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Nove is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza in the region of Veneto, north-eastern Italy, with just over 5,000 inhabitants. It is located on the Brenta river, near Marostica and Bassano del Grappa.
The town is home of a local network of ceramic industries.
The name of the town comes from the antique Italian nove, in the meaning of "new". As matter of fact, the lands where the town is located were considered new because of the lowering of the level of the Brenta. The lowering of the river revealed soft lands rich of clay. The first artisans of the area started using the clay for the production of pottery.
Nove is twinned with:
Charles Alexis Nove (born 29 June 1960, London) is a British newsreader and continuity announcer for BBC radio and television.
The son of Soviet historian Alec Nove, his earliest presentational experience was at Glasgow's Hospital Broadcasting Service in 1976. Nove has in the past served as a co-presenter and announcer on the original Come Dancing and announcer again for the gameshow Wipeout since 1995. He has also served as a BBC 1 continuity announcer and has presented Radio programmes on Radio 2, Jazz FM, Magic FM and many others.
For several years, he was also the presenter of the EuroMix in-flight audio entertainment channel, exclusive to Emirates Airlines, showcasing artists such as Regy Clasen and Paola e Chiara. Long-haul passengers on BMI flights are guided through a special in-flight Yoga session presented by Nove on their Relaxation Channel. Nove has covered for regular National Lottery announcer Alan Dedicoat. Since May 2011 Charles Nove has been a presenter on BBC Radio Oxford, where he broadcasts on Sunday between 6 and 9am.