The visit of Torquay United to St James Park in the New Year has been moved to Monday 28th January ( kick-off 7.45pm ).
The fixture was originally scheduled to be played on Saturday 26th January, but the fixture has today been altered in order to be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Torquay and Exeter City are also due to meet this weekend at Plainmoor in the reverse of the fixture, bringing up the halfway mark of the league season. Exeter City’s away allocation of 1450 for Saturday has now completely sold out.
Tickets for the Monday night game in January will be...
Buses have been cancelled as heavy snowfall continues to cause problems on roads across Devon.
A statement from Stagecoach South West said:
In consultation with Devon & Cornwall Police we can now confirm that as weather conditions have deteriorated we will not be operating the following services for the remainder of the day:
The South West Falcon, operating between Devon, Somerset and Bristol with exception as shown below
All services operating out of our Exeter depot
The majority of services operating out of our Torquay depot with
A local Peugeot Dealership is throwing open its doors to the public to celebrate its stylish new showroom following a significant investment.
Vospers Torquay, on Newton Road, is hosting a special open weekend on Saturday 4th February to Sunday 5th February for visitors to view its modern new interior and to celebrate the arrival of Peugeot’s brand new 3008 SUV – winner of Car Buyer’s Car of the Year 2017 – which will be available to view and test drive. The Dealership’s makeover began in October as part of Peugeot’s commitment to providing an exceptional customer experience. The...
Police in Torquay are appealing for information to trace a missing woman. Martine Blaire was reported missing on Tuesday 19 August from Torquay. She is considered vulnerable, and she hasn’t been seen for 10 days although police did make phone contact on 27 August. Martine is described as being, and white woman, aged 35 years, approximately 5ft 3in in height, slim build with shoulder length brown hair sometimes in a pony tail.
She was last seen wearing a Khaki coat jeans and trainers.
Anyone who knows Martine or who sees her is asked to contact police on 101 quoting police...
A hairdresser who graduated on an apprenticeship before opening her own salon seven months ago is now looking to mentor a trainee herself. Sophie DeWoody, aged 27, is looking for an apprentice with a passion for hair to take on at her funky salon, The Lotus Lounge in Torquay. “I would like to take on an apprentice to give someone else the opportunities that I had,” Sophie said. “I think if you can pass on your experience, skills and knowledge that is really rewarding.” Sophie left school at 16 and joined the salon where she had been working on Saturdays full-time. Wanting to brush up on...
Celebrating 50 years of UK number one hit singles, the Magic of Motown brings its brand-new 2014 Reach Out Tour to town.
Songs like Dancing in the Street, My Girl, Where Did Our Love Go, My Guy and Baby Love rocketed Motown to the top of the singles charts in 1964, says show producer Michael Taylor.
“Incredibly, 100 more Motown No1s followed worldwide,” he says. “The Magic of Motown 2014 Reach Out Tour brings to the stage 36 of these chart toppers back-to-back in one critically-acclaimed production.”
Direct from the USA, The Magic of Motown promises five-star...
Peacefully on 6 May 2014 at home, Bill aged 73 years.
Sadly missed by his beloved wife Jackie and children Nicholas, Anna and Alicia and a much loved grandad to all his grandchildren.
Funeral service at Torbay Crematorium on Monday 19 May at 3.30pm.
Family flowers only please, donations if desired for Children's Country Holiday Fund by retiring collection or may be sent to LeRoy Funerals, 298 Topsham Road, Exeter. EX2 6HG
Teignmouth lad Luke Friend and Scotland’s Nicholas McDonald will join forces for a one-off gig at Torquay’s Riviera Centre this Saturday 18 January.
This is the first time Luke and Nicholas, who came third and second on The X Factor respectively, will have shared the stage since the show ended in December last year. Since then, these incredibly popular teens have remained great friends and are both relishing the idea of doing a show together for their thousands of fans.
The gig will be a fantastic opportunity for the artists’ fans to see the boys perform together with the...
Officers investigating a serious collision are asking for any witness to contact the police.
On Sunday 25 August 2013 a collision took place directly outside the Princess Theatre, Torquay just before 7pm.
Two pedestrians, a three year-old girl and a man, aged 36, were injured when they were in collision with a silver coloured Ford Tansit minibus.
The toddler suffered facial bruising while the adult was taken to Torbay District Hospital where he was treated for serious but not life threatening injuries including broken bones to his face and a head injury.
