Express & Echo (Exeter UK) back issues from April 2008:
Folk heroes at the plough
Apr 01, 2008 ... John Kirkpatrick and Roy Bailey, who have been at the forefrontof folk music and song in Britain since the 1960's, appear at ThePlough Arts Centre, Torrington, on Saturday, April 12. Roy was a member of The Three City Four in the mid-60s; he workedwith Stalking Horses and more ...
Mama stone's proteges ready to face the public
Apr 01, 2008 ... Mama Stone is ready to showcase her proteges to the public forthe first time this year. Joss Stone's mum, Wendy, and her step-dad, Jonathan Joseph, arehard at work rehearsing their students with a live band ready forthe two concerts on April 9 and 10 at the new Mama Stone's Live ...
Disney classic is a real beauty
Apr 01, 2008 ... Beauty and The Beast, one of the largest touring productions inthe world, has arrived at the Princess Theatre in Torquay. The show has been seen by more than 20 million people worldwideat more than 12,000 performances. Preparations for the much-loved Disney musical, opening ...
The brethren gig for youth
Apr 01, 2008 ... Award-winning Tiverton rock band The Brethren will headline acharity gig on Saturday, April 12 at the New Hall featuring twoother support bands. The band organised the show with town mayor Kevin Wilson andshops in the town ...
Status quo Devon date
Apr 01, 2008 ... Tickets have gone on sale for Status Quo's gig at PlymouthPavilions on Monday October 27, part of their traditional wintertour of the UK. By the time Quo start the Pictures: 40 Years Of Hits tour theywill already have performed shows in at least 12 other countries ...
Gig guide
Apr 01, 2008 ... Friday - Punk Rock Covers: The Reoffenders at The Ship Hotel,Crediton 9pm Karaoke at The Parkway Inn, Sampford Peverell 9pm Saturday - Pop, Punk, R & ...
Northcott stage opera premiere
Apr 01, 2008 ... Opera has arrived in Exeter this week with three separateproductions from the English Touring Opera. Running from today through to Saturday, the operatic companywill be presenting Mozart's classic Don Giovanni (which is now soldout), Donizetti's Anna Bolena and the little-known ...
A bridesmaid's big day dreams
Apr 01, 2008 ... Grey's Anatomy's surgical resident Katherine Heigl continues hermakeover into fully fledged leading lady with 27 Dresses, a frothyromantic comedy. Anne Fletcher's film waltzes down the aisle of predictability asthe resourceful heroine seeks to rewrite the assumption that she ...
Jive night in Tiverton
Apr 01, 2008 ... Tiverton's New Hall will be rocking on Friday April 11, withForever in Blue Jeans Jump 'n' Jive. The 10-strong group specialise in an energetic night of rock 'n'roll hits from the 50s, ...
Filmgoers invited to capote classic
Apr 01, 2008 ... Tiverton Film Club's April screening is Infamous, an account ofauthor Truman Capote's investigation into the murder of a Kansasfamily for his literary masterpiece In Cold Blood. Directed by Douglas McGrath, Infamous has an all-star cast,including Daniel Craig, Sigourney Weaver and ...
Festival to show how the west was yum
Apr 01, 2008 ... The very best produce from the South West will be showcased whenthe annual Exeter Festival of Food & Drink takes place in Exeter. For three days, Friday, April 11 to Sunday, April 13, there willbe culinary fun and indulgence for all ages to enjoy. Celebrating produce of ...
A hundred vocal locals take to the stage
Apr 01, 2008 ... A new Mid Devon choir was heard in public for the first time atthe weekend. VoiceWorx from Kentisbeare took the stage with 'The Concert' atBlundell's School, Tiverton - a choir of 100 voices that has beenrehearsing since January for that first public performance. The group ...
Drama group's three in one
Apr 01, 2008 ... Tiverton Dramatic Society are putting on three plays for theprice of one from April 23-26 at the New Hall. The light-hearted productions, which can be seen for pounds6,are I ...
Plenty of fun at Sampford fair
Apr 01, 2008 ... Sampford Peverell Fair takes place on the canal side on Saturday,April 26 between 11am and 5pm. There will be a children's ...
Plant spot
Apr 01, 2008 ... Devon Hardy Plant Club will be selling their produce atTiverton's Pannier Market on ...
Tipton shock for upottery
Apr 01, 2008 ... Devon & Exeter League Senior 3 leaders Morchard Bishop arethrough to the final of the East Devon Bill Slee Cup after they wona dramatic penalty shootout against Sidbury United 5-4. Neither Morchard nor their East Devon rivals could score innormal or extra time, the two sides were ...
Seaton's promotion push checked at east Budleigh
Apr 01, 2008 ... A third draw in succession edged Seaton Town forward in theSenior 1 promotion race but manager Mark Rooke would have preferreda victory. In the only match played in this division because of the badweather, Seaton were denied by some brilliant goalkeeping from EastBudleigh's ...
Wear title hopes are dented by Rangers
Apr 01, 2008 ... Intermediate 1 leaders Countess Wear Dynamoes had to settle for a1-1 draw against visiting Cullompton Rangers, which was a jolt totheir title hopes. Dynamoes led at the break but a spirited Rangers hit back throughShane Coffey and felt they were good value for a point. Second ...
Pioneer of minibuses to take back seat in Oz
Apr 01, 2008 ... Who remembers Exeter's non-stop multi-coloured minibuses and thetime when the city's High Street was chock-a-block with the little16-seaters? It was a period of free-for-all on the city's bus routes withMaggie Thatcher's deregulation revolution coming to Exeter in a ...
Bumpy ride of deregulation
Apr 01, 2008 ... Bus deregulation in Great Britain came into force on October 26,1986, as part of the Transport Act 1985. This proposed the abolition of road service licensing and allowedfor the introduction of competition on local bus services for thefirst time since the 1930s. It led to ...
Crediton & district
Apr 01, 2008 ... Group outing SANDFORD WI members were reminded to book as soon as possible forthe pounds5 Creedy Group Outing to St Ives on April 29 with a pick-up at Crediton. Competitions at the Mid Devon Show on July 26 and theOkehampton Show on August 14 are the same - a Night at ...
Enterprising pupils bank on book of tasty treats
Apr 01, 2008 ... Barclays Bank is sponsoring Colyton Grammar School pupils inthe annual Young Enterprise scheme. The sixth formers are hoping to set up a recipe book and haveformed a firm called Odyssey. Young Enterprise is designed to ...
Watchdog condemns wing at City's prison as 'unfit for purpose'
Apr 01, 2008 ... Part of Exeter Prison has been declared "unfit for purpose" by ajails watchdog. The Independent Monitoring Board, made up of members of thepublic, says it has detected a shift away from rehabilitation ofoffenders at the prison towards "containment". Now the board is calling ...
'Bomb alley' nurse to meet up with veterans of Falklands conflict
Apr 01, 2008 ... An Exeter nurse who flew to the South Atlantic to help criticallyinjured British servicemen is to join a poignant reunion next month. Sue Hudson will be meeting some of the terribly injured soldiersand sailors she nursed during the carnage of the Falklands War 26years ...
Then... And now
Apr 01, 2008 ... To the right of the recent picture, the Riverside Leisure Centrecan be seen. The centre, and associated Sainsbury's Store and St ThomasLibrary complex, were opened by Diana, the Princess of ...
Former city stars to revive memories of Grecians' glory days ; Older Exeter City supporters will see some familiar faces back at St James's Park on April 12, when most of the promotion-winning squad of 1976-77 will gather to enjoy a day of reunion celebrations
Apr 01, 2008 ... Older Exeter City supporters will see some familiar faces back atSt James's Park on April 12, when most of the promotion-winningsquad of 1976-77 will gather to enjoy a day of reunion celebrations Exeter City Supporters' Club has arranged a great reunion for thegame against ...
High levels of trade vital to development of city
Apr 01, 2008 ... High trade would mean more purchasing power for city tradersexplained newly elected chairman, Mr R Foster. He emphasised thevalue of the holiday trade to the county which was financially moreimportant then farming. Mr Foster also advised that it was more profitable to use ...
Speedway rider injured in county ground practice
Apr 01, 2008 ... The accident happened during the season's first speedway practiceat the Country Ground the previous day. Cann had been lapping fairlyfast with teammate Jack Geran when he was thrown by a bump in thelast bend of the badly rutted track. Ironically, Cann had been ...
pounds20 for top-notch man
Apr 01, 2008 ... A salesman-collector was required for the Tiverton area. Startingwage, commission and car allowance would be ...
Newton host annual event
Apr 01, 2008 ... Newton St Cyres are holding their annual five-a-side tournamentat the Recreation Ground off Station Road over the weekend of July12 and 13. Teams wishing to enter are urged to have their paperworkcompleted and returned to Mr Maurice Codd by the May 30. Please don't leave ...
City supporters beat the leaders to boost title bid
Apr 01, 2008 ... City Supporters got themselves back into the Division 2 titlerace by stunning league leaders Deeside with a superb 3-0 victory. Two goals from Marc Carstairs and another from top scorer VinnieConabeare sealed the result for the Supporters, who are now ninepoints behind the table ...
Spartans lose to contenders
Apr 01, 2008 ... Twyford Spartans under-11 girls' team travelled down to Torquayto play title contenders Kingskerswell Colts. The pitch was very wet and sticky and that made it very difficultfor the girls to pass the ball around. In the first half the young Twyford outfit closed ...
Rangers eyeing top spot after win against Feniton
Apr 01, 2008 ... Exeter Rangers hauled themselves into Devon Women's LeaguePremier Division title contention with a 3-0 win at Feniton. They slashed Exmouth Town's lead at the top of the table to threepoints after the league leaders were held 1-1 at home by third-placed Totnes & ...
Elmore's poor run continues
Apr 01, 2008 ... Elmore under-18s disappointing second half to the seasoncontinued when they crashed to a disappointing 2-0 defeat atSherborne Town in the Somerset Floodlight Youth League SouthernDivision. This was a must-win game for Elmore if they were to have any hopeof winning the league in ...
Children focus on world of art
Apr 01, 2008 ... Colourful artwork inspired by cultures across the globe are ondisplay in the library of an Exeter school. The pupils at Wynstream School have turned the space into an artgallery for their own versions of Impressionist classics, Islamicpatterns, African masks Australian ...
Will's dream comes true as Glastonbury gig confirmed
Apr 01, 2008 ... Where The Who and Paul McCartney trod in years gone by, an ExeterUniversity graduate will follow. The Echo can reveal that pop singer Will Young has been lined upto perform at the Glastonbury Festival this summer. The Pop Idol winner, who read politics at Exeter University, ...
Three operatic gems on offer
Apr 01, 2008 ... The English Touring Opera present three separate productions atthe Exeter Northcott tonight until Saturday. The productions are Mozart's classic Don Giovanni (which is nowsold out), Donizetti's Anna Bolena and the little-known Americanopera Susannah, on alternate ...
Cygnet stages rare noble play
Apr 01, 2008 ... Cygnet Theatre company performs one of Shakespeare's rarest andleast-known plays, The Two Noble Kinsmen, at Exeter's New Theatretonight. The tale of masques and tournaments, noblemen and jailers isfilled with chivalry, treachery and passion set in ancient Greece. Athens is at ...
Essex duo take on hub crowds
Apr 01, 2008 ... Rising stars Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip perform at Exeter's Hubtonight. The Essex duo, known for the 2007 single Thou Shalt Always Kill,bring its hip-hop, electronica and indie music to the venue as partof its UK tour. They have performed at Glastonbury, Latitude and ...
Jools in the crown of midweek TV slot
Apr 01, 2008 ... Jools Holland on a school night? Whatever next? Songs of Praiseon a Wednesday and The Terminator after Loose Women? Actually, putlike that, it doesn't sound so bad ... The high priest of Friday night rock and roll has taken hishugely popular weekend staple and moved it to this new ...
Dance film without the right steps
Apr 01, 2008 ... With high-energy dance sequences, contrived romance and a beautiful cast of lithe young things with flat stomachs and even flatter dialogue, Step up 2 the Streets (Exeter Vue and Odeon) ...
Terrorists attack plot credibility
Apr 01, 2008 ... Vantage Point (Exeter Odeon and Vue) is an intricate action-thriller, which replays a terrorist attack from eight perspectives -but coincidence and chance nudge the film increasingly ...
City launch a comeback
Apr 01, 2008 ... City U16s 3 Bristol Rovers 3 AFTER a crazy five-minute spell early in the first half, whenCity conceded three goals, the Grecians showed character and foughtback for a deserved draw. Craig Laird got Exeter's first goal with a back post headerbefore Jordan Edgecombe got the ...
Tivvy rely on a late double
Apr 01, 2008 ... Tiverton Town under-18s scored two late goals to beat Chard 2-1by the skin of their teeth. After a goalless first half the hosts took the lead in the 65thminute, when a long ball caught out the Yellows' defence. However, with just five minutes to go, Alex Faux equalised ...
Extra time goal blitz sinks Poole and seals City's cup final place
Apr 01, 2008 ... Exeter City youth boss Mike Radford led his side into the finalof the South West Counties Youth League Cup and declared: "Now wehave got to win it." The Grecians will face Circencester Town in the final afterdumping Poole Town out at the weekend thanks to a 5-1 extra ...
Hero ware fires Grecians to their first league victory of the season
Apr 01, 2008 ... Exeter City under-18s first team secured their first league winof the season thanks to a 1-0 success at Bournemouth. James Ware scored the only goal of the game after 25 minutes,when his 20-yard volley was parried into the top corner by theCherries keeper. City's head of ...
Neighbourhood cash decisions
Apr 01, 2008 ... Exeter youngsters will be able to go on fun trips and take partin activities this summer after their local area decided to fundmore childcare facilities. People living in Exwick are the latest to benefit from MyNeighbourhood, a project run to strengthen communities and ...
Tisdale urges reserves to stake first team claims
Apr 01, 2008 ... Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale has challenged his fringeplayers to stake a claim for the first team when the reserves faceBristol City tonight at Ashton Gate. The Grecians boss points to the elevation of Ryan Harley and LiamSercombe into Saturday's starting line-up as proof that ...
Woodward will stay at Grays
Apr 01, 2008 ... Grays Athletic chairman Mick Woodward has said he intends tocontinue as the club's manager. Following the side's 2-1 win over Crawley, Woodward confirmed hisdecision to stay at the helm. He said: "If the results had been a little bit iffy and Icouldn't get the desire out of ...
Historic city priory reopens after pounds0.5m restoration project
Apr 01, 2008 ... One of Exeter's most historic buildings is to reopen at theweekend following a three-year restoration project. Structural repairs and new fittings and furniture, at a cost ofalmost pounds500,000, has returned St Nicholas Priory at The Mint,off Fore Street, to its former ...
Coffee to help build hut fund
Apr 01, 2008 ... A community fundraising event has been organised to offerfinancial support to a town's Brownies and Girl Guides. The drop-in coffee morning will be held at the Charter Hall inOkehampton on Saturday from 9am to noon. All proceeds from the event will go towards funding a ...
Grecians fans' trust announces pounds5,000 rise in funding
Apr 01, 2008 ... The Exeter City Supporters' Trust has announced an eight per centincrease in its financial support to the club for next season. The trust's annual contribution will rise from pounds60,000 topounds65,000 for the period July 2008 to July 2009. The trust's board of society has ...
Seven
Apr 01, 2008 ... Seven Exeter Chiefs players have signed new long-term deals withthe club as Pete Drewett builds his squad for next season. They are just the first of the current squad to have committedtheir future to the Sandy Park outfit. They come after last week's double capture from the ...
'Next year' for repairs to road
Apr 01, 2008 ... Repair work to the surface of Barton Road, in St Thomas, Exeter,will take place "in the next financial year," a spokesman for DevonCounty Council has said. The residential road was featured in the Echo's Road to RuinCampaign because of its uneven surface, with sunken areas, ...
Students in quiz of MPs
Apr 01, 2008 ... Raising the school leaving age and lowering the voting age wereamong issues discussed at a Question Time event hosted by ExeterCollege Students' Union. Devon MPs Ben Bradshaw, Hugo Swire and Richard Younger- Rossdebated the subjects, along with Ross Stanley, president of ...
Talent show to back charity
Apr 01, 2008 ... Exeter Leukaemia Fund has been chosen as the charity for the 2008FX Factor. The FX Factor annual talent competition attracts potentialsinging superstars from all over the South West to auditions inExeter, Plymouth and Torbay. The selected finalists will perform in front of ...
Big lottery hand-out to help put church at centre of village life
Apr 01, 2008 ... Thousands of pounds have been given to a project to transform avillage church. It is hoped St Mary Magdalene in Stoke Canon, near Exeter, canbecome the centre of village life, thanks to a pounds270,000 grantfrom the Big Lottery Fund. Plans include repositioning pews to make ...
Man charged with wounding
Apr 01, 2008 ... A man alleged to have attacked another man on his doorstep hasbeen committed to Exeter Crown Court to stand trial. James Lamas, 39, of Ashley Road, Okehampton, has been chargedwith unlawfully wounding Simon Carter with intent ...
Charity marks 25 years of fundraising
Apr 01, 2008 ... Devon's Wooden Spoon, the rugby-based children's charity that hasdonated over pounds400,000 to local projects in the last two years,is celebrating 25 years of fundraising. Former Exeter and Devon hooker Bruce Priday, regional chairmanfor Wooden Spoon, said: "We've received ...
Jason bags a second half treble as Rangers celebrate a big win
Apr 01, 2008 ... Under-8s CULLOMPTON took control of their match at Central early on asthey went on to win 7-0. The visitors had the wind at their backs in the first half andused it to good effect - Sam Palmer (2), George Hawkins and ConnorPengelly notching before half-time. Jason ...
Mike's double for Twyford
Apr 01, 2008 ... Twyford under-15s took on Bishops Hull at Amory Park and ran outworthy 2-0 winners. After starting brightly and playing good football, Twyford openedthe scoring when a through ball found Mike Sandiford, who calmlychipped the ball over the keeper to make it 1-0. Shortly after ...
West hill & Cullompton to clash in U13 cup final
Apr 01, 2008 ... Under-13s CUP West Hill Wasps 2 Pinhoe Spartans 1 WEST Hill overcame the challenge of Pinhoe Spartans to win theircup clash. The wind favoured the hosts in the first half but Spartans openedthe scoring as their striker latched on to a pass. The ...
Moors win the league title
Apr 01, 2008 ... Moors remain unbeaten and have added the Mid Devon league titleto their list of honours. In their first game against Sampford Peverell, Moors scored theonly goal through Hayden Hill in a tight and entertaining match. Moors' second game against improving clubmates Moors PSV saw ...
Honiton blow Twyford away
Apr 01, 2008 ... Honiton Town Hurricanes under-9s beat Twyford Spartans 4-2 tovirtually guarantee themselves a second-placed finish. The Tiverton side started extremely well and deservedly went onegoal up with Lewis Hill firing the ball past the Honiton keeper. Twyford continued to push forward ...
Devon contingent make fruitful raid on Cornwall
Apr 01, 2008 ... Devon's raid on Cornwall's point-to-point meeting at GreatTrethew, near Liskeard on Sunday resulted in success for localowners, trainers and jockeys. South Molton-based jockey Richard Woollacott was in top formriding a double and taking second place in three other races. He ...