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Defra announces 2017 bathing water quality results – East Devon District Council beaches all classed as ‘Excellent’

For the first time, the bathing waters of all East Devon District Council-owned beaches have been classed as 'Excellent' following stringent testing by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

The announcement of the 2017 bathing water quality results, which was made by Defra yesterday, revealed that all six of the district’s beaches received an ‘Excellent’ classification – which is the highest and cleanest class. The classification...

Exeter-based rugby player Don Armand has cautiously welcomed military action in Zimbabwe which could see an end to 93-year-old president Robert Mugabe's reign.

Don spent his childhood on a 1,000-acre holding near Harare where is father grew flowers but the family was eventually forced to flee after land owned by white farmers came under siege.

Don has now settled in Exeter and is married with two children but he woke up on Wednesday morning to the news that the military had temporarily taken control of his homeland to “target criminals” around Mr Mugabe.

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The speaker at this year’s Wooden Spoon and Exeter Foundation Christmas Lunch has been confirmed as Rugby World Cup 2003 winner Martin Corry.

The two charities have joined forces to deliver the festive event for a second year, which takes place at the home of the Exeter Chiefs, Sandy Park on Friday 8th December from 12pm.

Corry is a highly sought after speaker, having enjoyed a decorated rugby career. As well as winning the Rugby World Cup with England in 2003, he captained England, the British & Irish Lions and Leicester Tigers, who he won five Premiership titles and...

The University of Exeter injects more than £1.17bn into the economy and generates almost 11,000 jobs in the South West, a major new study has revealed. An analysis of the economic impact of Exeter University found that in 2015-16 it injected £540 million (output) into the economy of the city of Exeter alone, helping to create more than 5,300 jobs in the city. In total, 10,757 jobs were generated across the South West by the University. The report the Economic Impact of the University of Exeter was commissioned by the University and carried out by Viewforth Consulting, which provides...