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We Are South Devon
Appeal for witnesses following assault in Torquay
Police have appealed for witnesses following an assault in Torquay town centre o…
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Kevin Dixon
From Torre Abbey to Barton: Our Haunted Halloween Torquay
Torquay’s many ghosts and paranormal happenings have evolved along with our tow…
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Teenagers open letter to Kevin Foster MP
Dear Mr Foster,I write to you following the recent majority vote against the mot…
Local News
Appeal for witnesses following assault in Torquay
Police have appealed for witnesses following an assault in Torquay town centre on Saturday 17th October The incident ha…
From Torre Abbey to Barton: Our Haunted Halloween Torquay
Torquay’s many ghosts and paranormal happenings have evolved along with our town. They tend to appear as we expect them…
Teenagers open letter to Kevin Foster MP
Dear Mr Foster,I write to you following the recent majority vote against the motion to provide free school meals during …
AoC surgery shows skills should be a government priority
Association of Colleges (AoC) has published its latest bi-annual research showing the majority (68%) of Small and medium…
Removal of two mature trees in Torquay on safety grounds
Following years of monitoring and a recent risk assessment, one of the mature London plane trees on Lymington Road adjac…
Coronavirus doesn’t take a break so neither can we!
October half-term is upon us, and whether you live in Torbay and are looking of ways to keep the children entertained or…
NHS organisations working together to manage COVID-19
NHS organisations across Devon are sharing their resources and expertise to manage the impact of the coronavirus pandemi…
Torbay roadworks taking place in November to improve road safety
From 9 November there will be road works taking place on Teignmouth Road, between Petitor Road and the borough boundary …
Torbay Council are respond to report of illegal eviction
In the past week Torbay Council received a report that a resident had been asked to vacate his home whilst maintenance w…
Punk Against Poverty help Torbay children with free school uniform bank
For a lot of families in Torbay, especially in the current climate, times are are tough right now, a lot of these families are struggling to make their wages stretch enough to cover basic essentials w…
Recycle and Raise appeal – your chocolate tubs needed to help charities
We all love tubs of chocolate at this time of year and one environmentally friendly South West firm is asking us to donate the empty plastic tubs to raise vital funds for local charities once the swee…
Volunteers needed in South Devon for Christmas food collection
Two charities providing vital food to people hit by the Covid-19 pandemic are appealing for people in South Devon to help support the UK’s biggest food collection this Christmas. From November 19-21,…
Pioneering Helpline gets lottery funding to continue
A pioneering helpline set up to deal with the coronavirus crisis is to continue with funding from the National Lottery.The Torbay Community Coronavirus Helpline launched a week before the country went…
Much-needed money raised for mental health
Kind-hearted staff at Co-op Funeralcare Dawlish laid on a special fundraiser for mental health charity Mind. Among the wide range of goodies on offer were homemade cakes, craft items, handmade face…
Tesco’s fundraising appeal provides £3million boost to health charity partners
People in South Devon have contributed towards an overall donation total of £3million this month to three life-saving charities that have been heavily impacted by COVID-19. Tesco stores across Sout…
Fun-filled fundraiser raises much-needed money for mental health
All the fun of the fair was enjoyed when staff at Co-op Funeralcare Paignton laid on a special fundraiser for the mental health charity Mind. Among the wide range of goodies on offer in the Funeralca…
Make waves for your local hospice: SUP – Your Way
Rowcroft Hospice announces new, stand up paddleboard fundraising event. This October, Rowcroft Hospice invites you to take the plunge in their brand new and exciting stand-up paddleboarding event, SU…
Business ‘convicts’ raise bail for Rowcroft Hospice
This week, Rowcroft announced the eleven jail birds taking part in its annual fundraising event ‘Jail or Bail’. The local ‘convicts’ will be facing fictitious trials online on Wednesday 30 September,…
Rowcroft Hospice goes virtual with patient care
Rowcroft Hospice is embracing technology by using video to carry out remote consultations with patients and families, enabling its care teams to reach patients who are shielding from COVID-19, without…
Memory Matters Where It’s Needed Most
SWIG Finance are delighted to share with you a heart-warming story of success from one of their Start Up Loan Customers. Plymouth- based Memory Matters South West CIC approached SWIG Finance for earl…
Torbay Council pledges £11,000 to community projects through Crowdfunder
Three projects in Torbay have successfully raised funds to get their projects off the ground using the Crowdfunder website, and Torbay Council have contributed by pledging £11,000. The council now wa…
Local History
“Torquay: a town for the newly wed; and the nearly dead”
Many towns have an origin myth- a story that tells of how their community began.The origin myth of Torquay was that our …
Five Devonshire Murderesses
Author Julia Joyce has just published an E book, Five Devonshire Murderesses. It covers the stories of five women who we…
Some Torbay House Names
Does your Torbay home have a name or a number, or perhaps both? These days all urban houses have a number, while the …
Guest Blog: Self Care – Lesson’s I’ve Learned in 2020 So Far
The Best Self Care Tips for 2020 & Lessons I Have Learned Hello again! After all the stress I h…
Guest Blog: How Therapeutic Art Saved a Life
Matt O’Halloran, born and bred in Torquay is now a 27-yeard-old professional illustrator, exhibiting…
Guest Blog: The 400th Anniversary of the Plymouth Pilgrims in Mayflower
Abbie Hoskin is an English & History Student at the University of Plymouth. Today, she invites u…
Guest Blog: Overcoming Drug Addiction – My Story
Allow me to introduce myself properly, my name is Gemm and if you’ve been following We Are South Dev…
Guest Blog: Dealing with Grief & Loss
Katie McCooey-Hall is a 19 year old adolescent who, originally from Brixham, has recently come to th…
Guest Blog: Help us keep our family together
Becoming a new mother is arguably one of the most beautiful, but stressful things in which a young w…
Business News
AoC surgery shows skills should be a government priority
Association of Colleges (AoC) has published its latest bi-annual research showing the majority (68%) of Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) say that if their business is going to “survive and th…
Local Entrepreneurs Enter Space at EPIC
Three former Nortel engineers have moved their Electronics business to the Electronics and Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC) at White Rock. Mike Badcott, Andrew Addy and John McKinnon each have ov…
Chudleigh-based Lightfoot helps civil engineering firm cut higher-risk driving
Skilled Labour Services, which specialises in the supply and provision of skilled labour for groundworks and civil engineering construction projects, has seen incidents of higher risk driving within i…
Leading property consultancy opens new Exeter office
A leading national property consultancy has launched a new office in Exeter as it expands its presence in the South West. Fisher German has opened a new office at Exeter Business Park as part of ambi…
Health News
NHS organisations working together to manage COVID-19
NHS organisations across Devon are sharing their resources and expertise to manage the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, prepare for winter and keep essential services running.As COVID-19 infections…
Torbay Hospital ‘HIP2’ funding confirmed
The Government confirmed today that Torbay Hospital is one of 40 hospitals across the country to receive a share of £3.7 billion in the “biggest hospital building programme in a generation.” The fund…
Record numbers of people offered flu vaccine
New research from Public Health England (PHE) suggests that the risk of death more than doubled for people who tested positive for both flu and COVID-19, compared to those with COVID-19 alone. The …
Warning about eye health during pandemic
Many South Devon people have missed out on vital eye tests since lockdown, potentially putting their eyesight and wider health at risk. This is the warning from Torquay optician Simon Simmonds duri…
Torbay and South Devon patients to benefit from improved hospital emergency department
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust will receive £9m Government funding, part of £29.7m allocated to five Trusts in the South West, to expand and upgrade its Emergency Department (ED). The fu…
Optometrists beat COVID-19 disruption to get first-class degrees
Two talented Torbay women have set their sights on a bright future after graduating as optometrists with top honours. Sylvie Antrobus and Agi Solya recently graduated from Plymouth University’s Sch…