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Sidmouth School of Art and Rockfish announce fundraising night
22+ hour, 51+ min ago (619+ words) Fish, chips and fine art are being served up together in a fundraising push to help a community arts charity continue its programme of public artworks, installations and workshops. Visual arts charity Sidmouth School of Art (SSA) has partnered with…...
Ella Langley leads Country Music Association Awards nods
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (472+ words) Ella Langley, riding the wave of her crossover megahit Choosin’ Texas, leads the nominations for the 2026 Country Music Association Awards with nine nods, followed by her mentor Miranda Lambert with six. Also among top nominees announced on Thursday are Kacey…...
September Tide sweeps Sidmouth stage with a powerful and moving love story
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (232+ words) First performed in the late 1940’s, September Tide is set in familiar du Maurier territory – the Cornish coastline – and tells of Stella Martyn, a wistful, charming and beautiful widow who lives alone but has her admirers. When her newly married…...
EastEnders star Shane Richie pleads not guilty in court and faces trial
5+ day, 48+ min ago (313+ words) Shane Richie has pleaded not guilty to a charge of drink-driving. The EastEnders actor, 62, appeared via video link under his real name, Shane Roche, at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (September 9). He is accused of driving a white Hyundai while…...
Three legs, wild rafts and fancy dress bring Sidmouth Regatta to life again
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (322+ words) Fancy dress, homemade rafts and plenty of community spirit ensured Sidmouth Regatta still made a splash despite poor weather forcing one of its traditional contests off the water. The three-legged race and planned raft race formed part of the regatta…...
Celebrity Traitors celebrated for ‘male tenderness’ at NTAs
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (1050+ words) Celebrity Traitors was celebrated for its “beautiful vignette of male tenderness and emotional expression” as it won a top prize at the National Television Awards. The first celebrity spin-off of the BBC smash hit was named best reality competition prize....
Drag charity night sparks backlash as organiser condemns hateful comments
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (536+ words) A charity ladies’ night featuring drag performers has become the centre of a social media row after one of the people behind it said an event post attracted a “ridiculous amount” of hateful comments. Dom Boull posted a video on…...
Bake Off musical rises in Sidmouth as theatre group backs air ambulance
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (245+ words) Bake Off is getting a theatrical rise as Woodhouse Theatre Company prepares to bring the popular baking competition from screen to stage while raising money for Devon Air Ambulance. The East Devon-based company will stage The Great British Bake Off…...
Forgotten half-crown ticket led Sidmouth couple to 60 years of marriage
1+ week, 1+ day ago (51+ words) Cutting the cake (Image: Lewis Clarke) The blue mini which belonged to Bob. (Image: Lewis Clarke) Bob and Margaret walking down the aisle (Image: Lewis Clarke) Margaret and her father William on her wedding day (Image: Lewis Clarke) A portrait…...
Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher arrive at Venice Film Festival on boat
1+ week, 1+ day ago (359+ words) Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher arrived on a boat for the world premiere of their documentary Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger at the Venice Film Festival. The project, written by Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight, is part concert film…...