South Devon Marine Academy is now the new home for Princess Yachts’ training facility on the banks of the River Dart. With Princess Yachts also doubling their intake of apprentices, there will be a lo…
Victoria Road in Ellacombe, Torquay is currently closed. The road is closed to traffic and the area is cordoned off to the public. Reports on social media suggest that a suspicious device has been f…
Torbay Council has approved £85,000 for a new crossing with signals to be installed opposite the Tesco in Preston to improve road safety. The new crossing on Torquay Road will make it easier and sa…
Torbay Council is seeking an independent member to join its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee provides a key source of assurance on the Council’s audit and corporate governance arrangements. It is…
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New research from Lightfoot, the maker of the world’s first technology to reward better company car drivers, has revealed that 12% of drivers are citing stress caused by work as the main reason for ac…
Local businesses invited to special Business Breakfast to engage with future engineers and scientists After a busy year of activities, South Devon University Technical College (UTC) has announced …
Network Rail is inviting Dawlish schoolchildren to take part in an art competition that will brighten up hoardings around the new sea wall works at Colonnade underpass, close to Dawlish station. Winni…
Primary school students celebrated World Space Week (4-10 Oct) in style as the youngsters explored galaxies, and even viewed real samples from the moon, at South Devon University Technical College (UT…
Multi award-winning Cofton Holidays, based near Dawlish Warren, has been shortlisted in the 2019 UK Pool and Spa Awards, having achieved a 5-star rating earlier this year. The family-run business h…
Torbay Council has purchased Fleet Walk Shopping Centre in Torquay as part of plans to regenerate Torbay’s town centres and help boost the local economy. The Council has purchased the freehold of t…
Torbay Councils Housing Standards team have issued fines to landlords who have been operating unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO’s) in Torbay. Since October 2018 landlords are required t…
Torbay is the home of an established photonics and microelectronics cluster and its new Electronics and Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC) has the facilities and equipment to attract more tech busines…
Ocean Youth Radio, a youth-led station in Paignton, has been awarded £187,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund to set up it’s own premises and buy a music and radio mobile vehicle to deliver a…
Ageing Well Torbay is planning its biggest and best festival yet at the Riviera Centre in Torquay. This Saturday, (October 19th) sees the annual celebration of ageing in the Bay with a bumper programm…