Express & Echo (Exeter, UK)

Rovers Without Experienced Keeper for Newquay Cup Tie

WILLAND Rovers will be without veteran goalkeeper Brian Cann for tomorrow's FA Vase first round clash against Newquay at Silver Street. The glovesman is away on holiday and will miss the next three matches, so reserves keeper Sam Cureau will get his chance to impress between the sticks.

Elmore Depleted for Oldland Test ; Western League

ELMORE joint-boss Simon Harder has a whole host of key players missing for tomorrow's trip to Oldland Abbotonians. Brett Worbey and Luke Bryant are both still out with injury while Sam Kemp, Steve Rowland and Danny Tapp could all be unavailable for the Western League Division One side due to work commitments.

Newtown the Opposition As Students Start Campaign

EXETER University finally get their Premier Division season under way this weekend when they welcome Newtown. As always, the students will be an unknown quantity until they sort out their various squads and this season they have extra choice as they have a fifth team in competition.

Town Criers Set to Show Off Skills at Market Date

IT would be a crying shame to miss the visit of a dozen Westcountry town criers this weekend. Tiverton Pannier Market will host a town crier's competition this Saturday morning.

Couple Feel Ready to Kick-Start Their Lives Thanks to Diet ; After Seeing Their Weight Creep Up Gradually Over the Last Few Years, Husband and Wife David and Karen Leach Decided Enough Was Enough and Started the New Slimming Programme Which has Led to Them Losing More Than 90lb Between Them

IF someone had told David and Karen Leach that between them they would lose seven stone in three months they would never have believed it. For the last few years, the husband and wife from Ottery St Mary have gradually seen their weight creep up and up. This summer they decided to do something about it.

Morgan Lives Life to Full Despite Rare Birthmark ; People Across the Uk Will Be Wearing Jeans Today to Raise Money for Jeans for Genes Day Which Aims to Help Children and Families Affected by Genetic Disorders by Funding Support Services and Research Into the Causes and Cures of the Conditions. One Such Rare Condition Is Congenital Melanocytic Naevus Which has Affected the Woods Family, Writes Anita Merritt

SEEING people stare and point at her son is something Hannah Woods is still struggling to come to terms with, even after five years. As soon as her second child Morgan was born, he was whisked away by nurses. It was only when Hannah changed his nappy for the first time that she saw his body was blemished by an extensive birthmark.

Review

THE HURT LOCKER Cert15 131 mins THIS Iraq war movie tells the story of three men and their working relationship, as they try to settle the peace in the war-torn country, but find their team leader (Jeremy Renner) is reckless and cocky. They are part of the bomb disposal squad attached to the US Army and must settle their differences, as they prepare to stop the numerous bombs spread across the country from killing millions.

Scary for the Wrong Reason

PAUL WS Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt haul the sets of their 1997 collaboration Event Horizon out of storage and give them a new lick of paint for this deep space thriller directed by Christian Alvart (Antibodies). But the nightmare is as much for the audience as it is for the two-dimensional characters.

You Have to Wait for the Big Fat Laughs ; Donald Petrie''s Bumbling Romantic Comedy Marks the Long-Awaited Return of Nia Vardalos to the Big Screen, Writes Damon Smith Driving Aphrodite Certificate 12a, 194 Mins

IT'S been seven years since Nia Vardalos's Oscar-nominated surprise smash My Big Fat Greek Wedding wowed cinema audiences. In the interim, she wrote and starred in the ill-fated, spin-off television series My Big Fat Greek Life and the hit-and-miss drag queen comedy Connie And Carla, co-starring Toni Collette.

Gervaise's New Comedy Is a Mean-Spirited Affair ; the Invention of Lying Certificate 12a, 99 Mins

THE truth about Ricky Gervais' new comedy, co-written and co- directed by Matthew Robinson, is that it is mean-spirited, misconceived and starved of big laughs. Set in an alternate reality in which everyone instinctively tells the truth and the concept of a fib doesn't yet exist, The Invention Of Lying is ripe with comic potential.

Rising Stars of Stand-Up Set to Shine ; Tonight's Funny Four Are Guaranteed to Make You Laugh Out Loud with the Return of the Exeter Comedy Club, Writes Fran Mcelhone Exeter Comedy Club Corn Exchange, Exeter

LAUGHING out loud is a given at the Comedy Club shows at the Corn Exchange in Exeter. They have been reducing audiences to tears of laughter for the past 12 years and tonight the first show of the new season is taking place. The club is Exeter's longest-established comedy night. It has always attracted sell-out audiences with its popular format of four top performers from the national stand-up circuit.

Thrilling Story Brought to Life

FARENHEIT TWINS Drum Theatre, Plymouth THE enthralling tale of The Fahrenheit Twins comes to Devon. The story follows two young siblings living in a remote arctic exploration station. Life is perfect until one day when their parents return from an expedition and ensuing events then change their lives. Highly acclaimed theatre company Told by an Idiot brings international best-selling author Michel Faber's story to life.

Double Bill Is Just for Adults

JUDITH & 13 OBJECTS Exeter Northcott A DOUBLE bill of plays by Howard Barker is being staged at Exeter Nor thcott. They are being presented by Exeter University's drama department as part of the 21 for 21 International Festival.

Heartwarming Tale of Orphan

ANNIE Barnfield Theatre, Exeter THE internationally acclaimed musical, Annie is being brought to life by the Exeter Little Theatre Company. The tale follows Annie who is deserted by her parents and left in an orphanage presided over by the wicked Miss Hannigan. Annie is left only with a broken locket and a promise that one day they will return.

Philosophical Comedy

POPWORLD presenter turned comedian Simon Amstell is bringing his funny antics to Exeter when he graces the stage at the Northcott. His show Do Nothing has been described as a philosophical comedy and his supporting act is comedian Arnab Chanda.

Midfielder Saunders Will Lead the Line for Tiverton at Cambridge ; Southern League Premier Division: Cambridge City V Tiverton Town, the City Ground, Tomorrow, 3.0

TIVERTON Town manager Martyn Rogers will turn to veteran midfielder Mark Saunders in a bid to solve his goalscoring crisis. The Yellows boss has spent the last fortnight searching for a striker to help lure Tivvy out of their recent goal-shy ways.

Mangos to Face Truro in Fa Cup

SOUTHERN LEAGUE LATEST MANGOTSFIELD United eased their way into the third qualifying round of the FA Cup and an away tie at Truro City after a comfortable 3-0 win over Gillingham Town at Cossham Street on Tuesday night. Neil Arndale set the Mangos on their way with a second minute opener, with the lead being doubled though Dan Spill on 17 minutes.

Yellows Impress in Narrow Defeat by Grecians Reserves Side

TIVERTON 2 EXETER RESERVES 3 BY ALAN REIDY AT LADYSMEAD TIVERTON Town welcomed League One neighbours Exeter City to Ladysmead on Wednesday night for the Yellows' third mid-season friendly since being dumped out of the FA Cup at the hands of Paulton Rovers. Martyn Rogers has taken the opportunity of a break in his team's competitive schedule to familiarise his squad with a newly-adopted 4- 4-2 formation and he will be pleased with his charges' efforts over the past fortnight.

Uk Tour and New Collection

STEPHEN FEARING Otterton Mill CANADIAN singer-songwriter Stephen Fearing is coming to Devon as part of his UK tour. Acoustic musician Stephen mixes powerful lyrics, creative arrangements and brilliant guitar playing, which have earned him a loyal and dedicated international audience. He has just released his new album, The Man Who Married Music, which is a 'best-of' collection featuring favoured tracks and two new tracks No Dress Rehearsal and The Big East West.

First Gig for Sinatra Tribute

THE DRAT PACK Cowick Barton, Exeter THE Drat Pack, which plays mainly swing and jazz classics, is finally doing a public gig in Exeter. The band feature Frank Sinatra favourites such as Fly Me to the Moon, Mack the Knife and New York, New York.