Herald Express (Torquay UK) back issues from June 2009:
Island appeal
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Civil Service Pensioners' Alliance held its annual meetingat the Redcliffe Hotel, Paignton, with 20 members present. The guest speaker was Jim Dunlop, who came down fromDunfermline to give a lively and interesting talk on the aims andobjectives of the alliance, which ...
Twinning association group's unflagging energy
Jun 01, 2009 ... Scoriton and District Twinning Association has enjoyed a newlease of life over the last couple of years owing to the committee'sunflagging energy in keeping the group's profile high. As well as organising regular trips to France and visits fromtheir French partners from Normandy, ...
Students raise pounds500 for their adopted disabled charity
Jun 01, 2009 ... Enterprising youngsters at Brixham College staged a series ofactivities to raise pounds500 for local disabled people. Students of the school's Inspire House presented the cheque toLeonard Cheshire Disability's Douglas House, in the town, at aspecial assembly. Kay Taylor, ...
Stover walk for hospice
Jun 01, 2009 ... More than 60 people walked through a Newton Abbot park and raisedpounds800 for charity. The Rotary sponsored walkabout was held at Stover Country Park inaid of Children's Hospice South West. Anthony Aggett, from the Rotary Club of Dartmoor Vale, ...
Safety first for bike children
Jun 01, 2009 ... Twelve children at a Newton Abbot primary school are celebratingthe completion of a Bikeability course. The Rydon Primary School pupils learnt skills from two qualifiedinstructors, Martyn Laxton and Chris Blasdale, to enable them toride their bikes safely on the road. A ...
Month of spring and summer
Jun 01, 2009 ... To most of us June is the month of spring and summer. And ourancestors called it Litha, 'the warm month'. The hawthorn blossom is going over. But there's still a hint ofspring in the horse chestnut trees, even if the bluebells are losingtheir radiance. June is the month of ...
Pupils given insight into RAF career
Jun 01, 2009 ... The raf motivational outreach team visited Newton Abbot Collegeto lead an inter-active workshop. The event was designed to challenge and inspire young scientistsfrom Year Nine and invite them to consider a career in the RAF. Sergeant Jim Putland and Corporal Dean Goddard, from ...
South Devon keep fit thanks
Jun 01, 2009; ... Mid-may at the newly-refurbished St Luke's Church Hall inTorquay, the South Devon Keep Fit Association hosted a free-to-members pamper morning as a way of saying thank you to the loyalmembers of SDKFA who regularly support classes and activities. Five therapists offered ...
Manorial borough of old market town
Jun 01, 2009 ... Newton Abbot Probus Club listened to an informative andentertaining address given by Michael Martin, the current steward ofthe manor. Most will have heard of some of the curious offices and functionsof these ancient baronial courts, the portreave, the bailiff, thebreadweigher and ...
Special exhibition 'beside the sea'
Jun 01, 2009 ... As Babbacombe Festival approaches, the Babbacombe and StMarychurch Local History Society are preparing for a specialexhibition they are holding in St Anne's Hall, Babbacombe thismonth. Called Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea, the exhibitioncelebrates all that has happened ...
Diarydates
Jun 01, 2009 ... The South Devon Fuchsia and Pelargonium Society will be holding ameeting at St Martin's Church Hall, Barton, Torquay, at 7.30pm,tonight. The speaker will be Nick Bryant talking on growing and showingfuchsias for the Fuchsia Show at Furrough Cross Church Hall onSaturday, July 11, ...
Making town centre as good as it can be
Jun 01, 2009; ... The shopping centre which has been owned by the current landlordfor some four years has been undergoing improvements over the last12 months. We are to continue with physical improvements introducing accesscontrols that will allow us to secure the centre along with an up todate ...
'The basil fawlty of town centres'
Jun 01, 2009 ... I know that I echo the voice of many when I say that we do nothave a co-ordinated commercial approach to attracting customers toour town centre. When our town is visited the perception taken away is thatTorquay is tired and down at heel. It is easy to identify the basics that ...
Business can lead the fight back
Jun 01, 2009 ... Dinky Doo Baby Boutique opened it doors on the December 1 thensituated in The Market Forum but now we have moved outside intoMarket Street itself. Now in our second year we are still striving to meet the ever-changing face of Torquay High Street. As a result of customers ...
Bid contacts +++ bid contacts +++ bid contacts +++
Jun 01, 2009; ... With experience of over 30 years involvement running Gordon RoweJewellers, Torquay's longest established independent jewellers. With a YES vote for the BID early next year this will open somany new avenues for Torquay town centre to help halt the decline ofthe town's shopping area ....
Torquay's bid process is launched
Jun 01, 2009 ... The official launch for the Torquay Business Improvement District(BID) was held at The Imperial Hotel. More than 130 business people from across the town attended tohear presentations from Plymouth citycentre management about theirhighly successful BID scheme which has brought ...
The best way to regeneration
Jun 01, 2009; ... Gemme de Joanne specialises in contemporary designer jewelleryand offers jewellery that is both stylish and very individual. Muchof the jewellery is hand-crafted by Joanne, who also works withseveral other local designers in order to produce a wide variety ofaffordable and unique ...
Waitrose plans approved
Jun 01, 2009 ... The new Waitrose store due to open in Plainmoor, Torquay, on June18 has been given planning permission for minor outside alterations. Torbay Council's development control committee agreed plans fora new refrigeration plant, fencing, and a crash barrier to replace alow wall, at the ...
Journey back in time
Jun 01, 2009 ... Take a peep into a bygone world and raise money for a good causeat the same time. Postcard collector David Bowen has put together a slide show ofold Newton Abbot, which he is presenting at the Mid-DevonConstitutional Club in Union Street on ...
Stoodley on top to take area title
Jun 01, 2009; ... Stoodley Knowle (Torquay) have been crowned South Devon AreaUnder-15 rounders champions following a tournament organised andhosted by Kingsbridge Community College. As if the group matches weren't close enough, Stoodley had toovercome Kingsbridge in the semi-final before facing ...
pounds200,000 work to cut flooding risk
Jun 01, 2009; ... South West Water is spending pounds200,000 on reducing the riskof sewage flooding in South Devon. Work will take place at Brokenbury Quarry in Torbay and in NewtonAbbot as part of pounds15million being spent in the South West. The work at Newton Abbot involves repairing and ...
Unbeaten Newton crowned champs
Jun 01, 2009; ... With the end of another excellent season, the Torbay Chess Leaguewill now look forward to the annual meeting when cups and shieldswill be distributed. Newton Abbot are the new Division One champions after completingthe season without a loss. Torquay were far away in second place ...
'Book early for beer festival'
Jun 01, 2009; ... Real ale fans from across South Devon will be flocking to afarmyard next weekend for a beer festival with an outdoor flavour. Seven hundred people have already signed up to attend the fourthannual Beer Festival at Occombe Farm, Paignton. And among the beers they will be ...
'Unique' festival gets under way in Bay
Jun 01, 2009 ... Ballroom, Latin and social dancers of all ages flocked toTorquay's Town Hall last night for the launch of this year's EnglishRiviera Dance Festival. In its 27th year, the festival is a popular event in the localand national dance calendar and last night saw dancers competing ...
Thumbs up for pounds2.3m school scheme
Jun 01, 2009; ... A pounds2.3million scheme to modernise a Torquay primary schoolhas been given planning permission. Torbay Council planners unanimously approved alterations andextensions to Queensway Roman Catholic Primary School in Queensway,Shiphay. The work will form new classrooms, ...
Artist returns to roots
Jun 01, 2009; ... A small retrospective showing of fine art, paintings, drawingsand limited edition prints opens tomorrow. South Devon artist Janine Smith is returning to her roots ...
Pirates' pounds1,500 booty will help school children
Jun 01, 2009 ... Pirates invaded Paignton's seafront to pass over funds raised ata recent dance performance. The pirates were some of the pupils from the Marisa BurgoyneDance Centre in Torquay who staged a dance spectacle at the PrincessTheatre last term with the proceeds from the event ...
Jobs safe in prison health shake up
Jun 01, 2009; ... Up to 80 jobs are said to be safe as new arrangements to providephysical and mental health services to Channings Wood prison areannounced by health bosses. Devon Partnership NHS Trust has announced the signing of a newcontract which will see major improvements over the next few ...
Torquay slump to third premier loss
Jun 01, 2009; ... Plymouth made light work of beating Torquay in a one-sided affairat Peverell Park. Torquay were put in and rolled out for 127 - Nick Watkin run outfor a top score of 44 - with Steve Marks picking up five for 27 andJohn Nicholls three for 21. The writing was on the wall for ...
Battling Bovey hold champs to a draw
Jun 01, 2009; ... Bovey Tracey saw a promising position slip away at Sidmouth wherethey ended the Premier leaders' 100 per cent start to the season bybattling for a draw. The defending champions remain top of the table though, and theirlead has widened from 22 to 26 points as results elsewhere among ...
Paignton pummel the pace-setters
Jun 01, 2009; ... Paignton closed the gap on A Division leaders Braunton down tofour points when they beat the early pace-setters by a whopping 115-run margin. Seb Benton followed his 160 against South Devon in the previousmatch with 119 as Paignton advanced to 268 for seven at sun-drenched ...
Short's spin seals derby delight for Abbots
Jun 01, 2009; ... Spinner Steve Short produced a devastating second spell to pointAbbotskerswell towards a 14-run win in the derby clash with Barton. Abbots worked hard to make 177 for five against niggardly bowlingby Barton, led by Aqeel Ahmed with four for 49. Stand of the innings was one ...
Lining up for county elections
Jun 01, 2009; ... Voters in the South Hams and Teignbridge will go to the pollsthis week to choose councillors to represent them on Devon CountyCouncil. The contest to decide who runs Devon will also coincide with theEuropean elections. Voting will take place on Thursday with the counts taking ...
Music and poetry is planned for gerald's funeral
Jun 01, 2009 ... The funeral of former Devon youth cricket manager Gerald Clarkewill take place at Torquay Crematorium on Thursday, June 4. Gerald, who managed the county's U13 side for 23 years, diedsuddenly earlier this month. His funeral was delayed while attemptswere made to contact distant ...
Mears makes late entrance for Lions
Jun 01, 2009; ... Lee mears was given his first taste of British Lions action onSaturday, and helped them avoid an embarrassing defeat in the touropener against the Royal XV. The Lions were trailing 25-13 with 15 minutes to go against ascratch side made up of players from the third tier of South ...
Hood's final-ball four finishes Somerset off
Jun 01, 2009; ... Guest player Marshall Hood hit a match-winning 66 not out asDevon defeated Somerset by six wickets in yesterday's nail-bitingTwenty20 challenge match at Exmouth. Former England fast bowler Andy Caddick took Somerset down toExmouth as part of his testimonial season of fund-raising ...
Old foes lie in wait
Jun 01, 2009; ... Holders Devon will be away to old rivals Staffordshire in thequarter-finals of the Minor Counties KO Cup on June 14. Devon were sweating on the outcome of yesterday's Group Threegame between Cornwall and Wiltshire at St Austell to decide whetherthey qualified for the knockout ...
Precautionary principle best in climate warming
Jun 01, 2009 ... Thank you to Mr Walsh for responding to my letter (HE, May 23). Regretably he is being a little mischievous in the use of hisgraph. The original has written across the early part of the graphthe words 'estimate of uncertainty', words that are missing from theversion he used. The ...
A sign for our times - and it's one of disdain
Jun 01, 2009 ... The mood of the tax-paying and voting public over the MPsexpenses scandal has been nicely summed up by a poster in the windowof the 98p shop in Torquay's Union Square shopping centre. Some shops in the past, especially those near schools, have beenforced to adopt a two-at-a-time ...
A bumper bank holiday - and hardly a soul in sight
Jun 01, 2009 ... A barren Torre Abbey Abbey Sands in Torquay. Date? January/February, perhaps? Actual date - 1pm Saturday May 25 slap bang in the middle of abumper bank holiday for the Bay. I am obliged to reader Ray King who took a snap of the beachbeing cleaned at a rather an unusual ...
Mood of the people has been misjudged by MPs
Jun 01, 2009 ... Regarding 'MPs' expenses claims must be transparent' (May 25),while agreed along the political spectrum that all MPs' expensesclaims must be transparent, subject to close scrutiny, and mustnever happen again, one becomes a little unhappy at the constant'holier than thou' communiques ...
The old councils did a much better job
Jun 01, 2009 ... Sam from Ellacombe (HE, May 28) states he cannot remember when welast had a decent administration, I can. It was when we had the Brixham Urban District Council, thePaignton Urban District Council and the Torquay council. You see, then people really cared about their towns, ...
System must change - now
Jun 01, 2009 ... Another day, and another round of revelations in the MPs'expenses scandal. Two of our region's Westminster representatives have an interestin the latest episode, involving an apartment block known as DolphinSquare in central London. Saturday's Daily Telegraph reported that ...
200 veterans on parade
Jun 01, 2009; ... More than 200 veterans joined a parade along Torquay seafront forArmed Forces Day. Standard bearers, led by Major Ron Goodwin MBE, paraded from thePavilion to the Princess Theatre on Saturday afternoon. Prestigious lapel badges were handed out to 25 veterans as partof the ...
Sunny weather predicted to last
Jun 01, 2009 ... Beaches across South Devon were packed over the weekend astemperatures soared. Yesterday, thermometers reached the mid 20s with sunshine all theway as the half term break came to an end. That put the county on a par with Faro and Barcelona and warmerthan Milan or ...
Yurt dwellers open tents to the public
Jun 01, 2009; ... Residents of a permaculture community who won a two-year battleto save their mini village of 'benders' and yurts are throwing theirSouth Hams home open to the public. But if you want to pay a visit, you will have to hop on a bus and then walk to get there. Or you can get on ...
Community order for scratch cards theft
Jun 01, 2009; ... A mum-to-be was sentenced to community service for stealingNational Lottery scratch cards from the store where she worked. Samantha Grute, 23, from Old Mill Road, Chelston, was working atthe Old Mill convenience store when managers noticed a discrepancyin the figures of National ...
Police probe pounds20,000 coaches break-ins
Jun 01, 2009; ... Warnings have been flashed around the heart of Torquay's hotelland after another outbreak of attacks on holiday coaches. Two youths are being sought in connection with 18 break-ins onthe vehicles in the Torre area since February. Today police revealed that in just three months ...
Bay MP turned down flats cash offer
Jun 01, 2009; ... Teignbridge mp Richard Younger-Ross (pictured) has admittedtaking a payment of pounds9,000 to move out of a block of Londonflats. Mr Younger-Ross is one of 13 MPs who took windfalls worththousands of pounds to give up their right to cheap rents at flatsat Dolphin Square, ...
Number plates stolen by 'trophy hunters'
Jun 01, 2009; ... Juvenile 'trophy hunters' are reckoned to be behind a spate ofthefts of car registration plates in Brixham. Eighteen were ripped off vehicles in one night alone. And now police are anxious to hear from parents who may havenoticed the stolen plates on show in youngsters' ...
Kill threat sentence delayed
Jun 01, 2009 ... A dawlish man who harassed and threatened to kill threeTeignbridge social workers is to be sentenced at a later date so apsychiatric report can be prepared. Neil King (pictured left), 48, from Weech Road in Dawlish, wastold by Torbay magistrates he would have to comply with doctors ...
Would-be cadets show interest in scheme
Jun 01, 2009; ... Dozens of young people applied to become junior 999 cadets at anemergency services event in Torquay. Police and fire chiefs have joined forces to set up the cadetgroup to teach youngsters new skills such as drill practice, firesafety and crime reduction. The event, held at ...
'Heirloom' carpentry tools with Royal connection stolen from garage
Jun 01, 2009; ... Tools used by a master carpenter and First World War veteran toinstall a kitchen for a member of the Royal family have been stolenfrom a Kingskerswell garage. The carpentry tools, which had been passed down through twogenerations, were taken from Janet and Malcolm Carter's garage ...
Steen is hot topic on radio questions
Jun 01, 2009; ... Under-fire Totnes MP Anthony Steen (pictured) was at the centreof a heated debate on the expenses scandal live on Radio 4. The veteran Tory MP, who announced he will stand down at the nextelection after it was revealed he had claimed more than pounds80,000in expenses, cut an ...
Couple rescued after yacht trouble
Jun 01, 2009 ... A man and a woman were rescued after their 42ft yacht ran agroundoff South Devon in the early hours of Saturday. The pair called Brixham coastguards for help when they ran intodifficulties at Scabbacombe Sands, near Kingswear, at about 2am. Torbay lifeboat was scrambled to help ...
Man who 'lost everything' tells of escape from fire
Jun 01, 2009; ... Retired deep sea pilot Phillip Burman (pictured) said today hewas lucky to escape the blaze which completely destroyed hispounds500,000 home. Mr Burman, 72, said his clifftop property at Berry Head Road,Brixham, was filled with thick black smoke in a matter of seconds ofhim ...
Man rescued as boat is smashed on to rocks
Jun 01, 2009 ... A fisherman suffered 'severe lacerations' to his head and faceafter the boat he was in was blown on to rocks in the Bay. The man, who has not been named, was taken to Torbay Hospitalafter coastguards rescued him from Churston Point at about 10.30amon Saturday. Berry Head ...
Gosling tipped for England
Jun 01, 2009; ... Everton midfielder Dan Gosling has the ability to put Saturday'sFA Cup final heartbreak behind him and play for England - accordingto the man who discovered him. Plymouth Argyle's youth development officer John James firstspotted Gosling as a 12-year-old playing in the Pioneer ...
Road closed as 1,500 car enthusiasts rally in Bay
Jun 01, 2009; ... The police helicopter and more than 20 officers were out in forceas more than 1,500 car enthusiasts converged on Torbay for mod-motor event, Torbay Cruise 2. Police say that the sheer number of cars caused disruption on themain A380 as cars travelled from across the South West for ...
Travellers set up camp on common
Jun 01, 2009 ... A travellers' encampment has been set up at Churston Common. A convoy of caravans and mobile homes arrived at the site offWindy Corner on Sunday. The common, with its panoramic views over the Bay, is owned byTorbay Council and has been visited by travellers over ...
Hearts of oak at the ready
Jun 02, 2009 ... Sun-bathers basking in the shelter of Beacon Cove, Torquaybeneath the Living Coasts tourist attraction will be largely unawareof the maritime dramas that once unfolded there. For it was once the location of the Torquay Lifeboat Station andwitnessed many dangerous launches down the ...
Faces in school panto
Jun 02, 2009 ... Another few names to add to your photo in Bygones (HE, March 31)of pupils from Audley Park School panto 'Aladdin' from 1970. In the back row, fifth from the left, is my daugther Jane Pellow(now ...
Fresh air and Shakespeare
Jun 02, 2009 ... Torre Abbey has seen many uses over the centuries but for ninesummers during the 1950s it served as a lively venue for theperforming arts. The Open Air Theatre occupied the space immediately in front ofthe Spanish Barn. The first performance was in 1951 with the stagingof ...
Memories from Australia
Jun 02, 2009 ... Pictures for Bygones come from far afield. Our thanks this week to Derek Gravenor who sent us thisphotograph of his school days from his home in Victoria, Australia. It shows Homelands Open Air School taken sometime between 1946and 1948. Derek writes: "The school was ...
Glyn's early star turn
Jun 02, 2009 ... Glyn Kerslake has been making a name for himself on the West Endstage in recent years including a role as Phantom of the Opera. But he was already making a mark for himself during his schooldays at Paignton Community College. In the 1970s the lower school used to run a ...