Warm Spaces project returns to the Bay
We are a nation obsessed by the weather, and with good reason - it can be a killer. The effects of weather on people’s health are manyfold and significant, particularly when...
22 January, 2025
Community Builders and Friendly Benches – here for lonely Torbay residents
[caption id="attachment_9672" align="alignright" width="423"] One of our Friendly Benches, located outside Preston Baptist Church[/caption] So often, the simplest of ideas are the best ones – take the ‘friendly benches’ that are...
15 January, 2025
New year, new you with Live Longer Better Torbay
[caption id="attachment_9664" align="aligncenter" width="934"] Activities under Live Longer Better Torbay have included sea swimming taster sessions for beginners[/caption] "New year, new you." How often have you heard that phrase in the...
08 January, 2025
Be scam-aware in the new year
New Year sales used to be the one time of year that you could get the best bargains and people queued around the block outside shops to be first through...
01 January, 2025
Nothing embodies the Christmas spirit more than being neighbourly
Christmas can mean so many different things to people and evoke feelings from delight to despair. Not everyone wants to celebrate Christmas, and we must respect that, whatever the reason. They...
25 December, 2024
Ourbus Torbay ceases operations due to lack of funds
It is a sad fact of life in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector (VCSE) that projects come and go. Most are because they have run their course and have...
18 December, 2024
Charities and services here for you over Winter 2024
No sooner had the ink dried on the words "mild winter" printed in this column last week than the forecast changed and the temperatures dropped. Storm Darragh thundered in, bringing in...
11 December, 2024
Advice and support available over Christmas
Winter is a time dreaded by many people because of the inevitable plunging temperatures, soaring bills, and other expenses, such as Christmas. So far, except for a few days when Storm...
04 December, 2024
What does Torbay Communities do?
Torbay Communities is one of the bigger charities in the Bay, yet so many people do not know what we do – certainly not everything we do. That could be the...
27 November, 2024
Inspirational volunteers dubbed Torbay’s Community Champions
VOLUNTEERING and working in the community clearly comes naturally to some, and once they start, a lifetime of commitment often follows. The judges in the Torbay Community Champion Awards struggled to...
20 November, 2024