Fascinating women of the 1970s
During a Torquay pub conversation amongst a group of men of a certain age, the discussion eventually turned to the...
Kevin Dixon went to Audley Park – now Torquay Academy – and South Devon College when it was at Torre.
After studying at Birmingham City University, he returned home because there’s nowhere else quite like Torquay.
He then became involved in community and adult education, completed a PhD at Exeter University , and started writing about the weird and unknown side of town.
He now Chairs Healthwatch Torbay and is involved in health and social care in the Bay.
During a Torquay pub conversation amongst a group of men of a certain age, the discussion eventually turned to the...
Dennis Wheatley (1897-1977) wrote more than 70 books and sold in excess of 50 million copies in 28 languages -...
Between 1909 and 1914 Torquay’s Suffragette Organiser Elsie Howey (1884-1963) was “in the vanguard’ of militancy”. She was imprisoned at...
“Mr. Crowley, what went on in your head? Oh, Mr. Crowley, did you talk to the dead? Your life style...
“Police would not attend an incident for the report of paranormal activity. An officer will however attend if there is...
"Beware the beat of the cloth wrapped feet”, The Mummy’s Shroud (1967) One of the rewards of writing articles on...
One of the most popular articles we’ve done on WASD looked at the Dartmoor legend of Jay’s Grave. A few...
William Scoresby (1789-1857) was an Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman who ended his days in Torquay. He made yearly voyages...
When David Bowie recently died at the age of 69 we mentioned that the great performer was involved with...
Roads change us. They take us away and bring us back to where we started, and make journeys easier and...
“Not always am I permitted to visit earth in my earthly form”, the talkative St Michael's Chapel Ghost Now...
Berry Pomeroy Castle, between Paignton and Totnes, has long been known for its ghost stories, the most well-known being the...
Torquay visitor Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was one of the Britain’s most popular writers in the late 19th and early 20th...
The pioneering feminist Helen Taylor (1831–1907) spent her last years in Torquay. Helen was the daughter of Harriet Taylor Mill...
“No wonder that such a spot as Torquay, with its delicious Italian climate, and endless variety of rich woodland,...
"Oh You Pretty Things, Let me make it plain, You gotta make way for the Homo Superior" David Bowie There...
Back in the early 1990s there was a lady who frequented the bars around Torquay harbourside. It was often said...
“No sensible man ever engages, unprepared, in a fencing match of words with a woman.” This weekend the BBC launches...
We’ve often said that no good can come from leaving Torquay. Why leave the Bay when we have it all?...
“No matter what time of year, whenever you pass Jay’s Grave you will always see fresh flowers, sometimes wild...
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