Teignmouth

Luke praises fans after 'wicked' gig at The Exeter Daily auditorium

Authored by Oli Justice
Posted: Tue, 01/14/2014 - 1:58pm

Devon X Factor star Luke Friend has thanked his fans for making his home coming gig a 'wicked' night.

Luke appeared at The Exeter Daily Auditorium at the city's Phoenix Theatre on Friday where he performed in front of a sell-out crowd.

The 17-year-old, from Teignmouth, topped a bill that also include former The Voice contestant Adam Isaac and up and coming Charlotte Ward.

The Exeter Daily, which promoted Luke's gig, caught up with him last night to ask about the experience.

He told us: "Friday night was absolutely mental! An awesome experience.

"We...

Concerns for missing woman and child

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 11/25/2013 - 11:54am

Police are asking if anyone has seen a woman and her young child who left the Teignmouth area several months ago.

Angel Hudson, 25, left the area with her 17 month-old son Arthur Hudson-Cardy and has made no contact with her family since. Police would like Angel to make contact with them to ensure she and Arthur are both safe and well.

Angel (pictured) is described as a white woman, 6ft tall with shoulder length dark straight hair.

Police say she often wears jeans with a brown, leather coat and either boots or Vans type trainers Anyone who sees or knows of their...

Police appeal for missing man

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of Marc JONES who has been reported missing from his home address in the Teignmouth area. Marc is a 30 year old white male around 5’7” tall of broad build with short unkempt dark hair and a Scottish accent. Marc was last seen between 1900 -1930 hours on Thursday 21st November 2013 when he left the home address wearing a dark Superdry jacket with blue writing on it, blue jeans and white trainers. It is also believed he had a grey beanie style hat with him. Police are appealing to the public for any sightings or information which may...

Social media support for town traders

Traders, businesses and community organisations who want to make the most of social media are invited to the Teignmouth and Dawlish Social Media Cafe on Monday 11 November being held at Ugly Duckling Cafe, 2 The Lawn, Dawlish from 5pm until 7pm.

The Social Media Cafe is the brainchild of Mandy Pearse, Director of local firm Seashell Communications and Emma Kay, Teignmouth and Dawlish Town Centre Development Manager. It provides a free drop-in event where people can pick up tips and hints on using social media, ask questions, meet other like-minded people over a cup of coffee....

A TED EXCLUSIVE: We interview Devon and X Factor's Luke Friend!

Authored by Oli Justice
Posted: Sat, 11/02/2013 - 5:14pm

I first saw 17-year-old Luke Friend, from Teignmouth, perform earlier this year at the Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink under a relatively tiny little tent with little more than his guitar and a mic.

At the time, I turned to my girlfriend and said 'this guy's pretty good'.

Usually there would be nothing that could possibly drag me away from the countless beer tents and packed food halls at the festival, but this young man had me hooked.

We sat down on a hay bale and watched on in awe for about an hour until Luke's set was over and then that...

Luke Friend's X-Factor track revealed

Tomorrow night's X Factor track list has been revealed.

And Devon's Luke Friend is performing Play That Funky Music which was first recorded by Wild Cherry in 1976.

The full list is as follows:

Abi Alton – I Will Survive

Hannah Barrett – Somebody Else’s Guy

Kingsland Road – Blame It On The Boogie

Luke Friend – Play That Funky Music

Nicholas McDonald – Rock With You

Rough Copy – September

Sam Bailey – No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

Sam Callahan – Relight My Fire

Tamera Foster – Wishing On A Star...

Devon's Luke determined to win the X Factor

Devon's Luke Friend is so determined to win the X Factor he's been rehearsing into the early hours.

The 17-year-old, from Teignmouth, sailed through to the next round after putting in an impressive performance on last Saturday's show.

And he was up until 3am today ensuring he repeats his success this weekend.

At 3.17am dedicated Luke tweeted to his followers: "Been rehearsing for most of the night (and eating)! Goodnight world! #loveyou #friendies #rad"

Gary Barlow described Luke's performance as the 'surprise of the night' on Saturday and told him he'd come...

Police appeal for witnesses after stabbing in Teignmouth

Police in Teignmouth are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in the leg in the town.

At around noon on Sunday 25 August, on the area of Clampitt Lane, a 32-year-old man received a serious knife wound to his leg in the assault.

The victim, who lives in Paignton, received treatment for the wound at Torbay Hospital before being later discharged.

A 55-year-old man from Teignmouth was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, interviewed and later released on police bail until 3 October 2013.

Investigating officer DC Chris Empson said: “...

Police promise to hold perpetrators of violent disorder in Teignmouth to account

Police in Teignmouth are currently investigating a large scale disorder which took place in Northumberland Place in the early hours of Sunday 4 August. It is believed up to 15 people were involved in the disorder, some of whom had been inside Kools nightclub prior to the disorder breaking out. Local officers responded to the incident at around 2pm but due to scale and numbers involved had serious concerns for their safety and had to deploy captor spray. Response officers were deployed from Totnes to back up their colleagues in Teignmouth and were able to disperse the crowd. No injuries...

A day of play in Teignbridge

Families have the chance to celebrate summer in one of Teignbridge’s open spaces as National Playday comes up next month.

Some of the district’s best places will be filled with fun and games as part of the event, which sees thousands of children and their families get out playing at hundreds of community events across the UK.

As well as a celebration of children's right to play, Playday is a campaign that highlights the importance of play in children’s lives.

The Playday 2013 campaign theme is ‘Playful Places’. The campaign is calling on everyone to help make sure...

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