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New Partner joins law firm's Property Litigation team

Law firm Ashfords LLP has boosted its Property Litigation team with the appointment of Partner Ken Smith.

Ken, who joins the firm from DAC Beachcroft LLP, having formerly been Managing Partner of KSB Law LLP, which firm merged with Davies Arnold Cooper in 2008.

Ken specialises in property litigation and development related work and acts for a wide variety of clients, including local authorities, property developers, banks and energy companies.

Ken said: "I am delighted to be joining Ashfords at what is an exciting time for the firm. I am...

Don't forget to vote for Devon's green champions

The deadline is fast approaching for residents to get their nominations in for Devon's super recyclers.

Devon's position as the top recycling county in the UK is being celebrated to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Don't Let Devon go to waste campaign.

Devon enjoys a recycling rate of 55% (2010/11) making the county the highest recycler in the UK

To celebrate its success and to thank the residents of Devon, the Devon Authorities Waste Reduction and Recycling Committee is hosting a special ceremony; The Recycle Devon Thank You awards.

The...

Concert by Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir

Event Date: 
10/11/2012 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Tower Street Church, Exmouth

Woodbury Salterton-Dumbutu Link invite you to a lively concert given by Budleigh Salterton male Voice Choir on Saturday 10th November at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £6 on the door.

All proceeds direct to A Well for Women's Vegetable Garden Fund for Dumbutu in The Gambia.

Glorious Majesty – Music for a Royal Occasion

Event Date: 
24/11/2012 - 7:30pm to 25/11/2012 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
St Margaret's Church, Topsham ane Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth

Clyst Valley Choral Society’s autumn concert will be a musical celebration of royal occasions past and present with music from weddings, coronations and jubilees.

Amongst the items will be Handel’s Zadok the Priest, I Was Glad by Parry and others, and Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens (as performed at the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding).

The concert will be performed on Saturday 24th November at St Margaret’s Church, Topsham at 7.30pm and on Sunday 25th November at Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £7 from Topsham Books or £8 on the door.

Worklight Theatre present How To Start A Riot

Event Date: 
27/11/2012 - 7:30pm to 01/12/2012 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Bike Shed Theatre, Fore Street, Exeter

Why were some parts of the UK set alight in 2011, whilst many others were left untouched? Who is present at a riot? If the actions are 'mindless', what's in the mind? Three performers use text and torchlight and to unpick the presumed causes of civil unrest.

Based on the work of leading crowd and social psychologists Professor Stephen Reicher, Dr Clifford Stott, How to Start a Riot seeks answers to questions ignored in the post-riot political rhetoric - rhetoric which has remained remarkably similar for centuries.

This debut show from Exeter-based theatre...

Rhum and Clay: A Strange Wild Song

Event Date: 
20/11/2012 - 7:30pm to 24/11/2012 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Bike Shed Theatre, Fore Street, Exeter

Left a roll of film after his grandfather’s death, a man searches for meaning through the photographs inside. He discovers a surreal world of childhood and memory, where fragments of a half-remembered war invade the present-day calm.

Accompanied by a live musical score, critically acclaimed Rhum and Clay tell an unforgettable tale using movement, stunning imagery and absurdist humour.

7.30pm, tickets from £5.

www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk

Rhum and Clay: Shutterland at The Bike Shed Theatre

Event Date: 
22/11/2012 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Bike Shed Theatre, Fore Street, Exeter

Shutterland is a landscape of recorded voices and lost stories.

When a secret is discovered it reveals a hidden past. Through a strange and unexpected turn of events one man finds himself running from the system he spent his life serving. Surveillance agents prowl the streets. Every move is monitored. Every sound is recorded. This is Shutterland, where futures are decided and pasts are forgotten.

With a blend of absurdist humour and innovative physical theatre, Lecoq-trained Rhum and Clay present their Edinburgh smash hit.

7.30pm, tickets from £5

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Rhum and Clay: Shutterland at The Bike Shed Theatre

Event Date: 
15/11/2012 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Bike Shed Theatre, Fore Street, Exeter

Shutterland is a landscape of recorded voices and lost stories.

When a secret is discovered it reveals a hidden past. Through a strange and unexpected turn of events one man finds himself running from the system he spent his life serving. Surveillance agents prowl the streets. Every move is monitored. Every sound is recorded. This is Shutterland, where futures are decided and pasts are forgotten.

With a blend of absurdist humour and innovative physical theatre, Lecoq-trained Rhum and Clay present their Edinburgh smash hit.

7.30pm, tickets from £5

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Crikey Noel It's Vintage at the Rougemont Thistle

Event Date: 
18/11/2012 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Rougemont Thistle Hotel, Queen Street, Exeter

A Christmas fair featuring all things vintage.

There will be vintage fashion shows, a charity raffle, pop up beauty parlor with vintage hairstylist, make up artist and nail art including Retro photo shoot to capture the look.

Becca Langford and her Blues Band will be performing, Stillmoving Dance Company perform The Santababies and there will be corsetry demonstrations from La Di Da Presents of Lyme Regis. There will also be entertainment from Blitz and Peaces.

Open 10.30am-4.30pm, admission is £2, under 16s free.

www.crikeyitsvintage.co.uk/

Cooper Antiques return to Powderham Castle

Event Date: 
16/11/2012 - 11:00am to 18/11/2012 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle, Kenton

Cooper Antiques will be returning for another year to exhibit their antiques at Powderham Castle.

Come and see a wonderful collection of furniture, West country paintings, porcelain and jewellery.

For more information visit www.cooperevents.com

The fair is open from 11am-5pm and admission is £5.

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