Party in the park for city festival
THE city's annual celebration of diversity and one of the biggest free community events – Exeter Respect Festival – is back this weekend.Held over two days on June 1 and 2, Belmont Park will once again...
View ArticleFrank's still Searching after 50 years
SOMETIMES you can never get enough of a good thing, and that's certainly true for Frank Allen, who has enjoyed almost 50 years of being in The Searchers.It was back in the summer of 1964 when Frank...
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IN COURT: Cases heard at Central Devon Magistrates' Court
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Community news: 30/05/2013
PUPILS and teachers beating Alphington's bounds have helped to raise money for a school in Uganda.Alphington Primary School are partners with Rwabagao Primary School in Mubenede.Three years ago all the...
View ArticleMarine follows family footsteps
IT was a particularly proud father and son moment when a Royal Marines recruit completed one of the toughest commando training tests alongside his dad, the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Commando...
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So high up that frozen water was stored in an 'ice works'
If there is one real wilderness area that is more easily accessible than any other in the region it is the great north-western fist of Dartmoor that looms so large over the main A30 dual carriageway as...
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Crusader's adventure returns to where it all began as popular series fills in...
Michael Jecks has gone to war. Well, he hasn't – when we chatted he was enjoying a carefree North Devon day on the beach with his young family.It is his popular character Baldwin de Furnshill that he...
View ArticleIn the strictest confidence
IF you're missing that autumn weekend TV dancing fix, Strictly Confidential at the Pavilions from Wednesday, June 12, until Thursday, June 13, promises to be a Fab-U-Lous reminder.Told through the eyes...
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TV psychic set for return to Devon
TV psychic Tracy 'TJ' Higgs will be performing at Exeter Corn Exchange on Wednesday, June 19, as part of her nationwide solo tour.Tracy was a psychic expert on ITV3's 'The Xtra Factor' where she...
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Minehead to Hippy, Hippy Shake
ORIGINAL 60s band The Swinging Blue Jeans appears at the Regal Theatre, Minehead, on Friday, June 7, in a live show which is bound to produce an unforgettable evening.The sensational Swinging Blue...
View ArticleCrafters' club
CRAFT Mix, a monthly craft club for adults, is being held on the first Tuesday of each month at Heathcoat Social Club, Tiverton, from 7:30pm.There is an entry cost of £5. Email: craftmix@hotmail.co.uk...
View ArticleActivists pledge to disrupt the cull on badgers
THE controversial badger cull to halt the spread of a deadly disease in cattle has officially begun – but with little sign of any action.More than 5,000 badgers can now be shot by trained marksmen...
View ArticleWarring correspondents
FOLLOWING last week's 'rantings' from Mr. Richey about Messrs 'moaning' Massey and 'grumbling' Bennett-Green having the cheek to comment on his numerous writings to the Gazette, many of which are...
View ArticleCharity lift
A FANTASTIC sum of £300 was raised for the Macmillan Trust by competitors in a microlight flying competition who landed at a farm in Mid Devon.As reported in last week's Gazette, more than 20 pilots...
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Too fat to work... so I lost 16st in one year
A FATHER-of-three who was "too fat" to get a job has spoken about his massive slimming feat to shed 16 stone in a year.Paul Palmer's weight spiralled out of control after he was made redundant from his...
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Exquisite home in an ideal spot
MULBERRY House is an exquisitely-presented spacious detached family home.Situated in Alphington, Exeter, it has been extended in this sought-after location, within easy access of the city centre.It...
View ArticleSamaritan stabbed in spate of violence
POLICE officers have praised farm labourer Cameron Chudley (pictured) for confronting a man who stabbed him in the arm after attacking two men in a series of unprovoked assaults in Sidmouth.Officers at...
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No probe into slipway work
EAST Devon District Council has refused to look into whether the firm which built Exmouth's Mamhead slipway is to blame for it falling into disrepair.The slipway, which could cost around £400,000 to...
View ArticleFriends Life to stay in city until end of 2014 at least
FRIENDS Life has insisted no decisions have been taken about the future of its Exeter base, amid reports that it could pull out of the city.The insurance, investments and pensions firm has about 80...
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