Herald Express (Torquay UK) back issues from August 2008:
Aspects of life by the sea
Aug 01, 2008 ... A new showhome has been unveiled at Gerald Wood Homes' Aspectsdevelopment in Thurlestone. Just half a mile from the sea, Aspects is a luxury development of11 contemporary detached homes, comprising an exclusive range offour and five-bedroom homes, surrounded by peaceful hills and ...
Open house proves a success
Aug 01, 2008 ... The open house at Fourviews in Brixham has been a huge successwith three out of the four remaining plots reserved. Fulfords Paignton office together with the New Homes Departmentin Exeter held an open morning at Fourviews to create interest inthe remaining plots on the select ...
Open house idea moves on to net
Aug 01, 2008 ... The 'open house' way of marketing homes has become so popularthat one agent has taken it a step further. Bradleys has launched a new website dedicated exclusively to openhome events at www.bradleys-openhome.tv Bradleys director Jon Williams, pictured above, who first sawthem ...
On the market for the first time
Aug 01, 2008 ... A 1960s-BUILT bungalow ideally situated between Brixham andPaignton and just 10 minutes walk to the sea is on the market forthe first time. The property in Manor Bend, Galmpton, is also close to ChurstonGolf course and the River Dart, and is in a much sought-afterresidential ...
Country views from bright and airy semi
Aug 01, 2008 ... Set in the heart of the popular village Ogwell is this bright andairy semi-detached house. Downstairs at the property in Coniston Road is the entrance hallwith storage cupboard and wood laminate flooring, spacious livingroom (also with wood laminate flooring), kitchen and dining ...
New planning development in picturesque location
Aug 01, 2008 ... Midas Homes is launching a new development called Ogwell Brook in East Ogwell after receiving planning consent for the first ofthree phases. The first phase will comprise 65 one and two-bedroom apartmentsplus three-bedroom homes as well as a commercial unit. Located at the ...
Character and charm
Aug 01, 2008 ... Full of character is this large cottage - some of it thought todate back to the 17th century - in Brixham. With a pretty cottage-style rear garden, five or six bedrooms, three reception rooms and plenty of characterful nooks and crannies,Hunters Moon in Horsepool Street has a lot ...
Detached bungalow in good location
Aug 01, 2008 ... Ideally-located close to the hospital and The Willows shoppingcentre in Torquay is this two-bedroom detached bungalow. The property in Cadewell Park Road has an enclosed porch, leadinginto the entrance hall. From here is the spacious living room whichhas a feature fireplace with ...
Predictions on the market
Aug 01, 2008 ... It just goes to show that it all depends on your point of view asto how you see the current property market. While newspaper headlines continue to spread doom and gloom aboutfalling house prices, there are others who see this as a short-termblip in the inexorable rise of property ...
Victorian haven
Aug 01, 2008 ... This deceptively-spacious Victorian semi-detached house benefitsfrom our forefathers' sense of space and light. The property in Babbacombe Road, Torquay, is entered via avestibule and entrance hall which has a useful understairs cupboard. The living room has a feature fire ...
Drive home in one of your new cars with this classic package
Aug 01, 2008 ... The buyer of this spacious art deco home at Churston Ferrers nearBrixham will not only receive a unique and fascinating home but alsotwo classic cars. The 1950 Daimler Consort and the 1998 Jaguar Sovereign have beenincluded in the sale price of the house - and as an added ...
Set in acres of magical gardens
Aug 01, 2008 ... Bowden House is the perfect family home. Sitting serenely within 5.5 acres of magical and colourfulgardens in the South Hams, this handsome early Georgian housecaptivates immediately and is currently on the market with a guideprice in the region of pounds2.5million. Grade II ...
Choice between a pair of mid-terraced beauties
Aug 01, 2008 ... Two mid-terraced houses in Torquay have come on the market. The first property in Forest Road has an entrance vestibuleleading into the hallway where there is a built-coved in storagecupboard. Downstairs accommodation includes the lounge, which has Frenchdoors leading out on ...
Chance to view spacious home
Aug 01, 2008 ... This four-bedroom semi-detached house is one of those 'justunpack your cases' homes. Situated on the outskirts of Newton Abbot, 24 Chestnut Drive issure to appeal to anyone with a hectic lifestyle. Presented in good order throughout, this family home affords good-sized ...
Biker boys take short way round
Aug 01, 2008; ... A gang of bikers saddled up and embarked on a marathon 24-hourmotorbike ride around the Newton Abbot area for Rowcroft Hospice. Dedicated Rowcroft supporter, Geoff Danher, his mates, and hisprized 1972 BSA Thunderbolt 650,completed a 24-hour motorcycle ridedubbed The Short Way ...
Relocation brings success
Aug 01, 2008 ... Management System Ltd (MSM) has celebrated two years of successand growth since moving premises from Totnes to their currentlocation on Matford Business Park, Exeter. Since the company's relocation from Totnes MSM has experienced asharp increase in turnover by a massive 83 per cent ...
Devon granite 'holds key to future energy needs'
Aug 01, 2008; ... Rock lying beneath Devon could hold the key to the region'sfuture energy needs according to a Lib Dem peer. Lord Teverson, a former South West Euro-MP, is to lead adelegation of energy companies to Whitehall to discuss exploitingthe area's geothermal power. He said that the ...
Celebrating the glory of harvest month
Aug 01, 2008 ... In the past August had a variety of names. To the Romans it wasSextilus, the sixth month on their calendar; and the Saxons calledit Weod Monath, the weed month. But I think the Dutch were muchcloser to August's character with Oost-mand, Harvest Month. And despite the abuse of ...
Tony is new club president
Aug 01, 2008; ... Brixham businessman Tony Spashett has taken over as president ofthe port's busy Rotary club. He was handed the chain of office by outgoing president, TrevorMellor, in a ceremony at the Berry Head Hotel. Accepting the appointment, he pledged to help local charities andpraised ...
ROK crew raise pounds2,000 for baby unit
Aug 01, 2008 ... An adventurous crew from Torquay builders Rok teamed up withstaff from Property Consultants NPS South West (formerly DevonProperty Practice) and Harrison Sutton Architects to accept a toughcharity challenge over land and water from Dartmoor to Dartmouth. The 20-strong team ...
We want regeneration to benefit all Brixham
Aug 01, 2008 ... Having been named five times by Jane Archer and six times by CllrGordon Boote (HE, July 25) I feel I have no option but to make whatI hope will be a final reply to correct some impressions from thesetwo writers. The Petition of 2004 with its 3,567 Brixham residents againsthousing ...
Bay festival currys favour with lynn
Aug 01, 2008; ... A successful Babbacombe festival is thought to have brought atleast pounds40,000 into the Bay and one draw winner is personallypounds100 richer. The large amount raised was revealed after festival organisersgathered feedback from people and organisations who took part in ...
Rescheduled ram roast blessed by summer sunshine
Aug 01, 2008; ... It was second time lucky for the traditional Kingsteignton RamRoast. The popular village event had to be called off in the spring, forthe first time ever, because of torrential rain. Organisers were hoping there would not be another washout at theweekend, and the weather ...
It's a dog's life as the k9 team takes centre stage
Aug 01, 2008 ... World-class working dogs will be showing off their talents inSouth Devon on Saturday. The K9 Capers dog team will be thrilling and amusing the crowdsat Pennywell Farm near Buckfastleigh, with an afternoon packed fullof activities including dog agility, flyball, steeplechase and ...
'Community shop' hit by handbag thieves
Aug 01, 2008 ... Trader Gillian Akejder is upset that her new 'community shop' inPreston has already been targeted by sneak thieves. They helped themselves to her handbag containing pounds100 cash,house and motorbike keys, bank cards and irreplaceable snapshots ofher grandchildren. Gillian ...
Regional administrations on the increase
Aug 01, 2008; ... The first half of 2008 has seen a 74 per cent increase in thenumber of businesses going into administration in the South Westcompared with the same period last year, according to leadingbusiness advisory firm Deloitte. There were 57 appointments in the region in the first six ...
Carnival on target thanks to sunshine
Aug 01, 2008 ... The perfect summer weather at the weekend helped to give theannual Bovey Tracey carnival week a great start. Rob Pettit, carnival secretary, said hundreds of people from thetown 'and far and wide', turned out, and he admitted it had been'very hectic, but very encouraging as ...
Youngsters' colourful competition
Aug 01, 2008 ... Stoke Gabriel has never seen so many costumes as the villagecarnival's fancy dress competition got under way. The event, part of the summer carnival which began on Monday, hasseen hundreds of families enjoying themselves at a range of eventsincluding Pop School for children, ...
Thousands enjoy fair celebrations
Aug 01, 2008; ... Cockington, the jewel in Torbay's tourism crown, was thriving atits annual fair. Holidaymakers, families and young children thronged through thequaint village enjoying home-made cakes, cream teas, hog roasts andburgers. Hundreds of people stood mesmerised as young gymnasts ...
Party preparations begin
Aug 01, 2008 ... It's all hands to the pump as preparations begin for the bigevent in Shiphay - Party in the Park on September 6. Local band Vivid Sky are one of the headline acts booked andhopefully we should be hearing a bit more from them in the nextcouple of weeks. There should also be a ...
Season's over, so let's dance
Aug 01, 2008 ... Razzamatazz Theatre School students performed show tunes for itsend-of-season party. About 40 youngsters at the Newton Abbot-based theatre school performed songs ...
How to keep fuel in your tank
Aug 01, 2008; ... Police have issued advice to help prevent motorists in Torbaybecoming victims of fuel thieves after a spate of incidents in thearea. As part of the monthly Crime Log column, police have given out anumber of tips after four such incidents in Torquay last week. Each month the ...
Costumes thrill at carnival
Aug 01, 2008; ... Dozens of colourful floats and walkers took part in TorbayCarnival's centenary carnival procession, to the delight oforganisers. Chairman Corinne Lowe was thrilled with the turnout at PaigntonGreen. She said: "The crowds were huge, it was wonderful. "We had getting ...
Mini-tour brings popular musical numbers to life
Aug 01, 2008 ... All That Jazz is on its way to Brixham Theatre on Sunday, August24, and promises to be a thoroughly entertaining and professionalshow which is currently on a 'mini tour' of the country. The title is inspired by the musical Chicago and anyone uncertainabout the content of the show ...
New commitments in carers' strategy
Aug 01, 2008 ... A new strategy gives more recognition and support to carers. At a glance this strategy sets out the framework for developingsupport for carers, acknowledges that carers need more help andsupport than has been available in the past, and pledges more moneywill be ...
It's time to stop playing catch-up and really improve
Aug 01, 2008 ... You really can't win in this job. For years, folk in Torbay havebeen complaining loudly and clearly about the performance of theircouncil. For years, stories in this newspaper and elsewhere have reportedthings going wrong followed by cries of 'another cock-up' and 'headsmust ...
Walkers urged to send in their cash
Aug 01, 2008; ... Fundraisers who took part in the Big Midnight Walk for RowcroftHospice and Macmillan are urged to send in their sponsorship money. The event took place in June and was 'a huge fundraising success'by the hospice. More than 1,700 women put their best foot forward for the walk ...
One-way bid to beat congestion
Aug 01, 2008; ... Work to ease traffic congestion in Preston will start next week. The first stage of the pounds750,000 Government-funded PrestonCongestion Relief Scheme is due to start on Monday. It follows an extensive consultation with the Preston CommunityPartnership and ward ...
Member scoops top awards at annual show
Aug 01, 2008 ... At brixham Fuchsia and Geranium Group's recent annual show, MaryBeer took top awards. The group pelargonium, Claudio, gained her theBetty Mabbott Salver for the overall best in show; the BritishPelargonium and Geranium Society Crested Spoon and the Helen CarterCup. In the fuchsia ...
Killing is never the answer to dog issue
Aug 01, 2008 ... I just want to say how upset I was to read the story 'One of yourdogs must die', (HE, July 30). How can they even think of doing this terrible thing to twohealthy animals? They could have been put up for adoption before thinking ofkilling these two dogs. And as for ...
Supermarkets get pound of flesh
Aug 01, 2008 ... Honestly, i ask you, what do we have to put up with next? Now, ontop of increased extortionate fuel costs, which in turn affect thecost of our day to day living anyway, supermarkets are going tocharge us all for parking in their stores. ASDA are apparently going to charge pounds1 ...
Fuelling misery
Aug 01, 2008 ... The huge hike in gas and electricity prices are nothing short ofa disgrace. British Gas has announced a 35 per cent rise for its 15.9 millioncustomers across the UK. Only recently rival energy firm EDFincreased its electricity charges by 17 per cent and gas by 22 ...
Sometimes council's attitude stinks
Aug 01, 2008 ... The other day I went with my family to Goodrington Beach we choseto sit on north sands as it's nearer to move to the grass when thetide comes in. I was incensed to see the amount of seaweed on the beach and theamount of flies which go with it. I was informed that the beach is ...
French schooner in the dart
Aug 01, 2008; ... An unusual 42-metre square rigged schooner, with its sleek lines,raked masts and the ability to carry a large amount of canvas, haspaid a visit to Dartmouth. La Recouvrance was built in Brest and launched in 1992, modelledon early 19th Century ships used as courier vessels by the ...
Band fine Bay ambassadors
Aug 01, 2008 ... Banging the drum took on a whole new meaning for Torbay BrassBand during their recent tour of the Rhine Valley in Germany. The band, as well as conducting their own concerts, also took theopportunity to promote Torbay as a holiday destination while theywere over ...
Call for street entertainers
Aug 01, 2008 ... Buskers and street entertainers from across South Devon are beingencouraged to take part in a talent competition and win a spot atGlastonbury 2009. Competition South West is staging a heat for all streetperformers at The Hoe, Plymouth,tomorrow from 11am. Each act has 10 ...
'Keep it short ... But make us laugh out loud'
Aug 01, 2008 ... South Devon film-makers are being urged to get on with theirshorts. The team behind the first ever English Riviera InternationalComedy Film Festival, are looking for your comedy shorts. They arecalling for submissions for the inaugural Eat My Shorts comedy filmcompetition being ...
Seaside rocks with indie and dance music fest
Aug 01, 2008 ... Summer is here and so are all the music festivals. Despite petrol prices being so high, people are still jumpinginto cars and heading off to enjoy some of the best events on offerin the South West. Newquay is set for Europe's biggest surf, skate and extremesports bonanza: the ...
Super troupers come to town
Aug 01, 2008 ... With Mamma Mia hitting the cinema screens, Abba fans are in for atreat when international duo Abbagirls appear at the Little Theatre,in Torquay, on Sunday, August 17. The duo was formed in 1995 and is one of the busiest acts inshowbiz with more than 200 engagements every year in ...
Magical night of dance and drama
Aug 01, 2008 ... Creative costumes and inventive dance are blended to recreate afantasy island within the grounds of Dartmouth Castle next week. Fourteen dancers will be taking part in an open air production ofShakespeare's The Tempest, alongside actors from the Inn TheatreCompany. The ...
Ol' blue eyes on the river
Aug 01, 2008 ... The mellow sounds of Ol' Blue Eyes will be resounding along theDart tonight when Frank Sinatra doppelganger Phil Fryer entertainsthose on board a romantic river cruise. The refined evening of dining and dancing will showcase some ofthe old classics from a man who is very much in ...
Wealth of talent wows crowds
Aug 01, 2008 ... A mini-music festival in Teignmouth has been a huge success, weare told. The first J&D Musical Festival - held as part of the town'scarnival celebrations - rocked out hundreds of visitors. Sponsored by Teign Music, in Carlton Place, 10 outfits played onThe Den with more ...
Seth offers perfect August tonic
Aug 01, 2008 ... Folk star Seth Lakeman is returning to his native hinterland ofDevon as the headlining act for the sixth Morwellham Folk Festivalat the historic Morwellham Quay starting tomorrow. But even if his style is not to your taste, there are stillplenty of other artists billed. If the ...
Tango fever hits Torbay
Aug 01, 2008 ... Tango fans will be glad to hear that a brand new class will bestarting up in Torquay next month. Argentinean tango teachers Tara Hughes-Law and Fernando Guidi,from Stoke Gabriel, will be launching their new class at theGrosvenor Hotel in Torquay on Monday, September 8. The ...
Undelete program safeguards your files
Aug 01, 2008 ... Although i have covered Undelete Plus subject before in the past,I am still getting a large number of people regularly e-mailing measking how they can undelete a specific file so I thought it mightbe time for a quick recap. The Windows recycle bin is a godsend for many users as in ...
Variety show tribute
Aug 01, 2008 ... Actor and vocalist Peter Reynolds is putting on a variety showperformance at the Palace Theatre, Paignton, on Tuesday. Peter has a vocal range which enables him to deliver vocaltributes to diverse artists such as Nat King Cole, ...
Waterfront shows
Aug 01, 2008 ... More musical magic is on the way to our waterfronts this weekendas Riviera Live continues the summer programme of entertainment. Tomorrow at 2pm, on Vaughan Parade in Torquay, there will besaxophone and keyboard ...
Home from home feel
Aug 01, 2008 ... I have grown up with the Brends. When I say that, I mean theirhotels have been a permanent fixture of my life: I learned to swimin one, undertook my first role as bridesmaid at the mere age offive in another, celebrated friends' weddings in two of their NorthDevon hotels and had ...
Spotlight falls on arts ambassadors
Aug 01, 2008 ... Every year Torbay ArtsBase holds an awards ceremony at whichexceptional creative achievement is celebrated. The group, which acts as a forum for local artists as well aspromoting arts and creativity in the Bay, is looking for freshnominations for this year's ceremony. Prizes ...
Theatre in the gardens
Aug 01, 2008 ... Chapterhouse Theatre Company is performing in more than 150different locations as part of a garden theatre season. With a large cast, traditional costumes and an original musicscore, they are bringing two of their productions to Devon thismonth. Shakespeare's final triumph, ...
Chef Simon cooks up a storm in bocuse contest
Aug 01, 2008 ... Simon Hulstone recently represented the UK in the first everEuropean heat of the Bocuse d'Or, competing against 20 otherEuropean chefs to secure a place in the Bocuse d'Or 2009 which willtake place in Lyon in January. The chefs had five-and-a-half hours to produce a dish ...
Treat for wine connoisseurs
Aug 01, 2008 ... If you fancy stretching your legs in some vineyards, pay a visitto the striking new single vineyard winery at the existing Torresvisitors' centre in Pacs del Peneds, near Barcelona, which hasrecently been completed. Here visitors can jump aboard the Torres train and go on a ...
Making parks pleasant places
Aug 01, 2008 ... We are a small community group committed to improving the threeparks local to our area. These are Sherwell (Pretty) Park, Mallock (Rocket) Play Park andVictoria (Haywain) Park. As local people who use the parks on a daily basis, and liaisewith other residents, we are able to ...
Classic walks with rural romantic
Aug 01, 2008 ... Next week the walks on the local scene begin, hopefully bringingyou into some of Torbay's green places. Then, in September, they become more rural, taking you furtherafield. So you can go it alone or with partner, family or friends. Walking is a pleasant way to fitness, ...
Kye crashes out on own course!
Aug 01, 2008; ... Local favourite Kye Forte crashed out in the final of the RedBull BMX Empire of the Dirt competition. Forte, from Newton Abbot, made it through to the last four of thecompetition held on a specially prepared 400-metre dirt and woodcourse on farmland near Denbury. He could ...