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A Devon football club was today in mourning after the death of one of their players during a game.

The player for Bow AAC collapsed during their Premier game with Thorverton, and later died. The player has not yet been named in respect for his family.

Despite the efforts of the paramedics and the Devon Air Ambulance the player involved failed to recover.

The match was abandoned after around 80 minutes with the score at 2-2.

A spokesman for Devon and Exeter Football League said: "The League management and players will, I know, wish to send their deepest...

Detectives investigating a serious assault in an Exeter nightclub have released CCTV images of potential witnesses they would like to speak to.

A fight broke out at the long bar in Club Rococo at around 6.30pm on Saturday 7 June 2014, resulting in several members of staff sustaining injuries.

One male member of staff suffered serious head and facial injuries after being assaulted. He fell to the floor before being kicked in the head and face.

There are several people officers would like to speak to in connection with the incident, to eliminate them from their...

Seven year old Aidan Bown was “transported back in time”, with a ride on a 1966 London Transport Vintage Routemaster, as part of his prize for winning a competition to design a poster. The Woodbury C of E Primary School pupil won the school drawing competition launched earlier this year during Catch the Bus Week, which is co-ordinated by the Greener Journeys sustainable travel campaign and supported by Devon County Council and Stagecoach South West. Primary schools across Devon were invited to design a poster telling people why it is best to catch the bus. Stagecoach kindly provided the...

Runners raising cash for Hospiscare in the Great West Run received star treatment. The local charity’s fundraising team played drums and cheered the runners at the start of the race in Exeter’s Sidwell Street.

When runners finished they were invited to the Southgate Hotel which kindly hosted a Hospiscare thank you party. Runners were able to shower, enjoy a much needed massage from Hospiscare volunteer complementary therapists and relax on the terrace with coffee.

The 32 runners have raised thousands of pounds towards Hospiscare’s £5m annual bill to provide professional...