Rowcroft Hospice has successfully hosted the UK Dementia and Palliative Care Conference, the first of its kind in the South West. Sponsored by Friends Helping at Home and in partnership with The Ness Care Group and The Filo Project, the day brought together local, national and international leaders with over 100 delegates at the Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre on Tuesday 26 March.
The Princess Theatre in Torquay has some exciting upgrades in store to give the theatre a fresh new look this spring. Starting in May, the auditorium will undergo a major refurbishment including replacing the seating, carpets, curtains and improving front of house areas.
While significant funds have gone toward behind-the-scenes upgrades recently, it's been decades since noticeable...
Devon and Cornwall Police has appointed Chris Lithgow as the new Inspector in Torquay, heading up neighbourhood policing teams in the area.
“I know Torquay very well, having been brought up near Broadsands. I also spent part of my 16-year police career patrolling the area, answering emergency 999 calls and investigating serious crime”, said Inspector Lithgow, “this has provided me a...
A Devon care home has made a generous donation to a cat rescue charity after taking intwo senior felines.
Sefton Hall in Dawlish adopted Indi, aged about eight, and seventeen-year-old Felix last summer from Hector’s House Cat Rescue, a Torbay-based charity which helps cats in need throughout Devon.
Felix was badly injured after being hit by a car. After being a little shy to...
Six rugby stars including England international’s Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, Marcus Smith, Henry Slade, Ellis Genge and Scotland international player Jonny Gray are championing Rowcroft Hospice's fundraising event ‘The Big Tackle’, encouraging the people of South Devon to join the eight-mile walking challenge to score big in support of vital hospice care.
As part of Vision Zero South West - a campaign to cut road deaths and serious injuries - police officers attended Barton Hill Academy in Torquay alongside Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service to deliver a lesson in road safety.
The lesson was aimed at nine to eleven-year-olds, teaching them about the dangers on the road and what steps they can take to keep themselves safe....
The ex-Royal Marine from Torquay in a bid to set a new Antarctic world record has been flown off the ice due to a suspected kidney stones.
After 32 days on the ice, skiing solo and unsupported for over 600km pulling all his supplies and equipment weighing 25 stone – Sam Cox last week traversed the Ronne ice shelf before climbing onto the mainland of Antarctica.
Royal Lyceum Theatre 29 Abbey Road, Torquay TQ2 5NQ
Saturday Dec 2nd - 7.30pm
Ticket and show information at https://www.southdevonplayers.com/box-office.html
Shakespeare's classic drama of ambition, power and fate, first thought to be performed in 1606, is now brought to life in a dramatic new adaptation performing the original text, set in a post-World War 3, near-future wasteland. Run-time: 2 hours 40 mins. Interval takes place between Acts 3 and 4, for a length of time designated by the venue. Broadly suitable for all ages. This is a key text in schools, so...
Watcombe Beach has officially reopened to the public following repair works and the creation of a new access point.
Located on the edge of Torquay, it was closed by Torbay Council in February 2020 after storms and heavy rains destroyed much of the path and steps leading down to the beach, making it difficult to access the beach safely.
