Dragon’s Den for Torbay?
Dragon’s Den for Torbay? Everyone can be a dragon at Torbay’s first Local Entrepreneur Forum on 7th June. Just like...
Adam Nevill’s ‘Under a Watchful Eye’ – a review
It's always a pleasure to find the long heritage of Torbay Horror being continued- and a great relief to find...
Consumption – The Muzzled Ghosts of Torquay
In 1840 Dr AB Granville visited Torquay and described a town of the sick and dying. He wrote, "The Frying...
Torquay’s Mount Braddon, Disraeli and the Primrose League
Britain's largest political organisation had its roots in Torquay. It had more support than the trades' union movement and, in...
‘Wreck the Hoose Juice’- Buckfast’s gift to the World
Here in South Devon we're proud to export our Devonshire ways to other places. For centuries we have disseminated the...
Torquay Ladies’ Lounge: “Creating a lifeline for local vulnerable women”
Ladies’ Lounge is a women-only drop-in based on the top floor of the Salvation Army building in Market Street Torquay...
Last chance for a Torbay Community Grant!
Last chance for a Community Grant! Need a small grant for your community project? Funding is now available for small...
Pirates in Torbay
We've noted before that the small communities of Torbay were plagued by pirates from North Africa. Another maritime threat came...
Study History at South Devon College
South Devon College offers a great opportunity for local people in Torbay and the surrounding area to study History with...
The Ancient Chambered Tomb at Broadsands
The Neolithic spanned from around 4000BC to 2,500BC. It was the final part of the Stone Age - the 'New...
“Words, Faith and Action”, at Torbay Interfaith Forum on 9th January 2019 at 7.30pm
The Torbay Interfaith Forum exists to bring together people who are interested in learning more about the beliefs and practices...
Torquay- the evolution of a tourist resort
Oh! I do like to be beside the seaside! I do like to be beside the sea! I do like...
When a Deadly Disease Hit Torbay by Jack Critchlow
At nine o'clock on the morning of 18th May, 1918, David Clammy died in Lanark's Lockhart Hospital in Scotland. He...
The (second) Scariest Place on Earth – The Abbey of Thelema, Torquay’s anti-monastery
On April 24, 1941, Aleister Crowley wrote a letter to Lady Frieda Harris about his new Torquay venture: "The ultimate...
Corrie’s Elsie Tanner goes to Torquay
"You know, they used to call us good time girls... well, we did have a good time, and a damn...
Torquay’s forgotten domestic servants
During the latter years of the nineteenth century Torquay claimed to be the wealthiest town in all England. Our seven...
Catfish Keith Night at the Riviera Hotel
American Blues singer, songwriter and bottleneck slide guitarist Catfish Keith has established himself as one of the most exciting country...
TORBAY COMMUNITY GRANT SCHEME 2018/19
Need a small grant for your community project?Funding is now available for small community-led schemes to improve people’s health and...
Tragic Echoes from Torquay’s Pimlico
If you drive down through Torquay town centre in the direction of the Harbour you have to take a detour...
“Theosophy – The Ageless Wisdom in the 21st Century”, at Torbay Inter Faith Forum
The Torbay Interfaith Forum exists to bring together people who are interested in learning more about the beliefs and practices...
