees planted to commemorate 50 years of Newton Abbot Town Council
Two native oak trees have been planted to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Newton Abbot Town Council.
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Anger at Teignmouth health project ‘impasse’
Health bosses in South Devon have been urged to get on with building a vital health hub in Teignmouth.
Devon News
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Long-serving Devon leader John Hart to step down after 15 years
John Hart will step down as leader of Devon County Council after 15 years in the role, a move that will kickstart a race to replace him among the Conservative Party.
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Young voices barely registered in devolution consultation
Just eight people under the age of 24 contributed to the devolution consultation overseen by Devon and Torbay.
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New data released by Action Fraud reveals £6.7 million was lost to ticket fraud across the UK
Action Fraud, the national fraud and cybercrime reporting service, has launched a ticket fraud awareness campaign, warning people to be alert to fraudsters trying to catch out people planning for popular and sold-out events.
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Screens helping to protect endangered eel species in River Exe
South West Water has installed new screens in Exeter to help protect vulnerable young eels in the River Exe.
Local Sport News
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Local football fixtures for this weekend
We look ahead to all this weekends local football fixtures
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Mid-week local football fixture
A look ahead to this weeks mid week footballing action
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Local football report from the weekend
A round up of all the local football results from the weekend.
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Local football fixtures for this weekend
A look ahead to all this weekends football action