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Holiday Parks UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
Self Catering in Paignton gives you the opportunity to enjoy South Devon to the full and with five holiday parks within 2 miles of Paignton and a further 17 close by you have such a wide and diverse choice. The holiday parks are a perfect choice and with a range of accommodation including static caravans, bungalows, apartments and lodges too stay in the choice could not be greater. Many of the holiday...
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Holiday Parks UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
Enjoying time away in the UK brings you a whole host of choices and when you go to Devon one of the best areas is around Salcombe. Self Catering in Salcombe is a great way to get the most from your time away and whether you are looking to take a three or a four night break away or a week or more the holiday parks give you a diverse and wide choice. In and around the Salcombe region you will find ten...
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Holiday Parks UK (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
The beauty of this area can only be really admired when you are there and staying in ideal holiday accommodation. The Self Catering in Dartmouth varies and there are choices of cottages, chalets, bungalows and log cabins and the Devon log cabin holidays are amongst the most popular. There are a number of reasons as to why people enjoy spending their holiday or short break in a log cabin and you not...
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Devon History Society (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
BBC News for 20th November 2009 spotlights the restoration of the 12th century Torre Abbey, Torbay: Lottery funding for ancient abbey . Significant structural repairs have already been carried out to part of Torre Abbey, which is believed to be the oldest building in Torquay, Devon. ... Founded in 1196, the abbey is listed with English Heritage as an ancient monument and has two Grade I and four Grade...
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Torbay Today (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Dinner with David Trimble . We had David (Lord) Trimble down in Devon this weekend for a fund raising dinner for my election campaign. Held at the Orestone Manor Hotel, our palates were stimulated with a gourmet dinner of ribeye steak with Merlot sauce or fillet of guilt head bream, while our intellects were stimulated by a Nobel Peace Prize winning politician. I have hosted or arranged many scores...
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Devon History Society (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Wild Devon , the magazine of the Devon Wildlife Trust , has an interesting article in its Winter 2009 issue: "Mapping the past", in which David Chamberlain of Devon County Council's Land Changes Department writes about the rapid changes in Devon landscape over the past century. He mentions, for instance, the shrinking heathland of the Bovey Heathfield , and the establishment of new ponds...
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The Monarchist (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
It was the years 1688 and 1689. King James II of England and Ireland, VII of Scotland was deposed. William of Orange came to replace him. It was on November 15, 1688 – the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot – that William of Orange landed at Torbay in Devon. November 5, you say? Well, in the Julian Calendar, yes. King James II & VII “The Glorious Revolution” was arguably neither...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Waiting lists for council houses in Devon rise rapidly, with Torbay seeing a 300% increase in the past five years.
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Diddly-Skwot (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Our friend Robin Andrews has a new website promoting his private maths teaching and tuition for SATS, GCSEs and A level students www.mathstuitiondevon.co.uk . Robin is based in Buckfastleigh and Totnes but is prepared to travel across South Devon, the South Hams and Torbay to teach. He uses student centred teaching styles so that his approach is always suitable for the individual's needs.
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The National Pages Blog (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
The Wright Plumbing Company for professional plumbing and heating services in Devon Your Professional South Devon Plumbing and Heating Specialist The Wright Plumbing Co is the fresh face of plumbing and heating in South Devon. Based in Modbury, Wright Plumbing services Plymouth, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge, Torbay and the entire South Devon area. We offer a complete range of plumbing [...]
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News-Insurances (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for for London, South East and South West England. Heavy rain is expected from 1200 Tue 03 Nov to 1800 Tue 03 Nov. Local areas affected: South West England: Bournemouth, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Plymouth, Poole, Torbay London & South East England: Brighton + Hove, Hampshire, [...]
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George Szirtes (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Not my photographs, just plucked off the web, but there is something peculiarly truthful about the bottom one. Torquay was early British Seaside to my family, the learning of the seaside code of fun. We started in Kent and, over the years, worked our way across the south coast, venturing at last into Devon and Cornwall. This time it was the invitation to do the pre-dinner reading on Saturday night...
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Plymothian Transit (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
"yesterday 12:00 was the deadline for bids for Plymouth Citybus” Ian Kirby Flickr IoW Sparky Flickr Omnibuses2.0 Route One Dorset Sprinter Bankfoot Banged Leon Daniels Advertising Pays It remains to be seen if and when we get an official announcement from the City Council, but yesterday 12:00 was the deadline for bids for Plymouth Citybus. It is widely expected that the two final bids will...
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Holiday Parks UK (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Take some time out to enjoy the beautiful holiday areas in Devon and stay in some of the finest static caravan accommodation on the Holiday Parks in South Devon . South Devon is a beautiful area and with 25 different holiday parks too choose from you will find a park right where you are looking to stay. Areas such as Torbay, Dartmoor, Dartmouth and Sidmouth all have parks within easy reach and there...
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Vicki with an i (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
My grandfather died last week. We all knew his funeral was going to be a bit out of the ordinary but weren't quite expecting this. This is what the local paper had to say about it. There was also a photographer at the funeral taking pictures but I'm not sure which paper he was from. Last Post honour for D-Day landings marine Jeff, 85 Monday, October 12, 2009, 09:20 A MILITARY funeral will take place...
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