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Rural commentator Anthony Gibson predicts farmers will turnout in exceptionally high numbers at the Devon County Show held on May 18-20 at Westpoint, Exeter. Mr Gibson OBE, an adviser to the Devon County Show, Director of the Royal Bath & West and formerly NFU South West Regional Director, said uncertain times triggered by Brexit would attract the farming community. He said: “I think we could see a record turnout of farmers in modern times - partly because of all of that, partly because everyone’s either up together or ahead of the game with their farm work, thanks to the wonderfully...

Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of 17-year-old Alex Carter White who has been missing since Saturday.

Alex was last seen at 2.30pm on Saturday 29 April 2017 in the Exeter area.

He is described as a white male, 5ft 11'' tall, slim build with short sandy coloured hair with a stubble.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a green hooded top and black trainers carrying a black rucksack with red colouring.

If seen or if anybody has any information as to his whereabouts, please contact the police quoting log number 235 – 30/04/2017.

Exeter City and its Supporters Trust will be remembering two members of the Football Club who were killed on active service during the Exeter Blitz 75 years ago.

On 4 May 1942 a German Air Raid dropped 30 tonnes of high explosives, 10,000 incendiary bombs and three landmines on the city. A total of 282 people are known to have died including two with strong Exeter City FC connections: former player Albert Potter and Club Chairman Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Hunter.

Potter was a local lad born in Exeter in 1897. He was spotted playing for Pinhoe and signed for City in 1922...

Teacher training courses at the University of Exeter have been ranked as among the best in the country.

The Graduate School of Education has been named in third place in a new league table of university providers of initial teacher training in the Good Teacher Training Guide 2017.

This is the latest accolade for the city’s PGCE courses, which train the brightest people in the country to teach in primary and secondary schools. Courses are graded as outstanding by Ofsted, the education inspectorate, and approximately 90 per cent of those achieving qualified teacher status...