Express & Echo (Exeter UK) back issues from May 2007:
Students learn crime scene forensics
May 09, 2007 ... Forensic science students at Exeter College investigated a mockcrime scene in a fake blood-splattered room. A company called Crime Scene Resources visited the BTEC NationalDiploma students, who were kitted out in protective suits like real-life crime scene ...
Pinhoe
May 09, 2007 ... Church quiz MEMBERS of Pinhoe Ladies group, Angels, recently welcomed womenfrom St James Fellowship to the parish church to enjoy a photographicquiz of Exeter's churches, devised by Angela and Ian Roberts, and abuffet supper. A good evening was had by all. The next ...
Honiton lose at kilmington
May 09, 2007 ... Bob Hill started his first season in charge of Honiton's secondstring with a losing draw at Kilmington. The visitors won the toss and asked Kilmington to bat. Theapproach was solid but the removal of John Lavendar with the score on29 offered hope. However, Honiton's bowling ...
Young Exeter side come within a whisker of glory
May 09, 2007 ... Exeter included six teenagers in their side against Plymouth andcame within a whisker of a memorable win. Phil Barrow (4-41) and Steve Mattock (3-35) shot Exeter out for apaltry 116 and with James Tuck (62) one of only two players to reachdouble figures. Harry Bristow (11) was the ...
Seaton celebrate first league win in two years
May 09, 2007 ... Seaton had something worth celebrating after their 142-run winover Sidmouth 3rd XI - their first league victory since 2005! The Court Lane side didn't win a match at all in 2006 - and werewinless for the final three games of the 2005 season as well. Thegrand total was 21 games ...
Winning start for bradninch
May 09, 2007 ... Bradninch made a great start to life in the B Division with aseven-wicket win at Hatherleigh. Bradninch veteran Andy Nicholls had a fine all-round game. Hepicked up three wickets as the hosts were bowled out for 192, RichardTidball top scored with 51. After Lucas Fencl hit 74 ...
New faces make an impression
May 09, 2007 ... Devon under-25 singles champion Chris Cleaver, from the Phear Parkclub in Exmouth, was among the county junior trialists at Uffculme onSunday. But junior internationals James Webber and Ian Lesley (Shaldon)sent their apologies after they were both selected for England'smatch ...
Town sign off with a draw
May 09, 2007 ... Exmouth Town, who are likely to be one of three teams acceptedinto the new South West Peninsula League, completed their season inthe Premier Division with a 3-3 draw against Exeter University. The match swung one way then the other on a bone-hard pitch butboth teams played ...
Exeter III lose at babbacombe
May 09, 2007 ... Depleted Exeter III had to include three colts - and one of theirparents - to make up the numbers for their trip to Babbacombe, wherethey lost by 79 runs. Babbacombe made 218 for six in the 46 overs. For Exeter, 12-year-old Theo Miller took his first league wicket,that of ...
County team win at madeira
May 09, 2007 ... Budleigh Salterton's Dawn Graham led the county team to victoryover Madeira at Exmouth with the new DCLBA president seeing her sidegain revenge for the defeat in the corresponding fixture last season. Graham brought eight rinks to Madeira and was able to atone forthe loss 12 months ...
Willis enjoys a sunshine start
May 09, 2007 ... Culm Vale's Brian Willis enjoyed a sunshine start to the summerseason when the reigning Devon over-60 singles champion reached thefinal of the Costa Blanca Bowls Association Champion of Champions ...
Liberty trophy player Robin enjoys TV appearance
May 09, 2007 ... Crediton's Robin Scott, who plays indoors at Exonia, is now a starof the small screen after winning through four rounds of the populartelevision programme 'Countdown' on Channel 4. Filmed at studios in Leeds, the experience proved rewarding forRobin who finally bowed out in sight ...
Solid start for Topsham pair
May 09, 2007 ... In the EBA over-55 pairs, Cyril Harrison and Roger Penfold(Topsham) beat Tom Richards and Dave Veal (Crediton) 25-4. Harrison said: "It's early in the season to start thesecompetitions but we got off to a good start with Roger having somecracking woods in the first few ...
Exminster
May 09, 2007 ... Gardening club EXMINSTER Gardening Cl- ub's spring show produced beautiful bloomsin all classes. Roger and Frances Quartley were awarded the cup forattaining the greatest number of points. On Saturday there will bebe a plant sale in the Methodist church hall from 10am to ...
Broadclyst
May 09, 2007 ... Wood on show DEVON Wood Turners are holding an exhibition from Saturday, May12, to Sunday, May 20, from 11am to 4.30pm, at Killerton House. There will be a National Garden Scheme afternoon on Wednesday, May16, from 2pm to 4pm. This will be an ...
Whipton
May 09, 2007 ... Music delights PINHOE Pantomime Society will be staging a summer show entitledBox of Delights on Friday and Saturday, June 15 and ...
Friendly road named after famous siege A city road takes its name from a famous Boer War siege, but the only battle today is the familiar one of finding somewhere to park
May 09, 2007 ... A city road takes its name from a famous Boer War siege, but theonly battle today is the familiar one of finding somewhere to park Residents pride themselves at being at the heart of an active andbusy community in a Devon street named after a Victorian battle. The people of ...
Developer withdraws homes plan for chapel
May 09, 2007 ... A city developer has withdrawn controversial plans to convert amedieval chapel into a home or office after a series of objections. As revealed in the Echo, Exeter property developer Hetchen Homeshad submitted two applications to the city council to change the useof the 13th century ...
Business premises to let at waterside development
May 09, 2007 ... Commercial property agent Haarer Goss has received instructionsto let modern high quality business premises at Tremlett's Quay inTopsham. The exciting new waterside business park development comprises arange of modern premises ...
Dickens of a pub changes hands after lease is sold
May 09, 2007 ... An Exeter pub named after a character from Charles Dickens' novelDavid Copperfield has been sold through the Exeter office licensedproperty agent Christie & Co. Micawbers in Whipton Village Road, Whipton Village, Exeter, ...
New unit on the market at matford park estate
May 09, 2007 ... A NEWLY-built unit at Exeter's Matford Park has just come to themarket freehold with agent Stratton Creber Commercial. Unit 7 at Site O2 Matford Park comprises a 2,035 sq ft end-terrace warehouse unit. It is ...
Edmund combines his passion for law with computing know-how
May 09, 2007 ... Name & AGE: Edmund Probert, 54. CURRENT POSITION: Specialist in IT and partner at South West lawfirm Foot Anstey, and chairman of Wired West, the network for ITprofessionals in the region. FIRST JOB (& PAY-PACKET): I worked as a van driver for a gamedealer in Heavitree. The ...
Cable network gets upgraded
May 09, 2007 ... Ntl:telewest Business has completed an investment programme toenhance its network across Exeter to support next-generationservices. The city is one of an initial 17 areas to go live following apounds13bn investment by the company in its communications networkacross the ...
Popular nobody Inn is put on market for guide price of pounds1.6m
May 09, 2007 ... After 37 years in the same family, the historic and multi-award-winning Nobody Inn, a 16th-century country freehouse in the ruralvillage of Doddiscombsleigh, near Exeter, has been placed on themarket with the Exeter office of leading lic- ensed property agents,Christie & Co. A ...
Tax amnesty from revenue
May 09, 2007 ... Top 50 accountancy firm Bishop Fleming is urging people to takeadvantage of an unusual "amnesty" being offered by the taxman. HM Revenue & Customs has declared an amnesty before it launches aninvestigation programme originally sparked by offshore accounts heldby UK ...
Urban warfare about to replace cold war in paintball invasion
May 09, 2007 ... Hi-tech urban warfare is about to break out in the ruralsurroundings of Poltimore on the outskirts of Exeter. During the Second World War and later the Cold War, when thebuildings in question were used by the RAF and the Royal ObserverCorps, the enemies were the Nazis and the ...
Hills booklet
May 09, 2007 ... A free booklet giving information about a wide range of events inthe Blackdown Hills is now available. The 24-page, full-colour guide is ...
Wanted list to go on website
May 09, 2007 ... Suspects who are wanted by Devon and Cornwall police forskipping bail will be named on a crime-busting website. Details of men and women wanted by the constabulary will bedisplayed on the Crimestoppers website so the public can help totrack down those who have skipped ...
Tree reminder of good cause
May 09, 2007 ... Members of St James's Church, Exeter, planted a fruit tree intheir garden in recognition of the invaluable work done by ChristianAid. The congregation invited Jonnie Mason, youth advocate of thecharity, to the ceremony where he gave a talk on his recent visit toChristian Aid ...
Smoker falls by wayside as five reach milestone Pub visit scuppers one smoker's plan to give up but our five other volunteer quitters pass the eight-week milestone
May 09, 2007 ... Pub visit scuppers one smoker's plan to give up but our fiveother volunteer quitters pass the eight-week milestone The eight-week milestone has been reached today by all but one ofthe Echo's Quitter of the Year volunteers. Their progress has been charted ever since they ...
Stables plan
May 09, 2007 ... Planners will decide on a scheme to erect wooden stables and hayloft at a Devon farm. The plans, which will be dealt ...
Classical treat for music fans
May 09, 2007 ... Classical music lovers are in for a treat this Saturday as one ofEngland's finest composers takes to the stage in Exeter. PatrickHawes will perform a selection of pieces from his latest album,Towards the Light, at St Michael's and All ...
Webcam spies on new school
May 09, 2007 ... Work on one of Devon's most spectacular primary school projects isbeing captured 'as it happens' on a new webcam link. Exeter builder Rok is more than half-way through building thestunning new pounds8.5m Exwick Heights Primary School, on land atCleve House, for Devon County ...
Old-fashioned values help firm engineer a successful start-up Mervyn England, a founding partner in specialist manufacturing firm Exeline Engineering, based near Clyst St Mary, describes how the company has established its reputation over the last two years
May 09, 2007 ... Mervyn England, a founding partner in specialist manufacturingfirm Exeline Engineering, based near Clyst St Mary, describes how thecompany has established its reputation over the last two years Eric Biddulph and I formed Exeline Engineering Ltd in September2005. After many ...
Internet firm sets out to cut carbon output and help environment
May 09, 2007 ... Exeter-based broadband provider Eclipse Internet has become acarbon-neutral business following a wide-ranging review of its impacton the environment. Today the company is also launching a campaign to reduce itscarbon emissions and encourage its customers and other businesses ...
Investment to offset carbon
May 09, 2007 ... Rise, the Voice for South West Social Enterprise, has announcedthat all its events and training from now on will be carbon-zero. The Exeter-based organisation has taken the step in recognition ofthe fact that running events to enhance understanding of socialenterprise could have a ...
Tim wants end to stamp duty
May 09, 2007 ... An Exeter-based portfolio manager has joined calls for theabolition of stamp duty on shares. Welcoming the findings of the London School of Economics' recentOxera Report 'Stamp duty: its impact and the benefits of itsabolition', Tim Walker, divisional director at Brewin Dolphin's ...
Is it the end of the line for dodgy duo?
May 09, 2007 ... Living under the Witness Protection Scheme is never easy - especially when you find it as hard to keep a low profile as Howie(Mark Benton) and Colin (Robson Green). In this final episode of the series, the bickering brothers-in-law are in real danger when they wake up in a grotty ...
Memories of community centre could help save it
May 09, 2007 ... Campaigners who are trying to save their local community centreare asking for people who have used it for the past 40 years to helpthem stage a new exhibition there. For more than three years, St David's residents have fought pl-ans to close the community centre in St David's Hill ....
Chaotic show at the cavern
May 09, 2007 ... American bands An Albatross and Die Princess Die will play atExeter's Cavern Club tonight. An Albatross, who hail from Pennsylvania, are said to be known fortheir chaotic live shows and circus-like presentation. The band, which was founded in 1999, has toured ...
Dance down memory lane
May 09, 2007 ... Youngsters from Andrea White's Dance Arts Theatre School,Exmouth, are appearing in the Timeless Theatre Company's nostalgiashow at the Exmouth Pavilion tonight. The pupils, aged between seven and 11, are taking part in thebeautifully costumed and choreographed, Memory ...
Laugh-out-loud comedy play
May 09, 2007 ... Stephen Tompkinson stars as Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez from Brazil,in this new production of the comedy classic Charley's Aunt atPlymouth Theatre Royal tonight. Mistaken identity, cross dressing, deranged uncles and ravishingyoung ladies in Edwardian Oxfordshire are all part of one ...
Youngsters' imagination runs wild
May 09, 2007 ... One of the best family films for some time, Bridge to Terabithia(Exeter Vue and Odeon) will appeal to all ages. Adapted from the award-winning novel, this is an utterly ...
Beat officer patrols patch by bicycle to keep in touch Pc Kevin Wetherell and his new colleague are tackling problems including anti-social behaviour in the St Loye's area of Exeter
May 09, 2007 ... Pc Kevin Wetherell and his new colleague are tackling problemsincluding anti-social behaviour in the St Loye's area of Exeter I am the local neighbourhood beat manager for the ward of StLoye's in Exeter. I have been a police officer for 16 years, previously working inTorquay, ...
School chef angry at payout deal for underpaid workers
May 09, 2007 ... School chef Gabrielle Webbhas hit out at Devon County Council'sjob evaluation scheme for failing to give her more compensation afterit found she was being underpaid. A programme is under way to revise the pay of 17,193 members ofstaff working for the authority. The aim is to ...
Police are applauded after roadblocks put brakes on boy racers
May 09, 2007 ... Police have been praised for averting a planned invasion of morethan 300 so-called boy racers in Exmouth over the bank holidayweekend. Police received information that a large number of vehicles wereheading to the resort for an unauthorised car rally. They claim that, had ...
Village arts fair raises hall cash
May 09, 2007 ... Villagers have held their first arts and crafts show to raisemoney for their popular and much- loved hall. Nearly 40 exhibitors and sellers displayed their work inWhitestone village hall, near Exeter, yesterday. A total of 25 artists, including one who has appeared on ...
Flats plan for vet laboratory
May 09, 2007 ... A former veterinary laboratory could be turned into flats if newplans are approved. The building, on Bank Street and George Street in Teignmouth, hasa ...
Help to handle exam stress
May 09, 2007 ... Exeter students are getting stress-busting massages and food thisweek as they prepare to take their summer exams. Exeter University's Guild of Students is running the A BeautifulMind campaign to encourage health and wellbeing. The students can pick up free tester kits from ...
Prizes on offer for art works
May 09, 2007 ... Artists are being asked to submit their work for the next ExeterContemporary Open exhibition at the Phoenix Arts Centre. Organisers say that last year's show was so successful that theyare running the event again with divisions for painting, printmaking,photography, digital media, ...
Tournament call to golfers
May 09, 2007 ... Keen golfers are invited to enter the Best Western Tiverton Hotelannual golf tourn- ament on Thursday, June 28. The James Braid-designed Tiverton golf course is set in matureparkland and the tournament, which is open to golfers with a maximumhandicap of 24, is an 18-hole Stableford ...
Youngsters enjoy community fun day
May 09, 2007 ... May Day was celebrated in style in Exmouth with a community funday organised by the local residents' association. The event, which was held at The Crescent in Littleham, attractedsco- ...
Devon business pair pipped to major title
May 09, 2007 ... Crediton entrepreneur Rex Rozario and Devon food producer WilfredEmmanuel-Jones have been pipped to a major regional business award. Both Mr Rozario, whose circuit board company Graphic employs 170people and has a turnover of pounds14m, and Mr Emmanuel-Jones,eponymous founder of ...
Managers are facing arrest to aid charity
May 09, 2007 ... Nick Agg-Manning, general manager of Land Rover Experience atHoniton, will be arrested tomorrow as part of a fundraising stunt inaid of the Stroke Association. To coincide with Stroke Action For Europe Day, the charity isrunning a Jail and Bail event, which will see managers ...
Flybe orders quieter and greener aircraft
May 09, 2007 ... Exeter airline Flybe has unveiled a major investment in a fleet ofenvironmentally- friendly aircraft. It has ordered 30 Bombardier Q400- 78 aircraft at a cost of 788m.It confirmed the deal with Bombardier Aerospace that will see theairline acquiring 15 Q400, 78-seat aircraft over ...
Family building firm celebrates 50 years of business success
May 09, 2007 ... Independent builder Tricker & Byrd is celebrating 50 years ofbusiness in Exeter and across Devon. The firm's success is the result of a lifetime of hard work bymanaging director Reg Tricker and his wife Sybil, who started thebusiness in 1957 with their late partner Jack ...
Lawyers sign up to cycling
May 09, 2007 ... Lawyers at South West law firm Stephens & Scown are beingencouraged to consider green travel arrangements after the firmadopted the Cyclescheme initiative. Cyclescheme is an independent organisation that helps employersand employees make the most of the tax exemption on bicycles ...
Alcoa preparing hostile takeover bid
May 09, 2007 ... The parent company of Howmet Castings, which employs around 900people in Exeter, has launched a pounds13.5bn hostile takeover bidfor a rival firm. US aluminium maker Alcoa's proposed offer for Canadian companyAlcan comes after two years of merger talks between the two ...
New leaders for taste team
May 09, 2007 ... Taste of the West, the regional food group representing over 300businesses, has appointed a new chairman and vice-chairman, adding tothe considerable experience of its eight-strong board of directors. The new chairman is John Whitechurch, chairman of TregidaSmokehouse, a family-run ...
New law could see animal tests return
May 09, 2007 ... How many readers would agree with testing cosmetics on animals? The UK stopped testing cosmetic ingredients on animals in 1998 butnew legislation due to go to the European Parliament in a few weeks,called Reach - Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation ofChemicals - could see a ...
Radio chance for jobless
May 09, 2007 ... Unemployed people in Exeter will have the chance to experienceworking in radio thanks to a project aimed at helping disadvantagedpeople. The Meaningful Occupation Project, together with the Wolf andWater Arts Company, is providing the opportunity to take part inworkshops in ...
Are Mr Parsons' thoughts so pure?
May 09, 2007 ... So Tony Parsons reckons St George was not killing a dragon butwas actually subduing women, which men have done through the ages anyway, St George's dragon represents women, Points of view, May 2. I see St George killing a dragon as an act of eliminating evil inthe world. Perhaps ...
David Morrish best choice for leader
May 09, 2007 ... Following the defeat of Roy Slack in the city council elections,Labour no longer has the moral authority to lead Exeter City Council.Having lost two important seats, it is now in an even greaterminority than ever. An interesting point is that had David Morrish not left theLiberal ...
pounds10 is too much for City's poor show
May 09, 2007 ... We should never say never, especially in football, but I wonder ifI have been to my last match at St James's Park. I will admit that I am very peeved over this season's matchprices. I feel that pounds10 for a pensioner is too much to pay towatch the mediocre rubbish that passes ...
Rugby gets its fair share of coverage
May 09, 2007 ... In response to the letters from Claire Edwards bemoaning theChiefs' coverage, in relation to the Grecians, Points of view, May 3and 5, I feel that a grasp of reality is required. It wasn't so long ago that the Chiefs were playing at adilapidated County Ground and were lucky to get ...