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Update: Joel has been found safe and well. Police are growing increasingly concerned for the well-being of Joel Griffiths, 35,...

Emergency services were called to an accident near The River Dart Country Park last night, 29th April. Ambulance and police...

A cat was rescued from the River Lemon by the fire service today, 29th April. One fire engine from Newton...

Politics in Torbay, on the horizon With a Snap-Election looming, uncertainty surrounding our membership of the EU and MP's up...

Two completely different British movies were released in the same week early in 1996. One was based on Scottish heroin...

Police have release a CCTV image of a dog walker they are keen to speak to as part of an...

Update: The road is now clear. Emergency services are currently at the scene of a collision in Torquay. Police, fire...

Up at Gallows Gate there’s an old plaque which reads: “Gallows Gate Picnic Area. The popular legend is that of...

Police have appealed for information after two puppies were stolen at the weekend. The 4 week old Shih tzu  puppies were...

Update: Anastasia has been located safe and well. Police have appealed to the public to help them locate a missing...

A Torquay man has spoken about the moment he and his friends saw the Bancourt hotel on fire in the...

Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a hotel in Torquay. The Bancourt hotel on Avenue Road was evacuated just...

Police have appealed for witnesses following a collision in Torquay yesterday, 22nd April. An elderly woman was crossing the pedestrian...

Update:Police are investigating the cause of the fire and have appealed for information: https://wearesouthdevon.com/police-investigate-hotel-fire/ The fire service were called to a...

Update: Police have appealed for witnesses: https://wearesouthdevon.com/witnesses-st-marychurch-collision/ A pedestrian has been injured following a collision in St Marychuch, Torquay this afternoon,...

Here at WASD we recently ran an article on the Churston Sasquatch. Now it’s the turn of the Goodrington Sea Serpent....

Police have appealed for information after a teenager was assaulted in Totnes. Police are seeking the identify of the man...

A giraffe has been born at Paignton Zoo – and the crucial moment was captured on video by staff. The...

The fire service were called to reports of a small fire at a Torquay shop this morning, 20th April. Fire...

Update. It has now been confirmed that the man was stabbed. He is believed to be in a stable condition....