EDL march in Exeter

There's been a heavy police presence in Exeter for two rival protest marches.

A national rally by the English Defence League was met with a counter demonstration by the anti-racist group Exeter Together.

Police figures suggest that the EDL were outnumbered nearly three to one by the local group.

Three people were arrested.

Richard Lawrence reports:

The English Defence League is preparing to hold a march in Exeter tomorrow but many in the city say it's not welcome. More than 8 hundred people have signed a petition against it and a counter demonstration is planned.

Exeter City Council Councillor Phil Bialyk says the English Defence League are not wanted in the city.

The English Defence League will be staging a demonstration in Exeter tomorrow. The group say it's a protest against Exeter University's Islamic studies and Muslim research centres.

Counter marches have been planned, and more than 800 people have signed an Exeter Together statement condemning the march.