Last night millions of people watched as Devon's Shelley Smith and Luke Friend passed through X Factor's new look boot camp.
Single mum Shelley from Exeter and 19 year old Luke from Teignmouth, wowed the judges with renditions of Respect by Aretha Franklin and Alone by Heart respectively.
Shelley was a hit with the talent show's judging panel as mentor Sharon Osbourne gave her one of her six coveted seats, thus giving her a pass to the next stage - Judge's Houses.
Luke's passage to the next stage of the process was a little more complicated...
To coincide with Hospice Care Week (7th-11th October) and World Hospice & Palliative Care Day (12th October), local charity Hospiscare is announcing its plans to build a state-of-the-art day hospice in Honiton. Offering patients, families and carers easy access to a multi-disciplinary medical, health and social care team in one location, the new day hospice will provide invaluable services and support for the whole East Devon region.
Hospiscare currently runs day hospices in Exeter, Tiverton and Seaton Hospital. The building of the new East Devon Day Hospice is being made...
Update: A 41-year old male from Sidmouth, Nicholas Jameson, has been charged with the murder of a 71-year-old Nottingham man, Brian Kemp. Jameson appeared at Exeter Magistrates Court on Saturday 28 September 2013, where he was remanded in custody to appear before Exeter Crown Court.
Reported 27 September: Police in Devon have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man who was allegedly assaulted in a Sidmouth pub.
Officers were called shortly after 10pm on Thursday 26 September to the Blackhorse Hotel after receiving a report that a man had been assaulted...
Pluss is the first organisation to help out the disabled supporters of Exeter City Football Club by providing a wind break for the front of the accessible viewing platform.
David Evans, from ECFC said “Exeter City Disabled Supporters Association (ECDSA) is always looking at ways to improve the match day experience at Exeter City for supporters with disabilities. Introducing windbreak / advertising boards to the front of disabled bays has been one of those improvements.”
David continues “The Flybe stand is north facing and the front of the bays are open to the elements. The...
Exeter Chiefs paid the price for a turgid first half display as defending Aviva Prermiership champions Leicester Tigers headed home with the points from a packed Sandy Park.
Not for the first time this season, the 'Jekyll and Hyde’ nature of the Chiefs was again in evidence as tries from Ben Youngs and Vereniki Goneva, plus a further five points from Toby Flood, gave the visitors a comfortable 15-0 lead at the turn.
The second half, however, was a whole different story and although Rob Baxter’s...
50 people attended a public meeting at Countess Wear Community Primary School on Friday 27 September which had been called by South West Water to discuss sewage odour problems experienced by local residents. The meeting was chaired by Ben Bradshaw MP.
Richard Gilpin, Head of Waste Water Services at South West Water, began by apologising for the unacceptable levels of odour from the sewage treatment works over the summer, caused by equipment failures. He also acknowledged that communications with residents had been inadequate. He announced a £6 million investment programme at the...
On Sunday 6 October 2013 supporters and volunteers from Exeter Axhayes Cats Protection Adoption Centre will be doing a charity skydive in aid of the adoption centre.
All funds raised will go directly to help the cats and kittens in our care. (150+ at current figures).
To donate you can text "PURR50" and the amount to 70070 (e.g PURR50£5) or visit http://www.justgiving.com/axhayes-skydive
The skydive takes place at 2pm on Sunday 6th October 2013 at Dunkeswell Airfield Nr Honiton.
The adoption centre are always looking for volunteers and people to join our "...
Devon and Cornwall Police is beginning a round of recruitment for special constables.
The process will be open from the 1 to 22 October 2013.
Special constables have equal powers to police officers to make arrests and cautions but do not receive a wage for performing their duties.
To join, volunteers must complete a six-month police training course run on weekends where they learn basic criminal law, arrest procedure and proper use of equipment.
Volunteers typically have a full-time job alongside their role as a special constable but must be able to fulfil...
Princesshay Shopping Centre has partnered up with the MS Society to support people affected by multiple sclerosis (MS), by hosting the Big Orange Drop Abseil on Thursday 31st October from 12 noon until 7pm.
Princesshay and the MS Society are very keen for all to get involved and aim to raise as much money as possible. So if descending a massive 80 feet on Halloween sounds like your kind of thing and you’re over 12 years old, the centre would love to hear from you!
Isca Outdoor will be providing the essential equipment, fully qualified instructors and ground level training...
Scot Bennett was the goalscoring hero for the Grecians at Exeter once again completed a turnaround to win 2-1 away at Fleetwood Town.
The Grecians had gone behind to a Matty Blair strike late in the second half, but Bennett – playing as a makeshift striker in the closing stages – rounded off two fine moves to send the travelling fans home jubilant.
An injury-ridden City squad were only able to name six players on the bench for the trip to Highbury, three of which making first competitive appearances in the matchday squad. James...
