Ivybridge

Public’s chance to see Ivybridge Community College’s nationally acclaimed performers

Tickets have gone on sale for Fantasy, Ivybridge Community College’s four-day performing arts extravaganza, which will feature a mix of high-energy singing, dancing and gymnastics performances.

The two-hour show, which runs from Wednesday 11 December to Saturday 14 December, will showcase more than 500 students performing 20 spectacular acts. These include stars from the college’s...

Ivybridge Community College celebrates ‘outstanding’ Ofsted status

Ivybridge Community College staff and students are celebrating after achieving a fifth ‘outstanding’ Ofsted report in a row.

It is one of a small few schools in the UK to have received an outstanding rating in every one of its inspections since Ofsted was established in 1992 and the only secondary school in Devon to have retained this status since the Ofsted framework was updated in...

Four Ivybridge acrobatic trios take medals at Honiton Invitational

All 12 Ivybridge gymnasts that competed brought home a medal

Last weekend 12 Ivybridge Community College gymnasts competed in the Honiton Invitational Competition – and each one of them brought home a medal.

With more than 200 acrobatic gymnasts competing, it was the biggest invitation event that the club has ever held, with gymnasts travelling from London, Wales, Bristol, and...

Plymouth police learn Makaton in new pilot project

Police and frontline staff in Plymouth have teamed up with a local charity to help them support people with communication difficulties in the local community.

Members of the Speech and Language Therapy Department at the Dame Hannah Rogers Trust in Ivybridge are teaching Makaton to 25 police and front line staff as part of the pilot scheme.

The Dame Hannah Rogers Trust, or '...

Les Misérables wows Ivybridge audiences

200-STRONG CAST RAISE THE BAR FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE PERFORMANCES

More than 1,500 audience members were last week treated to a spectacular display of musical theatre, as Ivybridge Community College ran five sell-out performances – from Wednesday 17 July to Saturday 20 July – of ‘the most popular musical in the world’ – Les Misérables.

The 200-strong cast and crew left audiences...

Missing Plymouth man found safe in Ivybridge

A Plymouth man who went missing last week has been found safe in Ivybridge.

Devon and Cornwall Police report that Marius Charalambous was found just before 9.15am this morning (Monday 22 July).

Police had grown increasingly concerned for the welfare of Mr Charalambous, 37, who has not been seen since 17 July 2013.

Woman killed in accident at paintball centre

Police are investigating the death of a 45-year-old woman at a paintball centre in Sparkwell near Ivybridge.

Officers and ambulance staff were called to the Delta Force paintball centre in Ledgate Lane at 9.25pm on Friday 28 June.

The woman who has not been named, was a member of staff. She became trapped while unloading wooden barriers from a transit van and was pronounced...

Dinnaton Swimming Club Raise £2,000 for Three Year Old Henry Hallam

Swimmers of all ages turned out at Dinnaton Swimming Club on Bank Holiday Monday to take part in a 12-hour swimathon to raise money for The Henry Hallam Appeal. The event, part-organised by 13-year-old Charlotte Craigie, raised £2,000 for the worthy cause.

Having first heard about the appeal through her Guides group and finding out more about Henry’s love of swimming, Dinnaton Swimming...

Coach driver's family pay tribute to 'a true gentleman'

The family of Jeremy Takel, the driver killed at Lee Mill in Ivybridge when his coach rolled forward into a hedge trapping him underneath, has paid tribute to him:

"The family of the late Jeremy Takel of Torquay, formally of Tiverton, would firstly like to thank the emergency services for their dedication and the assistance given to him at the scene of the accident, also the staff at...

Driver dies after being trapped under his coach in a car park

A coach driver has been killed after being trapped underneath a coach in a car park in Ivybridge.

Police report that the incident happened just before 5.00pm on Thursday 18th April 2013 in the Car Park of the Famous Lee Mill, Lee Mill Bridge, Ivybridge.

The coach was carrying passengers on a day excursion from Paignton. The driver had exited the coach which then rolled forward...

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