Blackball: Torquay’s Bowling movie
The growing challenge to Torquay's status as an elite tourist destination was …
The growing challenge to Torquay's status as an elite tourist destination was …
Police have confirmed today that the body of a young man located at the base of …
Sick of clutter? Do you struggle to keep your house as clean as you'd like? The…
The growing challenge to Torquay's status as an elite tourist destination was becoming evident from the mid-1960s onwa…
Police have confirmed today that the body of a young man located at the base of cliffs near Torquay has been formally id…
Sick of clutter? Do you struggle to keep your house as clean as you'd like? The hit Channel 5 cleaning show Filthy Hous…
Fire crews were called to reports of a kitchen fire in Hele Road, Torquay last night, Thursday 15 April. Two fire engin…
Wales & West Utilities has launched a campaign to encourage young people to understand the dangers of Carbon Monoxid…
Police have appealed to the public to help them locate a man missing from Newton Abbot. Maurice Button, 69, from Newton…
A body was found in the water off Burgh Island, Bigbury on sea yesterday evening, Tuesday 13 April.Police say they assis…
During the nineteenth century Torquay's population increased from around 800 to almost 34,000. The town became a place…
“Most holidaymakers are grockles. But the real ones you can spot a mile off. Usually they wear shorts, woollen socks a…
Exmouth RNLI’s newest volunteer Tour Guide, Jay King, ran 25k on Saturday 3 April to raise important and much needed funds for the lifesaving charity. The newly recruited RNLI Tour Guide volunteer Ja…
Devon Farm Kitchen is an exciting new social enterprise with every penny of profit going to support South Devon-based Rowcroft Hospice. This pioneering new business will drive much needed income into…
Torbay Hospital League of Friends has continued its fundraising efforts in spite of the challenges posed during the ongoing pandemic. Most recently, the League has approved expenditure totalling £69,8…
Meet Selsey, the six-week-old Guide Dog puppy which is being officially sponsored by a South Devon business owner. Rob Burkitt, 34, who launched oven valeting service Ovenu Newton Abbot last October,…
Torbay Lottery Small Grants Fund will be open from 15 February until 15 March 2021 for applications.People who have supported the central Torbay Lottery Fund have raised £11k for the 2020/2021 Small G…
Generous Tesco shoppers across Newton Abbot have been thanked after donating 1,897 meals to feed people in their communities amid this year’s Covid-19 pandemic. During the annual Tesco Food Colle…
The Exmouth RNLI have given notice of cancellation of their AGM for 2020 due to Coronavirus restrictions. After careful consideration, speaking to the national RNLI and reviewing the charity commissi…
Two volunteers from Exmouth RNLI Lifeboat Station hit the road running last Saturday for this years RNLI Virtual Reindeer Run 2020 to raise vital funds for the lifesaving charity.This year the annual …
Super volunteer Bob Ward is stepping out again to raise money for festive hampers for families who need a little help this Christmas. Bob is hoping to raise £1000 to pay for the hampers which will …
Shoppers in South Devon are being asked to donate to a food collection that supports the Trussell Trust and FareShare as they help people in crisis during the Covid-19 pandemic this Christmas. The …
In July 2020, Torbay Council received £185,000 from the UK Governments Food Grant fund to strengthen its resilience around food poverty during the coronavirus outbreak. Since receiving the grant, T…
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…
Many towns have an origin myth- a story that tells of how their community began.The origin myth of Torquay was that our …
Author Julia Joyce has just published an E book, Five Devonshire Murderesses. It covers the stories of five women who we…
Does your Torbay home have a name or a number, or perhaps both? These days all urban houses have a number, while the …
By Jessica Gregory Maybe you’re a student, already exhausted from numerous online lessons and the u…
By Jessica Gregory The 23rd of March this year brought education a whole new look, with online les…
This blog is not a political one and not meaning promote any one side or support any sort of politic…
By Jessica Gregory Article 27 on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child claims: “I have the r…
Torbay Brass Band have lost all bookings until 2021 because of COVID-19 so I am fundraising for them…
The Best Self Care Tips for 2020 & Lessons I Have Learned Hello again! After all the stress I h…
A popular on-demand food delivery company are now delivering on behalf of Co-op Zoom! 1hr Delivery have had a meteoric expansion across the UK in the last year and they have now launched their sub on…
Bibbys are pleased to announce that after being with the practice for 12 years, Kelly Fulford Green FCA is now the Managing Director of the successful Bovey Tracey based accountants and business advis…
A specialist in precision pressed parts and machined components has invested more than £100,000 into the installation of a new high-speed press line to boost capacity ahead of a raft of new opportunit…
A new home for a local multinational manufacturing company at Claylands in Paignton is on target to complete this summer. The project is now fully enclosed by the envelope cladding, allowing Castings…
Hundreds of people in South Devon could be walking around with undetected serious eye and health conditions, such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and even heart disease, becaus…
Everyone in Torbay is now able to get free, rapid COVID-19 tests twice a week. Alongside the vaccine rollout, regular testing for people without symptoms of COVID-19 is at the heart of plans to re-op…
A year on from the first lockdown, Totnes audiologist Kim Waryck has spoken about the experiences she and her team faced when helping South Hams customers with their hearing needs. Kim is a directo…
With Easter fast approaching, Devon’s NHS leaders are calling on people to take preventative measures ahead of the bank holidays and after as lockdown restrictions start to ease and ‘staycations’ star…
A new option for people in Teignbridge and Torbay with long term health conditions, especially those needing support due to the pandemic, is now offering an accessible gym and innovative rehab technol…
A virtual conference recognising, exploring, and celebrating the connections between mind, body, and planet. Active Devon is working with GP and medical educationalist Dr Lucy Loveday (MRCGP, PG Cert…