The various theatres on the English Riviera have already devised impressive line ups for 2015 and this means that a theatre break in this part of South Devon is well worth planning for. The main theatre in the Torbay area…
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Greenwich Means Time………………
I was pondering why we put the clocks backwards and forwards at each respective point in the year and wondered how it all started. I also wondered what the potential advantages would be of having our time permanently fixed to…
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Autumn on The English Riviera
Summer finally has let go after fighting to stay all the way through September and even into October. But we must face facts and embrace the months of mists and mellow fruitfulness. There’s lots to look forward to over the…
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Dawlish Railway Line Repaired in Record Time
In the next few days the main train line running along the sea wall at Dawlish will re-open. The image of the track swinging above a massive void with the sea smashing away below is perhaps the most iconic image of…
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Bee my Valentine!!!
In a few weeks time the country will go silly for a while as we celebrate Valentine’s Day. Love hearts, red roses, fluffy toys and toe curlingly embarrassing newspaper love messages will abound. But have you ever considered how all…
House Hunting Season Begins
As January slips by, increasing numbers of people are turning their thoughts to moving house. With house prices at last beginning to move in most parts of the United Kingdom it is also increasingly a good time financially to move.…
2014 Theatre Breaks on The English Riviera
Recessions may come and go, winter storms may lash the British Isles but Britain’s provincial theatres continue to thrive and even attract new audiences with imaginative line ups. The Princess Theatre in Torquay has some sure fire hits on the…
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Christmas is Coming….
Something strange happens the day after Halloween. Suddenly, Christmas adverts begin to appear on TV. Initially, it is the furniture retailers but very rapidly like an unpleasant rash more and more pop up pedalling the same old hackneyed images of…
English Riviera Goes Ape over the Great Gorilla Trail
Torquay, Paignton and Brixham are playing host to 30 life sized gorilla sculptures plus an additional 20 smaller ones. The gorilla trail is a celebration of 90 years of Paignton zoo and is delighting residents and visitors alike. Each of…
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Posted in Famous Torquay People, Things to do on The English Riviera
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