The latest BBC News in Exeter, Devon

• Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:44:13 GMTBoy admits Tarka Trail assaults
  A 14-year-old boy is placed on the sex offender register after sexually assaulting women aged between 14 and 49 on the Tarka Trail in Devon.
• Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:17:35 GMTPlans unveiled for more eco-towns
  Two new areas - in Devon and Hampshire - are announced as possible "eco-town" sites by the government.
• Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:04:34 GMTFirst class - what's the point?
  MPs may no longer be allowed to claim first class rail journeys on expenses. And one But are the wider seats and free nibbles a luxury or necessity for those who like to travel in premium class?
• Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:20:30 GMTHailing the arrival of alien predators
  Europe is set to release its first non-native "biological control" species to curb the spread of Japanese knotweed.
• Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:22:24 GMTToday: Tuesday 9th March
  The Ulster Unionist Party says it will reject the final step of the Northern Ireland power-sharing deal despite an intervention by the former US president, George W Bush. And dog owners may have to take out insurance under government proposals to crack down on dangerous breeds.
• Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:41:05 GMTNewspapers announce merger plan
  Bristol's Western Daily Press is to merge its senior editorial positions with its Plymouth equivalent, the Western Morning News.
• Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:28:44 GMTGates proposed for snow-hit road
  Gates could be built into central reservations along part of the A38 in Devon in a bid to stop drivers from being left stranded in bad weather.
• Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:22:23 GMTBad weather 'will cancel trains'
  Some train services between Exeter and Plymouth along a coastal railway line will be cancelled in very bad weather, a rail company says.
• Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:04:53 GMTMet Office ends season forecasts
  The Met Office stops publishing seasonal forecasts after it came in for criticism for failing to predict extreme weather.
• Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:48:40 GMTSilent tribute to four servicemen
  Hundreds line streets as the bodies of four British servicemen killed within six days in Afghanistan return to Britain.