Surely the time has come for the Echo to move to a weekly freesheet edition. I have harked on before about Hounslow not having its own daily - instead we have the Hounslow Chronicle (a weekly freesheet). The paper's website carries any "as it happens" news and stories, most of which then appear in the paper edition on a Friday, with a little more in-depth stuff (esp. local sport).
I'd say that while Devon needs a daily, Exeter doesn't necessarily.
I'd say that while Devon needs a daily, Exeter doesn't necessarily.