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BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
English Riviera Airshow 'brings £5m boost' to Torbay trade
Business leaders believe this year's English Riviera Airshow has brought in millions of pounds of trade to the third and final day of the event took place on Sunday, with aircraft including the Red Arrows and RAF Typhoon Display Team taking to the skies above Paignton of people have attended the free event during the three days it has been on, which has helped bring at least £5m of trade to Torbay, according to English Riviera Business Improvement District chief executive Carolyn said the financial boost the event had given the area meant it was in a "good position" for the future. Ms Custerson said: "The airshow is going to be worth at least £5m to Torbay's visitor economy and we see a great return on investment."For every pound we invest, we see £15 returned."So we've got now in a good position to take the event forward." Traders who set up stalls at the airshow said it had been a "phenomenal" weekend with the large crowds Guthrie, from Torbay Gin, said: "We did strong sales on Saturday and the crowds were just wooed by the Red Arrows and the Typhoon that came in."It was a great day for business."Councillor Jackie Thomas, cabinet member for tourism, culture and events at Torbay Council, said holding such an event when other airshows, such as Bournemouth and Teignmouth, were either not happening or unlikely to happen this year due to funding issues was a big boost."We have managed to keep going and you can see what a spectacular event that we have produced," she added.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Texas state troopers searching for vehicle involved in May 23 hit-and-run near Rockport
(This story was updated to add new information.) Law enforcement officials are asking for the public's help in finding a vehicle that they believe is involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in the early hours of May 23 near Rockport. They are looking for a 2018 to 2021 BMW X4 30i X-Line vehicle that they think hit the bicyclist, according to an updated news release that the Texas Department of Public Safety issued on May 26. The DPS on May 28 identified the victim as James Guthrie, 51, of Rockport. Anyone with information should call the DPS at 361-698-5600. 'The suspect vehicle will have damage to the front grille — the area in between the headlights,' said Sgt. Harold 'Rob' Mallory of the DPS Texas Highway Patrol Corpus Christi District. Police are still unsure of the vehicle's color. According to the department's original news release, Aransas County dispatch received a 911 call at about 2:30 a.m. on May 23 of a fatal hit-and-run crash on Business State Highway 35-L, about half a mile north of State Highway 188. Troopers who responded to the scene found that a man was riding a bicycle south on the road's improved shoulder — a portion of the highway not intended for vehicle traffic — when the driver of the unidentified vehicle failed to maintain its lane. The vehicle struck the bicyclist, throwing him off the bicycle and into a ditch. Justice of the Peace Judge Dupnik pronounced him deceased at 3:35 a.m. The driver left the scene of the crash. Mallory said investigators don't know if alcohol was involved. Troopers examined the debris and found that the vehicle's front grille was damaged from striking the cyclist, Mallory said. Troopers determined the parts came from a BMW and contacted a BMW dealership to identify the make and model of the vehicle. Before troopers arrived, the 911 caller reported seeing another man at the scene who riffled through the deceased cyclist's pockets, took several items and left on foot, according to the May 23 new release. DPS troopers do not know if that man had anything to do with the hit-and-run crash, Mallory said. Troopers from the Highway Patrol Office in Rockport are investigating the crash. 'We've gotten a lot of help from the public,' Mallory said. 'People have been calling in tips, so eventually we may get that tip that leads us somewhere. It's important for people to keep their eyes open.' More: Police believe alcohol use led to crash that killed two on SH 361 in Aransas Pass More: Rain is expected to soak the Corpus Christi area; here's what we know This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: DPS seeking hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist near Rockport May 23
