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We Are South Devon
Centrepiece of Torquay Harbour in line for a major refurbishment
The renovation of Torquay Town Dock, also known as the ‘people’s pontoon’, would…
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WASD
Local business chosen by global broker as Motor Risk Management Partner
Willis Towers Watson, the global insurance broker, has selected Lightfoot’s trai…
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Old bins and bottle tops transformed into outdoor furniture
Marking the 19th annual Recycle Week (20th – 26th September 2021), a South West …
Local News
Centrepiece of Torquay Harbour in line for a major refurbishment
The renovation of Torquay Town Dock, also known as the ‘people’s pontoon’, would see urgent and essential pontoon replac…
Appeal for witnesses after man threatened with baseball bat
Police have appealed for witnesses after a man was choked and then threatened with a baseball bat in Plymouth. The inci…
Pay for an hour stay for the day returns for Christmas
Torbay Council is pleased to announce that for a third year in a row, it will be offering reduced parking fees over the …
Pay for an hour stay for the day returns for Christmas
Torbay Council is pleased to announce that for a third year in a row, it will be offering reduced parking fees over the …
Local Government Association Remote Corporate Health Check
Torbay Council has been told it is making ‘good progress and there is much to be proud of’. The local authority was pra…
Can you help police locate missing Newton Abbot man?
Update: Pongaskorn has been found safe by police. Police have appealed to the public to help find a man missing from N…
Can you make a difference to Torbay with a share of £300,000?
Torquay based business Riviera Insurance are championing the causes you care about by inviting local charities and commu…
Woman and child seriously injured in Paignton collision
A woman and child were seriously injured in a collision in Paignton yesterday, Wednesday 15 September. Emergency servic…
Gentian Hill & the Ghost of St Michael’s Chapel
The fiction writer Elizabeth Goudge (1900-1984) lived in Marldon for 12 years and played an important role in the c…
Tesco funding keeps wheels turning for Teignbridge charity
A £1,000 donation from Tesco has helped to keep a much-needed transport charity on the road. Dawlish Community Transport was desperate to replace the ageing vehicles it uses to regularly transport mo…
Turntable widens its furniture delivery and collection service to residents in Torbay
Turntable Furniture is delighted to be working with Torbay Council to broaden its reused furniture service to residents across Torquay, Paignton and Brixham. The furniture reuse charity, based in Exe…
HEAL hosts mental health event in Torquay
HEAL Mental Health Support, a mental health and wellbeing Community CIC in Torbay, is one of many amazing support services providing assistance to locals in the bay. HEAL has a team of 14 volunteer…
Hectors House Cat Rescue need your help
A Torbay-based cat welfare charity has launched an appeal for help to deal with a looming crisis in Devon. Hector’s House cat rescue was launched just over a year ago, in June 2020, to take in and gi…
Worcester Bosch Launch Initiative to aid local communities in the South West
Worcester Bosch’s ‘Warming Your Community’ competition will see seven local community spaces across the UK win a brand-new boiler, including one in the South West Worcester Bosch is offering the chan…
Superhuman victory in Rowcroft’s Sleep Walk!
In Rowcroft Hospice’s first big in-person fundraising event in over 15 months, over 370 women and girls took part in The Sleep Walk on Saturday 3 July, so far raising over £27,000 to care for local pe…
Crowds line the route for ‘the Grandfather of Exmouth RNLI Lifeboat Station’
Exmouth RNLI Staff, Crew, volunteers and many friends paid their respects on Friday to a popular and long serving volunteer on the day of his funeral. Volunteers and crew members from Exmouth RNLI pa…
Men step out to support Rowcroft Hospice
Rowcroft Hospice is saying a million thanks to the 107 men who took part in its ‘Male Trail’ fundraising walk over the weekend of 19-20 June. The charity is delighted to have raised over £6,000 to car…
Exmouth RNLI awarded Certificate of Appreciation
Exmouth RNLI have been awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the Budleigh Salterton Lions Club.Exmouth RNLI volunteers were awarded a certificate of appreciation by the Budleigh Salterton Lions Clu…
Cousins complete RNLI MayDay Mile Charity Fundraiser in Exmouth
Two young cousins who set their sights on completing a full mile along Exmouth seafront to raise funds for the the RNLI in the MayDay Mile challenge, proudly fulfilled their pledge this afternoon, Sun…
Volunteers needed in South Devon for Summer Food Collection
Volunteers are being sought in South Devon to help two leading charities support children and families this summer. From 15-17 July, charities FareShare and the Trussell Trust will be collecting lo…
Cousins to take part in RNLI MayDay Mile Charity Fundraiser
Two young cousins are aiming to complete a full mile along Exmouth seafront to raise funds for the lifesaving charity in the RNLI MayDay Mile challenge. The two youngsters, Ivie Simkiss-Cowtan, aged …
Local History
“Torquay: a town for the newly wed; and the nearly dead”
Many towns have an origin myth- a story that tells of how their community began.The origin myth of Torquay was that our …
Five Devonshire Murderesses
Author Julia Joyce has just published an E book, Five Devonshire Murderesses. It covers the stories of five women who we…
Some Torbay House Names
Does your Torbay home have a name or a number, or perhaps both? These days all urban houses have a number, while the …
Guest Blog: Fundraiser makes £2,420 so far in memory of Charles
If you have ever been to the Torquay Argos store you might remember seeing Charles. As well as being…
Guest Blog: Jo’s charity skydive for mental health charities!
On Saturday 17th July I will be skydiving from 15,000 feet – all in aid of raising much needed funds…
Guest Blog: D. R. Webb – How I started writing
In my early teens, I realised I was gay. The friends I had and the social circles I had made it extr…
Guest Blog: We have to trust our leaders, else where are we?
By Jessica Gregory The return to school in March was different to the return in September for reaso…
Guest Blog: Study tips during another lockdown
By Jessica Gregory Maybe you’re a student, already exhausted from numerous online lessons and the u…
Guest Blog: Can secondary school students cope with another lockdown?
By Jessica Gregory The 23rd of March this year brought education a whole new look, with online les…
Business News
Local business chosen by global broker as Motor Risk Management Partner
Willis Towers Watson, the global insurance broker, has selected Lightfoot’s trail-blazing in-cab driver coaching technology and rewards platform as a self-managed solution to help company car and van …
Old bins and bottle tops transformed into outdoor furniture
Marking the 19th annual Recycle Week (20th – 26th September 2021), a South West business has revealed just how much plastic waste from the region gets transformed into new products, diverting it away …
Business Blog: Young entrepreneur sets out to help local businesses get back on their feet
Every business owner I’ve ever spoken to will agree – the impact of Covid-19 has been inescapable. The determination to keep calm and carry on through the last 18 months or so has been a truly great e…
Torbay Council plans to increase spend with local businesses
Torbay Council is trialling a system which aims to see more council contracts going to businesses within Torbay.The pilot scheme which will be rolled out during September 2021 and will run until 31 Ma…
Health News
Smokers encouraged to take part in Stoptober as people report smoking more during pandemic
Stoptober is back to launch its 10th mass quit attempt on 1st October, calling on smokers in England to join the 2.3 million others who have made a quit attempt with the campaign since it launched a d…
Torbay optometrist highlights vision crisis
Experts warn the impact of the pandemic is a ‘ticking timebomb’ on Torbay people’s eye health, as new data is released. Karen Stone, store director at Specsavers Paignton, is highlighting the stark f…
Covid impacts and increased demand for services
Hospitals across Devon are working together to address the significant challenges they are facing with rising demand for care across routine, urgent and emergency services. Along with the rest of the…
Local doctor and former Chair of Health Select Committee to join Trust Board
Dr Sarah Wollaston, who was MP for Totnes from 2010 to 2019, has been appointed as a non-executive director to the board of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Wollaston has worked in bot…
Global shortage of blood testing equipment
People requiring clinically urgent blood tests have been assured they will still be able to have them as surgeries and health care settings are faced with a shortage of equipment used for carrying out…
Smartphone cameras helping to treat ambulance patients
Smartphone technology is helping South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) to reach patients virtually within seconds. Clinicians in the ambulance control rooms are asking some …