Society | Comment

Miss England in Torquay: back to the future...

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Last week Torquay took a nostalgic glance back at the 1970s when it hosted the Miss England beauty pageant.

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Society | Comment

Shocking THINK! campaign to combat drinking and driving

THINK!

THINK! have opted for a full sensory assault to try and dissuade young men from drinking and driving. Filmed in a pub in North London, it’s the mother of all surprises. Brace yourself

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Music | Comment

The Nordic Giants and Tallulah Rendall at South Devon Arts Centre: review

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Ems Coombes reviews The Blackbird Collective presentation of The Nordic Giants and Tallulah Rendall at South Devon Arts Centre, Totnes

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Society | Comment

Royal Mail workers say NO! to privatisation!

Save Our Royal Mail

Postal workers have overwhelmingly voted no to the privatisation of Royal Mail

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Society | Comment

Plymouth graduates face loan uncertainty due to Government failure

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Plymouth’s graduates face an uncertain future knowing how much their student loans will cost them after the Tory-led coalition’s plans to charge commercial rates of interest on loans already taken out was leaked. In another betrayal of young people and those enhancing their skills, Labour campaigner Luke Pollard, highlights how this is more bad news for Plymouth.

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Society | Comment

Stop the Badger Cull petition now has over 250,000 signatures

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The badger cull has no basis in science, according to astro physicist, rock star, and Team Badger member Brian May – 250,000 people agree

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Torquay's other history | Comment

“We see dead people”: Torquay’s Table Rappers

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Communing with the dead became popular in the 19th century, and as a fashionable resort Torquay was at the forefront of these conversations

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Claire McCarthy | Comment

Soviet plane adds to pull of boat restaurant in Kazakhstan

Looking for somewhere new to eat in Kazakhstan capital Astana? Try a restaurant on a boat, with the added interest of an old Soviet plane

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jobs | Comment

New job opportunity: Bishop of Exeter

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We’re always on the look out for potential jobs, and this one caught our eye. How do you fancy being Bishop of Exeter?

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Sport | Comment

Get behind your club with RugbyForces weekend

RugbyForces weekend will see hundreds of volunteers get behind their grassroots rugby clubs

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Europe | Comment

EU continues fight against terrorism

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The EU has a four-point plan in its battle to combat terrorism from an international standpoint

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charity | Comment

Colour Rush is coming to the Bay

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A brand new charity event in the form of Colour Rush is coming to Torbay to support Rowcroft Hospice

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Plymouth | Comment

Can you make Plymouth fairer? Fawcett Society to launch in city

Fawcett Society

A Plymouth Fawcett Society is to launch, and is aiming to give the people of Plymouth a voice to campaign on the issues that matter to them

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Design | Comment

Digital design training and scones in Plymouth

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Professional 3D architectural design courses are on offer in Plymouth… and they are based in a bakery, of course!

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