Herald Express; Torquay (UK)

Forum Members Wanted

THE Torbay Local Access Forum is looking for five new members. Those on the forum give their time on a voluntary basis but mileage and other expenses are paid.

Celebration of the Sea Aims to Educate the Bay

A FESTIVAL of the sea, backed by Pounds 30,000 of Heritage Lottery funding, takes place every weekend this month. The first Sea Fest event takes place on Paignton Green this weekend, focusing on history.

Teens Tell Business Leaders 'Give Us Some Cash'

BUDDING politicians have pleaded with business leaders to support Torbay Youth Parliament with cash. The teenagers addressed a business breakfast meeting organised by the Riviera International Centre.

Tears Scheme Offers Work Experience

TORBAY youngsters are being giving a helping hand in the world of work. Torbay Connexions, in partnership with Torbay Development Agency, has revealed the new Torbay Employers Apprenticeship Reward Scheme has proved a huge success.

Thousands Flock to Discover Dartmouth

VISITORS have been flocking to Dartmouth following the launch of a new campaign. Discover Dartmouth has prompted an increase in visitor numbers to the town's Tourist Information Centre and to its newly-revamped website.

The Boys Are Back

FROM hanging around The Den to selling out visceral, pyrotechnic- filled gigs around the globe, Muse's journey from Teignmouth teenagers to music masterminds has been epic. The Seaside Rendezvous concerts are a fitting homecoming for the band whose foundations were laid on the seaside town's green space.

New Business Raises Bar for Town Centre Catering

A TORQUAY businesswoman has teamed up with a master chocolatier to set up a new patisserie and ice cream restaurant. Amanda Fitton joined forced with multi-award winner patisserie expert Miguel Blanchet to set up Serendipity.

College Expands to Meet Expressway Demands

SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE is stepping up its expansion to support businesses along the A38 Expressway corridor between Plymouth and Exeter with the opening of a new management centre on the Heathfield Industrial Estate. This is very much a gearing-up exercise to facilitate management training for such major firms as British Ceramic Tiles based on the same industrial estate and Newton Abbot-based Centrax engineering, which has recently transferred its apprenticeship training contract to the college.

Why Pick 'N' Mix Is New College 'Wonder'

PICK-AND-MIX isn't just something people fondly remember from Woolworths, it's also an approach to training which is paying off handsomely for Newton Abbot tile manufacturer British Ceramic Tile and its training provider South Devon College. Hannah Russell, the Heathfield-based company's human resource manager, knows exactly what she wants its staff to learn, and that doesn't mean accepting what happens to be most convenient for a training provider to offer.

Your Stars

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Burgundian Benchmark

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Inheritance Tax Interest Rise

HM Revenue & Customs has announced it will increase the interest charged for failing to pay an inheritance tax (IHT) bill within the six month deadline from 0 per cent to three per cent in September. IHT is charged at 40 per cent on the value of any estate above the nil-rate band, which is currently Pounds 325,000. The tax is not payable when assets pass between a husband and wife, or from one civil partner to another on death. In addition, the survivor can use any unused part of their spouse...

Business Lending Falls by Record Pounds 8.4bn

BUSINESS lending fell by a record Pounds 8.4billion in July as the credit squeeze tightened its grip on firms, official figures showed today. The 1.7 per cent fall in lending to 'private non-financial corporations' is far worse than June's 0.2 per cent decline and the biggest since the Bank of England's records began in 1997. Lending is down 2.9 per cent year on year.

900 Flock to Society's Summer Show

GLORIOUS colours, fragrant scents and plump veggies weighed down stalls at Bovey Tracey Horticultural Society's summer show. Almost 900 people flocked to Parke View Meadow for the annual flower and vegetable show event. Run by the society, it has been established for more than 80 years.

Music Brings Tears to Rotarian Eyes

TWO presidents for the price of one enjoyed a memorable Rotary Club of Babbacombe and St Marychurch evening. In a first for the club, the joint President's Night at the Livermead Cliff Hotel was for current president John Isles and past president Allen Birch.

It's a Knockout Day for Holiday Parks

A FUND-RAISING knockout event brought together Dawlish holiday parks. The annual 'It's a Holiday Park Knockout' competition drew crowds as mascots from local holiday parks got together to raise money for Richard's Wish, a charity helping children and young adults with cancer.

Usa Coast-to-Coast by Bike Will Be Life-Changing Trip for Dan

CYCLIST DAN GRANT has set off for a mammoth bike ride across America for charity. The 34-year-old toolmaker from Totnes bid farewell to South Devon as he set off for his three-month, 3,000 mile cycling adventure to raise funds for Rowcroft Hospice. He was waved off from the hospice on Saturday morning destined for Heathrow Airport, ready to cross North America by bicycle.

Walkers Take to Road in Aid of African Orphans

A SPONSORED walk for African orphans is due to be held in Torbay later this month. The Bumala Trust, which supports orphans and widows in Kenya, is doing a sponsored walk starting at the Babbacombe Inn at Babbacombe Downs Road on September 26.

Maths Course Adds Up to Greater Skills for College Assistants

A GROUP of teaching assistants from Brixham College have brushed up their maths skills to be better equipped to help students. The 13-strong group gained Level 2 National Certificates in Adult Numeracy at the port's adult and community learning centre.

Race Man Wings His Way to Success

A BRIXHAM man raised more than Pounds 500 for a breast cancer charity after his wife fought the illness. Alan Stewardson, 52, donned his running shoes for the Torbay half marathon and raised Pounds 560 for Breast Cancer Care dressed as a fairy.