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Candlelit concert brings classical magic to Exeter

Internationally acclaimed chamber orchestra London Concertante will perform in Exeter Cathedral on Friday 5th September at 7.30pm, offering an atmospheric candlelit concert of classical favourites.

The evening’s programme includes Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro overture, Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons — three of the most enduring and beloved works in the repertoire.

Renowned violinist Simon Hewitt Jones will lead the ensemble as soloist. His career spans UK and international festivals, orchestral collaborations in the Middle East, and...

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Miley Cyrus lights joint at Awards Ceremony

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 11/11/2013 - 11:41am

Miley Cyrus has sparked controversy after appearing to light up a joint at the MTV European Music Awards in Amsterdam. The 20-year old took the rolled up joint from her handbag whilst accepting the best video award for ‘wrecking ball’. The singer also opened the awards show with a performance of ‘We Can’t Stop’ accompanied by a latex clad dwarf. "I couldn't fit this award in my purse but I did find this," she said before lighting the joint. Although Marijuana is legal in Amsterdam and is unlikely to result in a criminal conviction the move is sure to further controversy surrounding the...

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Christmas season phone review

The best and brightest

It’s been a year of amazing smartphones and, as we’re coming up to Christmas, we thought we’d list the top five smartphones on the market right now.

iPhone 5C

Touted as the new, cheap, practical iPhone, you may disagree when you see the price tag (£469 inc VAT for a 16GB). It’s basically an iPhone 5 in a different shell and with fewer features. It feels more practical in that if you drop it it might not be the end of the world, but it’s really expensive for what it is. We think there are cheaper and more impressive Android options out there...

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Charlotte sings in tribute to Drummer Lee Rigby

Authored by idewards
Posted: Sun, 11/10/2013 - 10:08am

Exeter singer songwriter Charlotte Ward is to perform at a concert in tribute to murdered soldier Lee Rigby. Over £8,000 has been raised for a trust fund for Lee Rigby's 2 year old son Jack and will be handed over to his trust fund at the event in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, next Saturday.

Charlotte was spotted by organiser Gary Gardner, one of the judges for the Open Mic UK competition: "He came to find me straight after my performance and asked me to play at the concert. It's such a privilege".

Charlotte performed one of her own songs, Sofar, to...

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TED EXCLUSIVE: My chat with Luke Friend ahead of Big Band week

Authored by Oli Justice
Posted: Sat, 11/09/2013 - 12:52pm

Our boy Luke Friend absolutely smashed it on last weekend's X Factor with the judges labelling him the "dark horse of the competition".

It's Big Band week, perhaps not the best genre for Luke, but we have no doubt that he will silence the sceptical and deliver another mind-blowing performance.

It's been an incredibly busy week for Master Friend, having returned home to Exeter on Tuesday he lost an important day of rehearsals so this week's catch up was short and sweet.

OJ - What was it like coming back to Exeter after the journey you've been on so far? LF - It was...

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John Lewis Christmas advert previews online

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Sat, 11/09/2013 - 12:51pm

John Lewis has given a preview of its annual Christmas advert campaign today.

The John Lewis Christmas advert has quickly become one of the early signs of Christmas since the 2010 advert featuring a boy who waits all year to give rather than get a presents was a national hit.

This year’s advert continues the theme of the previous years of going the extra mile to get your loved one the perfect gift.

In a classically animated advert the story of best friends, a bear and hare is set to a Cover of Keane’s ‘Somewhere Only We Know’ sung by Lily Allen.

The ad, at...

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Exeter band hoping to win UK award

Authored by JimmtLoFi
Posted: Fri, 11/08/2013 - 10:11am

After the success of the Oxjam Exeter Takeover earlier this month, the Exeter-based band Moscow Magazine are riding high in Oxjam's national search for Oxjam Band of the Year 2013, up against groups from Manchester, Plymouth and London amongst others. The competition has been running for the past month via the Oxjam page on Facebook, where members of the public have been voting for their favourite. The top Five artists with the most votes will be judged by a panel featuring BBC radio DJ's and representatives from Fender and Oxfam to become Band of the Year. The competition closes...

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TED meets: Andrew Lawrence

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Wed, 11/06/2013 - 5:34pm

Andrew Lawrence is one the country's leading stand up comedians with appearences on Live at the Apollo and Stand up for the week as well as primetime comedy shows on BBC Radio 4

Andrew is bringing his unique mix of whimsy and misanthrophy to Exeter's Barnfield Theatre, TED caught up with him ahaed of the show.

Andrew you’re playing at the Barnfield Theatre this Friday are you looking forward to the show? Yeah whenever I’ve been down here in the past its always sold well with a good crowd, so yeah Exeter is a bit of a comedy town. This time of year it seems like there’s a...

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TED EXCLUSIVE: Shelley Smith is “absolutely lovin’ life”

Authored by Oli Justice
Posted: Wed, 11/06/2013 - 10:50am

It’s fair to say that #teamTED is going X Factor crazy right now. But who can blame us? Exeter has had its best ever representation in the competition in the form of self taught yodeler Barclay Beales, sultry siren Shelley Smith and teenage sweetheart/rocker Luke Friend.

On Friday I caught up with Luke to find out how he’s doing, and will do so again this week, but today I had the pleasure of chatting with the gorgeous Shelley Smith to see what she’s been up to since leaving the competition.

Since leaving the competition she’s been traveling around the country performing...

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I'm a Celebrity 2013 broadcast date and possible line up

ITV have confirmed that I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here will return to our screens on Sunday 17 November at 9pm. The final line up has not been revealed but bookmakers Paddy Power are taking odds on the following with former X Factor contestant Rylan Clark tipped to win: Rylan Clark 9/2 (former X Factor contestant Matthew Wright 14/1 (TV presenter) Vicky Pattison 25/1 (Geordie Shore star) Joey Essex 5/1 (TOWIE star) Tulisa Contostavlos 16/1 (pop star and former X Factor judge) Chloe Sims 33/1 (TOWIE star) Steve Davis 6/1 (snooker player) Michael Le Vell 18/1 (Coronation Street actor)...
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Guildhall event asks you to spend money. Just keep within the law.

A new event called The Money taking place at Exeter's Guildhall invites players to spend money. Not fake money, real money. On a table will be a pile of cash and the participants or 'Benefactors' have to unanimously agree what to spend the collective money on. The group will only have two hours to decide. There are no rules and players can be as creative as they like as long as they keep within the law.

Taking place in Exeter’s Guildhall where the council make their decisions, The Money playfully poses questions about value, priorities and collective decision making...

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