Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision near Uffculme on Tuesday night. At approximately 10.40pm on July 22, a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision occurred on the A3440 just outside Uffculme in Mid Devon involving a Yamaha motor cycle. As a result of the collision the rider, an 18-year-old man from the Cullompton area was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, where he later died as a result of his injuries. An investigation has commenced by the Exeter based serious collisions investigation unit. Any witnesses to the incident are requested...
Local villager Gareth Weekes, 68, was baffled when two separate letters he sent on different weeks were received with ragged holes
Notified of the damage by the bemused recipients, the former newspaperman immediately got on the trail to find out the source of the paper destruction.
The penny dropped when he saw a snail - Latin name Helix aspersa - making its way into the stone wall-embedded postbox because of a strong homing instinct.
Weekes, who lives at Deadbeer, Clayhidon, in the remote Blackdown Hills, said: "The slimy blighters were living in the dark down...
Celebrating 200 years since the nation’s favourite novel was published, a highly praised, sparkling and fresh stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice will play at Cygnet Theatre on 22 & 23 September on sale now.
The show premiered at Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds in 2013 and offers a brand new interpretation of one of the nation’s favourite love stories. This inventive adaptation sees two actors juggle the full gamut of Austen’s well-loved characters; they journey from the Meryton Assembly to the grounds of Pemberley; and take Darcy and Lizzy from instant dislike to something...
Celebrating 50 years of UK number one hit singles, the Magic of Motown brings its brand-new 2014 REACH OUT® Tour to town.
Songs like Dancing in the Street, My Girl, Where Did Our Love Go, My Guy and Baby Love rocketed Motown to the top of the singles charts in 1964, says show producer Michael Taylor.
“Incredibly, 100 more Motown No1s followed worldwide,” he says. “The Magic of Motown 2014 Reach Out Tour brings to the stage 36 of these chart toppers back-to-back in one critically-acclaimed production.”
Direct from the USA, The Magic of Motown promises five-star...
The UK’s No 1 live concert tribute show to ABBA and the Bee Gees
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of ABBA’s Eurovision triumph, hit stage show Thank You for the Music is coming to town.
An all-new, Spandex and sequins spectacular is promised for 2014. The cast will take live music fans back to 1974, to the night when Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha and Frida arrived as pop music superstars by winning the Eurovision Song Contest with their self-composed song Waterloo.
They were that night’s glittering winners – ABBA literally lit up the Brighton Dome, sparkling in sequins and...
This incredible live show celebrates both the rich history of Ireland as well as the art of Irish dance, from the disciplined tradition of the Celtic Step, to the sensual moves of the Sean Nos dance, rooted solely in the ancient island of Innishbofin near Galway. Rhythm of the Dance is in its 15th year and has been seen by over 4.8 million people in 59 countries, including the United States, China and Russia, but has rarely visited the United Kingdom.
Rhythm of the Dance celebrates a renewed vigour in Irish culture, embracing the traditional and the current, presenting dance, song...
Rachel launched her foray into the world of singer-songwriting when only 17, and has since played in excess of 500 shows across the UK, Europe, North America and a handful of shows in Asia.
2013 has been spent touring North America and Canada, including the Dawson City Music Festival as well as the Calgary, Ottawa and Interstellar Rodeo Festivals where Rachel shared main stages with the likes of Steve Earl, Sharon Van Etten, The Alabama Shakes and Vampire Weekend.
Her long-awaited debut album Under Mountains, released in late 2012, brought her bewitchingly beautiful,...
Big Brovaz & Booty Luv are back and ready to sing all their greatest hits including “Nu Flow”, “Favourite Things”, “Ok”, “Baby Boy”, “Boogie 2night” and “Don’t Mess With My Man”.
Between them they have a massive 12 Top 20 singles in the UK and even more around the World.
You are sure to be in for a good night with the MOBO award winning Big Brovaz and Booty Luv.
ALSO Special guests.
Kitty Brucknell is a British singer-songwriter. Brucknell rose to fame as a semi-finalist on the eighth series of The X Factor....
Have you got what it takes to help Indyarner discover there is more than meets the eye to the secrets of the past? As his new recruits he'll put you through challenges and tests to see who survives long enough to solve this latest mystery. Discover lost maps, break codes and find all the pieces of the puzzle on this environmental adventure. Suitable for all the family, come dressed for a walk in the woods.
