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WATCOMBE Wanderers first announced themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the 2010-11 season.The then-Division Three outfit reached the Herald Cup final against Premier heavyweights Upton Athletic and went on to win the trophy in extra-time.One year – and one promotion – later they once again made the final, coming back from behind to force Buckland Reserves to extra-time, despite being without league top scorer Sean Finch.This year, Watcombe have already secured promotion to...

TEN-YEAR-OLD Anna Potgeiter makes her debut at the Flavel Theatre, Dartmouth, as the young Edith Trout.The new stage play Edie, by Dartmouth playwright Linda Churchill, will be performed on May 21 and 22.Anna (pictured) plays Edith in the Hallsands cottage in 1916.Director Bill Hunt said: "We have an excellent cast and have incorporated young people of the town, training and giving them an opportunity to shine."It is an absorbing play spanning 1897 to 1975 through the eyes of the...

HARBOUR House, Kingsbridge, is the venue for a lively and varied exhibition of paintings and printmaking by three South Devon artists.Vibrant Images, Vibrant Artists opens at the south Devon art gallery on Tuesday.Inspired by nature and the local landscape and coastline, Cherry Lyons, Wendy Chudley and Jenni Pentecost show a new collection of paintings in oils, acrylics, watercolours and pastels.The artists will keep the gallery open until 8pm on Tuesday and visitors are welcome to join them for...

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COOMBESHEAD Academy's Musical Theatre Group in Newton Abbot perform their show, West End Magic, at the Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay.The group is made up of 35 students aged between 14 and 19, many of whom hope to go on to careers in the theatre.The show is packed with memorable songs from West End and Broadway shows including Mamma Mia, Footloose, Catch Me If You Can, Shrek, Fame, The Jersey Boys, Top Hat and more.Also included is a ballet number based on a track specially recorded for the...

AWARD-WINNING and critically acclaimed TYKES, the youth group of Teignmouth Players, are putting the finishing touches to their production of Willy Russell's Our Day Out.The play will be performed at the Carlton Theatre, Teignmouth, from today until Saturday.Teacher Mrs Kay is leading a school trip to Conway Castle, but will their fun day be ruined by Mr Briggs, who attempts to get the best from the students in a forceful and overbearing way.Their clash of approaches leads to both comic and...

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FANS OF Tommy Cooper should head to the Princess Theatre, Torquay, as the new Tom Green play entitled Being Tommy Cooper comes to town.The action is set in Las Vegas in 1954.In a small hotel room the up-and-coming Tommy Cooper faces the prospect of his first big failure. With the show closing and a warring relationship with his manager, Tommy finds an offer on the table and a drink in his hand.Powerful, provocative, painfully funny and true, Tom Green's play celebrates the life of Britain's...

A STEAK is a personal thing. These days a good steak is a treat, in fact if I think back to younger days, it always was.We mainly ate rump and mum and dad would occasionally have fillet: "melt in the mouth," mum would say.Steak is about flavour, good beefy flavour. A dark crusty outside from the heat of the grill and just running with pink juices... that for me is the perfect steak.So how do you get it like that? Personally I like my meat cooked over charcoal, hot at first to seal it,...

I LEARNED the hard way that it is never wise to base your travel plans on a unique event, no matter how spectacular and 'unmissable' that event may be.It happened some years ago when I travelled with a TV crew to Siena in Italy, for the specific purpose of filming the Palio — the horse race around the Piazza del Campo.It was to be the highlight of our film with its action, colour, noise and excitement.Unfortunately, torrential rain caused the whole thing to be postponed and our grand plan...

WHILE most teenagers are playing on their game consoles, out shopping or watching too much television, Teignmouth's Luke Friend is plugging away at carving out a successful music career.Luke, who goes under the stage name Ekul's House and attends Coombeshead Academy, has been making a name for himself on the South Devon circuit and is celebrating making it through to the regional finals of the TeenStar Auditions after wowing the judges at the first heat. The 17 year old is now in the running to...

BAILEY the border collie dog, who saved his owner's life, will be the guest of honour at a Paignton action day.When owner Barry Nunn suffered a stroke last year the wide-eyed collie jumped off the sofa and ran for help. The quick-thinking dog's actions mean Barry was treated so quickly he made a full recovery.Now the pair will be guests of honour at the Take Action on Stroke event.Barry said: "I was getting pins and needles all down my right side and my right hand felt about six times its...

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