Herald Express; Torquay (UK)

Gas Lamps, Cats and Queen Victoria

MAM SAT reading at the table by the shaded lamp. The back room of our terrace house was cosy on that evening near the end of the first summer after Hitler's War.

Locals Swarm to Spy Bee and Sea Stamp Display ; in Touch

TORQUAY Philatelic Society's display at Paignton Green turned out to be most successful with members meeting locals as well as visitors. Brian Austin said: "If we have encouraged some people to join a club all the better.

Holiday Park has Teamed Up with the Gulls ; in Touch

FOR the last six weeks, during the summer holidays, Torquay Holiday Park has been frequented by 'the Gulls', not ones with feathers but footballs instead! During this time coaches from the club have come to the park and taught children between the ages of four and 15 how to play 'the beautiful game', during hour-long sessions once a week.

Film Makers Focus On Open Night ; in Touch

FOLLOWING the summer break Teign Film Makers Club is holding an open --Night on Monday, September 7, to show prospective new members what they can do with their camcorders. This heralds the start of another packed programme of hands-on instruction, friendly competitions, lectures, making club films together and social evenings. In fact there is something for everyone regardless of age and ability.

Giggles Galore at Writing Workshop ; in Touch

DESPITE there being a smaller number of scribblers than usual at the monthly meeting of the Newton Abbot Writers' Circle, there were giggles galore emanating from the upstairs room at the Jolly Abbot last Tuesday. The meeting began with a report of how NAWC had fared at the Newton Abbot festival, where members of the public were encouraged to contribute to a poem about what Newton Abbot meant to them.

Probus to Celebrate Ruby Anniversary ; in Touch

MANY people have heard of the name 'Probus' and rightly associate it with a club for retired men. Many will also know there is such a club in Torquay, Paignton and Brixham.

Buckland Do Job in One-Sided Win

BUCKLAND Athletic Reserves manager Jim Barrett wasn't getting too carried after his side bounced back from their opening-day Division One loss to Loddiswell Athletic in emphatic fashion - demolishing Galmpton Gents 3rds 12-0. Of the game, which Galmpton started with 10 men - that number became nine when Matthew O'Sullivan was forced off with a knee injury on the half-hour mark - as they struggled to put a team together, Barrett said: "It was so one-sided it was hard to get excited by it, but ...

Rankin Nets Another Four for Brixham ; Wbw Solicitors South Devon Football League Review by Dean Stacey

DAN RANKIN bagged four for the second week running as Brixham United hammered Premier Division newboys Abbotskerswell 6-2. Of his summer signing from town rivals Brixham Villa, manager Mike Coysh said: "I'm well happy with Dan - eight goals in two games can't be bad! "But he could have had more to be fair." Rankin hit a hat-trick inside 55 minutes - the first goal coming after just two minutes - to hand the visitors an unassailable 3-0 lead at Abbots Park.

United Goal Rampage Led by Bradley

CARL BRADLEY helped himself to seven as Hookhills United announced their arrival in Division Three with a 13-0 crushing of Totnes & Dartington 3rds. "It should have been 20-odd - it was an absolute onslaught," said manager Stuart Ironside, who had 24 players to pick from on a day when several teams were struggling to raise a side, due to it being Bank Holiday weekend.

Relegated Chudleigh Go Full Circle ; a Division

CHUDLEIGH were finally put out of their misery when they lost by 65 runs to Abbotskerswell to confirm their relegation to the B Division. As recently as 2007 Chudleigh were performing in the Premier Division but, like others before them, have found life hard after coming down.

Newton to Sign Off for Summer with Six-Race Card ; Horse Racing: By Nick Hearder

NEWTON Abbot Racecourse will bring its 2009 season to an end tomorrow. It will be the last race day there until March 2010 although the course is used for many different kinds of non-racing activities throughout the year.

Champions Paignton Head for Top Flight ; Devon Cricket League by Conrad Sutcliffe

A DIVISION PAIGNTON are on their way back to the top flight as A Division champions after clinching the title with a 22-run win at Heathcoat. It was a two-horse race to the finish with Braunton, who were relying on Paignton to lose to go past them.

South Devon Safe After Latest Escape Act ; a Division

SOUTH Devon live to fight another season in the A Division after pulling off yet another last-gasp Houdini Act. Had Brixham upset the form book to beat second-placed Braunton, not that they did in the end, South Devon could have gone down had they lost at Barton.

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Turnover Rockets After Firm's Website Launch

A HEATHFIELD business which specialises in the design, manufacture and distribution of humane pest control systems has added an extra Pounds 1million to its turnover in the past four years. Jones and Son Pest Control Supplies Limited, of Sabre Close, Cavalier Road, Heathfield, was started by David Jones in 2000.

More Go in Search of Additional Income

NATIONAL research into the effects of the recession has found the current economic downturn has hit the South West the hardest. The study, conducted by Kleeneze, found just under half (48 per cent) of households in the South West have lost income since the start of the recession. The average reduction in household income was found to be 17 per cent, equating to an average loss of Pounds 5,715 per year.

Local Manufacturers Set to Benefit From Advice Clinic

A SPECIAL advice clinic for local engineering and manufacturing companies in and around Heathfield is to be held at the Heathfield Business Centre at the end of September. Organised by Business Link in partnership with Teignbridge Council and the South West Manufacturing Advice Service, the decision to provide focussed support for local manufacturers has been prompted by the considerable success of regular Advice Clinics for businesses in Newton Abbot.

Sing Out ; in Touch

Milk Float Delivering Funds for Good Cause

A NEON green electric milk float has been doing the rounds in Shaldon raising funds for a sexual health charity. George Birtwell, 29, and Jack Willow, 30, from Oxford, have been touring the South Devon coastline in aid of Bottletop.

Rugby Pair Run in Memory of Friends and Family

TWO Newton Abbot ladies' rugby players are taking part in a 10- mile run in memory of family and friends who lost their battles with cancer. Harriet Taylor and Sharon Claydon, from Paignton, have laced up their running shoes to train for the Bupa Great South Run in Southsea on October 25 in aid of breast cancer research.