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    The Sky at Night: Orion the Hunter

    December and January bring the welcome return of the winter constellations.  Prominent among these is Orion, the hunter.  He is said to have been placed in the sky by the gods after he had been bitten and killed by a scorpion.  The offending scorpion was tactfully placed on the opposite side of the sky, as [...]

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    The Sky at Night: Pegasus and Andromeda

    The regrettable return to darker evenings does have the compensation that we are able to see the winter stars.  Prominent in the southern night sky throughout the month of November is the great Square of Pegasus.  By following the line of stars that begins at the top left star in the Square of Pegasus, you [...]

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    The Sky at Night: Mercury and Venus

    Make a note in your diaries now.  The evening of Friday 28 October will see an attractive line-up of the planets Mercury and Venus, together with a thin crescent Moon, just after the Sun has set, a few minutes before 6pm BST.  Mercury and Venus will be roughly midway between the Sun and the crescent [...]

  • The Sky at Night: September
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    The Sky at Night: September

    The planets and the more interesting stars and constellations are generally to be found in the southerly half of the night sky.  But those in a northerly direction should not be neglected.  The Great Bear, or Ursa Major, is the most well known of these.  Its main component is the Plough, the saucepan-shaped constellation consisting [...]

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    Torquay United come from behind to rescue point on opening day

    Martin Ling breathed a sigh of relief this afternoon after his Torquay United side clawed their way back from 2-0 down to salvage a point against Burton Albion at Plainmoor.
    The blushes of the new manager were spared when both new and old players netted to prevent the Brewers leaving the English Riviera with all three [...]

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    Torquay’s Other History: The Rolling Stones, Torquay 1964

    The Rolling Stones, Torquay 1964
    In August 1964 the Rolling Stones performed theatre concerts every day across the southwest, including Weymouth, Weston-super-Mare, Exeter, Plymouth, and Torquay.
    For 5 days the Stones used the Grand Hotel as a base. Originally, they were going to stay at the Queens Hotel, but, on police advice, this was [...]

  • The Sky at Night: The Summer Triangle
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    The Sky at Night: The Summer Triangle

    Prominent in the southern night sky over the summer months is what is known as the Summer Triangle.  This is a grouping of three of the brightest stars in the sky – Vega, Deneb and Altair.  All three are shown in the attached diagram (based on SkyMap Pro software).
    Vega is by far the brightest star [...]

  • Fun Day Goes Down A Storm In Shiphay Park!!!!
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    Fun Day Goes Down A Storm In Shiphay Park!!!!

    On Saturday 25th June, Shiphay Park opened its door yet again for another phenomenal fun day event, aimed at attracting local people to come and admire such a wonderful park.
    The park has come a long way in the last 2 years, with the Shiphay Park Friends Group  raising as much money as possible for the [...]

  • Generating Growth in Manufacturing, Innovation and Technology in Torbay.
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    Generating Growth in Manufacturing, Innovation and Technology in Torbay.

    Torbay Development Agency (TDA) and the Torbay Hi-Tech Forum are launching a Torbay first: an event focusing on Innovation, Manufacturing & Technology in the South West, to take place on 20 October at the Riviera International Centre in Torquay.
    The event aims to bring together those involved in the thriving Hi-Tech sector in the Bay, along [...]