Devon

Suspect packages: One device made safe

Following assessment by bomb disposal experts, the device found at King William Street in Exeter city centre found earlier this morning (Monday 29 June) has now been safely dealt with.

The device at York Road is expected to be dealt with later this afternoon following further assessment by bomb disposal.

The scene cordons on both King William Street and York Road are now reduced to 100 metres as a result.

Road closures around the city centre remain to ensure the matter can be safely resolved and the police led multi-agency response to the incident continues....

Yazzy Crowned Future Music’s Songwriting Competition Winner!

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 06/29/2015 - 12:40pm

Earlier this year Future Music launched a brand new Songwriting Competition to find the best songwriters in the UK and it has found its first winners! Joining a long line of prestigious Future Music competition winners, Yazzy from Westwood Ho, Devon has been crowned the winner of the national Songwriting Competition at Dingwalls in London!

Yazzy, who is 16 years old, was crowned champion in front of a capacity crowd and a prestigious music industry judging panel at the world-renowned music venue Dingwalls in Camden, London on Sunday night. Her original song called “Someone Could Be...

Suspicious packages picture gallery

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 06/29/2015 - 12:28pm

There were dramatic scene in Exeter city centre today after two suspicious packages were found in separate locations.

The first package was found in York Road, near Sidwell Street.

A second suspect package has been found at the King William Street Car Park in Exeter City Centre at around 9.15am today.

Exeter Daily reader Sam Richards captured the developments.

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Second suspicious package found in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 06/29/2015 - 10:37am

Investigations continue into the earlier suspicious package found in York Road, near Sidwell Street, Exeter, and a number of road closures remain in place.

St Sidwell’s School also remains evacuated at this time. Road closures at York Road on both the Sidwell Street and Longbrook Street entrances remain in place.

A second suspect package has been found at the King William Street Car Park in Exeter City Centre at around 9.15am today (Monday 29 June).

This has resulted in further road closures in the area and evacuation of a small number of local properties.

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Lyme Regis is ready to rock

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 06/29/2015 - 10:23am

Glastonbury is over for another year, but Lyme Regis is preparing to go global on Saturday (4 July) as this year’s Big Mix family youth music festival welcomes a world of talent to the town from near and far.

Fresh from their appearance and having a massive impact at Glastonbury, dance band KOG and the Zongo Brigade will headline the festival. Fronted by the irrepressible Ghanaian-born songwriter and performer Kweku Of Ghana their blend of West African rhythms, soul, funk, reggae and Latin jazz has taken them all over Britain and Europe and they arrive in Lyme Regis on the back of...

Police launch identity fraud campaign

Devon and Cornwall Police has today launched a week long awareness campaign encouraging people to protect their personal information.

The ‘Not With My Name’ campaign, produced in partnership with the City of London Police (National Policing Lead for Fraud) is targeting identity crime in our communities.

Identity fraud is an offence that one in four UK adults – approximately 12million people - is believed to have fallen victim to losing on average £1,200 each. Total losses to the UK adult population are estimated to be £3.3 billion.*

In the first quarter of 2015...

Mental health debate on the stage

On Thursday 2nd July, Devon’s leading mental health charities and services will make their way to the stage at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter.

Representatives from Rethink Mental Illness, The Devon Depression and Anxiety Service, Recovery Devon, Time to Change and MIND will join Executive Producer Charlie Parker and Viki Browne to discuss HELP!

Award-winning actress, Viki Browne returns to Exeter with Ignite Festival sell out HELP! ; an engaging performance about her personal experiences of anxiety and depression. This touching and humorous performance uses striking imagery...

Comedy Magic show of Martin Daniels

Event Date: 
10/07/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Comedian, entertainer, magician and presenter Martin Daniels is a spectacular stage and screen performer, captivating audiences with his uproarious sense of humour, charming personality and consummate magical skill.

The son of legendary TV magician Paul Daniels, Martin harboured ambitions to become a performer from a young age. At the age of 17, he took the plunge on a career in show business, making his debut in a summer season in Newquay. He didn’t have to wait long to be thrust into the limelight.

Game for a Laugh was one of Britain’s biggest TV programmes of the 1980s...

Summer Showcase

Event Date: 
18/07/2015 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Following on from the success of last year’s Summer Showcase we are pleased to offer even more Devon classes showing their work with the Helen O’Grady Exeter Drama Academy.

Our Academy aims are to improve children’s Confidence, Communication skills and Creativity through a dynamic and fun curriculum, delivered over three terms. Our Summer Showcase is the culmination of the year’s work by the children within the Academy, and a chance for them all to shine.

Helen O’Grady is a nationwide Academy with classes all over the UK. Here in Exeter we currently have nine classes...

Sing-a-long-a Frozen

Event Date: 
04/07/2015 - 11:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange

Singalonga Productions are delighted to announce that Disney's FROZEN is the new Singalonga must see! A full screening of Disney's FROZEN with lyrics on screen to help you sing along with Anna and Elsa during the film.

Introduced by a live host who will show you how to use your free prop bag, warm up your singing voices and teach you some hand actions and heckles before you sit back and "Let it Go". YOU the audience are the stars as you interact with the film.

Remember to dress up as your favourite character and be a snow queen, Sven the reindeer or Olaf, the coolest...

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