Shelley Smith is back in Exeter doing what she does best on Friday 11th April when she will perform at Mama Stones.
Shelley has proved she is more than just a flash in the pan since her stint on last year’s X Factor.
She’s appeared on TV shows, performed in and out of the UK and even bagged herself a two week trip to Florida. Shelley said:
“Anybody that says The X Factor doesn’t change your life is lying because it literally flipped my life upside down! It has been incredible, I think it is one of the biggest platforms you could ever have being on one of the biggest...
This Saturday (29 March) firefighters are ready to add an extra sparkle to your day, by rolling up their sleeves for charity and washing cars!
Motorists are invited to take their car along to Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service headquarters at Clyst St George from 9am to 2pm.
Mickey their ‘live scent’ rescue dog, a three and a half year old springer spaniel will be there helping! Mickey is a great asset at incidents, because of the speed he can find a lost person, as well as cover vast areas in a relatively short time and access areas that would be too dangerous...
Agreement reached for Sidbury Community Enterprises to buy Red Lion pub, Sidbury
Sidbury Community Enterprises is excited to announce that the Red Lion pub in Sidbury village looks set to become the first pub in East Devon which having been listed as an Asset of Community Value becomes a community owned pub. The pub’s owner, Punch Taverns, placed it up for sale in April 2013 and in response to a local campaign to retain the pub its owner has today agreed to sell it to Sidbury Community Enterprises.
Once purchased the Red Lion will be owned by Sidbury Community Enterprises...
Businesses in Devon and Cornwall are being encouraged to offer work placements to students as part of a partnership between the University of Exeter Business School and the Institute of Directors.
This month, a new intake of Business School students were admitted to the IoD’s student membership programme, which offers them access to a range of resources and support to help further their careers.
This is the second year of the partnership and the focus this year is on building stronger and more practical relationships with the business community through two-week work...
New free car charging facilities are being installed across Exeter this week in a bid to encourage more people to use electric vehicles.
From Friday (28 March) drivers will be able to charge electric vehicles at four key sites in the city, with four more to follow by 21 April,
The opening of the sites follows the City Council's successful bid for funding from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles.
Cllr Rachel Sutton, Deputy leader of Exeter City Council, said: "Zero emission electric vehicles make a significant contribution to reducing environmental harm and...
Residents can now view planning applications from their mobile phone – thanks to an addition to the East Devon App, a new service for residents launched at the end of last year.
This is just one of many benefits of downloading the App at: www.eastdevon.gov.uk/app .
The East Devon App enables people to access various council services on their smartphone, with both i-Phone and Android systems supported.
Here are some of the services that can be accessed: • Complete 'Report It' forms to advise of fly-tipping, a missed collection or a dead animal • View times of waste...
Texting while you’re taking a walk or driving might not affect your health in any way, but it can certainly be deadly if you don’t pay enough attention to your surroundings. A recent study has shown that people who are crossing an intersection while texting were around four times less likely to look before traversing, which increases the risk of being hit by a vehicle, especially if the driver is texting as well. To summarize – texting is dangerous while you’re performing tasks that demand your maximum concentration.
X Factor star Shelley Smith performs songs with a funk, soul and rock twist when she returns to the stage in Exeter on Friday 11 April.
Shelley, who appeared on the X Factor last year, has only briefly returned to Exeter since her apperance on the show. She's back to thank all her fans and supporters with a performace at Mama Stones.
Shelley will perform at Mama Stones on Friday 11 April, with the support act show beginning at 10pm.
Tickets can be purchased on the door for £5 or they can be pre-ordered by calling 01392 848485.
On Thursday 6th March the BBC announced their plans to close BBC3 as a broadcast TV Channel as of 2015.
If the proposals are accepted by the BBC Trust BBC3, which is home to popular shows such as Don’t Tell the Bride and Russell Howard’s Good News, will become an online only service.
The BBC claim this change to the BBC3’s format will save them 50 million pounds a year and also enable them to put more money behind drama programmes on BBC1.
The proposals have caused a public outcry. Petitions have been set up to stop the closure, with celebrities such as David...
Communities around East Devon are about to see an extra cash injection after parish and town councils successfully bid for over £150,000 of fresh funding.
In total, £155,558 will be placed in the district’s ‘Parishes Together Fund’ after East Devon District Council and Devon County Council worked together to raise the sum equal to £1.10 per elector. Projects including the Ottery Food Bank, the Cranbrook Community fund, the Axminster mental health organisation known as ‘The Project’ as well as several primary schools in the area are among the projects to benefit from the funding....
