Jason Rice beat 15 other contenders at the Step Dance Championship held at the Dartmoor Folk Festival to take home both trophies.
Jason, originally from Copplestone, who lives and works in Exeter, said that he has been step dancing since he was in his late teens.
He previously won in 2001 and 2010 and was delighted to take the title again at the weekend.
Some years ago Jason travelled to the USA to demonstrate the traditional dance which is danced on a 15 inch square step, with a routine similar to line dancing.
East Devon District Council is carrying out checks to make sure that residents who currently receive a Council Tax reduction are still entitled to it.
Council Tax payers who receive a 25 per cent discount on their bill as single occupancy residents will be reviewed to make sure the reductions are correct. The checks, using sophisticated data-matching technology, form part of the council’s measures to prevent and detect fraud and protect the public purse.
Over the next couple of months the council will check around 3,000 households to see if the person is genuinely living...
Assistant director for health and social care, Keri Storey was crowned a national winner at the NHS Leadership Academy’s recognition awards in February, winning the category of NHS Partnership/System Leader of the Year 2014. Her win followed on from success in the same category at the South West regional awards.
The National NHS Leadership Recognition Awards celebrate leaders at all levels of the health service, and where they have ultimately improved patient care and patient experience of the NHS. Entrants were nominated in nine categories, with 83 regional winners then going...
Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford says Sir Bradley Wiggins will attempt to retain his title at this year’s Friends Life Tour of Britain, which returns to Devon on Thursday 11 September.
Wiggins, who won the Tour de France in 2012 and won a silver medal in the team pursuit at the Commonwealth Games last month, will lead Team Sky at this year’s Tour of Britain, Brailsford confirmed in a BBC interview. Other riders who will be competing are expected to be named soon.
The Devon Stage, hosted by Devon County Council and sponsored by South West Highways Ltd, will cover 110miles (...
East Devon District Council is pleased to report that so far this year most dog owners are obeying the various dog control measures on beaches.
Everyone wants to enjoy the beach, particularly in warm summer weather, and it is quite possible for all users to get along together if everyone is considerate to others.
Details of the Dog Ban areas are shown on the large signs that are easy to see at the main entrances to the beaches, and also by checking the East Devon website. Regardless of any official restrictions, all dog owners must always behave responsibly with their dogs...
An international flavour comes to The Strand in Exmouth on Thursday (14 August) and through the weekend, when a selection of traders will be offering a mouth-watering selection of continental foods and other exotic goods.
The global market, which runs up to and including Sunday, features edible treats for all tastes – from lovers of savouryfoods to those with a sweet tooth – plus unusual gift items.
Products range from traditional Italian Biscotti, cakes and soft nougat to tasty Bratwurst sausages from a traditional German Schwenkgrill, while another trader is offering over...
Homebuyers in Exeter will be spoilt for choice following the opening of Redrow’s stylish new Bishops Court development, situated close to the David Lloyd Health club and Sandy Park Rugby ground, which will play host to the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Set on the eastern edge of Exeter and providing all of the benefits of city living, the exclusive Bishops Court offers homebuyers a range of two, three and four bedroom homes. With a variety of house types to choose from, each offering serious curb appeal, teamed with stylish interiors, there is plenty to suit every home buyer.
Four men from Avon have been sentenced to more than 36 years in total for the robbery at the Golden Sands Holiday complex in Dawlish in August last year.
The robbery took place in the early hours of 27 August 2013.
Men wearing balaclavas forced members of staff to open a safe containing a large quantity of cash.
One member of staff sustained a fractured shoulder and arm, and deep lacerations to various positions on his body, after being assaulted with an axe and a hammer.
Craig Lockyer, 28, Karl Daniels, 38, and Dean Smart, 27, pleaded guilty to robbery and...
The World Equestrian Games begin in just two weeks time and British team members William Fox-Pitt, Harry Meade, and Australia’s Kevin McNab and Sam Griffiths will all be in action at this weekend’s Bicton Horse Trials. (16-17 August).
Griffiths will be using this open intermediate run as a final preparation for WEG-bound Paulank Brockagh who won this year’s Mitsubishi Badminton 2014. He has also entered nationwide-favourite Happy Times whom he partnered at London 2012 and will ride at Land Rover Burghley in September.
Local stars from the world of eventing who will be...
Rural crime cost the South West economy an estimated £5.5 million in 2013 (a slight decrease from £5.6 million in 2012).
The figures are part of a UK-wide survey by NFU Mutual.
The leading rural insurer’s annual Rural Crime Survey shows the nationwide cost of rural crime totalled an estimated £44.5 million in 2013 – a rise of 5.2%.
The most common items targeted by thieves in the South West over the last 12 months were tools, quad bikes and machinery such as hay balers and ploughs.
More than half of staff interviewed from hundreds of NFU Mutual offices in...
