Express & Echo (Exeter UK) back issues from September 2007:
Mickey magic
Sep 01, 2007 ... Join Mickey Mouse and friends for a short break in DisneylandParis with Thomas Cook. It is offering three nights' B&B at a ...
Festival package
Sep 01, 2007 ... The Mercure Francis Hotel in Bath is offering a one-night, half-board package to catch the Jane Austen Festival in late September forpounds79 ...
Great value wine and wonderful scenery
Sep 01, 2007 ... As any booze cruise veteran will readily tell you, Fitou is one ofthe most keenly sought-out wine labels in Calais hypermarkets - because the prices are so low for such a drinkable wine. How do they make such decent stuff so cheaply? The process startseach September, in the small ...
Flamenco workshops
Sep 01, 2007 ... Movers and shakers can learn the seductive Spanish dance offlamenco at special workshops in Exeter today. Professional flamenco dancer Ester, joined by flamenco guitaristUri, will lead dance workshops for people of various levels ofexperience. First-timers will have a chance ...
Trash city at the cavern
Sep 01, 2007 ... Following a successful slot at this year's Beautiful DaysFestival, Trash City Soundsystem returns to Exeter's Cavern Club. The popular outfit will bring its unique blend of punk, indie andska and reggae vibes to the club tonight. Expect DJ Joe Rebel and his crew to be playing ...
An evening of jazz and funk
Sep 01, 2007 ... Exeter's Nudo Lounge, in Bystock Terrace, is hosting an evening offunk, fusion, jazz, soul, reggae and rare groove tonight. The venue, which was revamped in June and was formerly known asThe Bystock, hosts Soul Kitchen on the first Saturday of everymonth. Expect the DJs ...
Dancers get ready to strut their stuff
Sep 01, 2007 ... If you were becoming tired of talented youngsters strutting theirstuff across a dance floor in a desperate bid to impress a panel ofjudges, then fear not - DanceX finished last week. However, in its place is the glittering, live extravaganza that isthe Eurovision Dance Contest ....
Dishing up a sugary slice of life
Sep 01, 2007 ... Catherine Zeta Jones plays an ambitious chef who has to combineher career with the demands of playing mum to her orphaned niece inNo Reservations (Exeter Vue). Aaron ...
Bold study of grief and isolation
Sep 01, 2007 ... Jamie Bell is superb in the lead role of Hallam Foe (ExeterPicturehouse). Bell plays a young man so tormented by the death ofhis mother that he ends up on a journey of ...
Therapeutic resource where people have room to grow
Sep 01, 2007 ... In just one hectare, Stallcombe House in Woodbury has a largeformal garden, an organic vegetable garden, four polytunnels, agreenhouse, willow tunnels and hedges, wildlife corners and arecently established apple orchard. Stallcombe House is a registered charity which provides a ...
Perry's pointers
Sep 01, 2007 ... Yes that dreadful slice has come back again. It went away for awhile but returns with a vengeance - if this is what has plagued yourgolf, then now is the time to stop it once and for all. The problem with putting spin on to a golf ball when slicing isnot necessarily the movement in ...
East Devon u13s end their season on a winning note
Sep 01, 2007 ... The East Devon under-13s finished off their season in style withan excellent victory at Bedminster Cricket Club. East Devon restricted the Bristol side to 176 for seven off theirallotted 40 overs. Greg Chaplin was the pick of East Devon's bowlers with fourwickets for 23 runs ...
Long-lasting colour
Sep 01, 2007 ... Penstemon are pretty perennials with graceful spires of foxglove-like flowers in shades of soft reds, pinks, purples, blues andwhites. Most, which grow up to around 90cm (3ft) high, start flowering ...
Perfect sweet peppers
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sweet peppers are ideal to grow in greenhouses. Outside they willneed a warm, sheltered, sunny site. Sow seeds at 20C (68F) in pots in late winter or early spring.After that, ...
Urban chic the easy way
Sep 01, 2007 ... Here are In the Garden's three tips on how to create a touch ofurban chic: Plant alliums deep in tin buckets on roof gardens to create showyglobe heads of soft mauve. Go for ...
Time to pick the peaches
Sep 01, 2007 ... Harvest peaches, nectarines and apricots. Encourage outdoor tomatoes to ripen by giving them a lightdressing of sulphate of potash. Trim hedges of beech, thorn, and yew which only need clipping oncea year. Pot on rooted cuttings of poinsettia and once established, ...
Newcombe: Devon won't crack under the pressure
Sep 01, 2007 ... Devon vice-captain Paul Newcombe says he does not think his teamwill crack under the pressure of their Channel League 'favourites'tag. Defeat for main rivals Gloucestershire in their last match againstWiltshire has put Devon in the driving seat to clinch the title. But ...
Exeter Pro-Am wide open
Sep 01, 2007 ... One of the biggest pro-am tournaments in the region tees offtomorrow. More than 180 golfers will take part in Exeter Golf and CountryClub's competition, which starts at 7.30am at the Topsham Roadcourse. All of the club's professionals are taking part but secretaryKeith Ham ...
Laura tees off at Teign
Sep 01, 2007 ... Teignmouth Golf Club will welcome the first lady to play in theDevon Open when it hosts the competition next week. Laura Eastwood, a professional at Tavistock, will be the firstfemale to compete in the tournament when it tees off at Haldon Mooron Tuesday. Downes Crediton pro ...
Silverton team are fourth
Sep 01, 2007 ... Silverton Hunt Pony Club made the line-up in two of the top finalson offer at the 2007 National Pony Club Championships, contested byyoung riders from across the British Isles. The Silverton team finished fourth in the Mitsubishi Motors OpenHorse Trials Championship at Shelford ...
Newton hosts two-day summer racing festival
Sep 01, 2007 ... National Hunt racing fans have a treat at Newton Abbot thisweekend with its two-day Summer Festival. Top of the bill today is the Lord Mildmay Memorial Handicap Chase,while tomorrow's feature race is the totesport Summer FestivalHandicap Hurdle. Today's race looks set to be a ...
Demand for pilots is hard to satisfy
Sep 01, 2007 ... When the Buncefield fuel depot caught fire a year or so back, some60 million gallons of kerosene went up in smoke. The figure was five million gallons more than the entire UScommercial carrier fleet uses in a single day, which, together withthe fuel used by the US military, amounts ...
PM should give us a EU referendum
Sep 01, 2007 ... Because the new EU Reform Treaty is virtually the same as the EUConstitution, which was rejected by the French and the Dutch peoples,there is a growing demand for a referendum that Gordon Brown shouldheed. The new chairman of the cross-party campaign for an independentBritain, Dr Bob ...
Wind turbines may pose a real danger
Sep 01, 2007 ... Wind turbines at the Civic Centre in Exeter may cause electric andother shocks if a hurricane fells them. On October 16, 1987, such a storm hit southern England andnorthern France. Within hours, winds were gusting up to 110 miles per hour in thiscountry, killing 17 people and ...
Hunting will go on in line with the law
Sep 01, 2007 ... In reply to Mr Phelps' letter, Points of view August 28, the firstquestion that I would like to ask Mr Phelps is, are you aware thattrail hunting means a sock is generally filled with the guts of afox? Furthermore, I would like to say the there are many "exemptions"to the law. It ...
Waste of money at park and ride site
Sep 01, 2007 ... Regarding how little is being spent on road repairs, Echo, August30, the bus stop at Digby Park & Ride had a new raised kerbs put infor level access to the buses about six weeks ago. Now this new kerb is being removed as the whole layby is ...
Why did councillor not speak earlier?
Sep 01, 2007 ... I write with regard to Cllr Rob Hannaford's comments on the budgetfor road repairs, Echo, August 30. Cllr Hannaford is on the countycouncil and his party actually runs the county council. If he thinksthat 'peanuts' is being spent on the resurfacing of road in Exeter,why has he not aired ...
Prison officers deserve more pay
Sep 01, 2007 ... I have just read your article on the strike action taken by prisonofficers, Echo, August 29. I served as a prison officer from 2004-2006 after completing a 23-year career in the Army. During my short career as a prison officer, I found my colleaguesto be competent and professional ...
Prison workers are justified in striking
Sep 01, 2007 ... I was appalled to hear that the High Court had passed aninjunction on the prison workers who are out on strike over pay andconditions. Jack Straw, the judiciary and New Labour see their industrialaction as illegal. However, these workers - like any in the publicsector - have ...
Photos Mark 100th birthday
Sep 01, 2007 ... An exhibition will mark the 100th birthday of Budleigh SaltertonChamber of Commerce. A variety of ...
Caravan enthusiasts flock to showground to enjoy their hobby
Sep 01, 2007 ... There's something about the leisurely pursuit of caravanning thatseems to attract love and loathing in equal measures. Many drivers have felt the frustration of being stuck behind aslow caravan on a narrow rural road on a hot summer's day. And whether its been set fire to, ...
Green hand drier to be tested out in toilets
Sep 01, 2007 ... Public toilets in east Devon are going green with a UK first. A new style hand drier is being piloted in the region after thedistrict council teamed up with Green Planet Solutions (GPS), acompany specialising in helping organisations reduce their carbonfootprint. The council ...
Wandering cat boris returns
Sep 01, 2007 ... Boris, Exeter's wandering cat is back home - for now. The moggie, who has built up a reputation as Exeter's most well-travelled cat, went absent without leave again this week but has nowdecided to return to his owner Jill Sheridan. Jill is used to Boris wandering off - and ...
New moves to fight vandals
Sep 01, 2007 ... Steps are being taken to beat vandals who have been targetingtoilets in Lace Walk, Honiton, throughout the summer. Cubicles in the ladies' toilets have been closed on severaloccasions while council staff have repaired and replaced smashedplumbing and cisterns, and cleared up ...
Exhibition at city cathedral
Sep 01, 2007 ... Exeter Cathedral will be hosting an exhibition of sculpture fromMonday. Forms of Silence is a representation of artist Edward Robinson'swork from the past 30 years. Edward is also the author of TheLanguage of Mystery, a book on the tradition of religious art. Visitors to the ...
Council asks for fairer deal from government to boost roads in city
Sep 01, 2007 ... County council bosses are demanding a big cash boost from theGovernment to pay for repairs to Exeter's crumbling roads. The call follows the Echo's Road to Ruin campaign which hashighlighted the poor state of many of the city's residential roads. Devon County Council has long ...
Walk to thank loyal member
Sep 01, 2007 ... Bovey Tracey's branch of the Devon Wildlife Trust will host a'thank you' walk in recognition of the hard work of one of itsmembers on Sunday, September 9. The group has ...
Sign on line for sue Ryder
Sep 01, 2007 ... A leading healthcare charity is urging people across the county tohelp it to gain pounds1m from the Government when they donate anitem. The scheme, known as Sign on the Line, is already proving a majorsuccess, with 60,000 people signing up across the UK and initialtargets being ...
City advertising firm takes top award
Sep 01, 2007 ... Exeter advertising firm RH Advertising and its client Devon CountyCouncil have beaten off tough competition to scoop an industry award. Their TV ad for the Don't Let Devon Go To Waste campaign - whichpromotes recycling in the county - was named best televisioncommercial at the Chip ...
Why's it that my sex continually embarrass me?
Sep 01, 2007 ... Iconsider myself to come from the laissez-faire school ofparenting. I am relaxed about what my children eat, nonplussed ifthey get the odd bump or scrape and really not bothered at all ifthey don't go to bed until eight. However, recently, something haschanged. And that something is an ...
Church services
Sep 01, 2007 ... Belmont Chapel, Western Way: services at 10am (with creche) and6.30pm Blessed Sacrament Church, Heavitree: Mass 9am, 10.30am and 6pm. Christ Church FCE (Evangelical Connexion), Grosvenor Place, OffBlackboy Road: 11am, Holy Communion (Incorporating Children's ...
TV star out to promote local resort
Sep 01, 2007 ... Environmentalist and TV personality Dr David Bellamy visited aDevon resort to help promote the area as a visitor destination. Dr Bellamy visited Dawlish Warren at the invitation of DawlishWarren Tourism. A spokesman for the organisation said: "The primary objective ofthe ...
Crediton district
Sep 01, 2007 ... Help appeal JENNY Smith, who has been the secretary of the Crediton MS groupfor a number of years plus their fundraiser, says she is nowdesperate for a new secretary to ease the workload. She has MS andnow finds it too much as she also organises outings and writes theirregular ...
Pete's planning started a very long time ago Although Pete Drewett is a cautious man before a ball has been kicked in anger, he thinks his Exeter Chiefs squad is better prepared than ever. And that process started almost a year ago, as he told Echo Sport's chief rugby reporter Nick Warren
Sep 01, 2007 ... Although Pete Drewett is a cautious man before a ball has beenkicked in anger, he thinks his Exeter Chiefs squad is better preparedthan ever. And that process started almost a year ago, as he toldEcho Sport's chief rugby reporter Nick Warren Preparation is one of Pete Drewett's ...
Fore street shops band together to put on show
Sep 01, 2007 ... Exeter's independent traders are hitting back at the opening ofthe multi-million pound Princesshay development. They have banded together to make the most of the city's colourfulWest Quarter to launch the Fore Street Festival. On Saturday, September 15, the road will be closed ...
Northampton possess the stars, but who will last the distance?
Sep 01, 2007 ... Here we go again, at the start of another season of NationalLeague 1 rugby with fans across the country full of hope. Exeter supporters are certainly no different with expectationlevels at an all-time high this summer. Are those hopes and dreams well founded? In short, yes. All ...
Let off for frogs
Sep 01, 2007 ... Devon Dumplings had the Frogs on the hop but couldn't finish themoff in their final game of the season. The Dumplings batted first in an all-day game at Exeter andtotalled 293 for eight declared in 51 overs. Top scorer was ex-Heathcoat skipper Andy Giles (97) with good ...
A sober start to the season
Sep 01, 2007 ... "YOU'RE never drinking again!" Those were the words of popularExile (and Le Milliere-in-training) Ian Lamey as we left Moss Lane onthe opening day of the season. He was referring to my choice to observe an alcohol-free August, aresolution that had caused quite some consternation ...
Nursing talk
Sep 01, 2007 ... A talk on nursing in the 1940s will be given to the TopshamLadies' ...
Further easing of restrictions
Sep 01, 2007 ... Farmers are looking forward to Exeter Livestock Market gettingback to normal on Monday after the further easing of restrictions onanimal movements. The Government has lifted the ban on taking cattle and sheep toand from markets and shows which was introduced four weeks ago ...
Parking for the disabled fears
Sep 01, 2007 ... Councils across Devon need to work with disabled people and witheach other to improve the provision of disabled parking across thecounty, according to disability charity Living Options Devon. The charity says it wants an "even playing field for disabledparking" as it met this week ...
Duo trekking to boost ELF
Sep 01, 2007 ... Two former Mid Devon school friends are completing a fundraisingwalk on behalf of a local man who has leukaemia. Leah Wade and Gary Dolling from Cullompton, are taking part inthe 130-mile walk along the South West Coast Path in Cornwall toraise money for Exeter ...
Trip to aggborough is our toughest test yet
Sep 01, 2007 ... Today's Crockford File is brought to you in association with thenumber six. The day's first six is courtesy of the Blue Square Premier fixturelist. It's the sixth outing of the season for City and our trip toKidderminster represents probably our toughest assignment ...
Bentley better for his Kiwi sabbatical
Sep 01, 2007 ... Chris Bentley believes he will return to Exeter Chiefs next montha better player than when he left last year. The 28-year-old thinks he has matured as a player having taken onmore of a leadership role in New Zealand and is ready to fight for aplace when he gets back to ...
Bag is the must-have accessory for all eco warriors across world
Sep 01, 2007 ... Thousands more of the Echo's green reusable bags are on their wayto Exeter - and this time local charities are set to benefit. There has been huge demand for the jute bags with theirdistinctive green logo launched as part of our Green Shopperscampaign. Now, together with our ...
Jamie: It's my time to shine
Sep 01, 2007 ... Jamie Mackie believes he is now reaping the reward for hispatience and persistence. The 21-year-old Exeter City striker is in his third season withthe club and says he finally feels like a first-team regular. Chances were few and far between for the youngster after he ...
Forest safari for deer
Sep 01, 2007 ... Haldon Forest Park, near Kennford, will be holding a deer safarion Saturday, October 13. Wildlife expert Ian Parsons, who is also aForestry Commission ranger, will lead the group off by minibus at6.30am to see and ...
Inspired by tile craft
Sep 01, 2007 ... A medieval tile workshop is being held at Killerton House, nearExeter, on Tuesday. People will have the opportunity to learn how to make a machine-embroidered panel that can be used for a wall hanging, bag ...
2-0 repeat is a 12/1 shot
Sep 01, 2007 ... Following Exeter's unexpected Bank Holiday setback againstWeymouth, they have an excellent opportunity to reinforce theirConference credentials against Kidderminster, one of their likeliestchallengers for promotion. City won the corresponding fixture 2-0 last season and ...
Learn about map-reading
Sep 01, 2007 ... A map and compass course is starting at Exeter College. It is aimed at those who enjoy walking and want to improve theirbasic map-reading skills. Charlie Palmer, who runs the course, will give information aboutgrid references, compass bearings and route planning. He ...
Strong united side to face mounts bay
Sep 01, 2007 ... Exeter Chiefs supporters will get the first chance to see summersigning Craig Dunlea in action when the club's second string, ExeterUnited, take on Mounts Bay this Monday (7.30). The prop, signed from Llanelli Scarlets, is named in a very strongside named to take on the Cornish ...
Fans want your phones
Sep 01, 2007 ... The Exeter City Disabled Supporters' Association was officiallylaunched at last Monday's game with Weymouth - and now they want yourmobile phones. No don't be alarmed they are not a group of vicious street robbers- they want to recycle them. Funds are paid in return for ...
King continues her quest at burghley
Sep 01, 2007 ... Devon equestrian star Mary King was set to begin the second phaseof her quest for honours at the Burghley Horse Trials today. King finished day one of the competition with her horse Cashel Bayplaced comfortably in the top half of the 59 competitors in 15thfollowing the ...
Pavey runs in 5,000m final
Sep 01, 2007 ... When uk Performance director Dave Collins grades the performancesof Britain's best in Osaka, there can be no doubting Exeter HarrierJo Pavey will pick up 10 out of 10 for her bravery. Not content with her energy-sapping fourth placed finish in the10,000m last weekend, which ...
Hugh's new shop filled with local food
Sep 01, 2007 ... Tv chef and local food campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstallopens his first shop in Devon today. River Cottage Store, in Trinity Square, Axminster, will stocklocally grown fruit and vegetables as well as meat and dairy productsfrom Hugh's River Cottage HQ - Park Farm in nearby ...