If you have ever been to the Torquay Argos store you might remember seeing Charles. As well as being a store assistant, Charles was also the Torquay Charity rep, helping the store to raise thousands o…
On Saturday 17th July I will be skydiving from 15,000 feet – all in aid of raising much needed funds for two mental health charities: Andy’s Man Club and the Women’s Wellbeing Club. When lockdown was…
In my early teens, I realised I was gay. The friends I had and the social circles I had made it extremely difficult to accept. My family would have been, of course, incredibly supportive, but that was…
By Jessica Gregory The return to school in March was different to the return in September for reasons such as bi-weekly testing and constant mask-wearing. After having been back in school for about t…
By Jessica Gregory Maybe you’re a student, already exhausted from numerous online lessons and the unlimited messages from your teachers and classmates. Perhaps, you’re a parent, dreading the thought …
By Jessica Gregory The 23rd of March this year brought education a whole new look, with online lessons and an independence students had never had before. Although this brought many positives for som…
This blog is not a political one and not meaning promote any one side or support any sort of political argument, its merely viewpoint of an adult who was once a child who received free school meals. …
By Jessica Gregory Article 27 on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child claims: “I have the right to have a proper house, food and clothing”. And yet, the majority of MPs voted against extendin…
Torbay Brass Band have lost all bookings until 2021 because of COVID-19 so I am fundraising for them by cycling from Torquay to Redruth. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Torbay Brass Band (in which I pla…
The Best Self Care Tips for 2020 & Lessons I Have Learned Hello again! After all the stress I have endured getting essays finished and in on time, I now have the chance to sit back, reflect and s…
Matt O’Halloran, born and bred in Torquay is now a 27-yeard-old professional illustrator, exhibiting his work across varying cities across the UK and successfully working on private and commercial com…
Abbie Hoskin is an English & History Student at the University of Plymouth. Today, she invites us to read a short piece she has penned to commemorate the Plymouth Pilgrims in Mayflower whom in whi…
Allow me to introduce myself properly, my name is Gemm and if you’ve been following We Are South Devon for a while, you may remember that I used to write News Articles from time to time when I was 16.…
Katie McCooey-Hall is a 19 year old adolescent who, originally from Brixham, has recently come to the University of Plymouth to study Single Honours English. She wrote this piece to help anybody who i…