Herald Express (Torquay UK) back issues from June 2007:
Quality living set in acres of meadowland An ingenious underground house with a sedum, or green, roof is part of a new development from award winning Gerald Wood Homes.
Jun 01, 2007 ... An ingenious underground house with a sedum, or green, roof ispart of a new development from award winning Gerald Wood Homes. Waters Reach at Staverton is set within 14 acres of meadowlandwhich slopes down to the water's edge and which will providepurchasers with 450 yards of ...
Choice of two charming homes Part of Babbacombe's charm is its choice of distinctive homes, especially the array of lovely period homes that so enhance the street scene.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Part of Babbacombe's charm is its choice of distinctive homes,especially the array of lovely period homes that so enhance thestreet scene. Two such streets are Reddenhill Road and Perinville Road, andcurrently a couple of properties are available there, each withconsiderable ...
Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes The first is at The Atrium in Higher Warberry Road. An attractive modern development where a ground floor home with its own garden area is available.
Jun 01, 2007 ... The first is at The Atrium in Higher Warberry Road. An attractivemodern development where a ground floor home with its own garden areais available. This includes a brick paved patio with gravel borders and closeboard fencing together with a lawned area with woodchip borders ...
Home with character A self contained annex to this extended character home in Torquay offers an ideal solution for those with an extended family seeking suitable accommodation, or as a home an income opportunity.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A self contained annex to this extended character home in Torquayoffers an ideal solution for those with an extended family seekingsuitable accommodation, or as a home an income opportunity. The property is in Highbury Road, the annex, which is bothcentrally heated by a separate ...
An outlook over the harbourside There is always something of interest going on in Brixham harbour, with the comings and goings of the fishing fleet as well as the pleasure and private craft.
Jun 01, 2007 ... There is always something of interest going on in Brixham harbour,with the comings and goings of the fishing fleet as well as thepleasure and private craft. So a home with views over this ever changing scene is guaranteedto provide plenty to watch and these two apartments boasts ...
Sea view delight Lovely sea views combine with a most attractive modern home to make this superbly presented home in Paignton a real delight.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Lovely sea views combine with a most attractive modern home tomake this superbly presented home in Paignton a real delight. The property is in Catherine Crescent and is offered with noonward chain, ready and waiting for new owners. An attractive front door with an oval panel ...
Enjoy al fresco dining Inspiration from the Chelsea Flower Show is not just about the wonderful exhibits there, it reminds us that our outside space is just as important as the inside.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Inspiration from the Chelsea Flower Show is not just about thewonderful exhibits there, it reminds us that our outside space isjust as important as the inside. Gardens provide not just a setting for a property, but they aresummer rooms to enjoy for relaxation, entertaining and, ...
Thatched with warmth, charm and character Charm and character abound at this listed, thatched period village cottage at North Bovey.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Charm and character abound at this listed, thatched period villagecottage at North Bovey. Glebe Cottage has been well maintained and sympatheticallymodernised with many improvements including solid oak floors to themain reception rooms and modern underfloor heating where ...
Surrounded by country A rare opportunity to acquire what is virtually a brand new property, tucked away in a quiet cul de sac in a rural position between the villages of Abbotskerswell and Ipplepen, comes with the sale of this 1960s bungalow.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A rare opportunity to acquire what is virtually a brand newproperty, tucked away in a quiet cul de sac in a rural positionbetween the villages of Abbotskerswell and Ipplepen, comes with thesale of this 1960s bungalow. Cranford at Stoneyhill is now in the final stages of a ...
Peaceful and picture perfect One of Coffinswell's archetypal picture postcard thatched cottages, overlooking its pretty gardens to the softly rolling hillsides beyond, is for sale.
Jun 01, 2007 ... One of Coffinswell's archetypal picture postcard thatchedcottages, overlooking its pretty gardens to the softly rollinghillsides beyond, is for sale. The village, famous for its chocolate box cottages, character puband ancient church, enjoys a quite lovely peaceful feel, yet is ...
Cosy river cottage in a historic setting No, it's not the River Cottage of the television series, but while this Stoke Gabriel home of the same name may not have boast such notoriety, it does have an idyllic setting next to the historic, listed Port Bridge on the edge of the village, and its own working well.
Jun 01, 2007 ... No, it's not the River Cottage of the television series, but whilethis Stoke Gabriel home of the same name may not have boast suchnotoriety, it does have an idyllic setting next to the historic,listed Port Bridge on the edge of the village, and its own workingwell. This River ...
'Price rises will moderate' Latest figures from The Land Registry, which bases its findings on actual properties sold, reveals that house prices in Torbay have risen 6.9 per cent in the year, with the average price of a home now pounds174,967.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Latest figures from The Land Registry, which bases its findings onactual properties sold, reveals that house prices in Torbay haverisen 6.9 per cent in the year, with the average price of a home nowpounds174,967. In Devon, the annual increase was similar at 6.6 per cent, ...
Bungalow full of delightful features Charm and character abound at this delightful, chain free chalet bungalow in Edginswell Close, Torquay, and there are lovely sun terraces and gardens for new owners to enjoy the great outdoors as well.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Charm and character abound at this delightful, chain free chaletbungalow in Edginswell Close, Torquay, and there are lovely sunterraces and gardens for new owners to enjoy the great outdoors aswell. The property is in a sought after cul de sac, an attractivesetting with latticed ...
Full steam ahead forsoccer's seven-a-side summer season
Jun 01, 2007 ... The tlc summer 7 a-side league is up and running with eightleagues operating and a cup and plate competition, writes LesterShapter. In League One, it's Paignton Steam Army, the summer version ofPaignton Steam Railway, who have taken an early lead, while ShazzyBankers (Billy ...
Carp problems in Devon waters The private waters around Paignton have seen their carp stocks bemused by the recent changes in temperature, as they seemingly prepare for spawning, then go off the idea as the cold hits them.
Jun 01, 2007 ... The private waters around Paignton have seen their carp stocksbemused by the recent changes in temperature, as they seeminglyprepare for spawning, then go off the idea as the cold hits them. However, this has given anglers the chance to go for the big fish. Harry Clay, of ...
Sea angling is still suffering Once again the weather has played havoc with sea anglers, with the two-day Bank Holiday events arranged by both Paignton SAA and Torbay and Babbacombe ASA met with stormy conditions.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Once again the weather has played havoc with sea anglers, with thetwo-day Bank Holiday events arranged by both Paignton SAA and Torbayand Babbacombe ASA met with stormy conditions. Those who chose to fish early on Saturday night did find a fewfish, but throughout Sunday the gales ...
Weever is a reminder of sea dangers
Jun 01, 2007 ... A slightly unusual catch from Brixham breakwater last week promptsthe need for words of caution when handling strange fish. Chris Taskis and Dave Cockram, both members of Teignmouth SAS,were hoping for sizeable mackerel when Chris found himself confrontedby a fighting fish on his ...
All clubs now need to show their interest
Jun 01, 2007 ... There have been fresh developments in the Babbacombe pier saga. Following my recent comment on the re-styling of the propertiesaround Babbacombe Beach and the jetty - after anglers had asked ifthey would still be permitted to visit and fish the pier - Torbay &Babbacombe ASA, who ...
Plenty of summer action ahead
Jun 01, 2007 ... With June now open us, clubs have plenty of events listed for thecoming week, with everyone hoping for some brighter weather. It all starts tonight when Baywater Anglers hold a social fish andjunior teach-in at Steamer Quay, Totnes, from 6-9.30pm. Torbay & Babbacombe ASA ...
Bowker stays as Newton Abbot's future is secured Axworthys Devon League runners-up and Throgmorton Cup winners Newton Abbot have had their differences over rent and back-rent ironed out with Coach Road landlords Devon County FA after going to arbitration.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Axworthys Devon League runners-up and Throgmorton Cup winnersNewton Abbot have had their differences over rent and back-rentironed out with Coach Road landlords Devon County FA after going toarbitration. The handshakes are too late for Newton to be reconsidered havingopted out of ...
Banks hoping to take it a little easier at Stoke Sunday soccer
Jun 01, 2007 ... Sunday soccer Stoke gabriel FC will look to appoint a new club secretary at itsannual general meeting in the Stoke Gabriel Village Hall next Tuesday(7.30). Treasurer and Broadley Lane stalwart John Banks (he was alsosecretary for many years) stepped in to fill the post in a ...
Speight's topping the bill
Jun 01, 2007 ... Lightweight Jamie Speight finds himself top of the bill intonight's Apollo (Torquay) ABC dinner-show at the Imperial Hotel. The 18-year old was to have boxed Jimmy Briggs (Barnstaple) aheadof middleweight Luke Whane. But the bout has been given elevated status after Whane was ...
Axed Bay keeper bounces back Former Torquay schoolboy Tim Sandercombe has put behind him the disappointment of being released by Plymouth Argyle after signing a one-year deal with League Two side Notts County yesterday.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Former Torquay schoolboy Tim Sandercombe has put behind him thedisappointment of being released by Plymouth Argyle after signing aone-year deal with League Two side Notts County yesterday. The 17-year-old will serve as understudy to Magpies' first choicegoalkeeper Kevin Pilkington ...
Come on you yellows!
Jun 01, 2007 ... Torquay United have unveiled a new home kit for a new era as theybegin their early preparations for the 2007-08 campaign, writesNathan Woolford. The new design, which is all-yellow with blue patches and featuresthe club crest in mid-chest, will be the Gulls' strip for their ...
Paignton'stwenty20 success story to continue? Fixtures: June 6 - Torquay v Barton; June 13 - Paignton v Torquay; June 20 - Barton v Paignton; June 27 - Torquay v Paignton; July 4 - Barton v Torquay; July 11 - Paignton v Barton. Final: Barton CC, July 18. Reserve date July 25. All games start at 6.15pm.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Fixtures: June 6 - Torquay v Barton; June 13 - Paignton v Torquay;June 20 - Barton v Paignton; June 27 - Torquay v Paignton; July 4 -Barton v Torquay; July 11 - Paignton v Barton. Final: Barton CC, July18. Reserve date July 25. All games start at 6.15pm. Will there be a new name on ...
The only way is up for abbotskerswell Things can only get better for A Division strugglers, Abbotskerswell although that might have to wait until tomorrow's trip to Tavistock is out of the way.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Things can only get better for A Division strugglers,Abbotskerswell although that might have to wait until tomorrow's tripto Tavistock is out of the way. It's been a miserable week for Abbots, who hit rock bottom of thetable after last Saturday's defeat by Sidmouth and have lost ...
Problems mounting up for Chudleigh
Jun 01, 2007 ... Chudleigh face the daunting task of lifting their game after twoheavy defeats for the visit of defending champions BudleighSalterton. Sandford and North Devon walloped Chudleigh in their last twooutings to send the Premier new boys to the foot of the table. Availability ...
Paigntonskipper wants to pull clear of pack
Jun 01, 2007 ... Tomorrow's game against Exeter is one Paignton have to win if theyare going to challenge for the Premier title in what is shaping up tobe one of the closest contests in years for the top prize in Devoncricket. Four games into the season there are only 11 points between thetop ...
Bulbeck raises derby stakes Nothing less than a win will satisfy Torquay captain Matt Bulbeck from tomorrow's meeting with arch rivals Barton on the Recreation Ground (1pm).
Jun 01, 2007 ... Nothing less than a win will satisfy Torquay captain Matt Bulbeckfrom tomorrow's meeting with arch rivals Barton on the RecreationGround (1pm). Barton haven't won a game yet while Torquay have gone two matcheswithout one - which has cost them ground at the top of the ...
Newton Twenty20 returns
Jun 01, 2007 ... The Newton Abbot Twenty20 returns for a second season nextWednesday night with Bovey Tracey keen to retain the title they wonlast year. Unlike the Torbay competition, it's Newton Abbot cousin is open toteams at all levels of the game, not just those in the Devon LeaguePremier ...
Medium on rare visit to port Devon Spirit is planning a very special event for Monday, June 11, which its organisers promise will make for an extra ordinary occasion.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Devon Spirit is planning a very special event for Monday, June 11,which its organisers promise will make for an extra ordinaryoccasion. They are hosting an evening at the Berry Head Hotel with DivaldoFranco, an international speaker, medium, and campaigner for orphanedand ...
Model club assembles The next meeting of Brixham Model Engineering and Craft Society will be on Monday at Churston Golf Club, when there will be a video evening showing the building of a Ferrari sports car.
Jun 01, 2007 ... The next meeting of Brixham Model Engineering and Craft Societywill be on Monday at Churston Golf Club, when there will be a videoevening showing the building of a Ferrari sports car. At their last meeting members enjoyed a 'bits and pieces' evening,where members bring along items ...
Dates for your diary
Jun 01, 2007 ... Macmillan Cancer Support is holding a coffee morning in theCommunity Centre, Fore Street next Tuesday, when there will also becake and bric-a-brac stalls. CANCER Research UK is holding a fete on the old fish quay nextWednesday, all day from 10am. There will be stalls selling ...
Maria's exhibition of shear audacity Organisers of the Christian Aid day of food two weeks ago have asked me to pass on their thanks for all those who supported the day.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Organisers of the Christian Aid day of food two weeks ago haveasked me to pass on their thanks for all those who supported the day. Combined with the money collected from the Lent lunches back inEaster, and the usual street collection of envelopes, St John'sChurch has gathered in ...
Musical chemistry On Wednesday, the Zoe Schwarz Quintet will be performing for the Speakeasy Jazz Club at the Farmhouse Tavern, Newton Road.
Jun 01, 2007 ... On Wednesday, the Zoe Schwarz Quintet will be performing for theSpeakeasy Jazz Club at the Farmhouse Tavern, Newton Road. A classically trained graduate in performing arts, Zoe hasperformed in many guises over the years, mostly in modernimprovisational and classical music and ...
Where there's a will The Friends of Shiphay Park met again this week with over 40 residents receiving an update on developments.
Jun 01, 2007 ... The Friends of Shiphay Park met again this week with over 40residents receiving an update on developments. Last week the new chairman, Will Hood, launched the campaign tostall the development of affordable homes on a site next to ShiphayPark. While happy to lead a fight on ...
Concert band hits sad note
Jun 01, 2007 ... A torbay brass band is in danger of folding unless it can find newmusicians. Torbay Concert Brass is in dire need of new players and aconductor. Treasurer and trombone player Ann Goolding explained: "Alas 2007sees the band in crisis with our cornet players going off ...
How to start out on your own
Jun 01, 2007 ... Daydreaming is easy out in the garden and many of us share thesame daydream - of gardening all day long and making good money fordoing it. There is certainly big money to be made, after all it is estimatedthat pounds5 billion is spent annually on gardens in the UK with thisfigure ...
Marching into battle against developers
Jun 01, 2007 ... This Sunday, June 3, meet me and the Yalberton residents atJewson, Aspen Way, Yalberton, at 4.40am for the Save Orchard Valleydawn walk. Hopefully, it will be a fine daybreak and we will see the sun riseabout 5 o'clock. It's a two-mile circuit that takes us through LowerYalberton ...
Stephen builds on strong roots
Jun 01, 2007 ... It has been 20 years since songsmith Stephen Fearing released hisself-titled debut. Over the following two decades, he has built up a very loyal andcommitted, international audience and the latest recordingYellowjacket is his eighth solo album and as always it features apotent ...
Beautiful chants
Jun 01, 2007 ... Beautiful music in a beautiful setting is provided by Voces earlymusic choir at Buckfast Abbey. The choir's latest concert takes place at the abbey on Saturday,June 9. The programme comprises a selection of works by composers from15th, 16th and 17th centuries based on ...
Sunday best brass
Jun 01, 2007 ... Torbay Brass Band is off to the seaside to take part in one of theSouth West's biggest music festivals. The band will be in Minehead for the Wellington-based companySuperact's season of talented musical acts. The festival is presented on behalf of ARTlife and in ...
Garden open for charity
Jun 01, 2007 ... A beautiful garden with open views of Dartmoor is opening onSunday June 10 in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Society. For the eighth year running, the owners of Danver House in thepicturesque village of Coffinswell are serving Devon cream teas between ...
Picnic and summer opera
Jun 01, 2007 ... It's a Night at the Opera for the League of Friends of TorbayHospital. For the second year, the league is hosting a Summer Magic concertto support the league at the same time as enjoying a selection ofsome opera classics. Excerpts from such operas as Carmen, La Boheme, Madam ...
The magnificence of the Mediterranean
Jun 01, 2007 ... It is predicted that our climate will become more like theMediterranean. So why not grow more plants from there and othersimilar parts of the world. Growing exotic plants from seed can be cheap and also veryexciting. For example, can you imagine growing a bright blue ...
All change since Fletcher's day
Jun 01, 2007 ... I was waiting to hear the words: "Norman Stanley Fletcher, youhave pleaded guilty to the charges brought by this court", as Iwalked into the prison. But this was no film set, nor was I to be incarcerated at HerMajesty's pleasure, I was about to stay in one of the world's ...
Check out online payments
Jun 01, 2007 ... One of the most interesting and possibly generous offers in thehistory of the Internet has recently been extended by Google topromote its new Google checkout service, and since the offer is onlyon for the next 10 days or so, I thought I should probably let youknow in time to take ...
Thrown into the spotlight ... Thanks to Maggie
Jun 01, 2007 ... John Sergeant is one of the country's best known and mostrespected journalists. His career started off in print on a dailypaper in Liverpool before he moved up through the ranks of the BBCand eventually becoming the political editor of ITV. John has been at the centre of news ...
Joe returns with classic thriller
Jun 01, 2007 ... An Inspector Calls is a psychological thriller that delves deepinto the thinking of five apparently decent people, each one of whommay have been the cause of the tragic suicide of a young woman. A euphoric evening of family celebration is interrupted by amysterious police ...
Prickly orphans are handful
Jun 01, 2007 ... These tiny newborn babies are proving a handful for carers at ahedgehog hospital after the mild weather triggered a string of earlyorphaned arrivals. The seven babies, from two separate families, have all been handedin to Prickly Ball Farm Hospital near East Ogwell in the last ...
Horrors in store
Jun 01, 2007 ... A new Little Shop of Horrors in Torquay is very nearly open forbusiness. Bright young things at South Devon College are performingtheir own version of the hit show next week. The performance will mark the final major project for the FirstDiploma Performing Arts students, some of ...
Chance to take up blind taste test challenge
Jun 01, 2007 ... Sumptuous strawberries and delicious Cornish and organic breakfastingredients will be compared to standard supermarket brands in ablind taste test at the Royal Cornwall Show in Wadebridge from June 7to 9. The challenge will take place on the Taste of the West and OrganicSouth ...
Drama simply divine
Jun 01, 2007 ... Suchet fans turned out 'en masse' for Roger Crane's intelligentlook at The Last Confession. Part fact, part myth, the much praised elaboration comes completewith a cracking cast and is laced with the odd strand of controversy. The power of the church over that of the state, the ...
Hearty food and real ale wins praise
Jun 01, 2007 ... Peter De Savary's Sandy Park Inn at the gateway to Dartmoor atChagford has collected another major accolade. The Les Routiers organisation has announced that the thatched17th century inn beside the A382 and close to the impressive CastleDrogo and miles of walking is the regional ...
New police chief's leadership pledge South Devon has a new police commander who takes up his post on Monday.
Jun 01, 2007 ... South Devon has a new police commander who takes up his post onMonday. Chief Superintendent Barry Marsden has been appointed as the newcommander for the South and West Devon area. He was formerly the deputy commander of the area for seven years to Chief Supt Andy Clarke, who ...
Blast at 'crazy' scheme for torre balloon Torbay councillor Jenny Faulkner has called on the public to oppose plans for a helium balloon high above a Conservation Area.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Torbay councillor Jenny Faulkner has called on the public tooppose plans for a helium balloon high above a Conservation Area. Proposals to position a balloon 120 metres above Abbey Park onTorquay seafront will be debated by Torbay Council on Monday. The plans were originally ...
FA score with pounds1,000 for church Football Association chiefs have scored with fund-raisers at Brixham after giving pounds1,000 to maintain the bells at the church of Abide With Me hymn-writer Rev Francis Lyte.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Football Association chiefs have scored with fund-raisers atBrixham after giving pounds1,000 to maintain the bells at the churchof Abide With Me hymn-writer Rev Francis Lyte. The famous Cup Final anthem has been sung at every match since1927 and is televised around the ...
Arson attack man gets 'life sentence' warning A man with a fascination for fire has been warned if he commits another, similar offence he could face a life sentence to protect the public
Jun 01, 2007 ... A man with a fascination for fire has been warned if he commitsanother, similar offence he could face a life sentence to protect thepublic Exeter Crown Court heard 23-year-old David Johnson torched aneighbour's flat in Queen Elizabeth Drive, Paignton, after an 11-pint drinking ...
Ice cube shows his tender side... But changes are afoot
Jun 01, 2007 ... A young black guy listening to NWA's Straight Outta Compton in theghetto in 1988 might be surprised at how one of his heroes has turnedout. After all, the seminal album is one that helped define modernmusic (believe us, there would be no P Diddy, no Kanye West, hell, noLily Allen ...
October target for pounds16m quay A five-man team of Plymouth architects and technicians will put the finishing touches to Brixham's new revamped fish quay for newly- appointed contractors Dean and Dyball.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A five-man team of Plymouth architects and technicians will putthe finishing touches to Brixham's new revamped fish quay for newly-appointed contractors Dean and Dyball. Led by co-ordinator Dave Knight and designer Nick Morris ofarchitects Stride Treglown, they admit the plans ...
Clowning around this summer
Jun 01, 2007 ... Due to public demand, Travelling Light is bringing its smash hitshow Clown to two Devon locations this summer. Clown is based on author-illustrator Quentin Blake's award-winning picture book and has been adapted, directed and produced forthe stage by the same team that created ...
New law to prevent deposit 'robbery' Landlords in Torbay are unfairly withholding around pounds500,000 a year from tenants, it has been claimed.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Landlords in Torbay are unfairly withholding around pounds500,000a year from tenants, it has been claimed. The allegation comes as a law giving enhanced protection totenants in private rented accommodation comes into force. It means all new deposits taken must be protected in a ...
Walkers beat the bounds
Jun 01, 2007 ... Newton abbot residents walked for two and a half hours and beatthe bounds of the town. Around 20 ...
Village online A small village has been opened up to the World Wide Web.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A small village has been opened up to the World Wide Web. People can get online now Chudleigh Knighton Village Hall has beenprovided with computers and internet access. It has been made possible through Teignbridge Council's 'Tools forTowns' initiative. People can also ...
Marathon walk nets trio pounds780 Training buddies Sue Aggett, Kim Edgecombe and Jenny Bolton, all of Chelston, Torquay, have completed a walking marathon in aid of breast cancer research and raised about pounds780.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Training buddies Sue Aggett, Kim Edgecombe and Jenny Bolton, allof Chelston, Torquay, have completed a walking marathon in aid ofbreast cancer research and raised about pounds780. The trio had been training in bra T-shirts for the London Walkwhich they completed in just over seven ...