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Science & Nature
Salcombe wreck added to risk list
English Heritage has highlighted a Salcombe shipwreck it wants to protect from further damage.
Leisure & Hobbies
Sovereigns of the Sea
The annual fishing contest between Salcombe and District Sea Anglers Association and Kingsbridge and District Sea Anglers Association was held on Sunday 15 June.
Leisure & Hobbies
Angling club to net new members
Salcombe and District Sea Anglers Association has been in existence for over sixty years and currently has about seventy members.
Weather & Environment
Salcome praised for water quality
Bathing water quality in Salcombe has been highlighted in a nationwide survey carried out by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).
People & Society
Woodward to launch Hobie challenge
Two men and four support crew will embark on a challenge of a lifetime when they attempt to sail around mainland Great Britain.
People & Society
Hundreds watch new lifeboat naming
Salcombe's new Tamar class all-weather lifeboat was officially named The Baltic Exchange III on Saturday (May 17).
People & Society
Salcombe prepares for Tamar naming
Salcombe's new Tamar class all-weather lifeboat will be officially named The Baltic Exchange III on Saturday 17 May.
People & Society
Salcombe celebrates new moorings
Salcombe will this week unveil its new pontoons with a very special celebration.
People & Society
Salcombe in top 10 of best coastal towns
Salcombe is one of the top 10 coastal towns in England and Wales, according to a magazine survey.
What's On
A fun-packed week for sailors and landlubbers alike
Salcombe Town Regatta provides a week full of high jinks and only semi-serious sport, both on an off the water.
What's On
Pirates descend on Salcombe!
The first ever Coastal Adventure Race to be held in the UK will take place in the seaside town of Salcombe on the 21st and 22nd June 2008.
Arts & Culture
Alvington Singers' Salcombe date
The Alvington Singers will sing in Salcombe this June as part of their Summer programme.
from 999Westcountry.com
 Knife crime rates drop in Devon and CornwallKnife crime in Devon and Cornwall has dropped by around 10 per cent over the past year, figures show. |
 Westcountry wrecks added to risk listEnglish Heritage has highlighted four Westcountry shipwrecks it wants to protect from further damage. |
 Choughs breeding success in west CornwallA pair of choughs have produced a nest of chicks in the west of Cornwall for the first time in 150 years. |
 Badger cull proposals rejectedThe government has decided against a cull of badgers in England to tackle TB in cattle, the BBC has reported. |
 Government's green energy plan to boost West economyThe Westcountry economy is poised for a welcome boost after the Government announced plans to significantly increase the use of renewable energy. |
 Westcountry hill farming under threatThe fragile economic viability of hill farming in the Westcountry may be made worse by the unintended consequences of the new Single Payment Scheme (SPS), a study has found. |
 90s Chart Topper Heads Back Into The Sun...In 1991, Peckham-born Zoe Pollock penned a song that stormed up the charts to reach the top five, cavorted on the Top of the Pops stage and saw her debut single become a Brit-nominated classic. |
 Gundry crowned national championPolly Gundry was crowned the national champion at the last point-to-point of the season held at Umberleigh on Saturday having ridden 39 winners. |
 Calling all Cornish surf girlsYear-on-year women are the fastest growing sector in the surf industry and with thousands of new girls taking to the waves, a brand new club, Cornwall Surfer Girls is on a mission to grow and develop its vision and membership. |
 Final point to point of seasonThe point-to-point season reaches its conclusion at the Torrington Farmers meeting at Umberleigh on Saturday. |
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Whitestrand Boat Hire Relaunched
Leisure & Hobbies
Salcombe-based company, Whitestrand Boat Hire, has reopened under new management.
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Salcombe twins set for Glastonbury
Media & Entertainment
Twin music sensations Laura and Charlotte Carrivick have earned a guaranteed place at this year's Glastonbury Festival.
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Will it be a bumper Easter period for tourism?
Travel
A recent survey of tourism firms in the region found that the majority were reporting an anticipated decrease in the number of visitors booking with them for the Easter period in comparison with 2007.
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Second homes boom sends prices soaring
Property & Real Estate
Salcombe, with its picturesque views and sandy beaches, commands some of the highest property prices in the South West and is a magnet for wealthy individuals looking for a holiday home.
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Salcombe welcomes new £2.6m lifeboat
People & Society
Salcombe residents gathered in crowds on Monday morning to welcome the town's new £2.6m RNLI lifeboat.
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