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The Modern Historian (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Born in Devon in 1552 into a Protestant, Walter Raleigh served in Ireland during the suppression of the Desmond Rebellions between 1580 and 1581. He received forty-thousand acres of land seized from the Irish and became a major landlord in Munster. By this time Raleigh had embarked on a career at the royal court that resulted in him quickly becoming a favourite of Queen Elizabeth. Following the death...
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Independence Cymru (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
CELTIC DEVON http://users.senet.com.au/~dewnans/ This website attempts to uncover some of the real history of Devon - a Celtic Devon - proud, unique, and independent. Most people are aware that Devon has beautiful varied scenery, a rich Maritime history ( with names such as Drake, Raleigh, Gilbert, Grenville, etc...) and a vibrant tourist industry. However Devon is much, much more than that. Devon...
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Blog on a Toothpick (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
The fruit's striking colouring is thought to be caused by a random genetic mutation at odds of more than a million to one.The apple has caused such a stir in the village of Colaton Raleigh, Devon, that Mr Morrish is inundated with neighbours queuing up to take pictures of it.Mr Morrish, 72, who has been harvesting the apples from trees in his garden for 45 years, said: "It's truly amazing."It...
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Devon History Society (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
From the Express & Echo , 29th September 2009: Team makes 'significant' find at ancient pebblebed . Archaeologists say they have made a series of spectacular discoveries. Working at Colaton Raleigh Common in East Devon, they have been excavating two pebble cairns and have found evidence of cremation pyres and the significance of pebbles to Bronze Age people. For full background, see the East Devon...
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Neatorama (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
Ken Morrish of Colaton Raleigh, Devon, England picked a bizarre Red Delicious apple off his tree. It looks as if someone stuck together half of a green apple and half of a red apple, but these colors are natural. John Breach, chairman of the British Independent Fruit Growers Association, said: ‘I’ve never seen this happen before [...]
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The Daily What (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009
Apple of the Day: Ken Morrish of Colaton Raleigh, East Devon, claims to have picked this mutated Golden Delicious apple from a tree in his garden. “The red and green split through the stem is totally perfect - as if I’ve painted it,” Mr. Morrish was quoted as saying . “It’s a genuine one-off and none of us have ever seen an apple like it before.” Horticulturists...
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Liberalguy (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009
"Ken Morrish, 72, of Colaton Raleigh, Devon, did a double take when he grew a Golden Delicious apple split down the middle - one half was green and the other red." Picture: ARCHANT
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The Daily(ish) Millbrook (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009
Most readers (being relatively local) will already know that HMS Raleigh enjoys the freedom of the town of Torpoint . Not much of an honour for such an establishment when one considers that Torpoint is a boil on the bum of the Cornwall-Devon borderlands, but as HMS Raleigh is within the town's boundaries it seems more or less appropriate. Quite some while back, I let readers know that Dong's lad, J.Edgar,...
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LAist (Free subscription) | 15/09/2009
Nurses will be performing tonight at the Echo | Photo by Paul Wagenblast via Nurses' Myspace Our Pick: Throw Me The Statue, The Brunettes, Devon Williams, Nurses @ The Echo Tonight NY-based alternative rock trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs ( LAist Review ) will be headlining the Pomona Fox Theater . English alternative rockers Arctic Monkeys are poised to take on the Hollywood Palladium with local pop rockers...
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Budleigh & Brewster United - celebrating sisterhood! (Free subscription) | 30/07/2009
The famous Millais painting of his boyhood, the Wall in Budleigh which bears his name, the picturesque Elizabethan farmhouse in East Budleigh where he was born… all these make Budleigh Salterton proud to be associated with Devon’s hero Sir Walter Raleigh. So it was an enthusiastic and interested audience in Budleigh’s Peter Hall which welcomed Ivan Roots, Emeritus Professor of History...
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The Land of Lost Content (Free subscription) | 27/07/2009
It is surprising that a song once as popular as Glorious Devon! does not seem to have more than one contemporary recording . In its day it was probably as a well-known as such gems as the The Lost Chord , The Holy City and The Road to Mandalay . The song was composed by Sir Edward German in 1905 as the last of a set of Three Baritone Songs . The other two were Come to the Woods and My Lady with words...
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Songline On Sea (Free subscription) | 15/07/2009
The weather has become unsettled with a persistent coolish breeze. The forecast suggests that it will continue which will likely effect the second Ashes Test and my walks. I stayed in bed till almost midday, then had breakfast, chilled, did some washing, then walked outside to catch the 111 bus to Marldon. A mild walk brought me to the little village of Compton. 25 years ago, my son Jonathan was born...
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Budleigh & Brewster United - celebrating sisterhood! (Free subscription) | 05/07/2009
It seems so right that an exhibition about Sir Walter Raleigh, famous for his pioneering efforts to colonise the New World, should take place in the village where he was born, just the day after Americans celebrate their independence on 4 July. Left: The portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh in All Saints Church, East Budleigh, where he and his family worshipped Sir Walter was certainly a monarchist when...
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Budleigh & Brewster United - celebrating sisterhood! (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Sir Walter Raleigh wishes all our US readers a Happy Independence Day from his birthplace in East Budleigh, Devon.
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Just Gambling (Free subscription) | 20/03/2009
Another story from the BBC: A woman has been jailed for two and a half years for stealing £150,000 from her employers to feed her online gambling habit. Eileen Evis, 61, from Colaton Raleigh, Devon, took the money from building firm TAG in Sidmouth where she worked as a £50-a-week book-keeper. Exeter Crown Court was told she won [...]
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