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Tue 4 January
REGAN’S FOUND A JAM SESSION @ Church House Inn, Stokeinteignhead 7.30pm
Thu 6 January
JAM NIGHT @ Molloy’s, Torquay 9pm
Fri 7 January
PHIL SMYTH @ The Old Manor Inn, Paignton 9pm
BARRACOODAS @ Pub Alibi, Torquay 9pm
DJ COOKIE @ Chaplins Bar/cafe, Torquay 8.30pm
Sat 8 January
RAGE @ The Spinning Wheel Inn, Paignton
SWITCH @ The Coach House, Paignton 9pm
ONCE [...]
The end of one year and the start (nearly) of another is a time to reflect. 2010 has certainly been a year of ups and downs for both Torbay and Yours Truly. It started with miserable cold weather and controversy. It seems to have finished in the same style. Having looked through the diary the following [...]
Torbay Development Agency promotes funding opportunity to help local business
Torbay Development Agency (TDA) is tasked with the role of encouraging business growth in Torbay to help improve the local economy, and has experts on hand to help businesses bid for funding from external agencies to benefit Torbay.
In October, the Government launched the Regional Growth Fund, [...]
Young people from the across Torbay are being invited to attend an alcohol free event on Sunday 19th December at Bohemia nightclub, Torquay.
The event which is open to all young people over the age of 16 has been organised by students from South Devon College along with Torbay Care Trust and Torbay Council as part [...]
‘If you can’t fix it, burn it’, seems to be the sentiment of social media site users today regarding the Palm Court fire this morning on Torquay sea front. Early this morning the derelict Palm Court Hotel and Mojo’s bar were ablaze, filling the seafront and harbour with smoke.
The hotel has been an eyesore on Torquay sea front [...]
Rowcroft Hospice’s brand new ladies only night walk ‘The Sleep Walk’ is open for business!
It may be cold and frosty outside but the team at Rowcroft have reacted to popular demand and launched online entries for next summer’s biggest event!
We hope to see hundreds of ladies from all over South Devon pulling [...]
The new year will bring in a new look for Victoria Parade on Torquay’s harbourside.
Work on new footway improvement works is due to get underway on Tuesday 4 January, between the area from the Regina Hotel, along Victoria Parade and up to Park Lane off Torwood Street.
The Torbay Council scheme costing £300,000 involves widening the [...]
Tue 7 December
REGAN’S FOUND A JAM SESSION @ Church House Inn, Stokeinteignhead 7.30pm
Wed 8 December
FUNKY MUNKS – RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS TRIBUTE @ The Spinning Wheel Inn, Paignton 9pm
MAGGIE REEDAY COMBO @ Speakeasy Jazz Club, Torquay 8.30pm £9.00 non Members £7.00 members
Thu 9 December
SHOTDOWN @ Wellswood Street Party, Torquay 9pm
JAM NIGHT @ Molloy’s, Torquay 9pm
Fri [...]
Bye the Bye – 1 December 2010
More has been achieved in Torbay in the last five years than in the previous fifteen. I am not going to suggest in this essay I should get the credit for all of it, as my style is to work as part of a team. But I [...]
Tue 30 November
REGAN’S FOUND A JAM SESSION @ Church House Inn, Stokeinteignhead 7.30pm
Thu 2 December
JAM NIGHT @ Molloy’s, Torquay 9pm
Fri 3 December
ROCK AGAINST THE MACHINE @ The Coach House, Paignton 9pm
REVOLVIN DOOR @ RnBs Bar, Torbay 9.30pm
THE JEFFERSON ARCHIVE @ Pub Alibi, Torquay 9pm
Sat 4 December
ROCKOLOGY @ The Coach House, Paignton 9pm
AUDIUS MAXIMUS @ The [...]
Award winning local artist Diana Davydova would like to invite you to the Winter Exhibition of The Devon Art Society.
20th Nov 2010 – 28th Nov 2010
This event is a display of selected art works at the Unitarian Hall which is located on Montpellier Road near the centre of Torquay. Established, South Devon artists are displaying [...]
It’s a funny old world. Just between ourselves, my last ‘Bye the Bye’ was written in a hurry when I was very much down in the dumps and, in my humble opinion, rather lost its way two thirds the way through. It was not, I thought, my best piece of work and was very negative [...]
Tue 16 November
REGAN’S FOUND A JAM SESSION @ Church House Inn, Stokeinteignhead 7.30pm
Wed 17 November
GREG ABATE WITH THE CRAIG MILVERTON TRIO @ Speakeasy Jazz Club, Torquay 8.30pm £10 .00 Non Members or £8.00 Members
Thu 18 November
THE JEFFERSON ARCHIVE @ The Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot 9pm
JAM NIGHT @ Molloy’s, Torquay 9pm
Fri 19 November
PITCHBEND @ Ryan’s Bar, [...]
My posts here on TalkTorbay are very rarely personal or negative rather positive and informational, but on this occasion I think its deserved.
I’ve contemplated several times now writing about my experiences with customer service in Torbay, I don’t think Im alone in thinking on the whole its pretty poor. I know its not just Torbay, but the [...]
People in Torbay are being invited to have their say on a new plan that will guide all investment and management of travel and transport in the Bay and the wider county area for the next 15 years.
Torbay Council and Devon County Council have teamed up to prepare the Local Transport Plan for the period [...]
Tue 9 November
REGAN’S FOUND A JAM SESSION @ Church House Inn, Stokeinteignhead 7.30pm
Wed 10 November
THE LATESHIFT @ The Spinning Wheel Inn, Paignton 9pm
Thu 11 November
RASPBERRY FISH @ Apple & Parrot, Torquay 9pm
JAM NIGHT @ Molloy’s, Torquay 9pm
Fri 12 November
JUST GEORGE @ The Coach House, Paignton 9pm
THE BAIL JUMPERS @ R&b’s, Torquay 9pm
THE STONE ANGELS @ [...]
Bad news seems to come in threes. First we had the Coalition Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review, which will see grants to Councils cut by 7% year on year, for the next four years.
You do not need a degree in mathematics to work out it will be a nightmare to try and put together our Town [...]
The word on the street is that Torquay means business!
The Torbay Town Centre’s ‘Christmas In Torquay’ marketing campaign has hit the streets. It has been designed to not only penetrate the heartlands of our competitors – Exeter and Plymouth – with bus-side advertising promoting both the Christmas Carnival/Lights and late nightshopping, but bus shelter poster [...]
Tue 2 November
REGAN’S FOUND A JAM SESSION @ Church House Inn, Stokeinteignhead 7.30pm
Thu 4 November
THE NEW MACHINE PLAY PINK FLOYD @ The Spinning Wheel Inn, Paignton 9.30pm
JAM NIGHT @ Molloy’s, Torquay 9pm
Fri 5 November
JAI ROCK’S @ The Coach House, Paignton 9pm
SHOTDOWN @ The Kings Arms, Kingsteignton
PAUL WINSTON @ Pub Alibi, Torquay 8pm
Sat 6 November
SLYTHERIN @ [...]
A three-week programme of resurfacing work is underway on several roads in Torbay.
The work costing £100,000 is being funded by central government as part of Torbay Council’s Local Transport Plan.
Cabinet Member for Transport Cllr Chris Lewis said:
This resurfacing work is part of our ongoing commitment to maintaining roads in good condition. The residential roads will have [...]
Parents in Torbay are being urged to consider and apply for potential school places if their child is due to start primary school in September 2011. Torbay Council is reminding parents who have a child born between 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007 to apply for a primary school place by the 15 January 2011 [...]
The lives of children in Torbay could be changed forever next week as Torbay Council holds a recruitment campaign during this year’s National Adoption Week (1 – 7 November 2010).
The adoption team will be holding information events at four venues in Exeter, Plymouth and Torbay between 2 and 6 November.
Torbay Council has several children who [...]
Maximoo Productions Ltd, promoters and producers of Shows, Concerts and Entertainment Weekends are pleased to announce that they will be bringing Psychic Sally On The Road to Torquay by arrangement with Derek Block Artists.
The show will be at The Riviera International Centre on Wednesday 16th February 2011. Sally Morgan has become Britains Best Loved Celebrity Psychic [...]
Tue 26 October
REGAN’S FOUND A JAM SESSION @ Church House Inn, Stokeinteignhead 7.30pm
Wed 27 October
BILL SHEFFIELD & DAVE SAUNDERS + DAVE SAUNDERS FROM THE PRODUCERS ON ACOUSTIC BASS @ The Blue Walnut Cafe, Torquay 7.30pm £9 in advance £10 on the door
Thu 28 October
NICKY SWANN @ Newton Abbot Town Hall, Newton Abbot 7pm
JAM NIGHT @ [...]
Tue 19 October
REGAN’S FOUND A JAM SESSION @ Church House Inn, Stokeinteignhead 7.30pm
Wed 20 October
A TOTAL STRANGER @ The Spinning Wheel Inn, Paignton 9pm
Thu 21 October
THE REAL DEAL @ The Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot 9.30pm
JAM NIGHT @ Molloy’s, Torquay 9pm
Fri 22 October
SWITCH @ The Coach House, Paignton 9pm
NICKY SWANN @ The Dartmouth Inn, Newton Abbot [...]
The worst part of this job is having to make difficult and unpopular decisions, especially when you know they are likely to have an impact on people’s lives and jobs.
Following the Comprehensive Spending Review announcement on Wednesday, I fear there will be a whole string of such difficult decisions during the winter when we put [...]
The Royal British Legion of Devon will hold its 2010 Festival of Remembrance at the Princess Theatre, Torquay, on Remembrance Day, Thursday 11th November, at 7pm.
In addition to entertainment, this annual tribute to Britain’s Armed Forces will feature the Britannia Royal Naval College Volunteer Band, Dartmouth, and the traditional muster of Standards of Devon’s Royal [...]
Its been a long time since the people of Torbay have had this view! Brought to you by Pano360, a fully interactive virtual tour of the new Royal Terrace Gardens Torquay.
Click on the full screen button to get the full impact, scroll around, zoom in and out! Press escape to come back to TalkTorbay.
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Local residents will have the opportunity to have their say on the latest Bay issues at a consultation caravan event on Thursday 14 October, 10.30am – 3.30pm, Fore Street, Brixham.
Torbay Council’s consultation caravan is a monthly event enabling local people to ask questions and raise concerns directly with the Mayor, council officers and ward councillors [...]
Tue 12 October
REGAN’S FOUND A JAM SESSION @ Church House Inn, Stokeinteignhead 7.30pm
Thu 14 October
JAM NIGHT @ Molloy’s, Torquay 9pm
Fri 15 October
PITCHBEND @ The Old Manor Inn, Paignton 9pm
THE RETURN @ The Coach House, Paignton 9pm
RASPBERRY FISH @ Appleby’s Bar, Torquay 9.30pm
ALANA LEVANDOSKI @ The Blue Walnut Cafe, Torquay 7.30pm £10/£9 advance
THE STONE ANGELS @ [...]