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Road closed due to overturned vehicle in Torquay
Torbay Road in Torquay is currently closed this evening, Saturday 28 May due to …
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We Are South Devon
Pier closed following huge yacht blaze in Torquay
Princess pier in Torquay has been closed to the public following a huge blaze in…
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Roads reopen following major yacht blaze in Torquay
Road closures have been lifted following a major fire in Torquay earlier today, …
Local News
Road closed due to overturned vehicle in Torquay
Torbay Road in Torquay is currently closed this evening, Saturday 28 May due to a overturned vehicle. Emergency serv…
Pier closed following huge yacht blaze in Torquay
Princess pier in Torquay has been closed to the public following a huge blaze in Torquay today, Saturday 28 May. A spok…
Roads reopen following major yacht blaze in Torquay
Road closures have been lifted following a major fire in Torquay earlier today, Saturday 28 May. Emergency services wer…
Locals advised to close doors and windows following yacht blaze
Police have advised people living near the seafront and harbour area of Torquay to keep their windows closed following a…
Beach evacuated following major blaze at Torquay harbour
Torre Abbey Sands beach in Torquay has been evacuated following a major blaze at the harbour. People have been asked to…
Fire crews called to major blaze at harbour
Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at Torquay Harbour this lunch time, Saturday 28 May. Three fire eng…
Enjoying the Jubilee Bank Holiday Festivities safely
The Jubilee celebrations are fast approaching, and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) South West would like to wish e…
Planning permission granted for Plymouth’s West End Health and Wellbeing Centre
Plans for a new health and wellbeing centre in the west end of Plymouth have taken a step forward, with planning permiss…
The Ageing Well Festival returns to Torbay
The Ageing Well Torbay Festival is back this year and the organisers are planning on it being bigger and better than eve…
South Devon volunteers needed more than ever at milestone food donation weekend
Kind-hearted people in South Devon are being urged to support the UK’s biggest food donation event this summer, with charities launching a huge recruitment drive for volunteers. This year the Trussel…
Julian Lloyd Webber to headline at ANRÁN Fest near Totnes in aid of local hospice
Widely regarded as one of the most creative musicians of his generation, British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber is to appear on Friday 29 July, on the first day of the ANRÁN Fest – a mini music and Asian…
Need a small grant for your community project?
More than £55,000 of funding is available for community projects that improve the health and wellbeing of Torbay residents. Funded by Torbay Council and managed by Torbay Community Development Trus…
Torbay children’s charity celebrates cash donation
Torbay children experiencing food poverty received a huge boost when Tesco donated £5,000 to provide specialised meal kits.The donation was presented to the Feed a Child Torbay charity, whose voluntee…
RGB chooses RNLI as its charity partner
RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce it has selected the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) as its charity partner for 2022 and will be organising branch-wide fundraising events thro…
Rowcroft Hospice celebrates 40th Anniversary
Rowcroft Hospice marked its 40th anniversary last Wednesday with a range of exciting events and the launch of a giant flag to celebrate the specialist care that the charity has provided to the communi…
Burts launch new flavour in collaboration with RNLI
Best loved Southwest brand Burts has launched a tasty new limited edition Prawn Cocktail flavour that will simply take you back to your favourite summer days at the beautiful British seaside crunch by…
Mental Health Awareness Week Focusses on Loneliness
Loneliness is causing mental health problems in Torbay to rocket as we come out of the COVID crisis. The Torbay Community Helpline has taken a steady stream of calls from people complaining of lonelin…
Happy 40th Birthday Rowcroft Hospice!
With 4 May marking the 40th anniversary of Rowcroft Hospice, the charity is celebrating the specialist care that it has provided to tens of thousands of people over four decades, and you are invited t…
Rowcroft Hospice plans events to celebrate 40th Anniversary
With 4 May marking the 40th anniversary of Rowcroft Hospice, the charity is celebrating the specialist care that it has provided to tens of thousands of people over four decades, and you are invited t…
Green Match Fund doubles your donation to give farmers back their land
Local charity Joliba Trust - based in Chagford - is taking part in the Green Match Fund to raise £5000 in just 1 week! These funds will be used for much-needed sand dune stabilisation in the Mopti reg…
Fundraiser completes Lent swims for charity
Intrepid Torbay fundraiser, Father Gary Deighton has completed his swim challenge to raise money for young homeless people. Father Gary chose to mark Lent with forty daily cold water swims and on Sat…
Local History
Have your say on how to improve your health and wellbeing
Torbay’s Health and Wellbeing Board want to hear from those who live in the Bay about what is important to them when it …
“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…
Guest Blog: Let’s talk about collage
My name is Francesca Lawrence and I am a collage artist. I took up the art during the first Covid19…
Guest Blog: Fundraiser makes £2,420 so far in memory of Charles
If you have ever been to the Torquay Argos store you might remember seeing Charles. As well as being…
Guest Blog: Jo’s charity skydive for mental health charities!
On Saturday 17th July I will be skydiving from 15,000 feet – all in aid of raising much needed funds…
Guest Blog: D. R. Webb – How I started writing
In my early teens, I realised I was gay. The friends I had and the social circles I had made it extr…
Guest Blog: We have to trust our leaders, else where are we?
By Jessica Gregory The return to school in March was different to the return in September for reaso…
Guest Blog: Study tips during another lockdown
By Jessica Gregory Maybe you’re a student, already exhausted from numerous online lessons and the u…
Business News
Wales & West Utilities looks to recruit trainee gas engineers across south west
Gas emergency and pipeline service Wales & West Utilities is on a recruitment drive and is looking for trainee gas engineers to join its team across south west England. Wales & West Utiliti…
South West organisations failing to cut £1,200 from water bills
South West businesses with flushing urinals are costing their organisations over £1,200 in unnecessary bills, and are also failing to cut avoidable CO2, warns Exeter-based Smarti Environmental. The b…
Devon business helps fleets slash speeding by over 80%
Lightfoot, the Exeter-based cutting-edge driver coaching and rewards platform, has launched a new driver-focused feature that has the ability to cut speeding incidents experienced by fleets by over 80…
Local housebuilder joins forces with Royal British Legion Industries to recognise contribution of female service personnel
Nine life-sized commemorative figures of women who have served in the armed forces have been installed in Barratt David Wilson Homes show home gardens throughout the south west following VE Day, with …
Health News
Huge increase in demand for rehabilitation in the last six last months
A survey by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has found that its members have seen an 82% increase in demand for occupational therapy-led rehabilitation services in the UK over the l…
Devon and Cornwall organ donors honoured for saving lives
People from Devon and Cornwall who saved lives through the gift of organ donation have been posthumously honoured at a moving award ceremony. They received the Order of St John Award for Organ Dona…
Staying healthy over the Jubilee weekend
As the country prepares to celebrate the historic Platinum Jubilee, the NHS in Devon is reminding people where to get help if they need it and to ensure they have enough prescription medication for th…
Return of Pride sees NHS in Devon engaging with LGBTQIA+ community to make services more inclusive
NHS Devon is welcoming the return of Pride in Exeter this year. NHS Chief Executives and senior leaders will be attending the event to understand first-hand the experiences of the lesbian, gay, bisexu…
Still time to have your say on how to improve your health and wellbeing
Torbay’s Health and Wellbeing Board would like to encourage those who live in the Bay to take part in their consultation about what is important to them when it comes to their health and wellbeing. E…
One family – four generations of service
"At Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust we often say that caring is in our DNA but one family in particular illustrates this beautifully." From Margaret Sadd (born in 1886) to her great grand…