Torbay apprenticeships fair returns
Torbay’s Apprenticeship Steering Group is delighted to announce the return of the Torbay Apprenticeships Fair on Wednesday 5 February 2020, as part of National Apprenticeship Week. The free Torbay …
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All aboard the bus to better dementia care!
Health, care and voluntary sector staff from the Teignmouth and Dawlish area have been learning through an interactive experience about the challenges faced by people living with dementia. Staff fr…
Tesco funds Brixham’s WW1 memorial
Tesco funding has provided inspiring images of soldiers and civilians to commemorate the Brixham people who gave their lives in the First World War. Brixham Future received £1,000 from Tesco to compl…
Oldway Mansion call out for gardening volunteers
Torbay Council is supporting the start-up of a volunteer group which will help maintain the gardens at Oldway Mansion. Community engagement coordinator, Tim Eley, is spearheading the initiative and…
Paignton’s Harbour Light restaurant joins St Austell Brewery estate
St Austell Brewery has secured a long-term lease for the Harbour Light in Paignton. It will become part of the Cornish brewer’s managed pub restaurant estate. St Austell Brewery has plans to signif…
South Devon College Shortlisted in Tech South West Awards
Following the significant developments of the Hi Tech & Digital Centre, South Devon College have been recognised in the Best Education Initiative category of the Tech South West Awards. Tech So…
UCSD Graduation Ceremony sees Students Celebrate
University Centre South Devon (UCSD) students enjoyed a day of celebration, reaching a significant milestone in their education and career. The ceremony took place at the Riviera International Confere…
Free admission to Torre Abbey Museum on Heritage Open Days
Torre Abbey Museum is throwing open its doors, with FREE entry over the weekend of 21 and 22 September, to celebrate its heritage, community and history as part of National Heritage Open Days. Cabine…
Young volunteers boosted by new funding
Young people are successfully boosting the appeal of an expanded NHS volunteers service they themselves support. The young people’s branch of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Volunteers…
Volunteers needed to clear up community garden
Volunteers who have green fingers or merely a love of working outdoors are invited to help clear up a community garden. The ‘Big Green Tidy Up’, is at the community garden on Cricket Field Road in …
Ideas for the future at free festival
Children and young people from across Torbay will be getting together to launch the Imagine This… project with a festival next month. Twenty-six organisations have united, led by the Torbay Community…
Have your say on your town’s future
A new consultation into the proposed creation of new town councils in Torbay is now open. But before you respond you’re being encouraged to consider the future of the area you live in and fully explor…
South Devon College student crowned Apprentice of the Year
Richard Bradley, student at South Devon College, is blown away to have become the NICEIC and ELECSA Electrical Apprentice of the Year. Having been put up against seven other finalists in early June, …
Timothy Morgan sets sail in Clipper Round The World Race
Timothy Morgan, 19, has just completed his first year in FdSc/HNC Marine Technologies with a distinction overall. But now he has deferred for a year to complete a mammoth task of sailing the Clipper R…