Fire crews were at the scene of a Paignton fire in under 4 minutes last night, 15th June. Three fire engines, two from Paignton and one from Torquay, along with an Operational Assurance Officer, were…

Rowcroft Hospice has announced registration for its new family-friendly sponsored 5k, the Bubble Rush, is NOW OPEN and is offering the first 500 adults to sign up £5 off their entry fee by entering di…

Emergency services were called to a 4 vehicle collision in Torquay this afternoon. One lane has been closed on Riviera Way and traffic is slow outbound between Lowes Bridge traffic lights and Kerswel…

Update: The road is now open both ways. The A379, Babbacombe Road in Torquay is currently closed both ways due to an accident. The incident is reported to be a single vehicle collision and happened …

  Our latest WASD homage to movies filmed in glorious South Devon is to the Totnes-set 1955 comedy ‘Where There's a Will’. The movie was directed by Vernon Sewell and starred Kathleen H…

A man was was rescued from a tree in a Newton Abbot park this afternoon, 12th June. The fire were called to reports of a man stuck in a tree at Courtnay Park just before 5pm. Crews from Newton Abbot…

Police in Dartmouth have appealed for witnesses after a mobility scooter was stolen and damaged at the weekend. Police say the owner of the scooter has now lost her independence because of the incide…

After a century as a pub Torquay’s historic Clipper Inn in Melville Street, off Abbey Road, is closing. It’s the latest in a series of town pubs that have closed their doors over the last 20 years…

The body of a man was found in a park in Brixham early this morning, 10th June. The body of a 20 year old man was found in Furzeham Green. The area was cordoned off by police but the cordon was remov…

Continuing our WASD series of movies filmed in South Devon, here’s ‘Sons of the Sea’. This 1939 Dartmouth-set British colour drama was directed by Maurice Elvey and starred Leslie Banks, Kay Walsh…

Here is a quick round up of the local results from the General Election 2017: Torbay: Turnout 67.49% BREWER, Deborah Ellen Clare (LD) - 12,858 FOSTER, Kevin (CON) - 27,141 MCINTYRE, Tony (UKIP) - 1,2…

Regular readers of WASD will know that we like to remember old movies filmed in South Devon. This time it’s the turn of the 1950 Ashburton-set 'Guilt Is My Shadow', a low-key and low-budget Britis…

Domino's Pizza in Paignton refunded a bill yesterday, 7th June when they found out that the Pizza was for police and search and rescue teams searching for a missing man on Berry Head. Police, Dartm…