Local News

Driving weapons undergroundThe Echo is claiming victory in another campaign against common sense today after it was announced that the sale of samurai swords could be outlawed by the end of the year.

Dark side of the moonThis Saturday night (3 March) is a full lunar eclipse in the UK; the full moon will pass through the Earth's shadow, leaving it illuminated with just the light refracted through the Earth's atmosphere, at this point it can take on a hue anywhere from a dull grey to a copper-red.

Weather experiment goes wrongReports are coming in of a weather experiment carried out last night in the High Street after a rogue bolt of lightning struck the Boots clock.

Celebrity outlawsSouth Devon Police broke new ground today by releasing a rogues gallery of their most wanted list, surprisingly with Radio 1's Colin Murray and magic mentalist David Blaine as their prime suspects.

We're on a road to no-whereDevon County Council has reviled that it will need £205m to get the county's roads back up to scratch.

ECC to fund KGB mappingExeter City Council will be funding a new mapping operation to promote local tourism after Russian military maps from the 1950 to the 1990s proved more accurate than current guides.

Echo responds to readers commentsOK, so they haven't responded to the comments, how likely was that, but they have issued a statement which makes interesting reading.

Local backlash against the Echo (Updated)After a long string of moral crusades - the latest being a large front page attack on the new Lap-dancing club owner, the Express & Echo is set to be recognised by the world's major religions as 'Holier Than Thou'.