Appeal for witnesses after man stabbed in eye
Police have reissued an appeal for witnesses after a man was stabbed in the eye earlier this month. Police were called to reports of an altercation in Blackthorn Crescent in the Whipton area of Exete…
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Now available to rewatch – Ageing Well Festival @Home 2020
The first ever virtual Ageing Well Festival took place on Saturday 24th October - and is now available to rewatch online. Typically, the Ageing Well Festival would welcome hundreds, if not thousands …
Have you seen missing Plymouth woman?
Police have appealed to the public to help them locate a woman missing from Plymouth. Police are concerned for the welfare of Victoria Germon-Harry, 28, who been reported missing from her Plymouth ho…
Guest Blog: The History of St. Mary’s Church
St. Marychurch- a tourist hot-spot in the Summer, with traditional sweet shops, butchers and bakers- is instantly recognisable from across the bay by its two churches, only a couple of roads apart. Ho…
J-Active Raffle for vital research into brain tumours
From 12th October till 31st October, J-Active will be raising vital funds for The Brain Tumour Charity, the UK’s leading charity dedicated to fighting this devastating disease, by selling online &…
Stay safe and still have fun this Halloween
This year celebrating Halloween will be very different from previous years. As infection rates are rising in our local area it’s important that we all play our part to continue to follow the guidance…
New app connects multiple sclerosis patients with trusted advice
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new digital self-management app for local people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The app, one of the first NHS MS apps in the country with loc…
Appeal for witnesses following assault in Torquay
Police have appealed for witnesses following an assault in Torquay town centre on Saturday 17th October The incident happened around 11.30pm in Fleet Walk, Fleet Street. A man and woman were approach…
Teenagers open letter to Kevin Foster MP
Dear Mr Foster,I write to you following the recent majority vote against the motion to provide free school meals during the school holidays, to children in receipt of this benefit during term time, un…
NHS organisations working together to manage COVID-19
NHS organisations across Devon are sharing their resources and expertise to manage the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, prepare for winter and keep essential services running.As COVID-19 infections…
Punk Against Poverty help Torbay children with free school uniform bank
For a lot of families in Torbay, especially in the current climate, times are are tough right now, a lot of these families are struggling to make their wages stretch enough to cover basic essentials w…
Torbay roadworks taking place in November to improve road safety
From 9 November there will be road works taking place on Teignmouth Road, between Petitor Road and the borough boundary at Labrador Bay. The cats eyes and centre white lines are being renewed to impr…
Torbay Council are respond to report of illegal eviction
In the past week Torbay Council received a report that a resident had been asked to vacate his home whilst maintenance work was undertaken. When he returned the locks had been changed and his belongin…
Recycle and Raise appeal – your chocolate tubs needed to help charities
We all love tubs of chocolate at this time of year and one environmentally friendly South West firm is asking us to donate the empty plastic tubs to raise vital funds for local charities once the swee…