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TBCN Zoom – 19th Jan
The next open meeting of the TBCN will take place on Tuesday 19th January from 4pm. This is a live panel event with representatives from the three Torbay Chambers and the Torbay Business Forum. This meeting is open to all. It features discussion of local business...
TCBN Zoom – 15th Dec
The next open meeting of the TCBN will take place on Tuesday 15th December from 4pm. This is a live panel event with representatives from the three Torbay Chambers and the Torbay Business Forum. This meeting is open to all. It features discussion of local business...
Covid-19 grant applications now live
Businesses across Torbay can apply now for cash grants to cushion the financial impact of the COVID-19 restrictions. Torbay Council, who are administering 7 million in grant funds from national Government for Torbay businesses, has opened up the application form on...
200 sign up for Brixham’s Walk of Fame
More than 200 people have already signed up to an initiative to celebrate the lives of Brixham residents. Plans for Brixham’s Walk of Fame are well underway and permission has been granted to put a cast iron walkway and floor panels along the Breakwater. The aim is to...
“Brixham is a great place to do business”
A pair of designers from 'up north' swapped the London life to embark on a new venture in the small Devon fishing town of Brixham. Andrea and Jamie Carless left the smog of London behind after Jamie received some devastating news. He was diagnosed with a form of...
Brixham “…not forgotten”
As Torquay lands a £22million cash boost and Paignton hopes for another, a ‘you’re not forgotten’ message goes out to Brixham. Council leader Steve Darling has welcomed the ‘Magnificent Seven’ ranking for Torbay which has landed a £22million cash boost to reshape...
Strange goings on!
Brixham has more than its fair share of hauntings. The theatre, museum and various private residences have reported strange things happening. One of the more well known, allegedly haunted dwellings is the Smugglers Haunt Hotel. The building was originally two cottages...
TBCN – Zoom Meeting
17th November 4-5pm: A live panel Zoom event with representatives from the three Torbay Chambers and the Torbay Business Forum. This meeting is open to all. It features discussion of local business topics, plus breakout rooms so you can contribute and network with...
The show goes on…
Theatres and the performing arts are, like many industry sectors, experiencing extreme hardship as a result of Covid-19. With Theatres closed, The South Devon Players Theatre & Film Company, from Brixham have put together a programme of streamed productions which...
A new way to mark Remembrance Sunday
Brixham town council is preparing for a new way to mark Remembrance Day. Instead of the traditional service and parade, the council has had to rethink how to remember the fallen in both world wars and other conflicts. With the ongoing pandemic, it is unlikely that by...
TBCN Zoom Networking Event – 20 Oct, 9am
The second open meeting of the TCBN will take place on Tuesday 20th October from 9am. This is a live panel event with representatives from the three Torbay Chambers and the Torbay Business Forum. This meeting is open to all. It features discussion of local business...
How storms affect businesses in Devon
I am in my third-year of my Geography degree at the University of Reading. I am starting my dissertation research using questionnaires (through Microsoft Forms) to understand how intensifying storms are affecting businesses in coastal communities in Devon. My...