Nominate your NHS Staff Hero for an award!
Nominations are now open to recognise the hard work and dedication of health and social care staff and their voluntary sector partners in care across Torbay and South Devon. The Staff Hero Awards, …
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Former users help others kick the drug habit
The Torbay Drug and Alcohol Service has recruited new volunteer staff with direct experience of the service. The Drug and Alcohol Service (D&A), provided by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation…
Delayed opening of new carriageway at Windy Corner
The new carriageway at Windy Corner is still closed despite an announcement last week to say it would be opening. Torbay Council said on Facebook "There’ve been some challenging ground conditions …
Bags of Help for the Torbay coast
Voting is under way as coastal community projects in Torbay vie for a share of a Tesco funding pot of almost £300,000. Tesco is inviting local shoppers to cast their votes for Swim Torquay Ltd, Tor…
Torbay Together – Torbay’s sharing website
Torbay's biggest employers have signed up to recruit more volunteers in a bid to connect communities across the bay. Members of the Torbay Together Strategic Partnership have thrown their weight be…
Get ready to party! Occombe Festival is back – 14 & 15 June 2019
Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust, organisers of the annual Occombe Festival, is getting Occombe Farm ready for its biggest event of the year. The barns have been cleared, the bars have been scrubbed…
The BFG comes to Torre Abbey Museum for the summer
A touring exhibition from the House of Illustration, The BFG in Pictures features reproductions of Quentin Blake’s illustrations from Roald Dahl’s much-loved story. Curated by Sir Quentin Blake himsel…
Good record keeping is key to conservation
It may not be romantic or adventurous, but careful data collection and accurate record-keeping is vital to the conservation of species and habitats. A paper published recently in the journal Proceedin…
Art at Babbacombe Rotary Fayre
On June 12 Devon Art Society will be participating in the annual Babbacombe Rotary Fayre. There will be numerous attractive paintings displayed on the railings on Babbacombe Downs. You will be able to…
South Devon College Construction students save seafront shelters
South Devon College are not only becoming more involved in the community than ever before, but they are now improving it too. Construction Apprentices have taken the College's community spirit to the …
Torbay Airshow 2019: What’s on and when?
With just days until the Torbay Airshow, organisers have announced details of the flying programme and opening times for Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 June. On Saturday 1st June the Event Village will open …
New appointments at Torbay Council
At Torbay Council’s Annual Council meeting yesterday, Councillor Steve Darling was appointed as Leader of the Council. A Partnership Memorandum between the newly elected Liberal Democrat Group and th…
Zoo’s TB nightmare could be nearing end
The first mammal move in 22 months could signal the beginning of the end of Paignton Zoo’s two-year TB nightmare. A female red panda named Ember is the small furry symbol of hope for the charity zo…
First Sports Centre Open Day welcomes over 250 people!
On Saturday 18th May, South Devon College hosted its first ever Sports Centre Open Day. Utilising the new state of the art facilities, the College was able to accommodate a vast range of activities fo…