FIVE years ago, we had just entered the strange new world of lockdown and were tentatively feeling our way around an unfamiliar new reality. We had launched the Torbay Community Coronavirus...
FIVE years ago, a dark shadow was creeping towards the Bay, and we watched helplessly as COVID-19 spread across Europe. Some braced, some prayed, but none of us knew what to...
Rarely does this column spark as much debate as the one last week about ageism. It created quite the storm. People have been in touch to express their surprise that not...
Ageism is a subject I was hoping I would never need to return to, but sad to say it is getting worse. We have, down the years, tackled any number of...
A new daytime disco has been launched in Torbay to meet demand from older ravers. It was launched just two days after 105-year-old, Hilda Jackson celebrated her birthday with a rave,...
Have you ever stopped to wonder why so many people volunteer? You might be surprised by some of the reasons. Volunteers make the world go round, so many organisations and events...
Torbay will be hosting the Baton of Hope later this year – the only place in the South West to do so. The Baton of Hope was devised by a suicide...
[caption id="attachment_8565" align="aligncenter" width="891"] Our volunteers for the Torbay Vaccination Centres, celebrating at Torre Abbey Meadows in 2022, with Volunteer Coordinator Matt Dart[/caption] The vaccination centre at the Riviera in Torquay...
Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic at the moment, with some seeing it as a significant threat and others seeing it as a force for good. Both are true AI can...
TIMES are hard and the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise Sector (VCSE) continues to be buffeted by cuts in funding, even though their services are needed today more than ever. We...