For centuries the main way out of Torquay to our nearest town was the Newton Road – the route to...

Now the new road between Torquay and Newton Abbot is open there’s a far quicker way to get to Plymouth....

“There’s something in the trees!” Here at WASD we like movies made locally in places we can recognise. It’s therefore...

Here at WASD we recently ran an article - Big in Berlin - about how Torquay was a favoured location...

Here at WASD we like to remember past residents of Torquay. We also have a fondness for books that feature...

On the TV screens of millions of Germans there’s an alternative reality Torquay. For romantics from Dresden to Dortmund our...

Back in February 1926 visitors to Torquay Town Hall could visit Gipsy Leah. Leah followed the profession of fortune-telling. This was...

  In 1982 unemployment reached a peak of 3,070,621, representing 12.5 per cent of the working population. In some areas...

  As we see daily on Spotted, a lot of us have a great fondness for animals. This wasn’t always...

The Reverend Edwin Emmanuel Bradford (1860-1944) was a clergyman, poet and novelist. Edwin was born in Torquay where his family...

During the campaign for voting rights for women, Torquay had two organisations with differing tactics. These were the National Union...

During the nineteenth century the Industrial Revolution brought about massive economic changes to Britain. It also transformed the small villages...

Recently there have been a number of local folk and visitors that have been concerned about the over development of...

It’s said that the United States sees drug abuse as a sin while the UK has decided addiction to be...

In 1956 the people of Hungary rose in revolt against their government and its Soviet-imposed policies. Thousands joined militias and...

  The Poet Laureate is an honorary position appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. The role doesn’t...

Spoiler alert! In the classic 1994 movie ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ Andy Dufresne - played by Tim Robbins - is sentenced...

Continuing our series of Torquay residents who have made their mark, this time it’s C Denier Warren who died in...

Here at WASD we like remembering Torquay residents who have made their mark on the world, particularly those who have...

"Although the Barn that stands today is a perfectly pleasant place to visit, it is said to house some strange...