Express & Echo (Exeter, UK)

Group Marks Its 30th Year On the Stage ; the Memories and Imaginations Were Stirred Among Thespians in Pinhoe As They Recalled the Highlights of 30 Years On the Stage in Preparation for an Anniversary Performance Next Week.

The memories and imaginations were stirred among thespians in Pinhoe as they recalled the highlights of 30 years on the stage in preparation for an anniversary performance next week. Members of Pinhoe Pantomime Society, both old and new, put their heads together and compiled a list of their favourite songs and dances spanning three decades to celebrate the society's 30th birthday.

Shakespeare's Tragicomedy ; Love has Never Been As Complicated As It Is in Shakespeare's Cardenio. The 'Lost Play' Is Being Performed Throughout the South West by Fresh New Company the Alternative Cambridge Theatre.

Love has never been as complicated as it is in Shakespeare's Cardenio. The 'lost play' is being performed throughout the South West by fresh new company The Alternative Cambridge Theatre. The talented Cambridge University students have chosen a reworking of the play, written by Oxford University lecturer Bernard Richards.

Charitable Performance ; Shakespeare's Dramatic Play the Tempest Is Being Performed for Charity by the Cygnet Theatre Company Next Friday, July 10.

Country's Hits Brought to Life ; Country Music Show Nashville Nights and Dixie Days Comes to the Princess Theatre in Torquay Tomorrow Night.

Country music show Nashville Nights and Dixie Days comes to the Princess Theatre in Torquay tomorrow night. The stage show features a wide range of country classics from the likes of Johnny Cash, Don Williams, Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain and The Mavericks.

Re-Enactment of Real Events ; the Theatre Royal's People's Company Is Performing Marat/Sade, a Dangerous and Shocking Play-Within-a-Play, at the Drum Theatre, Plymouth, Next Week.

The Theatre Royal's People's Company is performing Marat/Sade, a dangerous and shocking play-within-a-play, at the Drum Theatre, Plymouth, next week. The infamous Marquis de Sade directs the inmates of a French asylum in a re-enactment of the real-life events of the assassination of revolutionary Jean Paul Marat by Charlotte Corday during the height of the French Revolution.

Hard House and Trance with Lisa ; First Lady of Hard House Lisa Lashes Will Grace the City with Her Pulsating Presence at Exeter Phoenix Tomorrow Night.

First lady of hard house Lisa Lashes will grace the city with her pulsating presence at Exeter Phoenix tomorrow night. Not only will it be Lisa's first Exeter gig, but it will also be the city's first all-night dance event, finishing at 6am.

Celebration of Independence ; Emg Symphony Orchestra Is Playing Its Summer Concert at St Peter's High School in Exeter Tomorrow Evening.

Emg Symphony Orchestra is playing its summer concert at St Peter's High School in Exeter tomorrow evening. As the concert date coincides with American Independence Day, the programme features a range of American music.

Everything but Metal ; Trash City Returns to Exeter Tomorrow for Another Radical Night at the Cavern Club, On Gandy Street.

Trash City returns to Exeter tomorrow for another radical night at the Cavern Club, on Gandy Street. Led by Exeter DJ and Phonic FM presenter Joe Rebel, Trash City will be spinning punk, alternative, indie, ska and northern soul.

Country, Blues and Pop Mix ; Julian Dawson Is One of the Uk's Unknown Pleasures, Ploughing His Own Furrow Between Country, Pop and Blues.

Julian Dawson is one of the UK's unknown pleasures, ploughing his own furrow between country, pop and blues. The singer-songwriter is playing at the Bridge Inn pub in Topsham tomorrow.

'It's Nice to Be On the Road Again, Performing Live' ; When an Up-and-Coming Band Enjoys a Rise to Stardom That Most Young Hopefuls Could Only Dream of, It Can Be Hard to Know Where to Go Next.

When an up-and-coming band enjoys a rise to stardom that most young hopefuls could only dream of, it can be hard to know where to go next. Alternative indie rock band Athlete's first few career moves could not have been orchestrated much better.

Adventures of Flying Car Make Enthralling Musical ; Childhood Classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Is Coming to the Stage at Plymouth's Theatre Royal Tonight.

Childhood classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is coming to the stage at Plymouth's Theatre Royal tonight. The fantastic adventures of an out-of-the-ordinary car, which can fly through the air and sail the seas, is an enthralling and enchanting stage musical.

Kasabian Launches Series of Mini Festivals at Eden ; English Band Kasabian Is Set to Play at Cornwall's Famous Eden Project Tomorrow.

English band Kasabian is set to play at Cornwall's famous Eden Project tomorrow. The electro-punk-rock outfit was the first band to be announced for the 2009 Eden Sessions - the Eden Project's series of one-day summer festivals of live music.

Dartmoor Village Festival ; Art Lovers Can Enjoy a Range of Visual and Audio Pleasures in a Beautiful Rural Setting at the Chagford Arts Festival.

Art lovers can enjoy a range of visual and audio pleasures in a beautiful rural setting at the Chagford Arts Festival. The Dartmoor village comes alive on Thursday, when the sixth biannual festival gets under way with four days of art, music, cinema, food and dance.

Experience Excitement of Synchronised Drumming ; a Unique Festival of Taiko Drumming Returns to Exeter to Celebrate Its Fifth Anniversary.

A unique festival of taiko drumming returns to Exeter to celebrate its fifth anniversary. With an ever-growing national and international reputation, the UK Taiko Festival has been getting better every year and this year's programme could make it the best yet.

Rockers' Date at Coastal Pub ; Five-Piece Rock Band 36ff Is Performing in Exmouth This Weekend.

Five-piece rock band 36FF is performing in Exmouth this weekend. The group plays music by a variety of artists from the 1960s, including Cream, The Who, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix and Santana, as well as a range of songs from the 1970s and 80s.

Riverside Rubbish Blighted Cycle Ride ; I Live and Normally Cycle in East Devon. However, I Decided to Use the Route 2/Two Counties Way and the Exe Cycle Way to the City Centre Coming Out of St David's Station, in Exeter. From the Rail Station You Turn Left Over the Level Crossing and Head for Exwick.

I live and normally cycle in East Devon. However, I decided to use the Route 2/Two Counties Way and the Exe Cycle Way to the city centre coming out of St David's Station, in Exeter. From the rail station you turn left over the level crossing and head for Exwick. Left again takes you along the path, beside the water to the bridge built in 2002 near the Mill on the Exe.

Council Meetings Could Be Broadcast ; at First Glance the 17-Item Agenda for the City Council Executive Meeting On June 29 Hardly Appeared Worthy of a Second Glance As It Contained Items Such As Treasury Management, Annual Governance Statement, Delivering Value for Money, Review of Equalities and Other Council-Constructed Title Headings.

At first glance the 17-item agenda for the city council executive meeting on June 29 hardly appeared worthy of a second glance as it contained items such as treasury management, annual governance statement, delivering value for money, review of equalities and other council-constructed title headings. As a councillor once remarked, you have to be a councillor a long time to understand the way things work with council business.

Little Wonder Dcc's Boiler Costs Spiralled ; the Officers at Devon County Council Are, Without Exception, Consummate Bureaucrats.

The officers at Devon County Council are, without exception, consummate bureaucrats. Little wonder they allow projects to spiral out of control and are hard to pin down when challenged on costs - after all it's only public money they're spending, Echo reveals true cost of 'green' boiler, Echo, Tuesday, June 30.

No Staff to Be Found at City Rail Station ; While in the City Early Last Saturday Afternoon, I Called Into Exeter Central Railway Station to Pick Up a Train Timetable.

While in the city early last Saturday afternoon, I called into Exeter Central railway station to pick up a train timetable. The travel shop was closed "due to staff shortage" and the ticket office was also shut.

I Found Lots to Praise in Our Health Service ; As a Recent Patient for Day Surgery at the New Dermatology Unit at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital On the Heavitree Site, I Read with Interest Miss Elaine Nosworthy's Letter, I Feel Let Down by Skin Cancer Service, Points of View, July 1.

As a recent patient for day surgery at the new dermatology unit at the Royal Devon & Exeter hospital on the Heavitree site, I read with interest Miss Elaine Nosworthy's letter, I feel let down by skin cancer service, Points of view, July 1. One can appreciate her apprehension at having her appointments delayed, and I too had a mix-up with the letters I received.