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Exeter School Lower Sixth Former Daniel Wilcock has been selected to be a Lord Lieutenant's cadet. He is the fourth pupil in eleven years to receive this honour.

The Lord Lieutenant of Devon is appointed by the Prime Minister and acts as a link between the Monarchy and the County. He also represents the Queen at many charitable functions and events.

Each year a small number of cadets are selected to accompany the Lord Lieutenant on official duties, including one cadet to represent the Combined Cadet Force in Devon.

Head of RAF Section Dr Simon Smale said Daniel...

Property Search Group has announced it is one of 15 businesses to pledge support for the Exeter Foundation by raising at least £1,500, for the trust, over the next 12 months.

The Exeter Foundation is a fundraising body run by Premiership rugby club the Exeter Chiefs and local businesses. The money raised by PSG, over the next 12 months, will go towards projects and organisations in and around the city.

The leading independent provider of quality conveyancing searches in England and Wales, PSG has more local offices than any other provider and an unrivalled product portfolio...

Fire control received a call from a member of British Rail reporting an empty passenger carriage on fire at Exeter St Davids in the early hours of this morning.

Five pumps from in and around the Exeter area were mobilised plus several specialist supporting vehicles and several officers.

The fire was discovered at 4.59am today.

Firefighters discocered the fire in the engine compartment of a parked up train. Crews used two breathing apparatus, two compressed air foam jets and one thermal image camera to extinguish.

Now scaled down, two crews remain on scene...

A Devon clothes manufacturer has secured a new contract to export its range to Japan with the support of Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Fortis Clothing, which was established in Axminster in 1997, has seen an increase in demand for its luxury outdoor wear from a number of international markets in the past year. The new contract will see three Japanese fashion retailers stock its range of coats, trousers, bags and vests for three years. With the new contract in place, Fortis Clothing is expecting to double its turnover in the next 13 months. Fortis Clothing makes clothes for the military,...