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Man attacks seagull with cricket bat in Lyme Regis

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Dorset Police are appealing for information after a man reportedly 'hit a seagull with a cricket bat' in Lyme Regis.

An illustration of the incident in a newspaper at the time

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The day a fallen scarecrow was mistaken for a dead body

Margaret Lewis, curator of Honiton Museum

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Crowds gather at the London Serpentine in Hyde Park during the summer heatwave of 1976.

Opinion

Will people talk in 40 years about the 2022 heatwave like we talk about...

Chris Hallam - East Devon historian

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The scenery walkers can enjoy in Ottery

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Ottery St Mary makes walkers feel welcome

Ottery St Mary Friends of Phyllis Baxter Action Group

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Exmouth nurse doing charity wing-walk this Sunday

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Jake Bonetta

Honiton councillor finalist for young civic awards

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Mole screening day in Honiton hailed 'great success'

Adam Manning

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Exmouth care home legacy boosts Beer Men’s Shed plans for second workshop

Dan Wilkins

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'Hello Mum' - WhatsApp scammers posing as children steal over £1.5m

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Judi Spears on board the re-dedicated Jimmy

Judi Spiers re-dedicates Pecorama train Jimmy

Dan Wilkins

A scene from Alan Ayckbourn's Gosforth's Fete, by Colyton Theatre Company

Review: Confusions, by Colyton Theatre Group

Christine Hardy

Malcolm Cloete of Heathcoat CC

Cricket

Five teams in the mix for Premier glory

Tim Herbert

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Residents at Marsh Green fighting solar farm proposals

Adam Manning

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Exeter City player Josh Key attacking during the Skybet League One Match between Lincoln City and Ex

Football

Exeter City begin their League One adventure

Julian Tagg

Ground improvements at Honiton Town

Football

Football ready for the restart

Tim Herbert

Bertie Creer of Clyst St George CC

Cricket

Round-up from the Devon Cricket League

Tim Herbert

Mixed Doubles winners Becs Hudson and Geoff Westall

Seaton Tennis Club celebrates Finals Day

Tim Herbert

Devon and Cornwall Police

Police warn of cowboy traders in the local area

Philippa Davies

Geoff after smashing it out of the bush

Golf

Ball in the bush worth two in the fairway

Dave Bruce

Jack Menheneott of Heathcoat CC

Cricket

Premier Division cricket title still up for grabs

Tim Herbert

Seaton's winning team

Bowls

Success in Sidmouth for Seaton Bowls Club

Tim Herbert

England's Leah Williamson and Millie Bright lift the trophy after winning the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final at Wembley Stadium

'Really incredible' says England boss Wiegman after Euros triumph

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Uplyme and Lyme Regis Criccket Club fpor whom Rodney Jones was a star performer. Picture: CHRIS CARS

Cricket

Titles races heating up in Devon Cricket League

Tim Herbert

Great fishing in the sun

Angling

Pool parties for local anglers

John Sherlock

Captain Wayne Broom and winner Tim Morris

Golf

Captain's Day triumph for Honiton Golf Club

David Carnall

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Judi Spears on board the re-dedicated Jimmy

Judi Spiers re-dedicates Pecorama train Jimmy

Dan Wilkins

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Man attacks seagull with cricket bat in Lyme Regis

Adam Manning

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An illustration of the incident in a newspaper at the time

Opinion

The day a fallen scarecrow was mistaken for a dead body

Margaret Lewis, curator of Honiton Museum

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A plaque put up by Honiton Town COuncil to makr the town's place on the Trafalgar Way

Opinion

Honiton's long association with the Royal Navy

Margaret Lewis, curator of Honiton Museum

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The master plan for the Treasbeare Farm site

Plans for new community on edge of Cranbrook could see more than 1,000...

Dan Wilkins

The former Merchant House Antiques shop in Honiton High Street

Fresh application to convert antique shop into flats

Philippa Davies

Shetland pony race at Honiton Show

Honiton's Showcase of Rural Life

Kirsty Woodgate

Lyme Regis RNLI lifeboat

Three people injured in paragliding accident at Lyme

Adam Manning

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News

Will people talk in 40 years about the 2022 heatwave like we talk about 1976?

Crowds gather at the London Serpentine in Hyde Park during the summer heatwave of 1976.

Opinion

Chris Hallam - East Devon historian

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Delving into the past with Chris Hallam.

The scenery walkers can enjoy in Ottery

Opinion

Ottery St Mary makes walkers feel welcome

Ottery St Mary Friends of Phyllis Baxter Action Group

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An illustration of the incident in a newspaper at the time

Opinion

The day a fallen scarecrow was mistaken for a dead body

Margaret Lewis, curator of Honiton Museum

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exmouth

Exmouth nurse doing charity wing-walk this Sunday

Adam Manning

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Jake Bonetta

Honiton councillor finalist for young civic awards

Adam Manning

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Things to do

What to see in the sky in August: Year's best meteor shower to Sturgeon Moon

A meteor during the Perseid meteor shower seen over Happisburgh lighthouse, Norfolk.

Skygazing

Grace Piercy

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The night sky will be filled with things to see in August, from meteor showers to the summer's last full moon.

A meteor during the Perseid meteor shower seen over Happisburgh lighthouse, Norfolk.

Skygazing

Meteor shower with 'fireballs' one of two to peak this week

Grace Piercy

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Valley Fest in Chew Valley Somerset

WIN! Tickets to Valley Fest - the best-tasting festival in the south west

Paul Jones

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Skygazing

How to see the biggest supermoon of the year next week

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The supermoon rises above King's Lynn Minster. Picture: Matthew Usher.

Skygazing

What to see in the sky in June: Summer solstice and supermoon

Grace Piercy

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Sport

Five teams in the mix for Premier glory

Malcolm Cloete of Heathcoat CC

Cricket

Tim Herbert

It is going down to the wire in the Premier Division of the Tolchards Devon Cricket League and, incredibly, five teams still have a chance of pinching the title.

Exeter City player Josh Key attacking during the Skybet League One Match between Lincoln City and Ex

Football

Exeter City begin their League One adventure

Julian Tagg

Ground improvements at Honiton Town

Football

Football ready for the restart

Tim Herbert

Bertie Creer of Clyst St George CC

Cricket

Round-up from the Devon Cricket League

Tim Herbert

Mixed Doubles winners Becs Hudson and Geoff Westall

Seaton Tennis Club celebrates Finals Day

Tim Herbert

Lifestyle

Property of the Week: Selway, Uplyme, Lyme Regis

3 bed country cottage in Uplyme, Lyme Regis

Kirsty Woodgate

Selway, Uplyme, Lyme Regis Guide Price: £795,000 This charming three-bedroom thatched cottage sits within well-established grounds of around 1.25 acres in the pretty village of Uplyme, near Lyme Regis.

Two bedroom cottage in Colyton

Ridgeway Lane, Colyton

Kirsty Woodgate

4 bedroom farmhouse near Upottery, Honiton

Property of the Week: Riggles Farmhouse, Upottery

Kirsty Woodgate

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How many of these 11 bizarre UK laws have you broken?

Owen Sennitt

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5 bedroom executive style house for sale in Branscombe, Devon

Property of the Week: Branscombe

Kirsty Woodgate