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Expanding Bioactive Habitat Possibilities With Isopods for Sale Options

Natural enclosure systems continue gaining attention among habitat keepers today. Many setups benefit from balanced biological activity supporting cleaner conditions naturally. Carefully selected isopods for sale contribute useful functions within enclosed environments. These...

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Well-known Rabbi to visit Devon

Rabbi Danny Rich, pictured above, the Chief Executive of Liberal Judaism for nearly ten years and author of various books on matters of faith and belief, will be visiting Devon this month.

On Tuesday 20 June he will be speaking at the Annual Meeting of the Devon Faith and Belief Forum at the Coaver Centre, County Hall, Exeter, on the theme “Is Interfaith Dialogue merely an excuse for...

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House sales hit three-and-a-half year peak, says RICS residential market survey

The number of homes sold in the UK over the past three months reached its highest level since January 2010 as buyers across the country began to return to the market, says the latest RICS residential market survey (11 June 2013).

Chartered surveyors in the UK sold on average 17.9 properties during the three months to May. While low compared to the market peak of six years ago, it still...

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Duke of Edinburgh spends his 92nd birthday in hospital

The Duke of Edinburgh who is 92 today, is recovering after an exploratory operation at the London Clinic over the weekend.

The Duke has been honoured with gun salutes at the Tower of London, Edinburgh Castle and Green Park in London, marking his birthday.

Prince Philip underwent what Buckingham Palace has described as a pre-arranged "exploratory operation following abdominal...

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Man killed after car plunges over cliff in Newquay

A man has been killed after his car fell off a cliff near to the Atlantic Hotel and Tea Caverns in Newquay.

Police were called at around 7.15am on Friday 7 June with reports of a car going over a cliff.

The coastguard’s search and rescue helicopter was deployed and fire and ambulance were also at the scene.

Police put a local cordon in place to allow the emergency...

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Satirical novelist Tom Sharpe dies aged 85

The acclaimed author Tom Sharpe, who wrote the novels Porterhouse Blue, Blott On The Landscape and the Wilt series of comedies, has died at his home in Llafranc in Spain at the age of 85.

Born in London in 1928 and educated at Lancing and Cambridge, Sharpe spent time in the Royal Marines before moving to South Africa in 1951 where worked as a social worker, teacher and photographer. He...

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Police call for witnesses to sexual assault in Barnstaple

Police in Barnstaple are appealing for witnesses after a 37-year-old local woman was sexually assaulted in the town.

Local police report that the incident took place between 1930 and 2030 hours on Wednesday, 5 June 2013 on Castle Mound, Barnstaple.

Police believe that the offender was known to the victim.

A 30-year-old man from Ilfracombe has been arrested and is in...

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On-the-spot fines for motorway middle-lane hoggers and tailgaters

The government has announced that the police will be given new powers to issue fixed penalty notices for careless driving from July.

The changes will also aim to address drivers' 'pet hates' by enabling police the flexibility to hand out on-the-spot fines for "careless" driving offences such as tailgating or middle-lane hogging.

The government says the powers wil help free up...

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Councillor Bernard Hughes OBE announced as new Council Chairman

Devon County Council has announced its new Chairman for the next year.

Outgoing Chairman Councillor Jerry Brook handed over to the Council's new Chairman, Councillor Bernard Hughes OBE at the Full Council meeting.

Councillor Hughes OBE, local member for Exmouth Halsdon and Woodbury for the past 16 years, has served on many of the Council's Committees, and has a long term...

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60th anniversary of Queen's coronation marked at Westminster Abbey

The 60th anniversary of the Queen's coronation is being marked by a service at Westminster Abbey today.

The Queen's 1953 coronation was one of the first major television events with many people gathering around sets owned by friends, family or neighbours, many of whom had bought their first TV for the occasion.

More than 20 members of the extended Royal Family are present at...

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Ed Balls: A Labour government would show an 'iron discipline' on the economy

The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ed Balls MP has outlined some plans and priorities for an incoming Labour government and stressed he would bring an "iron discipline" if Labour are elected to power at the next general election.

In a speech to an audience at the media giant, Thomson Reuters in London, Mr Balls said that Labour would cut winter fuel payments for the richer members...

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