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'Let's knock down the Apollo'

'Let's knock down the Apollo'

A NEW masterplan for Paignton suggests bulldozing the Apollo Cinema. The aim would be to re-open sea views from Torbay Road which were cut off when...

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Elderly neighbours found dead

TWO elderly next door neighbours were found dead at their homes in Paignton within a two-hour period yesterday. Police were called to a sheltered housing unit in the Cecil Road area after a...

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Couple swindled £53,000 in benefits fraud over four years

A TEIGNBRIDGE couple defrauded the public purse of almost £53,000, a court has been told. At Exeter Crown Court 45-year-old Sarah Webster pleaded guilty to the conspiracy spanning four...


Threat to port's Navy VIP cocktail parties denied

THE Royal Navy has been given the signal to party on in Dartmouth amid fears defence bosses are aiming to axe the Senior Service's traditional cocktail knees up. Civil servants have been...

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Crews race to re-inflate Bay's high-flying attraction

Crews race to re-inflate Bay's high-flying attraction

THERE was a race against time last night to bring back Torbay's most controversial tourist attraction. Delays in bringing in a crane to...

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PM rates college principal among 'very best'

PM rates college principal among 'very best'

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has hailed South Devon College as 'the very best'. College principal Stephen Criddle was among more than 70...

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Sandra, 37, loses tragic two-year fight with cancer

Sandra, 37, loses tragic two-year fight with cancer

A POPULAR fish and chip shop owner from the Willows in Torquay has died after losing her two-year battle against breast cancer. Sandra...

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District's anti-social behaviour policing defended

TEIGNBRIDGE is leading the way in tackling yobs and anti-social behaviour, according to the district's top policeman. Police Superintendent Jim Meakin joined Teignbridge councillor Marie...

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'Weak' Bay facing slow recovery from recession

'Weak' Bay facing slow recovery from recession

TORBAY has suffered more in the recession than anywhere else in the South West, according to the region's regeneration chief. And the...

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Poster campaign to keep asbo man out of town centre

Poster campaign to keep asbo man out of town centre

POLICE have launched a poster campaign targeting a former Torquay 'house from hell' tenant who has been banned from the centre of Totne...

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Warning over Bay's rising petrol prices

Warning over Bay's rising petrol prices

BAY motorists are preparing for a rise in petrol prices. Motoring organisation AA predict petrol prices could hit a record average high...

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Danny's got a choice to make

Danny's got a choice to make

TORQUAY UNITED are one of several clubs believed to be interested in a respected opponent from their days in the Blue Square Premier — Histon centre-forward Danny Wright.

Sources close to the Cambridgeshire club have listed the Gulls as potential candidates for a loan deal for Wright, 25 and 6ft 2in tall.

It wouldn't be a...

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National openings ahead for South Devon judoka

SOUTH DEVON schools and colleges are going to be well represented at the looming British Schools' Championships in Sheffield. The event is the biggest on the school judo calendar and was...

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Championship titles for Twose and Spruce

Championship titles for Twose and Spruce

JESS TWOSE and Liam Spruce, swimming in Exeter City SC caps, both won titles during the latest round of the Devon Championships in...

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The regional crown goes to Torbay

The regional crown goes to Torbay

A HAT-TRICK of county titles for Jack Kennedy helped Torbay AC claim the South Devon bragging rights in the 2009/10 Devon Sportshall...

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Harvey's shot of the day is Lane highlight

Harvey's shot of the day is Lane highlight

WENDY Barron's winning margin and a fabulous shot from fellow skip Bebs Harvey grabbed the spotlight as Torbay ladies bounce back in...

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Three ages of rock represented at Dartington musical workshop

Three ages of rock represented at Dartington musical workshop

BRITISH rockers from across three decades are heading for Dartington to talk about the changing face of the music business.

Singer/songwriter Billy Bragg, 80s electro pop icon Howard Jones and Ed O'Brien, from Radiohead, are among the music industry names taking part in a day-long event at Dartington heralded as the first of its kind in...

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Join the knights who say Ni! in a Broadway smash

Join the knights who say Ni! in a Broadway smash

AND now for something completely different — West End and Broadway smash Spamalot in Torquay. Ni! The Tony and Grammy award...

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Rebekah lends voice to cancer charity single

Rebekah lends voice to cancer charity single

SOUTH Devon actress Rebekah Gibbs has joined forces with a host of female celebrities to record a charity single. The Casualty star,...

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Mike versus the Mountain

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