Brixham has lost the ‘captain’ of its Pirate Festival, Brian Pearce, who passed away on Tuesday 14th October following a short illness. Brian, who died peacefully at home, had been chairman of the Brixham Pirate Festival for the past two years and ran his own...
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The Colours of Brixham
A group of Brixham-based creative people have joined together to create a ‘pop-up’ shop and bring some colour into the retail scene in the town. Initiated by Brixham Chamber member, local artist Lynne Peets, the chance came along to do something positive and give an...
Sams Super Saver
Brixham-based Sam Moore, with her father Trevor, has just opened their second shop in Bolton Street, Brixham. Super Saver is a real Aladdin’s Cave of useful household products, pet accessories, DIY and baby items. In fact, they value customer service so highly that if...
CAMRA South Devon Pub of the Year
The Queen’s Arms in Brixham has been crowned the South Devon pub of the year. The pub in Station Hill topped the vote by local Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) members on the quality of its real ale as well as its decor, value for money, customer service and community...
Brixton or Brixham? – It’s TQ5 for me!
It was in 1999, that my son Nick, working on the pilot boats, learning his trade under supervision from the 'ol' Cap'n' Bob Curtis at the time, rang me to say that, as my passion had always been cooking, why didn't I buy the then derelict shop, which is now currently...
Customer Service Pub of the Year
The Old Market House in Brixham is celebrating after scooping a top honour at St Austell Brewery's Tribute Estate Awards, which recognises landlords, landladies, restaurateurs and hotel managers for their hard work, expertise and dedication. The pub won the award for...
Brixham SC holidays up 19 per cent
Brixham is set for a bumper self-catering season. That's the verdict from the south west's largest provider of luxury self-catering holiday accommodation which has announced a record start to the year, with bookings for properties in Torbay up six per cent on the same...
Coralline scoops national award
A Brixham based health insurance business has achieved a top national award. Coralline Health which was founded by Jacqui Shaw and Pauline Neal, has been recognised as the winner of the WPA Franchisee of the Year. It's the latest in a string of accolades won by the...
Looking back…
Joe Cloutman retired from the Chamber executive at the end of 2013. Below he gives a few recollections from his time in Brixham and the Chamber. Dani and I were first in contact with Brixham Chamber, prior to buying our business in the town; in order to get some...
Brixham’s storm chaser
In the December Isssue of The English Riviera Magazine, Chamber member and well known Brixham photographer, Chris Slack talks to Anita Newcombe about the attraction of storm-force weather conditions, moonlit beaches at midnight and sunrise over the sea – all to get...
Heston’s Great Brixham Food
Brixham featured in the first episode of chef Heston Blumenthal’s new television series Great British Food, which focused on fish and chips. In the hour-long programme, Heston discovered how the industrial age fuelled the proliferation of chip shops by allowing fish...