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The London African Gospel Choir closed Budleigh Music Festival in spectacular style

Budleigh Music Festival strikes emotional chord with concertgoers

From the opening notes of the community choral day to the uplifting finale of the London African Gospel Choir, Budleigh Music Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary in style.

Taking place in the beautiful St Peter’s Church, the festival delivered world-class classical performances, inclusive community events, and stunning moments of musical magic.

More than 3,600 tickets were sold over the nine-day Festival, which included performances by Sir Michael Morpurgo and cellist Clare O’Connell, internationally acclaimed pianist Sir Stephen Hough, and Bath Philharmonia....

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Nine Below Zero bring DUO Tour to Whimple

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 09/03/2015 - 10:08pm

Nine Below Zero’s founding members, Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham are going back to their roots to perform a series of intimate, acoustic concerts as a duo. These will be the first ‘old style’ blues shows that the pair will perform in the 35 years they have been working together and will be coming to Victory Hall, Whimple on the 24th October 2015. As well as playing unplugged versions of well-known Nine Below Zero material the duo will cover songs by blues legends such as Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Jimmy Reed, Slim Harpo and Lead Belly. Dennis said “we will continue to play the...

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Exeter club launches with star guest

TV hunk Danny Mac will be the special guest when new Exeter nightclub Unit 1 launches on Saturday (5 September).

The actor who played Dodger Savage in Hollyoaks will join the celebrations when the Summerland Street venue reveals its transformation following a six-figure investment.

Unit 1’s general manager Leanne Goddard said: “It’s going to be a great night. We’re excited about showing off the club and delighted to welcome Danny Mac to our launch. He’s been voted the sexiest man on TV in the British Soap Awards two years in a row so he is sure to create a stir and draw...

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Boeing Boeing opens in Sidmouth

Weekly rep continues at the Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth this week with the arrival of the tenth production of 2015, Boeing Boeing by Marc Camoletti.

The classic farce will play from Thursday 3 to Wednesday 9 September 2015. The Summer Rep Season sees one company of actors present a season of twelve classic revivals throughout summer, with a new production each week until the end of September. It’s the 1960s, and swinging bachelor Bernard couldn't be happier: a flat in Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses all engaged to him without knowing about each other. But Bernard’s...

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alt-J bring arena tour to Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 09/01/2015 - 11:10am

Following a sold out O2 Arena show and headline slots at Latitude Festival, amongst others, alt-J have announced their first full UK tour in support of their acclaimed, number one album This Is All Yours, out now via Infectious Music.

Support on all dates comes from The Horrors.

Tickets go on sale Thursday 3 September at 9am from www.seetickets.com and www.axs.com

alt-J - UK headline tour

29 November - Manchester, Central

01 December - Bournemouth, BIC

2 December - Exeter, Westpoint

3 December - Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena

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Reggae legends UB40 head for Exeter

Due to popular demand, reggae legends UB40 have confirmed seventeen UK live dates for October 2015. The autumn leg of UB40’s ‘Getting Over The Storm’ tour begins on Friday, 2nd October at De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill and ends at Cardiff’s new state-of the-art Tramshed venue on Saturday, 24th October – by which time the band will have completed ninety UK shows and performed to over 170,000 people since the tour began in March 2014, making it the biggest UK tour of UB40’s career. UB40 are Robin Campbell (co-lead vocals and guitar), Duncan Campbell (lead vocals) Earl Falconer (bass, vocal...

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First biography of local legend and elusive villain

Authored by Newshound
Posted: Mon, 08/31/2015 - 10:24pm

An Elizabethan Assassin: Theodore Paleologus: Seducer, Spy and Killer by John Hall

The first biography of a mercurial character from the Elizabethan underworld

Seducer, spy and ruthless assassin, Theodore Paleologus, claimed to be heir to the ancient family of emperors of Byzantium and became intimately involved with the great courtiers and notorious villains of the Elizabethan world.

In this first biography of Theodore Paleologus, new documentary evidence exposes him as a hardened mercenary and killer in the pay of the wicked Earl of Lincoln but also supports his...

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Relive the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final

Ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup, re-live the glory of England’s win in 2003 with this fast-paced, behind-the-scenes new sport documentary, Building Jerusalem.

The film will be satellite screened across the UK for one night only with a live Q&A on the evening of Tuesday 1st September and is available on Blu-ray and DVD from 14th September 2015 courtesy of Kaleidoscope Entertainment. It will also be available to download digitally through various digital platforms from 11th September.

From the co-producer of Oscar-winning ‘Man on Wire’ and ‘Senna’ (line producer),...

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Food, craft and music set to bring Devon town alive

Nourish festival of food, craft and music, Bovey Tracey Music: Fri Sat 5 September Food & Craft: Sat 5 Sept

Some of the region’s top food producers and craft makers will be in Bovey Tracey for the Nourish Festival, which also boasts a programme of nationally and internationally renowned musicians.

Following the commercial and critical success of the first Nourish Festival last year, food, craft and music will once again bring a buzz to the streets of Bovey Tracey.

On Sat 5 September, an array of gorgeous foods from south west producers will fill Bovey’s high...

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Summer Recital of Light Classical Music

On Saturday 5 September award-winning Flautist Leonie Stevenson-Jones, supported by soprano Victoria Armillotta, will be hosting an evening of light classical music to raise funds for local charity Rainbow Living.

Leonie will be accompanied by local composer and arranger Alfie Pugh, and Victoria by Anne Jones. The evening’s programme will include, amongst others, J.S Bach ‘Sonata in B minor’, Rutter ‘Waltz from ‘Suite Antique’, Telemann ‘Fantasie no.2 in A minor’, von Gluck ‘O del mio dolce ardor’ and Roger Quilter ‘Music, when soft voices die’,

The recital will take place...

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Plymouth bans Exeter Monopoly

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 08/27/2015 - 11:53am

Exeter really does have a monopoly on the world’s favourite family board game, Monopoly.

That’s because the city dubbed too posh to have an Old Kent Road on its board has seen its Devon rival ban the forthcoming official edition, it is announced today (Thursday 27th August 2015).

The much-loved and visited Cathedral city recently hit the national headlines, as social media went into meltdown, after it was claimed Devon’s ancient capital was just too well-heeled to have its’ own equivalent of Old Kent Road, the board’s most moderately priced location.

But now it...

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