
Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis – How we can help!
Russia’s invasion and bombing campaign has sparked outrage across the world, with many in the UK asking how they can help the people of Ukraine. Here, the Torbay Multicultural Network has this messag…
Apart from five years studying in Oxford I’ve lived most of my life in London where for many years I was Head of English in a prestigious girls’ school, but since taking early retirement and heading West to be nearer to my two daughters - settling in Torbay with my wife, Anna, in 2011 - I’ve worked in the voluntary sector. I took on the role of Service Provider, for example, promoting the Red Cross Torbay Navigators Project, while now I’m a Trustee and part of the Media Team for our local Healthwatch. I’m a governor at Torquay Academy, too, giving me the chance to stay up to date with what’s happening in the world of education. Other interests, aside from friends and family, include art and art history, reading - from contemporary fiction and poetry to Elizabethan/Jacobean literature - history, politics, cooking, walking, and music, in particular Bob Dylan, the blues, and early Elvis. I love writing, too, with one novel published so far – Elvis in Wonderland – and another, Who’s There?, that still needs plenty of work!
Russia’s invasion and bombing campaign has sparked outrage across the world, with many in the UK asking how they can help the people of Ukraine. Here, the Torbay Multicultural Network has this messag…
THE TORBAY Community Helpline is gearing up for a massive increase in calls as new restrictions are brought in to tackle coronavirus. The Helpline which is staffed by a variety of charitable, volunta…
A PIONEERING helpline set up to deal with the coronavirus crisis is to continue with funding from the National Lottery. The Torbay Community Coronavirus Helpline launched a week before the country we…
The South Devon Players Theatre & Film Company remain active through the Covid crisis, creating virtual theatre productions, as well as planning for the future. Their “virtual autumn season”, the…
Are you feeling, overwhelmed, anxious or depressed? Are you afraid of tomorrow? Is your mental health currently feeling fragile? If you don’t know where to turn to get mental health support or if yo…
14,340 incidents in four daysSouth Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is reminding people to only call 999 in a medical emergency when someone is seriously ill or injured and thei…
We are really lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the country and we know that living by the sea or being able to get into the countryside can have a positive impact on our wellbeing. This is s…
Hollicombe Park, Torbay Road, Paignton Parks and tourist attractions across the Bay are being used as safe spaces in a unique scheme to h…
New signs and stickers will be appearing across Babbacombe Downs, Princess Gardens in Torquay, Preston beach promenade and Goodrington beach promenade in a drive to cut the amount of rubbish left by…
City to Sea has launched a campaign to help prevent an environmental disaster emerging from the current health emergency. On their website, they state, "The global coronavirus pandemic has created a …
A new informative newspaper, Devon Together, is being delivered to more than 300,000 homes across Devon as an essential guide to services and next steps in the continuing efforts against Covid-19. Th…
From Healthwatch Torbay: Help patients, key workers and your community by telling us about your recent experience of health and social care services in Torbay. COVID-19 has resulted in a number of …
Something that we’ve been really aware of here at Healthwatch Torbay throughout this horrible crisis has been the tremendous advice and support offered by community groups, big and small, across the…
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…