[caption id="attachment_10205" align="aligncenter" width="890"] Brighton, Baton of Hope Tour 2023[/caption] Growing up, I became obsessed with comic books and exercise. I remember that people thought it was rather odd that I...
A lovely colleague recently wrote an article about ‘The Ripple Effect’ in communities. I can truly say this is very much prevalent in Brixham. There is not one person I...
[caption id="attachment_10185" align="aligncenter" width="942"] Jess (left) & the gang on a previous nautical outing[/caption] Here in Torbay, you’re typically not far from the sight, sound or even smell of the sea,...
Following on from my previous article (6th Feb, “It lifts your spirits to have someone visiting, and this has made a big difference in my life”), where I spoke about...
Everyone has a story to tell, and as I discover nearly every week on the Volunteer Show on Riviera FM, some stories can move me to tears. Every Tuesday between 10...
[gallery link="file" columns="4" ids="10141,10142,10143,10144,10145,10146,10147,10148,10149,10150,10151,10152" orderby="rand"] The Veterans Lunch Club put together an amazing VE Day celebration on 7th May, held at Central Conservative Club. There were more than 45 people for lunch,...
VOLUNTEERS are everywhere. Throw a stick (metaphorically speaking) at any event, and you will surely hit one. Volunteers are the backbone of organisations and events across the Bay, and we have...
What is the identity of Paignton? That’s a question I was asked recently. It sometimes feels like Paignton is the overlooked ‘middle child’, and yet our town is bursting with life...
It is often said that nothing is happening in Torbay for those who live here. Not true. It is a charge levelled often at our Community Builders, but luckily, they are...
As I write this, the sun is shining and it feels like spring is finally here. I don’t know about you, but I am one of those people who feel...