The head of CBI, the UK’s main business lobby has called for a more “balanced” economic recovery as part of organisations’ annual New Year’s message today.
John Cridland, the CBI Director-General said that there were too many people still “stuck” in minimum wage jobs despite the economy improving.
He said: “The recovery is taking root and business leaders have a spring in their...
A flight by Exeter based Airline, Flybe had a “near-miss” while landing earlier this year according to a report by the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB).
The Flybe plane was carrying more than 60 passengers when it came within 894ft (272.4m) of an obstacle thought to be the Runcorn Bridge while landing at John Lennon Airport in Liverpool.
Bring whistles, pan lids and wellies as we bless our orchard at Wassail.
Join everyone in the Saltram Orchard to scare away the spirits and bless the crop for 2014 in the ancient custom of wassailing.
Spend the rest of your evening with us in the Cafe to sample the fruits of last year's crop with apple cakes, juice and ciders whilst watching or joining in with the Dartington Morris Men. Sorry no dogs.
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Renowned singer Christine Tobin has been a long time admirer of Leonard Cohen’s music. She is acknowledged as one of the finest interpreters of his work and has won the prestigious Herald Angel Award at the 2013 British Vocal Jazz Festival for ‘A Thousand Kisses Deep’ her tribute to Cohen.
As the Guardian’s John L. Walters writes “Christine is in a class of her own singing Leonard Cohen. Her 24 carat voice and captivating arrangements are spellbinding, ploughing the depths and expressing the poetry of his lyrics with unalloyed soulfulness”.
Calstock Arts’s new season of classical music continues with Australian born guitarist Craig Ogden, one of the most exciting artists of his generation, who returns to The Old Chapel following two outstanding performances in 2010 and 2011.
One of the UK’s most recorded guitarists, Craig’s albums The Guitarist and Summertime shot straight to No.1 in the Classic FM chart. He has performed concertos with all of the main UK orchestras including the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, as well as the WDR...
The Big Jazz Choir is Calstock’s newest, thirty strong choir, formed in 2013.
Under the musical direction of Helen Porter, their performance includes much loved jazz standards and songs created and arranged especially for the choir. They are joined in the second half by local singer/song writers Marianne Bos Clark, Joy Treliving, Anna Batson, Dan Chudleigh, Jane Spurr and Kai Benjamin. They will sing Vintage Love Songs inspired by conversations with elderly residents of Calstock; as performed at the 2013 Calstock Jazz and Blues Festival.
Tony Hawks’s hilarious new show combines storytelling, stand up, musical comedy and film clips to create two hours of fun.
Amongst other things Tony will recount the amusing and sometimes fraught story of how he went from being ‘Comedian and Author’ to ‘Comedian, Author and Film-maker’. His hilarious tales of how he became an independent film maker – producing both ‘Round Ireland With A Fridge’ and ‘Playing The Moldovans At Tennis’ – will be peppered with the wry observations that have made him such a hit on BBC Radio 4’s Just A Minute and I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue.
The Environment Agency is warning of further floods today issuing five flood warnings and 27 flood alerts across the South West as the severe wind and rain continue to affect the region.
The River Teign near Chudleigh and Kingsteignton, the River Yarty and the River Dart are all expected to see localised flooding with residents warned to take immediate flood protection action.
