Unwanted bikes given a new lease of life
A batch of 20 refurbished bikes have found new homes thanks to a collaboration project between SWISCo (a Torbay Council company), HMP Channings Wood, Weston College, and Torbay Leisure centre. Bikes …
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92lb net wins top spot in prestigious Cofton Cup Fishing Competition
South Devon’s highly regarded coarse fishing destination, Cofton Holidays, has crowned Rob Ellis as winner of its spring Cofton Cup Fishing competition. A keen fisherman, this was Rob’s first Cofton …
Local housebuilder on recruitment drive following growth
Barratt and David Wilson Homes Exeter is celebrating a surge of interest in jobs at the firm following a period of strong growth and expansion for the UK’s leading housebuilder which is building new c…
Torbay children’s charity celebrates cash donation
Torbay children experiencing food poverty received a huge boost when Tesco donated £5,000 to provide specialised meal kits.The donation was presented to the Feed a Child Torbay charity, whose voluntee…
Torbay Council looking at package of measures to tackle anti-social behaviour
The council is working up a bid with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for £750,000 aimed at reducing anti-social behaviour (ASB) and violence against women and girls in public sp…
Return of Pride sees NHS in Devon engaging with LGBTQIA+ community to make services more inclusive
NHS Devon is welcoming the return of Pride in Exeter this year. NHS Chief Executives and senior leaders will be attending the event to understand first-hand the experiences of the lesbian, gay, bisexu…
Still time to have your say on how to improve your health and wellbeing
Torbay’s Health and Wellbeing Board would like to encourage those who live in the Bay to take part in their consultation about what is important to them when it comes to their health and wellbeing. E…
Plaques installed for Torbay’s COVID Memorial Tree Trail
Plaques have been installed at sites across Torbay as part of the COVID Memorial Tree Trail, which is to remember all who have suffered during the pandemic and those we have lost to COVID, as well as …
Torbay partners sign Community Wealth Building MoU and commit to a new approach to economic development
Public sector partners from across Torbay have committed to a new approach of working together to support local economic growth. The Community Wealth Building (CWB) approach focuses on growing spend …
RGB chooses RNLI as its charity partner
RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce it has selected the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) as its charity partner for 2022 and will be organising branch-wide fundraising events thro…
Grants available from Torbay Council to help with cost of living
Torbay Council is accepting applications for grants from the Household Support Fund, which helps families and individuals struggling to pay their living costs. The council is administering £1.2m from…
Jubilee and COVID Memorial trees planted at Babbacombe
Schoolchildren, local green spaces staff, and volunteers got involved with a tree planting at the aptly named Coronation Park (next to All Saints Church, Babbacombe), as part of the Queen’s Platinum J…
Torbay Council seeks to purchase properties to help tackle housing crisis
Torbay Council are considering proposals to purchase 37 properties in Torbay to help homeless families. Under the initiative the properties will provide more suitable temporary accommodation for hous…
Nightingale Park Solar Park approved
Torbay’s first Solar Park, which will be at Nightingale Park, was approved at yesterday’s Planning Committee. The £3.1 million scheme will see the construction of solar panels, which will see renewab…