• 27/08/2008 Free Agatha Christie paperbacks on offer during festival
  It’s nearly time for the annual Agatha Christie Festival in the Bay (Monday 15 - Saturday 20 September) and this year, Torbay Council's Library Services are pulling out all the stops to celebrate Torbay’s most famous daughter.
• 27/08/2008 Blank Canvas at Torre Abbey reveals a new hotbed for talent in the South-west
  Following the reopening of the multimillion pound newly restored Torre Abbey on Torquay’s seafront, there is an exciting new show in town.
• 27/08/2008 The Great Recycled Raft Race
  Everyone is invited to come and have a great day out on the last weekend of the summer holidays at The Great Recycled Raft Race on Friday 29 August at Marina Walk, Brixham.
• 21/08/2008 Global 'Teranga' festival hits Paignton
  African drummers, belly dancers and Caribbean music will be amongst the many attractions when a festival celebrating Torbay's cultural diversity is staged on Saturday 23 August.
• 19/08/2008 Help save music’s endangered species
  A new initiative has been launched in Torbay to encourage primary school children to take up the horn – widely regarded as one of music’s ‘endangered species’.

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