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Courageous Carla saluted with new award

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Jim Parker

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A special award was introduced for the first time by Torbay MENCAP this year. It will be awarded annually in memory of Helen Brinicombe, an inspirational lady who throughout her life displayed exceptional courage, compassion and empathy.

Festival leaflet

Shelly's little arts festival which is big at same time

Jim Parker

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Peter Vosper with his Ford Mustang Mach E

Feedback to business – do you have the time or inclination?

Peter Vosper Chairman, Vospers Group

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Model of lifeboat

John 'launches' lifeboat model to raise funds for RNLI

Jim Parker

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The modern letterbox at Cranmere Pool in the middle of Dartmoor.

Dartmoor letterboxing coincidences - destiny or fate?

David Phillips, Tales from the Storyteller

Wild flowers on show at Torre Abbey

Environment News

Summer flowers across Torquay

Stephen Coombes

Become part of the finance workforce of the future

Education News

All change: The future is finance

Jane Collins, South Devon College

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Charles Darwin

Coronavirus

How pandemic helps us to understand Charles Darwin's ideas

Dr Peter Moore

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Naturally Inspiring Torbay - Paignton beach

It's taken a generation but it is definitely now Paignton's turn

John Fellows

Family Notices

Find a Job

Find a Car

Local Directory

Planning Applications Near Me

Giant Hogweed

Be on your guard against toxic hogweed

Tim Herbert

The newly re-opened Children's Hospice South West charity shop in Nailsea. Picture: MARK ATHERTON

Check out Bay's beautifully curated and filled charity shops

Katie Webber

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Laura Jury will be flying the flag for regional theatre as a member of Equity's designers and directors national committee

Laura will use Equity role to change attitudes about regional theatre

Senga Wallace Roche Brixham Theatre

Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall with Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber at Theatre Royal

What has the Government got against the arts?

Sally Allen

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The Rev Tim Smith, pastor at Hele Road Baptist Church in Torquay. Photo: Contributed

Ready to Race?

Tim Smith

The Osborne Hotel

Regency-style terrace was leased to the rich and famous

Ian Handford Torbay Civic Society

Extract from Winston Churchill letter

Food and Drink

A story of Churchill, General Smuts, a bodyguard who shot himself - and...

Jim Parker

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girl listening to music on headphones

Inspired by the bleakness and bliss of love

Vicky Ewan

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Devon Air Ambulance

Please support your air ambulance

Tim Herbert

Plan for jobs

Skills bootcamps march on with £1.8million funding

Tim Herbert

younger woman accompanying older woman walking on a pathway heading towards some seating

Sundowning - what does it mean?

Norrms McNamara Purple Angel dementia campaign

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The Healthy Lifestyles Team

Weight loss support and guidance from the Healthy Lifestyles Team

Andy Simpson Healthy Lifestyles team

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garden pond

Gardening

Wildlife will soon appear at a garden pond

Patrick Duke

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Welton Park, on St Marychurch Road

Property of the Week

Shift in work culture offers Torbay living to city dwellers

Nikki Belso

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Commissioner Alison Hernandez speaks to officer Sean Pepper

Devon and Cornwall Police

£25,000 to help tackle anti-social behaviour at Torbay hotspots

Nikki Belso

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No holiday crowds at Churston Cove, one of the Bay’s hidden gems.

Walk down to secluded cove is rich with wildlife and flowers

Keith Perry

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Most Read

Naturally Inspiring Torbay - Paignton beach

It's taken a generation but it is definitely now Paignton's turn

John Fellows

the group with chief constable Shaun Sawyer in Torquay

Jim Parker: Now is the Time for action after Chief Constable's revealing...

Jim Parker

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Barton Athletic and charity football team Mental Health Muscle United

Football

Pre-season fundraiser in memory of footballers Kyle and Hayden

Neil Hocking

The elusive Bert Head

Football

Retro Sport: Tracking Plainmoor heroes of the 1950s

Roger Mann

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Ali Omar of Torquay United wins the aerial challenge against Andrew Neal of Truro City during the pr

Torquay United

United heading into the future

Tim Herbert

Gary Johnson Manager of Torquay United during the pre-season friendly match between Poole Town and T

Torquay United

Gulls ready for Truro friendly

Dave Thomas

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The good sized rear garden

Property of the Week

Spacious, family home in ideal location close to schools, shops and beaches

Nikki Belso

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Scott Piper of Torquay United wins the aerial challenge against Trialist of Truro City during the p

Torquay United

Torquay United 3 Truro City 0

Dave Thomas

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News

Shelly's little arts festival which is big at same time

Festival leaflet

Jim Parker

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It's all systems go for South Devon’s newest one-day arts event - the Little Big Festival. It takes place on a farm just two miles outside Ashburton on August 7. Originally conceived in 2020 as a three-day festival, its inaugural event was...

Peter Vosper with his Ford Mustang Mach E

Feedback to business – do you have the time or inclination?

Peter Vosper Chairman, Vospers Group

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Lady holding trophy

Courageous Carla saluted with new award

Jim Parker

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Model of lifeboat

John 'launches' lifeboat model to raise funds for RNLI

Jim Parker

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The modern letterbox at Cranmere Pool in the middle of Dartmoor.

Dartmoor letterboxing coincidences - destiny or fate?

David Phillips, Tales from the Storyteller

Things to do

Thomas’ Tea Shop sign and Anstey’s Cove

Johnathan Battersby Thomas standing at the door of his tea shop.

Barry Chandler Torquay Museum

To celebrate The Secret Museum exhibition, we will be writing about a few of our local objects in a little more detail, starting with the Latin sign for Thomas’ Tea Shop dated 1869. This object connects us to the rather forgotten story of the...

Badger, (Scientific name: Meles meles) facing forward, leaving the badger sett at dusk. Badgers are

Sharing my crop of carrots with garden wildlife

Patrick Duke

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Henry VIII lantern slide

Explore a wealth of hidden treasures in the Secret Museum

Carl Smith

The guided Blackbeard's Trail around Brixham

Discover history and spectacular views on Blackbeard's Trail

Keith Perry

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Berry Head, Brixham

Interest in Torbay's geology has a much longer history

Clare Howe

Sport

Sidmouth golfers progress to the semi-finals

Emerton Court Exeter 2021

Golf

Hugh Dorliac

Sidmouth had four regular team members out through injury or absence, as they made their way to Exeter for the important second leg of the Emerton-Court Trophy quarter final. Needing a win and at least a tied match to progress further, it was...

The elusive Bert Head

Football

Retro Sport: Tracking Plainmoor heroes of the 1950s

Roger Mann

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Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane and Son Heung-min

Busy time in the transfer market

Colin Lee

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Adam Randell of Plymouth Argyle battles for the ball with Trialist of Torquay United during the pre

Torquay United

Argyle sharpness defeats United

Dave Thomas

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Jacob Evans of Torquay United battles for the ball with Luke Jephcott of Plymouth Argyle during the

Torquay United

Torquay United 0 Argyle 3

Dave Thomas

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