What is your theme and URL to your site?
here is my exerpt
<?php echo limit_words(get_the_excerpt(),30); ?>
here is my function which I have now managed to not show the […] but It is still now showing a link to Read More?!
function limit_words($string, $word_limit) {
// creates an array of words from $string (this will be our excerpt)
// explode divides the excerpt up by using a space character
$words = explode(' ', $string);
// this next bit chops the $words array and sticks it back together
// starting at the first word '0' and ending at the $word_limit
// the $word_limit which is passed in the function will be the number
// of words we want to use
// implode glues the chopped up array back together using a space character
return implode(' ', array_slice($words, 0, $word_limit));
}
I would suggest you read this the_exerpt() Codex
I have now sorted this by adding a new function to a link to the post at the end of my exerpt