Free Agatha Christie paperbacks on offer during festival

It's nearly time for the annual Agatha Christie Festival in the Bay (Monday 15th - Saturday 20th September) and this year, Torbay Council's Library Services are pulling out all the stops to celebrate Torbay's most famous daughter.

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'No Proof of Age - No Sale'- call to traders to get the right advice

Traders working in off-licence premises in Torbay have been praised for their vigilance in ensuring they don't sell alcohol to under-age people.

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This Friday 29th August

The Great Recycled Raft Race

Everyone is invited to come and have a great day out on the last weekend of the summer holidays at The Great Recycled Raft Race on Friday 29th August at Marina Walk, Brixham.

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Fishstock Brixham organisers are very pleased and proud to announce that celebrity Chef, Mitch Tonks, co-founder of FishWorks, will be joined on stage by Matt Dawson, former England rugby international and winner of “Masterchef”.

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The Ice Prince Awards

Last night at the Berry Head Hotel the people involved in the rescue of
the crew of the Ice Prince on January 13th 2008 received their awards
for bravery.

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TORBAY STREET PASTOR UPDATE 22.7.08

From 8th March the end of June 2008 the statistics for the two Torbay Street Pastor Teams/Prayer Pastors are as follows; we have worked 17 weekends on Saturday nights (531 man hours).

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CLOWNING GLORIES: Women in Film Comedy Before 1930

As part of the International Comedy Film Festival, we are very excited to welcome the team from highly respected Bird's Eye View women's film festival in London with a selection of celluloid gems from the early age of cinema.

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Darts Tournament remembers friends and raises funds

This year's Pete Cole/ Alan Castle Memorial Darts Tournament led to a double presentation on Aug 21st at the Sea Anglers Club, as tournament winner Graham Milner received his trophies and the Youth Enquires Service...

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Ocean BMW to sponsor Torbay Week

The very first Torbay Week, a brand new regatta bringing together sailors from across the Bay, is getting off to a sparkling start.

www.torbayweek.co.uk

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Help save music's endangered species

A new initiative has been launched in Torbay to encourage primary school children to take up the horn – widely regarded as one of music's ‘endangered species'.

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Brixham Town Council

Date of setting the Agenda Thursday 21.08.08

Members of the Council you are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of

Brixham Town Council

On Thursday 28.08.2008 at 7.00 pm

In the Brixham College.

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Dear Friends and Residents of Galmpton

The GRA has received a letter from David Pickhaver, a Senior Strategic Planner at Torbay, advising us that, while we will be able to comment on specific developments through the Local Development Framework Core Strategy (due summer 2009) the Regional Spatial Strategy sets the overall level of development. The deadline for our comments is 17t Oct 2008.

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Jon Kenn has been shortlisted for a Star award as Teacher

Jon teaches two swimming courses for disabled students. He assesses all participants before they join to ensure he is aware of their capacities and limitations; this enables him to devise individual learning plans.

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Torbay Week 2008

The wait is finally over! Ocean BMW Torbay Week commences this Friday 22nd August and with huge numbers of sailing boats of all types racing across Tor Bay, this brand new regatta - an initiative linking Torbay's four yacht and sailing clubs - will be quite a spectacle.

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Rowcroft are ready for abseil challenge with a twist

Rowcroft Hospice's fundraising team are putting the finishing touches to this year's sponsored abseil event. Over 70 participants have already signed up and are getting ready to go ‘Over The Edge' for the local charity, with places still up for grabs.

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Kind-hearted solicitors help local good cause

Brixham solicitors Eastleys launched a will-making scheme on 29th July, aimed at supporting Rowcroft, their local hospice. The generous firm has agreed to donate 25% of the fee to Rowcroft whenever making a Will for friends and supporters of the hospice.

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Torbay helps celebrate olympic handover

Handover celebrations for residents across the Bay will be held later this month (Sunday 24th August) to celebrate the launch of the Olympic handover from Beijing to London, marking the countdown to the start of the 2012 Games here in the UK.

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