Herald Express (Torquay UK) back issues from July 2009:
One-way road plea after flip-over crash
Jul 01, 2009; ... Residents have demanded Torbay Council makes a bendy narrow laneone-way, following an accident in which a car ended rolled on to itsside. The Peugeot ended up with its wheels in the air after collidingwith a yellow Volkswagen on Brim Hill, Maidencombe, on Mondayevening. An ...
Market town's enjoying a shopping boom
Jul 01, 2009; ... At a time when Torquay's high street is on its knees, NewtonAbbot is enjoying a booming trade. Business leaders in the Teignbridge market town say shopoccupancy rate is higher than the national average and trade isroaring. Sally Henley, town centre manager for Newton Abbot, ...
Crackdown after 50 in drunken brawl
Jul 01, 2009; ... Police are launching a crackdown on rogue licensees selling boozeto drunken pubgoers in Dartmouth following a weekend brawl involvingup to 50 people. It is feared that the town's drinking culture is threatening towreck the town's tourist industry. This weekend police were ...
Police probe unexplained death in town centre
Jul 01, 2009; ... Police are appealing for witnesses following the mystery death ofa 53-year-old man in the centre of Dartmouth early yesterdaymorning. The man was run over by a car after he collapsed in the road nearthe Station Cafe just after midnight. But police are looking at claims he may ...
Waiter, 26, brought out of coma by medics
Jul 01, 2009; ... Head injury victim Kevin Fannon Jnr from Torquay has regainedconsciousness after being in a coma for nearly a fortnight. The 26-year-old hotel waiter was woken up by hospital staff overthe weekend, much to the delight of his parents, three brothers, sister and many friends who have ...
Scooter crash death man was over drink limit
Jul 01, 2009; ... A man died after crashing a moped into a railway bridge parapetwhile more than twice over the legal drink drive limit, an inquestheard. South Devon Coroner Ian Arrow recorded a verdict of accidentaldeath after hearing painter and decorator Garry McCarthy, 41, fromNewton Road, ...
Food store manager's leap for charity
Jul 01, 2009; ... The sky is the limit for Jim Devine, of Paignton, who will betaking a leap for charity when he makes a parachute jump thissummer. The manager of the Dawlish Co-operative food store will joineight colleagues as they fly high and jump out of a plane at13,000ft on Sunday, July 19, ...
Beauty of the moody month
Jul 01, 2009 ... July is usually the warmest month, with 50 per cent of Britain'swild plants in bloom. But it often conjures up some dramaticthunderstorms. Then an overcast, heavy day will suddenly surrender to brightsunshine which benefits the soft fruit harvests, from gooseberriesand ...
Champagne and classical music to raise charity cash
Jul 01, 2009; ... A two-night classical festival is being held at one of SouthDevon's most picturesque stately homes. The home of Lord and Lady Clifford, Ugbrooke Park, nearChudleigh, is hosting the Ugbrooke Music Festival on Friday andSaturday. The annual festival and fundraiser has become a ...
Reunion for school's old boys
Jul 01, 2009; ... Former staff and pupils of Pitt House School, Torquay, are beinginvited to the annual reunion on Saturday. It has been 25 years since the boys' school closed and 50 yearssince it opened, making this year extra special. The school was originally opened for boys with ...
Steering group continues tourism work
Jul 01, 2009 ... Discussions on the future of Torbay's tourism board arecontinuing. A steering group set up after a tourism day in April iscontinuing to meet. The industry backed the creation of a new private sector-ledpartnership to take over the running of the day-to-day tourismoperation ...
Look beyond the big cats for some real animal magic
Jul 01, 2009 ... "WHAT is it?" asks a small child, peering over the fence into thedark undergrowth. "Er, a bird I think," replies a slightly disinterested parentover her shoulder as she pushes a sleeping infant down the pathtowards the lions. "Oh. I can't see it," replies the inquisitive imp ...
Salute to the 'unsung heroes' of caring
Jul 01, 2009; ... The spotlight shone on Torbay's 'secret service' at a specialawards ceremony for carers. The Carers Blue Shield Awards, for unsung heroes who have goneabove and beyond their own caring role, were handed out at Torquay'sPalace Hotel. The winners were three Brixham carers Janet ...
Scout district is fastest growing in the country
Jul 01, 2009; ... The Teignbridge scouting district is the fastest growing in thecountry, it has been confirmed. The district has seen more people join the movement than anywhereelse in the country, says district commissioner Alan Partridge. It has been in the top 15 across the country since ...
Allowance open to all MPs to fund offices
Jul 01, 2009 ... Re the letter from Marcus Wood ('MP has bills covered by mysterybenefactor', June 27). The Communications Allowance is open to all MPs not just LiberalDemocrat MPs. While his mate Dave Cameron has stated he wants itscrapped he has wasted no time in using it to communicate with ...
How do you qualify as a 'traveller'?
Jul 01, 2009 ... I have been following various items in the Herald Expressrelating to the annual merry-go-round of travellers' visits in theBay. If I was confused previously, I am even more confused now. If I look in the local Yellow Pages, there are umpteen campingsites listed and I understand ...
Drunken trawlerman assaulted mother in cash cocaine row
Jul 01, 2009; ... An unemployed trawlerman who assaulted his mother during adrunken attack will have to wait another two weekS to be sentenced. Christopher Beswick, 24, from Newton Road, Bishopsteignton,pleaded guilty to assault and criminal damage at Torquay MagistratesCourt and was told he must ...
Planning chief says homes bid should be thrown out
Jul 01, 2009; ... Controversial plans for up to 270 new homes in Dawlish could bethrown out by planners. Teignbridge Council's planning boss Steve Robinson hasrecommended a proposal by Cavanna Homes and Bovis Homes for a newhousing development in Secmaton Lane is refused because it does nothave ...
Skills summit promotes VIP debate on training
Jul 01, 2009 ... A top line debate by leading political figures and key localbusiness people will help shape the education patterns of the futureat South Devon College - as part of the college's third annualskills summit. The summit, being held in the college tomorrow from 3.45pm to6.30pm has a ...
College aids jobseekers return journey
Jul 01, 2009 ... A new service to kick start the journey back into full timeemployment is being launched by South Devon College in concert withJobcentre Plus - with a potential cash bonus for employers ofpounds1,000. Designed to give those receiving Jobseekers Allowance for oversix months a ...
Top student wins national title
Jul 01, 2009 ... South Devon College student Phil Courtney has triumphed in anational automotive skills competition - against 60,000 entrants. And he nearly didn't go because he thought it was too far todrive. Phil, 23, who has studied a Level 3 advanced apprenticeship atSouth Devon College ...
Firms sponsor awards for apprentice chefs
Jul 01, 2009 ... Torbay's restaurateurs and hotel owners have generously donatedcash awards for South Devon College's apprentice chefs who havestood out for leadership, achievement and dedication. Those receiving pounds50 in vouchers were: Edward Watts, forLevel 2 'Leadership in the Kitchen' ...
College 11 win right to promote customer services benchmark
Jul 01, 2009 ... Eleven service managers at South Devon College have won theright to roll out the quality benchmark of the prestigious Instituteof Customer Service. Mike Parr, section head business and higher level skills, led thetraining for the college and the first managers have been ...
Happy landings at Exeter airport
Jul 01, 2009 ... I have had two reactions to my piece last week about ourholiday in that other Riviera. JTW Dawlish takes up the point I made about EU rules beingignored, especially with regard to smoking in pubs and restaurants "It's not just France," he declares. "We have friends in ...
Ron lends that little extra sparkle to heritage centre
Jul 01, 2009 ... It is always rewarding to find that stories you wrote long agoand you thought were dead and buried are still arousing interest. It must be a year or more since I unearthed the fascinatinghistory of the Kelly Mine on Dartmoor and now it has cropped upagain. The old mine, ...
A village 'mystery' of 20 missing shops
Jul 01, 2009 ... It was no surprise to read a prediction from the British RetailConsortium that shops will close at the rate of 100 a day as therecession bites and we, the customers, tighten our belts. It has been steadily happening for years, particularly in thevillages. Our own village has been ...
Port's regeneration is heading on the right road
Jul 01, 2009 ... Your correspondent John Marbeck expresses frustration with therate of progress of various regeneration projects in Brixham,describing the efforts to date as a road to nowhere (HE, June 29). It is a frustration which is probably shared by many Brixhamresidents, and which is most ...
Electrical apprentices gain college 'first'
Jul 01, 2009 ... South Devon College is celebrating the first group of advancedelectrical apprentices to pass their final NVQ Level 3 since thecollege moved to its Vantage Point site. Those achievers pioneering the new course, some of whom startedin the old building at Torre, Torquay, are Ross ...
Hoist for a heavyweight
Jul 01, 2009; ... It was a complex operation to get a new piece of equipmentweighing 38 tonnes into a Newton Abbot business. The enormous crane was drafted in by Teignbridge Propellers toput in place a massive pounds450,000 new lathe. Duncan Propellers Holdings, the new owners of ...
Air conditioning students 'graduate'
Jul 01, 2009 ... South Devon College Automotive students Mike Gilpin, 20, and MattJerwood, 21, are really cool - they have the distinction of beingamong the first students to qualify to service and maintain yourcar's air conditioning system meeting current and future Europeanlegislative ...
Pensioners in poverty let down by government
Jul 01, 2009 ... Why does Gordon Brown hate pensioners ? Our Prime Minister resides over a system that lets 2.5million oldpeople just about scrape a living on a pension that is pounds69.75below the poverty line. Millions more struggle just above that threshold to meet the highcosts of food, ...
New firm rises after resort printers go into liquidation
Jul 01, 2009; ... A new print firm has been set up after an established printerswent into liquidation. And the seven staff who worked for the family-run BPR firm havenow been offered jobs with the new company. BPR went into liquidation in February after 24 years in theprinting ...
Race of the day ends in a dead heat
Jul 01, 2009 ... Totnes & Bridgetown Royal Regatta, the second in the 2009 West ofEngland ARA ten regatta-series, attracted 184 entries from aroundthe region. These entries were made up of four eights, forty fours, twenty-one quads, two pairs, forty-seven double sculls and seventy ...
Hospital winning the war against the MRSA virus
Jul 01, 2009; ... Torbay Hospital is winning its war on the MRSA virus, accordingto new figures. Consultant microbiologist Dr Tony Maggs, the hospital's directorof infection control and prevention, gave South Devon Healthcare NHSFoundation Trust's board of directors the news this week. He ...
Man treated after kitchen blaze alert
Jul 01, 2009 ... An elderly man was treated for the effects of smoke inhalationafter a fire in the kitchen of his flat in Paignton's Totnes Road. Firefighters gave the pensioner oxygen therapy before paramedicsarrived to continue the treatment. One crew attended the incident after the alarm was ...
Remarkable fundraising
Jul 01, 2009 ... It's surprising how quickly we have come to take the Devon AirAmbulance for granted. The bright red helicopter is a familiar sight in our skies, insummer more than ever, to such an extent that it has become part ofthe scenery. Hardly a day goes by at this time of year that ...
Sat nav warning after coach causes snarl-up
Jul 01, 2009; ... Police issued a warning after a coach full of passengers causedtraffic mayhem on the narrow rat-run back road between Torquay andNewton Abbot. HGV lorries and coaches are banned, except for access, from thesingle-file carriageway. The coach tried to turn around in the lanes ...
Why Deborah has her customers 'floating on air'
Jul 01, 2009 ... Beauty therapist Deborah Woodgates working at Dart Marina Spa inDartmouth has taken a training course in Customer Service with SouthDevon College - now she leaves them 'floating on air'. Deborah, 26, who has a degree in international spa management atDerby University and did a ...
National hospitality chief's recipe for recovery
Jul 01, 2009; ... Creeping regulations, a banking system on its knees and a lack ofmarketing acumen are costing restaurants and hoteliers in the Baymillions of pounds a year. Speaking to the Torbay Hospitality Association meeting, BobCotton, the chief executive of the British Hospitality ...
Fifth of Bay mums-to-be smoke
Jul 01, 2009 ... Torbay has the highest rate of women who smoke while pregnant inthe South West, new figures have revealed. New NHS figures showed that 22 per cent of women smoke duringpregnancy in the Bay. This is double the rate of the lowest areas, North Somerset andSouth Gloucestershire ...
'Best yet' as 1,600 riders take to road for classic
Jul 01, 2009 ... The third Dartmoor Classic Cyclosportive saw an internationalfield of almost 1,600 riders take to the roads of South Devon andthe moor at the weekend. Now one of the biggest events of its kind in the UK, the DartmoorClassic is organised by the Kingsteignton-based Mid-Devon ...
'Be safe at sea' message as it warms up
Jul 01, 2009; ... Beachgoers are being warned by lifesavers to stay safe in the seaas hot weather hits South Devon. With temperatures forecast to soar this week, RNLI lifeguards areurging people to choose a patrolled beach and take precautions tomake sure they stay safe. And Torbay lifeboat ...
Paramedic feels the heat after 300-yard trek to treat casualty
Jul 01, 2009; ... A paramedic was taken ill in yesterday's soaring temperatures asshe treated a teenage casualty on a South Devon beach. Both were rushed by Devon Air Ambulance to Torbay Hospital afterbeing flown from Landcombe Cove, near Blackpool Sands outside StokeFleming. The youngster, ...
Development's latest tenant
Jul 01, 2009 ... Isl (Immune Systems Limited) of Paignton have purchased a newfacility on the Westfield Business Park at Long Road, Paignton. The unit forms part of a new development by Clyst HoldingsLimited and built by Devon Contractors. Aaron Fox were instructed tosell the unit which comprised ...
S Devon sliding towards danger zone
Jul 01, 2009; ... South Devon are slipping into trouble in the A Division 2nd XIcompetition after losing by three wickets in a high-scoring affairwith Plymouth. Plymouth thirds chased a hefty 256 to win at Marsh Road and gotthem with four overs to go. Pasi Mawalage clobbered an unbeaten 76 as ...
The 'secret' society that anyone can join
Jul 01, 2009 ... It has been voted Wine Club of the Year in the International WineChallenge and Wine Merchant of the Year by Decanter magazine - notbad for a 135-year-old. Founded in 1874, The Wine Society is, in fact, the world'soldest wine club and if you haven't come across it before it's ...
Darts motoring up the rankings
Jul 01, 2009; ... Dartington put some more distance between themselves and thewrong end of the table by taking the best of a draw off PlymouthCivil Service. Dartington & Totnes skipper Kevan Throgmorton can't put a footwrong at the moment as everything he touches is turning to gold. When ...
Tallamy hits half century in Chelston cruise
Jul 01, 2009; ... John Tallamy was the half-century star of Chelston II's nine-wicket win at home to Dartington & Totnes III. The visitors were bundled out for 119 as home skipper SeanMolyneux took 3-9 in 10.2 overs and Andy Godfrey helped himself to 3-22. Then Tallamy hit his half century and ...
+++ second eleven scorecards +++ second eleven scorecards +++
Jul 01, 2009 ... Premier division Bovey Tracey 176-7 (S Newton 37, D Green 24, B Elphick 29; DVince 2-47, P Elsey 2-58), Plympton 177-4 (R Farrer 63no, RichardSkinner 45no; B Elphick 2-58, C Shunt 1-29). Plympton (18pts) btBovey (6) by 6 wkts. Budleigh Salterton 373-6 (J Hope 56, J Burton 68, ...
The fab four
Jul 01, 2009 ... I've been lucky enough to have sampled many of the society'swines over the years and can honestly say that I've yet to bedisappointed - and this quartet are no exceptions. They are aperfect example of the main reasons behind the society's years ofsuccess - great value, outstanding ...
Two men trapped in car after A380 crash drama
Jul 01, 2009; ... A man was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries andthree other casualties received medical treatment following a crashon the A380 near Kingsteignton. Three ambulances, two rapid response vehicles, a policehelicopter with paramedics on board, three fire engines and ...
Crash girl katy, 25, was mercy air crew's 15,000th mission
Jul 01, 2009; ... A woman who survived a serious crash on the A38 at Rattery wasrescued by the Devon Air Ambulance flying its 15,000th mission, itwas revealed today. Katy Muncer from Hertford suffered a fractured spine, bruisedlung and concussion in the accident when her Audi crashed off theroad ...
Schoolgirl's claims a 'total fabrication'
Jul 01, 2009 ... A carer who allegedly seduced a teenaged schoolgirl and had sexual intercourse with her has said her claims were 'totalfabrication'. Exeter Crown Court heard that 42-year-old Michael Simmons's casewas that the girl, who was aged between 14 and 15 at the time, haddeveloped a ...
From minor bump to smart repair, 'hospital' has answer
Jul 01, 2009 ... Local family-run business Torbay Car Hospital is your one stopcar body shop for accident and smart repairs. The specialist car centre just off Happaway Road in Barton,Torquay, now has a superior purpose-built workshop with all thetrimmings since the company moved from Havelock Road ...
'Baby boomers' start 'third age' trend
Jul 01, 2009 ... The average age at which people in the South West feel or willfeel totally confident and comfortable about their skills at work is36, according to a YouGov survey of 2,100 UK adults commissioned byStandard Life. This equates to around 29,000 hours in the job. The survey into ...
Jay's off to Italy
Jul 01, 2009 ... Paignton gymnast, Jay Thompson, 12, has retained his place in theElite National Squad following his recent medal-winning performanceat the grade finals in Ipswich. And he's been rewarded with a new British Gymnastics GB tracksuitfor his efforts. Jay recently returned from ...
Barton go to Brixham on a high
Jul 01, 2009 ... Twenty20 cricket switches to Brixham Cricket Club's new groundtonight. The Lions take on the Barton Barracudas in the latest instalmentof this year's Pro-Direct Sports-backed competition. Barton will be going into the game on a high after securing theirfirst Twenty/20 victory ...
Veterans land French crown
Jul 01, 2009; ... Torbay Sharks came home triumphant from Dieppe after winning theplate competition in an international veterans' tournament. The 33-man squad, skippered by Torquay law expert Will Willden,beat French team Auxerre 25-0 in the final after two days ...
Gulls get to grips with stewarding
Jul 01, 2009; ... Torquay United are working towards taking Plainmoor's match-daystewarding operation back 'in-house'. The news will cheer the section of Gulls fans who have had atense relationship with the Plymouth-based firm of stewards who havepatrolled Plainmoor for the last five ...
Back in the groove
Jul 01, 2009 ... Devon players Barbara Bellamy (Newton Abbot) and Natalie Melmore(Kings) got back in the groove after the recent defeat by Wiltshirein the Bowls England John's Trophy inter-county championships bywinning through to the national finals of the 2-Wood singles. With almost identical ...
No place for Devon in John's quarter-finals
Jul 01, 2009 ... Devon ladies missed out on a place in the quarter-finals of theBowls England John's Trophy after losing to Wiltshire 123-116 on theneutral green at Ilminster. With so many junior and senior international stars in their line-up, Devon could have been forgiven for thinking that it ...
Cool heads see Lesley and co through
Jul 01, 2009 ... An inspirational Ian Lesley (Shaldon) helped see off clubmate andEngland international James Webber 18-17 in the Section 5a final ofthe county fours. "He really did play some great bowls," said team-mate Ian Foster. "We got out of the blocks quickly and built up an early lead ...
Sophie and Susan in top form
Jul 01, 2009 ... Brilliant displays from Devon's Amy Rose duo Sophie Tolchard(Kings) and Susan Bywaters (Upton) saw them both clinch a place inthe Devon section finals of the singles at Sidmouth on Saturday. Sophie won through two rounds at Paignton on the Saturday andreturned the next day to beat ...
Around the greens
Jul 01, 2009 ... Babbacombe (Dave Thomas) Riviera League lost to Victoria 48-53 (2-8pts): S Willcocks lost to R Reed 19-23; J James lost to G Hewer 12-17; M Kiddy bt A Lang 17-13 Over 55 league bt Paignton Torbay 33-31(6-2pts): S Lack 18, D McCann 19; J James 15, A Rodgers 12. Bitton Park (Peter ...
Hyde pressing for recall
Jul 01, 2009; ... Brixham paceman Joe Hyde is looking in good shape for a return tothe 1st XI after another star performance in the second team. Hyde followed his seven-wicket haul against Clyst St George withfive more as Yelverton were bowled out for 170. Dan Clark and Will Matthewman then ...