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Recycling scheme goes from strength to strengthThe residents of Exeter raised recycling rates to an all-time high last week, recycling more than 221 tonnes of rubbish in the Marsh Barton depot.

KFC staff get order rightDiners were shocked today when a the staff at the Kentucky Fried Chicken in the Rydon Lane Retail Park provided a customer with what he had ordered.

Local lottery winner jailedLeah Sumray was due to give evidence for the prosecution in the trial of a man on assault charges at Truro Crown Court, but instead of testifying took a holiday to the Canary Islands.

Shed decimated in blazeFire-fighters in Woodbury Salterton were alerted to a raging inferno by local residents on Sunday shortly before 3:30am.

Freddy got fingeredAndrew Williams was enjoying his new years celebrations by adding a little cola to his vodka when his girlfriend noticed a severed finger floating in the bottle.

2007's biggest time wastersAsk anyone what 2007 meant to them and you'll get a lot of different things. The Chinese will tell you it's the year of the Pig, the United Nations will say it was the year of the Dolphin, but we think it was the year of the slacker.

The invasion has begun!As we write this article invasion forces are entering Exeter from every direction. The air is filled with mortar fire which began around midnight.

Double standards at the EchoIn yet another case of amazingly poor judgement the Echo have successfully had a video removed from YouTube of a drunken guy beating up a swan.