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Care plan failures caused mental patient to be locked up
A mental patient who has arrested with a craft knife blade in Exmouth is back behind bars after the failure of a care package that was designed to protect her from herself. India Jackson-Mack has a history of using Stanley knife blades to self-harm
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Budleigh Women progress on penalties
In a re-arranged fixture, Budleigh Salterton women defeated Westexe Park Rangers on penalties to progress in Devon FA Senior Cup, writes SpursTom. In the first period, Budleigh showed at times why they presently occupy the top spot in the division
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Starbucks gives free coffee to NHS workers - here's how to claim your free drink
NHS workers are being offered free Starbucks coffee in-store as a special Christmas thank you to staff. For the first time, select hospitals without a nearby Starbucks shop will also receive deliveries of coffee from the brand with drinks like
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South West Water apologises after sewage spills in Exmouth and Sidmouth
South West Water has apologised for sewage spillages in Exmouth and Sidmouth this week, after receiving an angry letter from the East Devon MP Simon Jupp. Bathing waters at Sandy Bay and Sidmouth were affected on Monday, December 4, by a 90-minute
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Celebrate the New Year in style at Exmouth's big fancy dress party
Dust off your fancy dress and get ready of the biggest party Exmouth has ever seen under one roof! It wasn’t that many years ago that Exmouth was famed for its New Year celebrations. Partygoers from all over the country would flock to the seaside
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Remember lost loved ones at Christmas memorial events in East Devon
Early on Christmas Eve one year, a morning choked in a thick frost and freezing temperatures, I took the funeral of a lady who had died suddenly, leaving her husband and children in complete shock. As I waited outside the chapel and watched the hearse
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Anthony Bernard: 'Nativity plays and Christmas generosity'
Nativity plays are a Christmas tradition. Church schools teach about the birth of Jesus; many just continue the traditional symbolism but the story is relevant today. A baby was born in a stable with a feeding trough used as a crib, the Angelic
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Exmouth window display competition to give town centre a Christmas makeover
Exmouth town centre is set to liven and light up this Christmas as local businesses take part in a window display competition. Shops on Exeter Road, The Magnolia, The Parade, The Strand, High Street and Rolle Street have all been asked to get creative