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A campaign group has raised concerns over the planned closure of the Exeter Refuge, which provides shelter for victims of domestic abuse, scheduled next month. The closure is as a result of a decision by Devon County Council’s new Wiltshire based supplier, Splitz, not to provide refuge provision in the future which could see the refuge close in March. A campaign group has been launched in the wake of the announced closure and is calling on local people to lobby their MPs and local councillors to save the Refuge. In a statement on the group’s Facebook page they write: “We are at a loss to...

Unemployment has risen in Exeter and Devon last month despite the national improvements in the job market, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown today. The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance in Devon grew by 393 to 7,060 in January while 81 more claimants brouht the total to 1,470 in Exeter alone. Overall the South West saw an extra 3,000 people become unemployed bringing the total number 177,000 and marking the second month of increased unemployment in the region. However the region remains as one of the lowest rates of unemployment in the country and...

The heat will be turned up on curry chefs in Exeter and Teignbridge today in an attempt to find out who can rustle up the best balti.

Ten of Exeter and Teignbridge's finest curry chefs will be putting their best dishes to the test at @34 Restaurant, Exeter College from 10.45am this morning (Wednesday 19 February).

At stake will be the prestigious title of Exeter & Teignbridge Curry Chef of the Year 2014. Following on from last year's successful competition, which was won by Mohammed Syed Walid, of the Real India, in South Street, Exeter, Exeter City Council will again...

More unexploded bombs have been unearthed on the South West coast today during post-storm clear ups ongoing throughout the region. A device was found at Mount Batten Point in Turnchapel near Plymouth today marking the third device found on Devon’s beaches this month. The device was found at around 2:15pm this afternoon and reported to the police. Police, HM Coast guard and bomb disposal experts attended the scene. Bomb disposal experts have since removed the device for further investigation and safe detonation. A seperate device thought to date from WW1 has also been destroyed in a...