Exeter

Early morning commuters got their first peek inside the new John Lewis store today.

Barriers that had been shielding the site came down overnight revealing a glistening entrance area decorated with elegant chandeliers.

In the early morning half light the building was a far cry in appearance from the former eyesesore Debenhams building.

The front facia has been bedecked with pealights and the all-glass frontage hints at the treats that await shoppers inside.

Workers were putting the finishing touches to the new Exeter John Lewis store just hours ahead of opening today.

Outside, cleaners were jet washing the pavements whilst inside the windows were being cleaned to gleaming perfection.

City centre manager John Harvey was outside the store at 7am sharp.

He said: "The workers have done an amazing job to turn everything around and this part of the city centre looks completely different now.

"Not only have we got a marvellous new department store, we've got a great environment for the many, many people who are going...

A man arrrested by police in Exeter earlier this month has died in hospital.

The coroner will now hold a postmortem and The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the incident.

Thomas Orchard was detained following a disturbance in the city centre on October 3.

IPCC Commissioner Amerdeep Somal said: “This is very sad news and I extend my condolences to Mr Orchard’s family and friends. We will arrange to meet with his family again when they are ready. We will, of course, keep...

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The countdown is well and truly underway for the long-awaited opening of the John Lewis store in Exeter.

This was the scene this afternoon as contractors pulled out the stops to get the entrance area finished on time.

The TED team will be posting live from outside the store from 7.30am, so if you can't make it yourself, you won't miss a thing.

Exeter city centre manager, John Harvey, told TED: "Clearly there have been some late challenges which have resulted from the interface between the paving work and utilities, and dealing with the significance of buried...

Drivers faced a treacherous journey home after torrential rain caused flooding across Devon.

Fire crews were called to Copplestone to pump out flooded properties and many country roads were only passable with extreme caution.

The Environment Agency currently has flood alerts out for the following areas:

• The Lower River Exe from Tiverton to Exeter, including Bickleigh and Stoke Canon areas
• Hemyock, Cullompton, Stoke Canon, Broadclyst and Clyst St Mary areas
• The Rivers Creedy, Creedy Yeo, Little Dart, Lapford Yeo and their tributaries
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So, 24 hours and counting until John Lewis opens its doors in Sidwell Street. But if you’re not someone who lives or works in or near the city centre, how are you going to get there?

“The important message is that it's going to be incredibly popular and incredibly busy,” says John Harvey, the city centre manager. “We have the car-parking capacity in the city centre to cope with that, but clearly the common sense advice to people is if you're coming in we really recommend you use park and ride, public transport or the rail network.

“Central Station is two...

Have you entered the Santa Dash yet? Why not pop into Exeter City FC's reception and sign up for the club’s charity Santa Dash on Saturday 29th December in Exeter City centre.

For just £17 for an adult and £5 per child, you will receive your Santa Suit and your match ticket for the Barnet game which kicks off at 3pm on that Saturday afternoon. Last year saw 310 people run through the high street before watching City draw 0-0 with Scunthorpe here at St James Park and the club are hopeful of beating that total this time around. The Santa Suit sizes are as follows: Small Child: Age 2 – 7...

Adapted from the short story, Pobby and Dingan , by Ben Rice, The Mysterious Vanishment of Pobby and Dingan will be coming to the Northcott Theatre this Sunday and is recommended for children of nine and over. The Stage said of it "This Tasmanian writer has a quirky, audacious, wonderfully unfettered way of looking at life'.

The storyline is based around Kellyanne’s best friends, Pobby and Dingan. Her big brother Ashmol hates them. They’re invisible and they make her act weird. Everyone thinks she’s a fruitloop and it’s no fun having a fruitloop for a sister in Lightning Ridge....

Nobody understands relaxed global home cooking in quite the same way as the Giraffe Restaurant chain. So we asked the Exeter branch to offer some tasty ideas for your supermarket shop on the way home from work.

Firecracker sesame chicken and egg noodle stir-fry

Mix and matching is very Giraffe. Fantastic noodles, crunchy chicken. Delicious. An Eastern-inspired promise delivered.

Quick, simple and easy.

5 tablespoons breadcrumbs 4 tablespoons coriander, chopped 1 tablespoon mixed sesame seeds 2 teaspoons Japanese chilli pepper 4 chicken breasts plain...