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5 days ago | 
torbayweekly.co.uk | Dave Thomas
As I sit down to write this on Monday morning, I find myself reflecting on what an incredible weekend we’ve just experienced at this year’s English Riviera Airshow. I know I said something similar last year, but it’s worth repeating — this year’s Airshow was one of the best we’ve ever had. The weekend began with a fantastic Friday evening on Paignton Green.
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1 week ago | 
torbayweekly.co.uk | Dave Thomas
Torquay United completed their second new signing of the summer after agreeing a two-year deal with experienced forward Louis Dennis on a free transfer from League Two Bromley. Dennis, 32, who can play as a left winger or striker, follows ex-Tamworth midfielder Munashe Sundire into Plainmoor, after defender Ed Palmer recently re-signed for the Gulls (writes Dave Thomas). Dennis has enjoyed an impressive career so far, starting in the academies of Watford and Dagenham & Redbridge.
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1 week ago | 
torbayweekly.co.uk | Dave Thomas
TWO TORQUAY United players, Jordan Young and Sam Dreyer, have earned places in the 2024-25 Vanarama National League South Team Of The Season. Winger Young, 25, who joined the Gulls from Yeovil Town for an undisclosed fee last October, was second top scorer with ten goals and won United’s Player Of The Year award. Centre-back Dreyer, 22, was voted Young Player Of The Year after making 48 league and cup appearances following a summer move from Hampton & Richmond Borough.
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1 week ago | 
torbayweekly.co.uk | Dave Thomas
Trip to Buckland Athletic beckons for Gulls
TORQUAY United will start their summer 2025 pre-season friendly schedule with a short trip to Newton Abbot to meet Buckland Athletic on Saturday, July 12 (12.30pm).
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2 weeks ago | 
torbayweekly.co.uk | Dave Thomas
Torbay pro Harrison Wood will return home to ride this year’s Ken Robertson Classic, in honour of the man who helped him on his journey to cycling’s WorldTour. The Robertson ride will be held on Sunday, June 1, three weeks before the Mid-Devon CC’s flagship Dartmoor Classic sportive (June 22). Hundreds of MDCC members volunteer to run the main event, but they are given the chance to ride the various Grande, Medio and Piccolo routes in the Robertson challenge.
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2 weeks ago | 
torbayweekly.co.uk | Dave Thomas
Mid-Devon Cycling Club’s James Pearcy reaped a reward for several years of effort and improvement when he earned the first senior victory of his career in the Tom Hawkins Memorial Road Race. Pearcy, 20, has been a consistent performer in road and time-trial events, and he got his wheel in front of Lloyd Copp (Okehampton CC) and former MDCC teammate Ollie Wade, who now rides for Spain’s Grupo Intxausti team. The long-established 110K Hawkins race was run by the Exeter Wheelers club near Cullompton.
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3 weeks ago | 
torbayweekly.co.uk | Dave Thomas
I mentioned in last week’s letter that as soon as we received the letter from the Government about our next steps with Local Government Reorganisation I would let you know. Unfortunately, as of last Friday when I wrote this column, we are still waiting for the letter to arrive, so I have no new news to share with you. As soon as we do hear from the Government we will share this.
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3 weeks ago | 
torbayweekly.co.uk | Dave Thomas
The retained List meeting that Torquay United manager Paul Wotton was looking forward to the least was the one to tell Dean Moxey, 39, that he was being released. Not because it was going to be especially emotional. The two men, both of whom have all the T- shirts that go with long careers in the game, are not like that. But from Wotton’s point of view at least, it was simply the business of saying goodbye to a respected kindred spirit.
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1 month ago | 
torbayweekly.co.uk | Dave Thomas
We’ve got a busy and exciting month ahead, culminating in the 2025 English Riviera Airshow, taking place from May 30 to June 1. With just over three weeks to go, organisers have unveiled the full display line-up, promising a weekend filled with returning favourites and thrilling new additions to delight residents and visitors alike. For the first time, the Airshow will launch with a special Friday night ‘take-off’ event, adding a whole new dimension to the weekend.
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1 month ago | 
torbayweekly.co.uk | Dave Thomas
Mid-Devon CC’s Spain-based rider Ewan Warren has put two of his strongest performances of the season together in the space of four days. Warren, 21, who earned the first victory of his senior career earlier this season, finished eleventh and the leading rider for his Natural Greatness Rali-Ale team in the 152K Santikutz Klasika near San Sebastian last week. He was only ten seconds down on the winner in the Basque Country.
