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Friday, November 21, 2008, 15:40
The letter was written from HMS Victory in February 1804 to Nelson's second in command.
The letter is the headline item in a batch of papers relating to the Nelson family which will be sold next week by auctioneers Hampton and Littlewood in Exeter next Wednesday.
For more, see Saturday's Echo.
3PM: A bid to create a unitary authority in Devon has received a boost from the Boundary Committee as it released its financial assessment of the scheme.
Devon County Council has tabled proposals which will see the county's district authorities, and itself, merged to form a single tier of local government.
The Boundary Committee has revealed it believes this proposal is "low risk" financially.
However, alternative proposals mooted by Exeter City Council – to create one authority covering Exeter and Exmouth and another covering the rest of Devon – have been deemed "high risk".
For more, see Saturday's Echo.
2.30PM: Firefighters today tackled a blaze at the Exway Coachworks premises in Exhibition Way, Exeter.
Five crews — from Exeter, Topsham and Exmouth — were called to the fire in a ground floor spray booth.
For full story, see Saturday's Echo.
2PM: Reilly was remanded in custody until January 30, next year.
The judge told him that his barrister had persuaded the court that they should have reports from two more doctors.
For full story, see Saturday's Echo.
1:30PM: Old Bailey was told Reilly also considered bombing Charles Cross Police Station, Plymouth's Drake Circus shopping centre and Devonport Dockyard.
Officers said he also used the internet to research how to make bombs using caustic soda, kerosene and nails.
For full story, see Saturday's Echo.
1PM: The sentencing of Muslim convert Nicky Reilly, who tried to kill diners in a Exeter restaurant, was put off today amid concerns about his mental health.
Reilly, 22, pleaded guilty last month to attempted murder and preparing an act of terrorism.
But he had since told psychiatrists that he had wanted to be a terrorist and kill people since 2003, the Old Bailey was told.
For full story, see Saturday's Echo.
NOON: Police in Exeter have been making inquiries overnight after receiving a report of a missing 23-year-old local man.
Police are concerned for the welfare of Christopher Murrell from the Whipton area, who was last seen yesterday afternoon.
Anyone with information is urged to contact 08452 777 444 quoting police reference 1113 20/11/08.
For full story, see Saturday's Echo.
11AM: Plans which could see the Devon War Memorial moved under the Exeter Cathedral regeneration scheme are facing mounting opposition.
The Twentieth Century Society, which seeks to safeguard the heritage of architecture and design in Britain from 1914 onwards, has urged English Heritage to spot-list the memorial as a matter of urgency.
For full story, see Saturday's Echo.
10AM: Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has sparked speculation that the band could split in the next couple of years.
Martin, 31, originally from Whitestone near Exeter, told a national newspaper that the band were trying to "pack it in" and that he didn't think rock band should continue once they "reached 33".
For full story, see Friday's Echo.
9AM: A pensioner from Axminster who was killed when his car hit a road sign may have fallen ill at the wheel.
He was driving a Rover 75 when it crashed on the A35 near Charmouth at about 6pm on Wednesday.
For full story, see Friday's Echo.
8AM: Exeter bomber Nicky Reilly is expected back in court today to be sentenced for his attack on the Giraffe restaurant in Princesshay.
The 22-year-old faces a long jail term at the Old Bailey after he admitted attempted murder and preparing a terrorist attack.
For full story, see this website or Saturday's Echo.
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