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Three Wins in a Row for Premier Leaders

HEAVITREE BREWERY LEAGUE THERE is no change at the top of the Premier Division after Kings C and Locomotive Inn both secured their third consecutive victories. Barley Mow A inflicted another defeat on Wonford Inn A when winning 6-3 and had Rob Prowse on target with an out shot of 138.

Entertaining at the Organ

FORMER organist of the year Tony Stace will be performing at an Exeter club's next concert. Mr Stace, who lives in Yorkshire, will be playing at the Exeter Electronic Organ Club's next event at Matthews Hall in Topsham on Thursday, November 5, at 7.45pm.

Prune Your Way to a Successful Fruit Crop ; in the Garden a Gardener's Work Is Never Done and the Next Job Coming Up in the Calendar Is Winter Pruning and Fruit Training. Offering Expert Tips and Advice to Get the Best Results Are Staff at Knightshayes Garden.

ANY gardener blessed with fruit trees, bushes or vines will know that it will soon be time to get out the secateurs. The end of November through to February is the ideal time to prune and train fruit ready for a bumper crop the following year.

Not All Grass Grows Green ; Garden News

MISCANTHUS ('silver grass') is an ornamental grass, which creates movement and texture in the autumn garden, and different varieties range from 60cm to 3m, so there's at least one for every garden. It's not evergreen, but its green colour lasts well into winter, when the tufts of gold or straw or bronze look fantastic dusted with frost.

League in Police Talks Over Hunt Film Debacle

ANIMAL rights activists have claimed they were failed by the legal system because no one involved in a "textbook" breach of the Hunting Act was prosecuted --despite it being caught on camera. Onthe eve of the newhunting season, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary has pledged to enforce the act more robustly, the League Against Cruel Sports said, after representatives from the pressure group met officers.

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Peter Is Practising What He Preaches ; Oxford University Graduate Turned Organic Farmer Peter Whiteman of Lower Turley Farm, Near Cullompton, Produces Free-Range, Beef, Pork and Lamb Writes Hannah Hope

AFTER spending 17 years visiting farms in third world countries as an agronomist, Peter Whiteman, decided he'd like to give farming a go himself. Now aged 67, he runs the organic Lower Turley Farm, near Cullompton, with his wife, Maggie, 63.

Are You Game for Trying Game?

CHEF Tom Norrington-Davies is a man on a mission. He and colleague, Trish Hilbert, who have worked together at celebrated London restaurants, want to share their all-consuming passion for game meat. Norrington-Davies said: "Next time you find yourself worrying about the way your pork chop was treated on the farm, consider the genuinely free-range lifestyle of a rabbit, or a deer."

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Alex's Island Art Aims to Highlight Climate Change ; the Big Interview: South West Cultural Olympiad Winner Alex Hartley Talks to Fran Mcelhone About His Controversial Project to Move an Island

LOVE it or hate it, artist Alex Hartley's project to transport a Scandinavian island to the shores of the South West is, undeniably, conceptual brilliance. However, since been awarded Pounds 500,000 of public money by the Arts Council to fund the project, Alex has come up against a wall of criticism, but remains defiant about it's integrity.

Breast Cancer Sufferers Soon Hooked On the Art of Fishing

FISHING is not a sport usually associated with women, especially those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. But thanks to a new group the activity is proving to have a wealth of health and social benefits for women affected by the disease.

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Former Teacher Tony has Brought Stories to Book

FIVE local tales for children, including a story centred on the Napoli grounding off the Devon coast, have been penned by a former teacher. Tony Lambert, 64, who was a modern languages teacher at Honiton College said sales of his book, Four to Teen, are going well.

Haunting Times at Trust Property

THIS spooky scene may look like something from the set of a blockbuster horror film -- but it is in fact the National Trust's Killerton House, near Exeter. The estate transformed into this ghoulish landscape during Witching Hour last night. The Changing Lights event at Killerton saw the property's renowned hillside garden and parkland illuminated with fantastic Hallowe'en lighting.

Fury at Cctv Unit Over Job Cut Threat

COUNCIL bosses have admitted they are reviewing the way in which the city's CCTV control centre is run amid fears that it is planning cuts to the operation. Staff at the centre fear they face a cut in working hours and manpower in a bid to save money. Exeter City Council has confirmed it is looking at the running of the centre and a report is due to go before councillors.