Elephant takes beach holiday
It’s summer, and everyone likes a day out at the beach – even an elephant. But taking a large and sometimes truculent elephant to the seaside is tricky. So animal staff at Paignton Zoo decided that…
Memory Café comes to Torre Abbey as part of free CAN programme
CAN (Connecting Actively to Nature) is coming to Torre Abbey Museum this summer and is offering lots of free exciting activities for over 55s. The CAN programme aims to help people discover the com…
Dartmoor’s Junior Rangers to the rescue
A much-loved but often abused corner of Dartmoor has been given some TLC by a group of environmentally-minded teenagers. Spitchwick Common, a beauty spot on the River Dart within the parish of Wide…
League of Friends donate equipment to help local people
The League of Friends of the former Paignton community Hospital has donated thousands of pounds worth of new equipment to the Paignton Community Nursing team. The League’s donation of equipment wil…
Community Comes Together for Hospice Garden Party
On Sunday 9 June, Rowcroft Hospice welcomed over 700 members of the local community to enjoy an afternoon of family fun in its stunning grounds at the Rowcroft Garden Party. The annual event is an …
Trust and Army sign formal partnership
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and the Army’s 6 Rifles from Exeter are jointly signing an Armed Forces Covenant at a ceremony today (Tuesday) at Torbay Hospital.On a wider scale the natio…
Newton Abbot ‘Fight the Fatberg’ on World Environment Day
Celebrating World Environment Day (Wednesday 5th June), Newton Abbot’s pioneering technical college invited prospective students to a special open day where they joined forces to ‘fight the fatberg’.…
Nominate your NHS Staff Hero for an award!
Nominations are now open to recognise the hard work and dedication of health and social care staff and their voluntary sector partners in care across Torbay and South Devon. The Staff Hero Awards, …
Former users help others kick the drug habit
The Torbay Drug and Alcohol Service has recruited new volunteer staff with direct experience of the service. The Drug and Alcohol Service (D&A), provided by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation…
Bags of Help for the Torbay coast
Voting is under way as coastal community projects in Torbay vie for a share of a Tesco funding pot of almost £300,000. Tesco is inviting local shoppers to cast their votes for Swim Torquay Ltd, Tor…
Torbay Together – Torbay’s sharing website
Torbay's biggest employers have signed up to recruit more volunteers in a bid to connect communities across the bay. Members of the Torbay Together Strategic Partnership have thrown their weight be…
Clear-sighted opticians invest in Totnes’s bright future
Optitions have given a big vote of confidence to Totnes town centre by investing in a new store. Karen Stone and Winnie Maina, who run Paignton Specsavers, have brought their community-focused style…
Droplets on Dartmoor exhibition launch
A collaboration between primary school children and an experimental Dartmoor photographer is to be celebrated in a summer exhibition at the Princetown Visitor Centre. Droplets on Dartmoor is due to…
58lb net wins top spot in the Cofton Cup Fishing Competition
South Devon’s highly regarded coarse fishing destination, Cofton Holidays, has crowned Bob Rand from Ivybridge as winner of its spring Cofton Cup Fishing Competition. The multi award-winning holida…