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Car hits BT pole in Ottery St Mary (May 24)

9:25pm Friday 24th May 2013

ENGINEERS and the fire service were called to Ottery St Mary after a car hit a BT pole this evening (May 24).

Woman trapped between car and wall at Dunkeswell

9:17pm Friday 24th May 2013

FIRE teams were called out to Dunkeswell this evening (May 24) to free a woman who had become trapped between a car and a wall.

New top cop for South Devon

1:08pm Friday 24th May 2013

Policing in South Devon has a new commander as Acting Superintendent Nikki Leaper takes up her new post.

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Clyst St Mary steak and ale pie could be England's best

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

CLYST St Mary could be announced as the home of England’s Best Steak Pie after Tom’s Pies won a gold award for their Steak & Ale Pie in a national competition organised by industry body EBLEX .

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Job Seekers Allowance claiments fall in Devon

12:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

THE number of people in Devon claiming Job Seekers Allowance has fallen for the second consecutive month.

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Half-a-million wireless internet spots across South-West

9:00am Friday 24th May 2013

WIRELESS internet is available in half-a-million places across the SouthWest, new figures revealed this week.

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John Hart chairs Devon County Council

9:00am Friday 24th May 2013

THE new cabinet team for Devon County Council has been unveiled.

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Silverton father and son Mount Snowden charity climb

7:00am Friday 24th May 2013

A FATHER and son are climbing the highest mountain in Wales in memory of a much-loved grandma and mother-in-law.

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Fire Minister Brandon Lewis visits Tiverton station

6:00am Friday 24th May 2013

FIREFIGHTERS in Tiverton were paid a visit by the Fire Minister Brandon Lewis earlier this week to find out how a typical retained station is set up.

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