Angered locals outnumbered the English Defence League by more than three to one as the racist group's supporters gathered in Exeter at the weekend.
Around 200 of the league's supporters rallied in the city centre on Saturday for a march, with coaches arriving from across the country.
But the event came hours after some 700 people held a march of their own in opposition, gathering under the banner Exeter Together.
As extremist movements grow on the streets and at the ballot box, the emergence of the Together Alliance points to a vital strategy: unity across trade unions, campaigners and communities, says TONY CONWAY
ROZ FOYER explains the significance and tradition of today’s St Andrew’s Day March and Rally
Once again Tower Hamlets is being targeted by anti-Islam campaigners, this time a revamped and radicalised version of Ukip — the far-right event is now banned by the police, but we’ll be assembling this Saturday to make sure they stay away, says JAYDEE SEAFORTH


