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Devon’s ‘Let’s Walk’ Workplace Active Challenge 2021
Longing to visit far-flung destinations or just missing your favourite Devon hot…
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WASD
National award puts Vallance Transport in pole position
Vallance Transport has moved into the fast lane after picking up a coveted natio…
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Local rapid COVID-19 Community Testing to be rolled out in Torbay
From 1 March, Torbay Council begins to roll out its COVID-19 Community Testing p…
Local News
Devon’s ‘Let’s Walk’ Workplace Active Challenge 2021
Longing to visit far-flung destinations or just missing your favourite Devon hotspot? In a time when we are not able to …
Tesco Community Cookery School and partners help deliver food education program
The second phase of Tesco’s Community Cookery School launches this month in Devon to help train community cooks in deliv…
Torbay Council welcome Government Lockdown Easing Announcement
Torbay Council has welcomed the government’s announcement to start easing out of lockdown restrictions from 8 March, wit…
The second ‘Legendary 10 Seconds’ Album- just released
During the latest lockdown it's good to hear that the Bay's musicians are still out there, hard at work creating eclecti…
Paignton Zoo Bornean orangutan put to sleep following health issues
Paignton Zoo have announced today, Tuesday 23 February that female Bornean orangutan Gambira has been put to sleep follo…
Devon Families ‘Skipping’ into Spring with a Unique Lockdown Challenge
An incredible 12,000 young Devonians and their families are taking part in a lockdown skipping challenge to keep active …
Two adults and a child die in house fire
Two adults and a four-year-old girl have died in a house fire in Exeter today, Sunday 21 February. Three other children…
Torquay town cat Sox found following dog attack
Popular town centre cat Sox has been found today, Sunday 21 February following a dog attack on Friday. (You can read mor…
Man airlifted to hospital following collision in Torquay
A man has been airlifted to hospital following a collision in Torquay in the early hours of this morning, Sunday 21 Febr…
Torbay Lottery Small Grants Fund Open for Applications
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…
Newton Abbot Tesco shoppers donate nearly 2,000 meals to those in need
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…
Exmouth RNLI cancel 2020 Annual General Meeting
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…
Exmouth RNLI volunteers go the distance for the RNLI Virtual Reindeer Run 2020
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 is back!
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 …
South Devon food collection is vital this year as charities face a Covid-19 Christmas.
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 …
Torbay Council working to provide food poverty resilience this winter
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…
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…
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: Study tips during another lockdown
By Jessica Gregory Maybe you’re a student, already exhausted from numerous online lessons and the u…
Guest Blog: Can secondary school students cope with another lockdown?
By Jessica Gregory The 23rd of March this year brought education a whole new look, with online les…
Guest Blog: Me and free school meals
This blog is not a political one and not meaning promote any one side or support any sort of politic…
Guest Blog: Free school meals
By Jessica Gregory Article 27 on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child claims: “I have the r…
Guest Blog: 100 mile cycle raising funds for Torbay Brass Band
Torbay Brass Band have lost all bookings until 2021 because of COVID-19 so I am fundraising for them…
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…
Business News
National award puts Vallance Transport in pole position
Vallance Transport has moved into the fast lane after picking up a coveted national award from logistics specialists Fortec. The firm presented WL Vallance Ltd, from Newton Abbot, with the Marsh Co…
Cofton Holidays sees 182% increase in online bookings as Covid-19 roadmap is revealed
Multi award-winning Cofton Holidays, near Dawlish Warren, has experienced an incredible surge in online bookings as Britons rush to book their staycations now that details of the Covid-19 roadmap have…
Devon technology helps client cut fleet CO2 by almost a thousand tonnes
Lucion Services, an international leader in environmental risk management services, is set to prevent nearly a thousand tonnes of CO2 from entering the earth’s atmosphere thanks to the roll-out of Chu…
Grant availability simplified as Teignbridge businesses encouraged to apply
An on-line grants checker has been developed to help local businesses identify the financial support they could be entitled to claim as a result of Covid-19. Despite paying out millions of pounds to …
Health News
Local rapid COVID-19 Community Testing to be rolled out in Torbay
From 1 March, Torbay Council begins to roll out its COVID-19 Community Testing programme to provide regular tests for asymptomatic people – that is people who don’t show any symptoms – who work in cer…
Thousands of Torbay residents vaccinated at the Riviera International Centre
Thousands of vaccinations have now been administered at the Riviera Centre in Torquay – made possible by dedicated health professionals and hundreds of volunteers. To make sure the jabs are delivered…
Not too late for over 70s to get a vaccination in Devon
There is still time for people in Devon aged over 70, and those who are clinically extremely vulnerable, to book a coronavirus vaccination in coming days. The NHS in Devon is on target to have vacc…
NHS sets out how to access the coronavirus vaccination in Devon
The NHS in Devon is giving details on the different ways local people can access the life-saving coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination in the county, as thousands of people are vaccinated every day. Lik…
People urged to avoid ‘Dr Google’ for DIY eye and ear health treatments
Experts are warning people not to put their health at risk during lockdown by carrying out home treatments themselves but to make better use of professional online care tools available, such as Specsa…
Radiotherapy research trial aims to improve cancer treatment for local patients
A pioneering research trial for cancer patients in Torbay and South Devon could lead to improved cancer treatments for local people. Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust’s Oncology Research …