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Meet the Bences
2015 is the 21st anniversary of Edward and Sarah Bence’s arrival as new owners of Brixham’s Berry Head Hotel. Since then, with their family, they have transformed it into a much-loved jewel at the heart of the community. Anita Newcombe finds out more. As a Brixham...
Parking policies hitting Brixham businesses
Parking policies are killing business in Brixham, it has been claimed. Business owners say 'poor decision-making' by Torbay Council has had a 'detrimental effect on trade' in the town — putting some businesses at risk. Members of the public using the Brixham central...
Business Excellence Awards 2015
The 2015 Herald Express South Devon Business Excellence Awards are now officially open to enter. This year's awards were launched at a networking event at Torquay's Imperial Hotel. Editor of the Herald Express Jim Parker said: "These awards are now in their eighth...
Winners – Brixham Christmas Challenge
Many thanks to everyone who entered the inaugural Brixham Christmas Challenge. All completed entry forms were put into a clear jar from which the following winners were drawn in public view at the Old Market House on Saturday 3rd January: 1st Prize: (£250 Brixham...
Parking nets council over £3m
Torbay Council made £3,097,000 'profit' from parking in 2013/14 according to figures compiled by the RAC Foundation - the 54th largest amount of more than 350 local authorities in the country. According to the RAC the amount Torbay has brought in from on-street and...
Quality hotel for town centre?
A ‘quality’ hotel could be built at the heart of Brixham to fill the town centre void left by the collapse of the Tesco supermarket development. Hotel developers have expressed an interest in the ‘black hole’ site. The news was revealed by Pat Steward, Torbay...
‘Welcome to Brixham’ Banner
A large banner saying ‘Welcome to Brixham Harbour’ has been put up on the former Threshers site in the town. The banner, organised by Gordon Gout of Brixham Chamber of Commerce, has been sponsored by Brixham fishing bodies and trawler owners. Donations from the Mayor...
Brixham’s Christmas Extravaganza
Brixham town centre will come alive with music and entertainment on the evening of Thursday 4th of December when Brixham Chamber hosts its Christmas Late Night Shopping Extravaganza. There will be two performance areas, one at the harbourside and one on Fore Street,...
Torbay Tourism and Retail BID
There will be a special meeting hosted by Brixham Chamber at the Berry Head Hotel on Wed 19th November at 6.30pm to outline the proposed Torbay Tourism and Retail BID and provide an update on the process so far. This meeting is open to ALL businesses, Chamber...
Membership Update
Membership of Brixham Chamber continues to increase month on month, reaching 116 businesses at the end of October 2014, more than three times higher than this time last year. As Membership Secretary Jacqui Shaw said; “Our membership continues to grow strongly from...
Love Brixham
The Retail and Town Centre team of Brixham Chamber has put together the first phase of an on going campaign with the goal of increasing the number of Brixham residents who regularly visit, shop, eat and drink in the town. The campaign is branded as “love...
Saltrock recruiting for Brixham store
Surf and leisure clothing chain Saltrock has announced that it intends to open a store in Brixham in the near future. A spokesman for the company confirmed that it is looking at the unit in Fore Street formerly occupied by Dorothy Perkins — the other half of which is...