Be the eyes and ears for a media regulator. That's the appeal from ParentPort, a relatively new website run by UK media watchdogs. Organisations like the BBC Trust, Ofcom, the Advertising Standards Authority and the British Board for Film Classification joined together...
02/02/2012
Big Lottery hands over £259,118 to COOL Recovery. The substantial sum has been won by the Torquay-based mental health support organisation to help isolated carers and those they care for. It'll also fund work to address the stigma and discrimination linked to mental...
02/02/2012
Exotic birds in need as recession deepens. Every sector of the community seems to be suffering from the economic downturn, but perhaps it might not be so well-known that our feathered friends are also being affected. Birdline UK Ltd is a registered charity with regional...
02/02/2012
Celebrating our youth. February 20-26 is Student Volunteers Week 2012. In the last major study, 63% of surveyed students reported formally volunteering since they had started university, and gave just over 3 million hours to communities in the 2009/10 academic...
02/02/2012
What 's the view on the recent National Audit Office report? Compact Voice, the organisation which works on behalf of voluntary organisations to promote The Compact, says the NAO report into the Government's implementation of the Compact is both...
02/02/2012
Devon Music Collective forges ahead with new schemes for young people. The team provides an update in its own words. “Recently the DMC has been consulting with the children and young people who access the project. We've had some really interesting...
02/02/2012
Paignton's South Devon College plays hosts to golf and snooker greats. Household names Peter Aliss and Ray Reardon are on their way to Paignton for a charity fund-raising evening. Golf commentator and author Peter and snooker legend Ray are to co-host a special...
31/01/2012
Bring your ideas to life. Become a successful social entrepreneur. Find a way through the recession!
Dartington SSE is now recruiting for their next Start-Up Fellowship Course (Start March 2012). This is designed to help you become a successful social entrepreneur. Find a way through the...
26/01/2012
Outward Bound Opportunities for 16-24 year olds.The Sir Francis Chichester Trust offers free places on Outward Bound courses (predominantly three week 'Classic' courses, but some for one week) to young people who live in Devon and who are aged 16-24 (at the time of the...
26/01/2012
Charity Commission publishes new Risk Framework. The Charity Commission, the regulator for charities in England and Wales, has published its new...
26/01/2012
Charity slams David Cameron's Work Programme for the Unemployed. David Cameron's Work Programme, the training scheme the prime minister claims will tackle the country's unemployment problems, is facing a crisis after charities involved warned ministers they may pull out over...
26/01/2012
Calling dads and grand-dads - a cool place to go with the children. A new group for fathers and other male carers is being set up next month. The Cool Dads’ Time session is to take place at the Cool House in Morgan Avenue, Torquay, every Tuesday from February 7th...
26/01/2012
Voluntary sector helps secure safer nights in Torquay. The British Red Cross and the Torbay Street Pastors are teaming up with the emergency services to help those who get into difficulties on a night out in Torquay. It’s under the Bay’s Safer Nights Partnership Service which...
18/01/2012
Polish Winter Party Torbay’s Polish community Polonia Torbay is organising a Polish Winter Party or Polska Zima Impreza - where everyone will be welcome.
This is the sixth event of its type in the bay, and is for people in all local communities to get together...
18/01/2012
Health and Wellbeing Event Torbay Link, the organisation which helps the public influence local health and social care services, is to hold a major community event.
As part of its ongoing engagement work regarding health and social care issues within the local community,...
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