Comments on: The Worst Things In Torquay

By: Nick Ellison

Nick Ellison — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:43:19 +0000

Sorry Karl no we never! Not enough feedback, but there really are lots of great things in Torquay.. the article (which I put together) Is obviously highlighting worst case examples… It’s really a great place to live, you should come!

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:31:32 +0000

Did you ever run that ‘Best Things in Torquay’ piece?
I am researching as I am thinking of relocating .. the ‘Worst Things’ article stopped me in my tracks a little bit.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:38:12 +0000

i moved from torquay 6 years ago with my wive and 2 children,we moved to weston super mare which is great,since the move my marriage has recently broken up and my wive is moving back to be with her family.is torquay that bad as imight be moving back soon to be close to the kids or shall i stay in weston where i love and just stay for the weekend.and are the schools anygood for the kids.i welcome all coments

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:08:34 +0000

I lived in Torquay most of my life but moved to London when I was 23. After living in London for 10 years now I can honestly say I’m amazed I lived in Torquay for so long. Yes its a very pretty place to live but the people have changed the town considerably. In terms of employment opportunities there is nothing in Torquay for most people unless you work for the council in what could only be described as a dull venture into a grey abyss or you work as a doctor prescribing methadone. My advice would be for younger people looking to move to Torquay to consider Exeter.

By: Cliff

Cliff — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:09:53 +0000

We recently had a holiday in Paignton, could not believe the place was over run with dogs. The beaches in the are supposed to have been awarded the blue flag award for cleanliness, from early morning they are are turned into dog toilets. The council should be ashamed of themselves,the main beaches should not allow dogs either in or out of season, they are turning a blind eye to the mess left.
The green at Paignton has always been a place where families can play games together and have fun together, its what makes the seaside great, it helps bring families together for a few days a year. The new play area takes up a lot of the green up and will segregate families, kids will play with kids and adults will sit watching. it has not been thought through properly.
British sea side resorts need all the help they can get to attract families, Torbay seems to be doing everything it can to drive people away. Why would a family choose to holiday in Devon, they seem to be doing everything they can to drive tourists away from the area. I would not want my children playing on a beach where dogs have fouled.
The recent change in policy regarding parking is counter productive. You used to be able to park on the sea front out of main season, or find a side road to park. It seems the tourist are now made to feel unwelcome, all these small things add up, it is just discouraging people from coming to the area.