Following calls on the Government by healthcare organisations for face masks to be mandatory in healthcare settings, Specsavers says that it too will be retaining its safety measures instore and durin…

Patients, staff and visitors reminded that face coverings are still required in health settings, even after Monday (19 July). The NHS in Devon is reminding people today that everyone accessing or v…

Any day now, the Torbay Community Helpline will take its 25,000th call since it was set up at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis. Initially, it was staffed by teams from the charity and the vo…

Devon's care home providers say measures to control the spread of coronavirus will remain in place in care homes beyond 19 July. It follows the announcement this week by the Prime Minister of his i…

A brand-new farm shop is opening next month at Occombe Farm, in Paignton. Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust (TCCT) is delighted to confirm that work refitting and extending the old shop space is ne…

The UK Government has updated its travel lists, adding Bulgaria and Hong Kong to the green list and Croatia and Taiwan to the green watchlist, meaning passengers arriving into England after 04:00 on M…

A budget outturn report that was considered by Torbay Councils Cabinet shows that despite the significant COVID-19 pressures that made financial forecasting challenging, the council achieved an unders…

Torbay Council is working with organisations across the Bay to give something back to families with cared for children. Twenty free family tickets have been won by foster families in Torbay to enjoy a…

Torbay Council is urging residents to exercise more caution as cases of COVID-19 here in the Bay reach their highest rate of the pandemic so far, while more freedoms are set to begin next week. Tor…

Torbay Hospital is celebrating being named as a National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider after successfully completing a national programme of local data audits and meeting a number of targ…

At Torbay Council’s Cabinet meeting being held at 5.30pm on Tuesday 13 July, Members will be asked to consider a report recommending the formation of a Torbay Climate Partnership, as part of the counc…

The Theatre Royal Plymouth reopened in May after nearly 20 weeks of enforced closure due to Lockdown 3.0. As they prepared to reopen, the theatre’s level of cleanliness and hygiene was the highest pr…