DeFRA has confirmed a positive case of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) in a dead gull collected at Seaton Wetlands.

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• Topsham’s ‘beautiful’ museum to be restored

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• Exeter Diabetes expert receives European prize for lifetime contribution to research

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