Ukraine solidarity protest organised in Torquay
A solidarity protest in support of Ukraine is due to take place in Torquay on Saturday 5th March. Organiser, Jack Dart said: "What is happening in Ukraine is unthinkably cruel and a disaster for the …
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MP’s vote to dump raw sewage into South Devon’s waterways
Last week, parliament voted against an amendment to a bill that would have prevented raw sewage from being pumped directly into Britain's waterways.The vote, which was for an amendment to the Environm…
Local initiative to collect donations for Afghan refugees now operational in Torbay
A new local initiative to collect donations for newly arriving Afghan refugees has gone live in Torbay. Run by a small group of locals, HelpForRefugeesTorbay registered with charity Care4Calais as an…
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…
New Waffle house to open in Paignton on Friday
Waffle Inn is coming to Paignton! Not all superheroes wear crêpes. Local dessert company, Waffle Inn, is opening a new store in Paignton on Friday 12th March for collection orders, and will be delive…
These are the Torbay Council candidates for the May 2nd election
On the 2nd of May, tens of thousands of voters will travel to polling stations in Torbay, to vote for the next batch of councillors. They are the first elections since the Snap-Election in 2017 and f…
Jack Dart – Why I’m standing for Torbay Council
In 2015 I began writing songs about the mess our town was in. 'Welcome to Torquay' & 'Welcome to Torbay', amassing tens of thousands of views, clearly hit a nerve.I covered the pavilion, 20 grand …
Road closed as fire crews deal with incident in Torquay
The fire service is currently attending a fire at a commercial premises in Torquay this evening, Friday 12th April. Three fire engines plus support vehicle are at the scene on Babbacombe Road. The…
Road closed due to collision in Torquay
Update: The road is now open. Belgrave Road in Torquay is currently closed both ways due to a collision. Emergency services, including 4 police units and an ambulance crew are at the scene near …
Torbay MP, Kevin Foster, votes against measures to stop UK crashing out of EU with no deal
On a day of heated and prolonged debate in parliament on Tuesday, a number of key Brexit withdrawal bill amendments, granted for debate by speaker John Bercow, were voted on by MP’s. MP’s had a sho…
Major fire in St.Marychurch
Update here: A major fire has broken out in St. Marychurch, with over 10 appliances on the scene and 40+ firefighters. Police cordoned off the scene at Fore Street within Minutes, evacuating s…
Deborah Brewer selected as the new Torbay Lib Dem candidate
Torbay’s Liberal Democrats selected Deborah Brewer at a packed meeting to be their candidate for the snap General Election. Deborah Brewer has a strong business background having worked in manageme…
Politics Torbay – New Weekly Meeting group starts up
Politics in Torbay, on the horizon With a Snap-Election looming, uncertainty surrounding our membership of the EU and MP's up and down the country being investigated for over-spending, an extremely di…
Fire crews remain at the scene of Exeter fire
Fire crews remain at the scene and Cathedral Green remains cordoned off today, Sunday 30th October following a devastating fire in the city. Fire crews are still tracking hotspots by thermal imagin…