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More than 6,000 fans cheered on Exeter City as they took on Liverpool in the second leg of their FA Cup encounter.

The Grecians lost 3-0, but the supporters were winners on the night, cheering on their side until the final whistle.

BT sport presenter Jake Humphrey praised the fans for their commitment in making the 250-mile journey from Devon to Mersyside.

Exeter gave it their all against the Premiership side but the gap between the divisions was too much in the end.

Klopp fielded a slightly more experienced line-up for this replay than the one at Exeter,...

Gastropubs along the Avocet Line from Exeter to Exmouth are offering discounts to diners who travel there by train. Rail passengers can get 10% off their food bill at selected pubs when they show the train ticket for their journey. The discounts will run until the end of March, excluding Valentine’s weekend, 13th and 14th February, and Easter weekend 25th-28th March. All are close to stations on the Avocet Line.

This initiative is part of the promotional campaign being run for the line by the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership working closely with the Avocet Line Rail Users’...

Police are concerned for the welfare of a 20-year-old woman who has gone missing in Devon and may be in Bristol.

Kaya Kelly was reported missing at 9.15pm on Thursday 7 January from Torbay District Hospital in Torquay.

She was last seen at Bristol Temple Meads train station at 11.30am on Monday 11 January.

A woman, believed to be Kaya, was seen later that day in the Corn Street and Wine Street area of Bristol, heading towards Union Street and the central Broadmead area.

Kaya is described as slim, 5ft 6ins in height, with dark shoulder-length hair which can...

Communities involved in East Devon’s pioneering recycling trials have made a spectacular effort to recycle almost 60% of their waste every week.

Latest figures from the first three months of the trials which started last September, show that the 1,367 recycling trial households in Exmouth (The Colony) and new Feniton have collectively thrown away almost 18 tonnes less rubbish – equivalent to almost two double decker buses!

Residents in the two areas are trialling a new scheme where they can now collect cardboard and mixed plastics, along with their usual extensive number of...