Police have appealed for information following a robbery in Torquay last week. Money was taken from the Co-op on Walnut Road on Friday 10th August after staff were threatened with a knife and assault…
South Devon’s patients have given their GPs and practices a big vote of confidence in a national survey, scoring their services above the country’s average in all categories. The local practices we…
Three charity zoos in the South West are recycling old uniforms to help hard-pressed conservationists across Africa. Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornw…
Colonel Sir Charles Rosdew Forbes-Leith, 1st Baronet (1859-1930) was first elected as Torquay’s Conservative MP in 1910 and served for the next 13 years (pictured above). Known as Charles Burn …
Issues around mental health have been in the news this year, and now national healthcare consumer champion Healthwatch England have published details of their timely new project. Local communities …
What’s your perspective? Torbay Council, in collaboration with the NHS, is today launching an initiative to help drinkers across the county to consider their perspective on how much alcohol they drin…
Come and make a LEGO animation film at Torquay Museum with animator and film-maker Fliss Shillingford using stop motion animation on Saturday 18th August, inspired by the Museum's collections and its …
Living Coasts has another breeding success to its name. Torquay’s coastal zoo has hatched a black-legged kittiwake. This is the first time the charity zoo has bred this beautiful seabird, which is lis…
Vandals have struck at a Totnes school, breaking in and causing significant damage. Police say the school has been broken into over the past few weekends and damage was caused by paint and fire ext…
Just published, Healthwatch Torbay’s latest quarterly report highlights the breadth and depth of our activities and achievements over the last few months. The Healthwatch To…
Some we know well, some we drive past every day, some are hidden, and some have stories to tell. Here are some curious parts of our Torquay. The 690 recorded graves of Torre's St. Saviours - now the…
Detectives continue to investigate the death of a Brixham man. Mr David Williams, 49, died in June after sustaining a serious injury. The incident happened on the Quay in Brixham in the early hours …
Local Halfords stores in Torquay and Newton Abbot have announced the launch of a new partnership with Rowcroft Hospice’s, Ride for Rowcroft fundraising event by offering all participants free bike che…
Torre Abbey Museum has experienced record sales this year for its second annual open air cinema festival with nearly 2000 people buying advanced tickets. Organised in conjunction with The Barn Cinema…