WHEN people she knew began to struggle for food,18-year-old Tyla Kotze knew she had to do something to help. The resourceful South Devon College student came up with a plan to raise money for the Tor…
The Torbay Coronavirus Helpline has been one of the main successes of the current health crisis and has been awarded "Heroes of the Week", by Torbay Weekly. Within days of the coronavirus outbrea…
A helpline to match people who need help with people who want to help in the current coronavirus crisis has been amazingly busy. Torbay’s ever-active voluntary sector has been exceptionally active …
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to pay for food for the most vulnerable in Torbay. Twelve organisations have come together …
More than 3,000 calls have now been made to helplines set up in Torbay to put people in need of help during the coronavirus crisis in touch with those offering help. Calls have been flooding into a …
HUNDREDS of calls have been made to a helpline set up to match people who need help with those who want to help in the current coronavirus crisis. Charitable and voluntary organisations have come tog…
The Torbay Community Coronavirus Helpline – which launched on Monday 16th March, has now added a online form, enabling members of the public to seek help (if they’re self-isolated) with non-emergenc…
Neighbours are being encouraged to look out for each other as the coronavirus crisis deepens across the Bay. With more cases being reported daily, community leaders are concerned that self- isola…
Torbay's Ageing Well tell us: 'A date for your diary or calendar – Saturday, October 24th 2020 – seems aeons away, but the sixth annual Ageing Well Festival will creep up on us in no time. Ask th…
On Thursday 27th February the Governing Body of NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group unanimously approved the launch of an eight-week public consultation process regarding the closure of Teignmo…
Volunteers play a vital role at Healthwatch, helping the public have their say about health and social care. Their volunteers come from all ages and backgrounds but they are particularly interested in…
In January 2020, Ocean Youth, part of Sound Communities conducted research via Facebook that showed that of the 650 Torbay schoolchildren polled, 500 of them felt lonely at least some of the time with…
Now that the nights are getting lighter and the bulbs are showing through, it is only a matter of weeks before the Bay starts to prepare for the summer months. One of the most used attractions for lo…
Three steps to improve mental health support for young people Over the past three years, Healthwatch have heard from over 20,000 young people about their experiences of mental health support. To gain…