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Update: The road is now clear. Emergency services are currently at the scene of a collision in Torquay. Police, fire...

Up at Gallows Gate there’s an old plaque which reads: “Gallows Gate Picnic Area. The popular legend is that of...

Police have appealed for information after two puppies were stolen at the weekend. The 4 week old Shih tzu  puppies were...

Update: Anastasia has been located safe and well. Police have appealed to the public to help them locate a missing...

A Torquay man has spoken about the moment he and his friends saw the Bancourt hotel on fire in the...

Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a hotel in Torquay. The Bancourt hotel on Avenue Road was evacuated just...

Police have appealed for witnesses following a collision in Torquay yesterday, 22nd April. An elderly woman was crossing the pedestrian...

Update:Police are investigating the cause of the fire and have appealed for information: https://wearesouthdevon.com/police-investigate-hotel-fire/ The fire service were called to a...

Update: Police have appealed for witnesses: https://wearesouthdevon.com/witnesses-st-marychurch-collision/ A pedestrian has been injured following a collision in St Marychuch, Torquay this afternoon,...

Here at WASD we recently ran an article on the Churston Sasquatch. Now it’s the turn of the Goodrington Sea Serpent....

Police have appealed for information after a teenager was assaulted in Totnes. Police are seeking the identify of the man...

A giraffe has been born at Paignton Zoo – and the crucial moment was captured on video by staff. The...

The fire service were called to reports of a small fire at a Torquay shop this morning, 20th April. Fire...

Update. It has now been confirmed that the man was stabbed. He is believed to be in a stable condition....

Update: The road is now open. The A379 in Paignton is currently closed both ways due to a police incident....

We all know that every twenty years or so we build a white elephant in Torbay. These tend to be...

A man has been arrested following an incident involving a hammer in the Willows area of Torquay earlier today, 17th...

Update: Man arrested https://wearesouthdevon.com/man-arrested-following-hammer-incident-at-the-willows/ There is currently a large number of police in the Willows, Torquay. The police helicopter is also...

Torbay Coastguard were called out to a cliff rescue last night, 16th April. Torbay Coastguard and Berry Head Coastguard were...

Update: The cordon has now been lifted. We now know that the incident, which happened in the early hours of...