Community
- Waste and recycling up for Torbay
- Torbay schools provide lunch parcels to hundreds of families
- Newton Abbot town centre location provided for vaccination programme
- Road closure in place for emergency repairs at Paignton seafront
- Sex at the Torquay Seaside
- Appeal for information after yurt cover stolen from Occombe Farm
- Torquay Town Deal regeneration projects to start
- Update on Torbay waste and recycling collections
- Online Public Inquiry to start into development opposed by Torbay Council
- Budget proposals for further investment into Torbay
- Power cut affecting properties in Torquay
- Two people seriously injured in Torquay collision
- Down the Treacle Mine
- Road closed due to collision in Torquay
Your views
- Guest Blog: The 400th Anniversary of the Plymouth Pilgrims in Mayflower
- Guest Blog: Overcoming Drug Addiction – My Story
- Torquay Townsfolk – Afraid of Innovation?
- The Homeless are People too
Community projects
- Top attraction needs your help
- Young volunteers boosted by new funding
- Salcombe ‘Live’ Music and Comedy Festival announced
- Racing Across Torbay!
- Can you Help the over 50s Stay in Own Homes?
- Grants for Community Groups Available!
- Torbay Committed to “Getting Carers Connected” for Carers Week
- Cultural Volunteering in Torbay
- Ending Street Homelessness
- Health and the Arts in Torbay and South Devon (HeArTs) Gallery launched
- Torbay Maternal Mental Health Project
- Beer Festival at the Flavel Arts Centre
- Devon launches loneliness campaign ahead of festive period
- Finding Your Voice: The Momentum sing and movement programme
Guest blogs
- Guest Blog: Study tips during another lockdown
- Guest Blog: Can secondary school students cope with another lockdown?
- Guest Blog: Me and free school meals
- Guest Blog: Free school meals
- Guest Blog: 100 mile cycle raising funds for Torbay Brass Band
- Guest Blog: Self Care – Lesson’s I’ve Learned in 2020 So Far
- Guest Blog: How Therapeutic Art Saved a Life
- Guest Blog: The 400th Anniversary of the Plymouth Pilgrims in Mayflower
- Guest Blog: Overcoming Drug Addiction – My Story
- Guest Blog: Dealing with Grief & Loss
- Guest Blog: Help us keep our family together
- Guest Blog: Bell Ringing For Brexit – A Terrible Idea
- Guest Blog: How I wrote my first Children’s book
- Guest Blog: Emotional Politics
Business
- Award-Winning Spanish Technology Company moves its UK Headquarters to EPIC
- Tender for custom and self build homes development partner
- Chudleigh-based Lightfoot helps Swiftclean soar with fuel and insurance savings
- Stagecoach becomes first UK bus operator to invest in new bridge alert technology
- Leading Exeter property consultancy shortlisted for prestigious award
- New research champions Plymouth as best South West location for business start-ups
- Cofton Holidays charges ahead with £60,000 investment in 16 electric vehicle charging points
- The latest COVID-19 financial support available for businesses in Torbay
- Community café supports care experienced people
- Manufacturing facility in Paignton takes shape
- Devon marine engineering business to become centre of excellence following acquisition
- Torbay Council welcomes extra grants for pubs and calls for additional business support
- Safeguarding the future of Torquay Town Centre
- Whistl acquires Paignton based Clientbase Fulfilment & Contact Centre
Education
- South Devon College shortlisted for Investors in People Awards 2020
- A Princess Royal Award for Princess Yachts’ Apprenticeship Programme
- Study a degree through Clearing at UCSD and discover endless possibilities
- A Level and Diploma results: STEM specialist school celebrates results
- South Devon College students celebrate excellent A Level results
- Esports and the uprise of career opportunities
- Study History at South Devon College
- School closed due to serious flood
- NUS launch exclusive Placements for Good initiative at University Centre South Devon
- Investing in the future of Torbay’s schools
- Horticulture and Bricklaying students support UCSD Therapy Garden
- Aspire students continue to flourish during work placements
- South Devon College recognises great student and staff successes at Day of Celebration 2018
- College Open Evening for the next generation of engineering talent
Charity
- Newton Abbot Tesco shoppers donate nearly 2,000 meals to those in need
- Exmouth RNLI cancel 2020 Annual General Meeting
- Exmouth RNLI volunteers go the distance for the RNLI Virtual Reindeer Run 2020
- Super volunteer Bob is back!
- South Devon food collection is vital this year as charities face a Covid-19 Christmas.
- Torbay Council working to provide food poverty resilience this winter
- Punk Against Poverty help Torbay children with free school uniform bank
- Recycle and Raise appeal – your chocolate tubs needed to help charities
- Volunteers needed in South Devon for Christmas food collection
- Pioneering Helpline gets lottery funding to continue
- Much-needed money raised for mental health
- Tesco’s fundraising appeal provides £3million boost to health charity partners
- Fun-filled fundraiser raises much-needed money for mental health
- Make waves for your local hospice: SUP – Your Way
Entertainment
- Love Island 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
- Torre Abbey Open Air Cinema Festival
- The South Devon Players nominated for New York theatre award
- South Devon Players: Macbeth Revisited!
- Macbeth and Les Miserables in Torbay
- Multi-Screen cinema coming to Torquay town centre
- International Christie Festival 2018
- Quiz Nights with The South Devon Players
- The Scottish Play is Heading Our Way!
- Wonderfields Festival
- The Palace Theatre Big Ticket Hunt!
- Showcasing sensational talent at the Summer Sessions!
- Spine-Chilling Ghost Hunt at Torquay Museum
- Artizan Gallery’s Summer Open Exhibition on Throughout July
Site News
- These are the Torbay Council candidates for the May 2nd election
- Amazing Life Saving Idea
- List your event with We Are South Devon
- Competition Time! The Green Room’s 90’s Boat Party: UPDATE – Winners announced tonight
- Happy first birthday Spotted Torquay!
- Our Road To 5000 Likes
- List your event and classifieds on We Are South Devon
- Lorry collides with 5 vehicles & house at Heathfield
- Back to where it all began… Spotted Torquay hits 15000 likes.
- Torquay house fenced off from squatters
- You can also find We Are South Devon on YouTube
- All new classifieds – Coming soon!
- Want to be a contributor for We Are South Devon?
- Welcome to We are South Devon
Weather
- Sunniest Winter for Decades
- Flood alerts issued for South Devon
- Is Ex-hurricane Bertha heading our way?
- Met office issue amber warning for Devon this weekend
- Is South Devon set for a stormy weekend?
- Hello sunshine! South Devon at its best-Your pics.
- I feel the earth move under my feet…
- Driver rescued from flood water in Paignton
- Storm/Flood gallery – Updated
- Storm updates
- Road closed as roof tiles crash to the ground
- Hurricane force winds expected Friday night
- The calm before the (next) storm..
- We take a trip around Torquay with Tony…