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Social Media Seminar for beginners. Riviera International Centre, Torquay.
Are you struggling to get started with social media?
All a bit overwhelming? Lost in a world of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Blogging and social bookmarking?
If so, then this 2 hour seminar is for you!
We will help you understand and get to grips with how social media sites [...]
UNITED once again fell at the first hurdle in the Carling Cup but the final score fails to tell the full story.
Southampton 4
De Ridder 16, Lambert 27, Chaplow 81, Forte 90
Gulls 1
Mansell 17
Southampton progressed into Round Two with a 3-1 victory but the Gulls produced a display full of attacking verve that had the Saints scrambling for much [...]
Torbay Council’s adoption team will be holding a promotional event in Exeter on Saturday 30 July to encourage more people to find out how they can give children a new family for life.
The information event is being held between 9am and 4pm in Princesshay Shopping Centre, outside Barclays Bank in Bedford Street.
There are several children [...]
Torbay Council has scooped three coveted Green Flag Awards for Sherwell Park and Tessier Gardens, Torquay and Youngs Park in Paignton.
The Green Flag Awards for parks and green spaces are similar to the Blue Flag Awards for beaches, and are handed out annually by the Green Flag Partnership, which is made up of Keep Britain [...]
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 [...]
The Torbay Development Agency is developing a new on-line business directory to help improve inter-trading between local businesses.
There are several thousand businesses operating in the Bay area and this new service will provide a free opportunity for these local businesses to promote themselves in the first Torbay-wide on-line business directory.
This new business directory will be [...]
Solar panels will be fitted on several public buildings across Torbay from early next year as part of a major environmental drive by Torbay Council.
The council has approved funding for the scheme, which is aimed at saving money, generating income from the energy created, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting the development of a low [...]
The Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship HMS Bulwark – star of Channel Five’s very popular ‘Warship’ series and the Royal Navy’s Flagship – is visiting the Bay as part of an ongoing regional engagement programme next week.
The massive, 20,000-tonne ship will anchor in Tor bay on Friday, July 22 for three days. The ship is [...]
Torbay Labour Party has condemned the decision to close Brixham Coastguard.
Labour chair, Councillor Darren Cowell, has said he fears lives will be put at risk with the loss of local knowledge.
I am horrified that the Coalition government has taken the decision to close Brixham and other stations. The loss of local knowledge could lead to [...]
Cockington Court Craft Centre will host the world premiere of Henry Bruce’s Horizon Cube exhibition from Friday 22 July to Monday 29 August.
The Horizon Cube is Henry Bruce’s first piece of outdoor sculpture since his Dartmoor Chair creation, and has links to the landscape, both in the literal sense and through imagination.
Horizon Cube comprises man-made [...]
Children and adults are being invited to help create a public piece of land art at Cockington later this month.
One thousand hazel sticks will be used to create the Hazel Cloud at Cockington Court Craft Centre from Friday 22 July to Wednesday 27 July, as part of Art on the English Riviera 2011.
The sticks range in [...]
GOALKEEPER Martin Rice has returned to Plainmoor as second choice to recent signing Bobby Olejnik.
Rice, who came through the youth ranks at Exeter City, left United for Truro City in 2009, and his two years away from the professional game has given him a fresh hunger to succeed.
For manager Martin Ling it was the sensible [...]
Following a sold-out London premiere, Met Film and Redbird present Donor Unknown at the Apollo Cinema Paignton on Wednesday 22nd June @8.30pm.
Sweet-natured and affecting…..a triumph – Independent
A classic indie comedy – Independent on Sunday
By turns thought provoking, laugh-out-loud funny and deeply
moving – View London
Compelling. Variety . Poignant – New York Daily
Stupendous – Filmmaker Magazine
Donor [...]
Torbay has never looked so amazing as in the latest music video by Metronomy entitled ‘The Bay’. The group, who’s roots are in Totness have just realeased the album ‘The English Riviera’ which can be purchased from their website here or from itunes.
The idea of The English Riviera connects lead singer Joseph Mount and co. [...]
Torquay United Football Club has announced the departure of manager Paul Buckle to take up the vacant position at Bristol Rovers.
Torquay United Said:
As a club, we are all very sad to see Paul leave but he goes with our blessing, and we thank him for all his hard work in four [...]
Torbay’s newly elected Mayor Gordon Oliver has today announced his Executives. The posts will now be known as Executive Leads as there will no longer be Cabinet meetings.
The appointed councillors and the portfolios are as follows;
Employment and Regeneration – Mayor Oliver
Strategic Planning, Housing and Energy -Cllr David Thomas
Tourism and Environment- Cllr Jeanette Richards
Safer Communities [...]
Local budding artists are being invited to put their creative talents to the test and make their mark on the Bay.
Torbay Council has joined forces with Creative Torbay, the Torbay Development Agency and GVA Grimley to offer young people from the Bay the opportunity to work with nationally renowned, local street artists Graffiti Workshop, and [...]
Torbay Council’s Foster Care Service is inviting people to take a journey of a lifetime and help a child in need at the launch of its Foster Care Fortnight at Dartmouth Steam Railway’s Paignton station.
The launch on Monday 16 May is all part of the national annual awareness Foster Care Fortnight campaign. It aims to [...]
The organisers of Pride Torbay are thrilled to announce that X Factor winner Joe McElderry will be headlining the main stage at the Pride in the Park on Saturday 30th July. The 20-year-old star from South Shields will be making a rare pride appearance at the party in Hollicombe Park to perform songs including [...]
It’s official! Torbay has the cleanest bathing waters in the country, scooping a record breaking 16 awards – more than anywhere else in the country.
For the first time ever six Blue Flags will fly high over Oddicombe, Meadfoot, Preston, Paignton, Broadsands and Breakwater this summer.
Ten Torbay beaches have also secured Quality Coast Awards for [...]
Gordon Oliver, Conservative Party Candidate was today on the 6th May 2011 voted in as the Mayor of Torbay with 12716 votes.
TalkTorbay attended the Mayoral count at the RICC until 2am on 5th of May tweeting the latest news and updates. The count was postponed until this morning for a re-count and verification. Anticipation built [...]
People of Torbay, one of these candidates is your future Mayor.
On the 5th of May it lies in your hands to make the decision who that is.
According to the statistics of the last Mayoral election only 24% of Torbay residents came out to vote for their elected Mayor Nick Bye. My personal feeling on the [...]
GUY Branston has been voted the Torquay United Player of the Season for 2010-11.
The Pickler has been a sensation in the heart of Paul Buckle’s Yellow defence throughout the campaign, forming excellent partnerships with Mark Ellis and Chris Robertson.
His consistency and strength were recognised at the PFA Awards earlier this month, where he was selected [...]
Festival Starts 29th April – 1st May
TalkTorbay enjoyed the return of BMAD today on Paignton Green. We tested our new technology and equipment and did some live video streaming! How cool is that? We can now stream video directly to our website, facebook and twitter! So keep in touch and watch our for more updates. [...]
New updated info for Race For Life Torbay 2011Join the girls in Torbay and walk , jog or run 5k to help beat cancer.
Clennon Valley Sports Field Sunday 8th May 2011 @11amTesco and Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life is a great day out, packed with inspiring memories and amazing moments to
share with your family and [...]
Parrotfest is back already – thanks to public demand. The Apple and Parrot on Torquay’s harbourside has been besieged by bands from all over South Devon vying for a place on the bill on Sunday April 10. The line up announced today includes a mix of indie, rock, 80s and mashup, so something for everyone. [...]
South Devon sent four full coaches to the March for the Alternative which took place in central London on Saturday 26 March.
More than a quarter of a million people marched through central London to deliver a powerful message about the government’s cuts in public spending. Trade union organisers said that the turnout had exceeded their [...]
The 7th Torbay Schools Festival of Performing Arts involving hundreds of young people gets underway tonight.
The ten day festival of competitions and concerts is supported by the Torbay Academy of Performing Arts (TAPA), the Torbay Council run music advisory service. It gives individuals and schools across Torbay the opportunity to showcase their musical talents.
The musical [...]
The Riviera International Centre presents the: SOUTH DEVON TOURISM & BUSINESS EXHIBITION organised in association with the Federation of Small Businesses,the English Riviera Attractions and the English Riviera Tourism Company.
7th April - 10.00am – 4.30pm
VISITING THIS EVENT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL ACCOMMODATION PROVIDERS
Click here to register now!
ERTC Industry Update at 11.30am & 3.00pm
Your main opportunity to [...]
You really could not make it up: in a month when Torbay’s unemployment, already the worst in the South West, has gone up again, Councillors not only decided to “call in” the proposals for the already scaled back proposals for regeneration on Torquay’s waterfront, they then decided to “defer”, against officer advice, the revised plans [...]