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Police searching for missing man with dementia
Update: Lesley has been found safe and well.Police are currently looking for wha…
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Drugs and cash found at ‘Homeless’ beggars home
A 'homeless' beggar arrested in Totnes following a search under the Misuse of Dr…
Bespoke IT Course for the over 50’s
Ageing Well Torbay and Positive People are collaborating to offer an exciting and free opportunity to access w…
Police searching for missing man with dementia
Update: Lesley has been found safe and well.Police are currently looking for what they describe as a 'high risk missing …
Drugs and cash found at ‘Homeless’ beggars home
A 'homeless' beggar arrested in Totnes following a search under the Misuse of Drugs Act had a large amount of cash and c…
Police appeal for witnesses following unexplained death in Torquay
Police have appealed for witnesses following an unexplained death in Torquay on Tuesday, 11th December. Emergency ser…
Kings Ash emergency roadworks completed ahead of schedule
The emergency roadworks on King Ash Road in Paignton have been completed ahead of schedule. The road was due to be cl…
Coastguard help in search for missing Paignton man
Coastguard crews joined the search for a man missing from Paignton last night. Laurie Dowell, 44, was last seen yesterd…
Torbay Lottery announce November’s good cause of the month
Every month Torbay Lottery is shining the light on one of the good causes that receive funds from the local lottery. November’s good cause is The Vigilance. Built in 1926 by JW & A Upham, of Brix…
Giraffe death shock at Paignton Zoo
Staff and volunteers at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park have been left shocked by the sudden death of male giraffe Yoda. The 14-year-old northern giraffe was found collapsed in the giraffe house early…
Exmouth’s Madeira Bowls Club donates to Exmouth RNLI
At a recent dinner held last month, on 20th October by Exmouth’s Madeira Bowls Club, Club President, Jacky Howle, donated a cheque for £75 for Exmouth RNLI raised from the event. The cheque was for…
Living Coasts’ global plastics pledge
Torquay’s Living Coasts is part of a new global movement to raise awareness about plastic pollution. The coalition goes under the banner of "World aquariums #ReadyToChange to #BeatPlasticPollution". T…
Distinguished Artist donates work to Exmouth RNLI
A popular and distinguished artist from Topsham who specialises in Marine Art has donated one of his amazing paintings for the benefit of Exmouth RNLI. David Chambers, of the Estuary Gallery, Topsh…
At Sea with Torbay’s Disabled Sailing Association
New Freedom berthed in the bay! While taking the ferry from Torquay to Brixham or Dartmouth is always enjoyable, there’s something truly special about sailing out in the bay, as I discovered a while …
Fish and chicks at Living Coasts
An African penguin chick has been nursed back to health with fish soup by dedicated zoo keepers. The decision to remove the chick from its parents was taken when keepers saw signs of illness and a lac…
How to juggle gorillas at Paignton Zoo
Nic Dunn, Paignton Zoo’s Curator of Mammals, is currently juggling four 200 kilo gorillas. He’s clearly stronger than he looks… “We have to manage Pertinax separately from the other three - Kiondo, K…
What do you call a big, smelly flower at the Zoo?
It sounds like the opening line of a cheesy joke, but it was the question facing gardeners at Paignton Zoo. A Titan arum plant was about to bloom, and it was in need of a name. So they asked the publi…
Rowcroft’s lottery celebrates raising over £5,000,000 in funds
Rowcroft Hospice’s local lottery has reached a major milestone; raising over 5 million in funds since beginning in 2004. The lottery has been running for over 14 years and has become extremely popula…
Cray to go… charity defends Devon species
A Devon conservation charity is coming to the aid of a native species under threat from its bolder American cousins. The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, based at Paignton Zoo, has teamed up with …
Horse caterpillars come to Living Coasts
They are beautiful, serene and exotic - and in the wild they live, largely unnoticed, right under our noses. Torquay’s coastal zoo is now home to native seahorses. The Latin for seahorse - hippocampu…
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…
First Torbay estate agent signs up for love2move
Gargan & Hart Estate Agents based in Chelston has become the first Torbay based estate agent to offer online house sales through the growing love2move network. Gargan & Hart will extend their …
Helena White launches the HR Dept in Torbay and Ivybridge
A human resources expert whose career has taken her to London and Dubai has set up her own company, offering more than 25 years of corporate experience to small businesses in south Devon. Helena Whit…
Torquay salon wins 3 awards at British Hairdressing Business Awards
H&Co Hair Salon in Babbacombe, Torquay was named as the countries top salon last week in 3 categories of the HJ British Hairdressing Business Awards 2018: Customer Care Award, Salon Design Award a…
Heart of the South West on National Government Agenda as Local Industrial Strategy Announced
The Heart of the South West (HotSW) covering Torbay as well as Devon, Plymouth, and Somerset is in the second wave of areas to benefit from working with the Government to develop their local Industria…