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To secure the future, we must certainly learn lessons from past

To secure the future, we must certainly learn lessons from past

Friday, March 12, 2010

IF we allow the past to dictate the present, we shall lose the future. Not my words (I wish I was so clever) and variously attributed to Winston Churchill and John F Kennedy.

But if ever there was a place where these wise words provide a warning, it is Torbay.

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BID plan offers hope of a revival for our struggling town centres

BID plan offers hope of a revival for our struggling town centres

Friday, February 26, 2010

NOBODY can be proud about the state of our town centres. In fairness, we may be over the worst. New shops are opening up and many other towns and...



Far cry from horror job cuts headlines

Far cry from horror job cuts headlines

Friday, February 12, 2010

YOU really cannot win in this game. For years, Torbay Council has come under fire from residents and others for not being run in a terribly businessli...



The last thing I intended to do was to criticise works of regatta committee

The last thing I intended to do was to criticise works of regatta committee

Friday, January 29, 2010

OH DEAR! My last essay seems to have really set the cat among the pigeons and caused equal upset in Babbacombe and Paignton. It's quite difficult to...



Only in Torbay would we rally against improvement where it's most needed

Only in Torbay would we rally against improvement where it's most needed

Friday, January 15, 2010

ONLY in Torbay would a proposal for a world-class children's play facility on one of our sea front greens prove so controversial. As I have written...



My 40 favourite highlights of 2009

My 40 favourite highlights of 2009

Friday, December 18, 2009

WITH the rest of the country sunk in gloom 'n' doom, worried about the politics at Westminster and the disastrous state of our public finances, Torbay...



Up-market restaurants are part of what people expect in a 21st Century resort

Up-market restaurants are part of what people expect in a 21st Century resort

Friday, December 04, 2009

THE last 'Bye the Bye' essay seems to have worked wonders. Regular readers may recall I used it to get quite a lot off my chest and in particular I...



It would be a very dull world if we all agreed

It would be a very dull world if we all agreed

Friday, November 20, 2009

IF, ONE YEAR, the editor of the Herald Express decides to throw a party for all his regular letter writers and columnists, you might wonder if it...



It's a huge privilege to have this job, as long as you have the skin of a rhino

It's a huge privilege to have this job, as long as you have the skin of a rhino

Friday, November 06, 2009

IT is the measure of a good week when I get to open more things than I close. But last week was an extraordinary seven days when the 'ups' certainly...



Things are on the up in Torbay... and I may even have had something to do with it

Things are on the up in Torbay... and I may even have had something to do with it

Friday, October 23, 2009

THIS week marks the fourth anniversary of the 2005 Torbay Mayoral Election. If I had served a 'normal' four years term of office, I would be facing an...



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