The Haunting at Torquay’s Scott’s Bridge
The Scott's Bridge intersection is where the old roads of Torquay, Kingskerswell, Collaton and Newton Roads met. This was a...
Kevin Dixon went to Audley Park – now Torquay Academy – and South Devon College when it was at Torre.
After studying at Birmingham City University, he returned home because there’s nowhere else quite like Torquay.
He then became involved in community and adult education, completed a PhD at Exeter University , and started writing about the weird and unknown side of town.
He now Chairs Healthwatch Torbay and is involved in health and social care in the Bay.
The Scott's Bridge intersection is where the old roads of Torquay, Kingskerswell, Collaton and Newton Roads met. This was a...
“I think of Torquay as being the home of British comedy. The first time I saw Bruce Forsyth was in...
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