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Stomping Irish Americana-bluegrass sextet Rackhouse Pilfer announce March-April UK tour, calling into Tiverton

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Rackhouse Pilfer
Rackhouse Pilfer

Stomping Irish Americana-bluegrass sextet Rackhouse Pilfer are on an extensive UK tour from March 11-April 2, opening with a show at this year’s Country to Country Festival at London’s 02 Arena. Performing songs from their acclaimed 2014 album Love and Havoc, they’ll also be previewing material from their eagerly anticipated third album, due for release in the summer. And they’ll be calling into Devon’s Witheridge Parish Hall, near. Tiverton on Saturday April 1.

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Best-selling Devon author Jenny Kane to hold book signing at Costa Tiverton

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Another Cup of Coffee Jenny Kane

Regular visitors to Costa Coffee in Tiverton will be familiar with seeing best-selling romance novelist, Jenny Kane with coffee cup in hand, tapping away on her laptop writing her latest novel in her very own dedicated corner of the town’s favourite coffee shop.

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PRS for Music puts live music back into Devon pub

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Pictured: PRS Chairman - Guy Fletcher; Landlord- Edward Sproat; Landlady- Elisha Connolly and5 band members from Brother & Bones - Rich Thomas, Alex Karban, James Willard, Yiannis Sachinis, Robin Howell-Sprent; plus 6 band members from Mad Dog Mcrea -  Michael Mathieson, Dan Crimp, Dave Podmore, Nicky Powell, Pete Chart, Jimi Galvi
Pictured: PRS Chairman – Guy Fletcher; Landlord- Edward Sproat; Landlady- Elisha Connolly and5 band members from Brother & Bones – Rich Thomas, Alex Karban, James Willard, Yiannis Sachinis, Robin Howell-Sprent; plus 6 band members from Mad Dog Mcrea –  Michael Mathieson, Dan Crimp, Dave Podmore, Nicky Powell, Pete Chart, Jimi Galvi

Edward Sproat and Elisha Connolly of The Hickory Inn (formerly The Barge) in Tiverton, Devon were crowned one of this year’s winners of PRS for Music’s Music Makeover competition, taking home a £10K prize to revamp their pub into a live music haven of the region.

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A warming renovation for Tiverton pregnancy and postnatal group

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LtoR - Louise Cook, Liz Gunn, Jodie Mortimore and baby Jonah from Healthy Babies UK.
LtoR – Louise Cook, Liz Gunn, Jodie Mortimore and baby Jonah from Healthy Babies UK.

Tiverton-based Healthy Babies UK, a pregnancy and postnatal community interest company, has recently completed a renovation thanks to the £1,000 worth of building materials they received as beneficiaries of RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund.

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Builders merchant raises in excess of £500 for prostate cancer charity

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RGB Building Supplies mascot Archie Bee taking part in the cycle challenge in aid of Prostate Cancer UK.
RGB Building Supplies mascot Archie Bee taking part in the cycle challenge in aid of Prostate Cancer UK.

RGB Building Supplies has announced that Prostate Cancer UK has been selected as its chosen charity and the first fundraising activity raised £526.63.

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