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Self-help video library consultation
Healthwatch Torbay are working with the Bay’s health trust to find out how the…
Self-help video library consultation
Healthwatch Torbay are working with the Bay’s health trust to find out how their self-help video library benefits resi…
Families invited to a weekend of events in memory of babies
Torbay Hospital’s annual Baby Remembrance Weekend will be held next month on Saturday 1 December and Sunday 2 Dece…
Host of events for unpaid carers as part of Carers Rights Day
Do you support someone? Do you look after a family member or friend who cannot manage alone? Do …
Luke Friend and Georgia Toffolo to switch on Torquay’s Christmas lights
This time of year in Torquay, we usually ask, "will there be lights?". Well, there will and X Factor star Luke Friend w…
Appeal for information after man attempted to inappropriately touch teenager
Police have appealed for information following an incident in Torquay on Wednesday. The incident, in which a man made a…
National HIV Testing Week 2018
National HIV Testing Week begins on Saturday 17 November to raise awareness of HIV testing. In 2017, there were an esti…
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…
Sally Allen’s glamorous donation to Rowcroft
Rowcroft Hospice is thrilled to receive a collection of glamorous stock from Sally Allen’s Designer Fashion which is currently being sold in the Dartmouth and Wellswood Rowcroft Boutiques. After heari…
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…
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…
Torquay business owners offered unique slice of locomotive history
Grade II listed Torquay railway station refurbished to create six business units for local independent businesses. Open days scheduled to view newly converted premises Business owners and independent…