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We Are South Devon
Have you seen missing Devon man?
Police have appealed to the public to help them locate a missing Devon man. Rob…
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Get ready to party! Occombe Festival is back next month
Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust, organisers of the annual Occombe Beer Festiv…
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Zoo’s wonder wall is of growing interest
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park has created an indoor vertical garden. Hortic…
Have you seen missing Devon man?
Police have appealed to the public to help them locate a missing Devon man. Robert Johnston (known locally as Rab) aged…
Family pay tribute to man who died following A30 collision
The family of a man who died who died following a collision on the A30 have paid tribute to him. Ross Gilmore, 27 from …
Police search for missing Torquay woman
Police have asked the public to be on the lookout for a woman missing from Torquay. Victoria Hardy, 30, from Pendennis …
Teenager praised after raising alarm to house blaze
A teenager has been praised after raising the alarm to a house blaze in Newton Abbot last night, Tuesday, 22nd May. The…
Life sentence for homeless woman who murdered Paignton pensioner
A 29-year-old homeless woman has been jailed for life after stabbing a Paignton pensioner to death last year. Stacey St…
Police appeal for missing teenager
Police have appealed to the public to help them locate a missing 13 year old. Police say Harry Leggatt has been missing…
Get ready to party! Occombe Festival is back next month
Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust, organisers of the annual Occombe Beer Festival, are looking forward to a bumper party at this year’s festival, held on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th June. First …
Zoo’s wonder wall is of growing interest
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park has created an indoor vertical garden. Horticulturalists have planted an area of wall 4 metres wide and 1.5 metres high in the entrance hall. Paignton Zoo’s Curator …
Health and Social care feedback in Torbay
News from Healthwatch Torbay: Healthwatch Torbay’s annual feedback report includes more than 650 reviews, raises some 220 concerns, and highlights 66 serious complaints. In a busy year, social …
Young life in Torbay – Survey from Healthwatch Torbay
YOUNG LIFE IN TORBAY England’s Riviera is a wonderful place for holiday-makers and for many of us – including relative newcomers like me – a great place to live! Now, though, Healthwatch Torbay …
Torbay’s NHS at 70 – Have you for a tale to tell?
Have you got a tale to tell? When health secretary Aneurin Bevan launched the NHS in July 1945 it was the climax of a hugely ambitious plan to bring good healthcare to all. For the first time, hosp…
Healthwatch Torbay needs you!
Do you have IT skills that you could use to help others? And a do you have a bit of spare time? If you do, Healthwatch Torbay’s exciting new Digital Inclusion Project needs you! Although we’re l…
A voice for carers in Torbay
‘What people forget is just how lonely life can be for a carer.’ Those words, spoken by a carer I spoke to recently, are echoed in Healthwatch Torbay’s recent Carers Report. Caring for a loved o…
Hatching chicks at Paignton Zoo are sure sign of Spring
It’s Spring - a time for births and beginnings. At Paignton Zoo, bird keepers are busy overseeing a whole clutch of hatchings. The season isn’t fully underway yet, but already staff have crested pige…
Teignmouth turns multi-coloured for Rowcroft Hospice
Yesterday, 800 participants took part in a 5k route along Teignmouth Beach whilst being showered in two tonnes of rainbow-coloured powder paint. The fundraising event has pledged to raise an incred…
Paignton zoo breed tiny tortoise on edge of extinction
Paignton Zoo has become the first zoo in the country to breed a tiny tortoise on the edge of extinction. The secret? A fine blend of driving passion and cool-headed science. The spider tortoise (Pyxi…
Local solicitors waive will-making fee for one week to support Rowcroft Hospice
Rowcroft Hospice is reaching out for people who need to make or update their Will to do so during its Make a Will Week, from Monday 14 – Friday 18 May 2018. Throughout Make a Will Week, local solic…
Zoos fly the flag for native species
Zoos are all about exotic species – aren’t they? Well, three top local zoos are doing their bit to highlight the importance of native species. Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, Living Coasts in Torqua…
An unnatural history of Torquay’s Ghosts
The first thing to point out is that it doesn’t matter whether you think that ghosts are real or not to take them se…
A bit of black magic, cat abuse and human sacrifice in Teignmouth
Here at WASD we love a bit of local weirdness so here’s a clip from the 2001 London Weekend Television ‘documentary’ '…
“Where the ragged people go”: Torquay’s Underclass
While it was the visiting wives and relatives of naval officers that initiated Torquay as a tourist town, it was the…
Guest blog – Sexual Assault; Why Aren’t We Talking About It?
I’m 22 years old and I still have to sleep with a lamp on at night; if I don’t, I end up having mass…
Guest blog: A ray of light
Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who donated money for our Christmas light display in aid of c…
Guest blog: New Years Resolution
As we move into 2017 and the new year many will be looking back on the previous 12 months, thinking …
Guest Blog: The first 12 months running a business in Torbay
Finding a work life balance when you have a full-time job and three small children is a challenge mo…
Guest Blog: Moving from The Valleys of Wales to Torquay
I was eight years old when I was told I had to desert my sleepy cul de sac in Gelligaer- to all non-…
Guest Blog: The Perfect World Project
My name is Lois Taylor, I'm from Brixham and I work in Newton Abbot. I have recently got to the fina…
Local business unveils new electric delivery van
Last week local business Refresh Cartridges were pleased to be visited by local MP Kevin Foster at their Torquay Warehouse to celebrate the unveiling of a new electric van, which was recently purchase…
New International Trade Bursary for Torbay businesses
A pilot programme offering an International Trade Bursary to businesses that are new to exporting has been established by TDA. The programme will support Torbay businesses to identify the opportuniti…
TechBay inspiring the engineers of tomorrow
On Thursday 9 November, and as part of Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, TDA will be taking over the Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay for TechBay 2017. Focussing on Science, Technology, En…
Cofton holidays shortlisted in two categories at Devon tourism awards
Multi award-winning holiday park, Cofton Holidays is among Devon’s leading tourism businesses to have been chosen for the finals of the Devon Tourism Awards, which will be presented at a prestigious c…