The Three Degrees are an American female vocal group, formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The group has remained a trio with 2 original members since Sheila Ferguson left many moons ago.
The Three Degrees are well known for their soulful voices, beautiful gowns, and fabulous stage shows. They are known all around the world for songs like “When will I see you again”, “Dirty Ol’ Man”, “Take Good Care Of Yourself”.
They have been continuously touring for more than 40 years and still touring to this day.
The Three Degrees are Helen Scott, Valerie Holiday and...
The Three Degrees need no introduction. Featured in the Guinness World Records as the longest-running female vocal group in history, they were, without doubt, the most successful female soul/disco outfit of the 1970’s, scoring hit after hit for Philadelphia International Records, including the enduring classic, ‘When Will I See You Again’, ‘Year of Decision’, ‘Take Good Care of Yourself’ and the UK Top 10 hits, ‘Woman In Love’ and ‘My Simple Heart’.
Currently celebrating 50 years in the business, original members Helen Scott and Valerie Holiday along with new arrival Freddie Pool (...
Devon Primary School Centred Initial Teacher Training has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted for its 4th consecutive inspection.
DPSCITT was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2003, 2006, 2009 and now again in 2016.
Andy Ogden, Programme Manager of DPSCITT said “We are obviously delighted. 100% of our last year’s trainees are currently employed as teachers, so we feel that this is an excellent place to train and are very pleased that Ofsted agree with us!”
Inspectors from Ofsted visited DPSCITT, based in Exeter, at the end of last year and talked extensively to staff...
Gritters are out on Devon’s main salting routes this afternoon as temperatures are set to dip below zero later.
With freezing conditions forecast across the county, road surface temperatures are expected to plummet to as low as -3.3C in East Devon from early this evening, and icy patches may be a problem in areas of the county affected by water run-off following recent rainfall.
The County Council is advising people to take extreme care if travelling overnight and tomorrow morning, particularly on untreated roads.
There is also a threat of wintry showers overnight...
Axminster is the latest community to benefit from fibre broadband thanks to the multimillion pound roll-out from Connecting Devon and Somerset
The multimillion pound Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) partnership today announced it had reached a major milestone in its roll-out of superfast fibre broadband.
The 1,000th CDS fibre broadband roadside cabinet has just gone ‘live’ in Axminster. More than 1,700 households and businesses in the Devon town already have access to faster fibre broadband speeds of up to 80Mbps with the roll-out expected to reach more than 4,300...
Firefighters have issued a warning to owners of thatched properties.
The warning comes following a fire which destroyed the Ring of Bells pub in North Bovey yesterday (Wednesday 13 January).
Ten fire engines attended the incident and fire crews worked throughout the night to extinguish the blaze and prevent it from spreading to nearby thatched properties. A crew is still at the scene today to dampen down hotspots.
Firefighters covered neighbouring thatched properties with foam to prevent the fire spreading and worked hard to save as much of the building and its...
As the number of people seeking refuge from atrocity soars to unprecedented levels globally, Devon’s residents are rallying to give support.
Recent months have seen a surge in local initiatives to assist asylum seekers and refugees at home and abroad. This is in sharp contrast to the slow and minimal government response to the crisis.
The situation has led longstanding charity Refugee Support Devon (RSD) and the newly formed Exeter City of Sanctuary (ExCoS) group to publish a brief encouraging Devonians to continue their efforts in 2016 and beyond. It also calls upon local...
Devon County Council is set to spend at least £443 millions on services in the new financial year.
Devon's ruling Cabinet today agreed to set a target budget which includes a £16 million boost for under pressure care services.
But there will be a reduction of £3.4 million in Place services which covers highways, libraries and the economy. The target budget calls for the county to spend an extra £16.1 million on its People services in the new financial year. That's an increase of 5.4 per cent on this year's spending. The People budget covers children and adult care as well...
Devon and Cornwall Police have welcomed the OPCC’s ‘101 – One year on’ report.
Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer said: “We are pleased and reassured that the emergency 999 service remains strong, even when demand is high.
This is our absolute number one core function and overall this service is consistently good. We accept however, that our 101 non-emergency service is not as good as we want it to be. I must add that this is absolutely not a criticism of the men and women who work in the control rooms in Plymouth and Exeter. These people have an incredibly challenging role and I...
Hosting the Rugby World Cup is returning many benefits to Exeter, a report to the City Council will set out next week (21 January).
More than 34 million people will have seen television and other media and press coverage of the city's involvement in the games amounting to an equivalent value of £1.5 million worth of advertising.
The exact amount of economic benefit that RWC2015 brought to Exeter is still being measured and will be announced later this year. Before the tournament Ernst and Young forecast a total of £39 million economic benefit to the city.
