The owners of the Express & Echo and Western Morning News have sold the newspapers as part of a £50m deal.

Daily Mail & General Trust has struck an agreement with Local World, a newly-formed media group that will combine the Devon titles and more than 100 others with those of Iliffe News & Media Limited.

DMGT will receive consideration of £52.5m in cash and a 38.7% shareholding in Local World, which will allow DMGT to benefit from the potential upside from the evolution of the regional newspaper industry.

The Iliffe family, owners of Yattendon Group,...

Commuters travelling between Exeter and Crediton faced major disruption today after the A377 was completely flooded.

Only HGVs, tractors and the occasional 4X4 driver like the one pictured above managed to make it through.

Buses full of passengers were forced to turn around and one lorry became stuck for a few minutes when it slid into a ditch.

Traffic was backed up through Crediton and in the other direcation towards Exeter.

It was scene repeated across the county after a night of torrential rain.

Grecians boss Paul Tisdale was understandably delighted with an away win at npower League Two leaders Gillingham.

In a see-saw fixture, City had to battle back from conceding an early goal to eventually triumph against a Martin Allen side that has been lauded for its resilience this year. And the Exeter manager was pleased with all aspects of the performance, including his players’ liveliness with the ball and their resistance without it.

Tis said: “To go a goal down in the first five minutes and come back as we did – we were really tough, creative and ballsy. A fantastic...

A South West based marketing and PR firm is celebrating a number of success stories – and all within weeks of one another.

One Voice Media & PR, which has its offices in the heart of Exeter’s business district Southernhay, has enjoyed mammoth success in staging the World Premiere of Ice Age Live! at Wembley Arena on 2nd November.

Ice Age Live! brings the animated film characters to life in a new storyline taken from all three films. After its international launch, the spectacular new production is now embarking on a five year global tour before...

Caroline Charles, one of London's most respected womenswear designers, was visiting her Exeter store today (20th November) to meet a select group of her customers and to celebrate the launch of her new book 'Caroline Charles - 50 Years in Fashion'.

Having developed her business over the past five decades, the Caroline Charles label is now sold and marketed throughout the world to a loyal fan base.

Caroline explained how she began in the world of fashion art school followed by a couture apprenticeship and a stint as a photographer's assistant; she then...

The Exeter & Heart of Devon Employment and Skills Board are working with local employers and colleges to develop a new award to help young people gain 'core employability skills'.

The Board have kicked off the process by inviting young design students to enter a competition to name and brand the award itself. Currently called the “Employability Challenge” Award, the Exeter & Heart of Devon Employment and Skills Board have invited Further Education and Sixth Form students studying design related subjects to enter a competition to create a corporate identity for the...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Goodbye Britain? For the European Union, a once-unthinkable question is looking more like a real possibility with each new grinding week of economic crisis. The reason is that bad times are forcing the 17 EU nations that use the euro currency to move ever closer toward some kind of United States of Europe — one that could make decisions about how much member countries spend and how much tax they collect.

If ever Britain had a nightmare, that's it.

The British public shows no interest in moving closer to the rest of Europe, and most can't even seem to stomach...

Students from schools in the South West will become real-life engineers for a day when they research, design and build solutions to real engineering problems.

• On Tuesday 20th November, John Bentley School (Calne) will host a Faraday Challenge Day. Teams from St Johns Marlborough (Marlborough), Abbeyfield School (Chippenham), Sheldon School (Chippenham), The Springfields Academy (Calne) and The Clarendon College (Trowbridge), will also take part.
• On Wednesday 21st November, teams from Chilton Trinity School (Bridgwater) will take part in a Faraday
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Jamie Vittles and Exeter City FC's Community Charitable Trust would like to thank all of the club’s Supporter Groups for voting in the Lloyds Bank Group Community Funding Competition, which took place during the summer.

We are delighted to report that Lloyds have announced Exeter City FITC as the winners of the voting for the Devon area, and have been awarded £5000 towards the refurbishment of the Fountain Centre next to St James’ Park.

Exeter City were selected from a group of four organisations from across the county and Jamie, who is Head of Community at the club,...