SPECSAVERS colleagues in Exeter have been praised for helping to save the sight of a woman with a rare eye condition. Gillian Panter, a 30-year-old interior designer from Exeter, had been suffering f…
An appeal has gone out to find volunteers to help with one last push in a bid to beat COVID as the lockdown takes hold and vaccines are rolled out. The Torbay Community Helpline is again looking for …
The new Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is being given to the first people in Devon today (8 January), with thousands more doses expected to be administered in coming days and weeks. Unlike the Pfizer vac…
A new waymarker sculpture trail has been unveiled on the Torbay Hospital site as part of a celebration of green spaces and in recognition of their benefits for wellbeing. Devon-based sculptor Zoe Sin…
Following the government’s announcement of a national lockdown from 5 January 2021, Torbay Council is urgently ensuring support for the most vulnerable communities and, in line with government guidanc…
Specsavers stores across South Devon will stay open for all eye and hearing needs throughout lockdown. Under current government guidance, people are allowed to leave home to attend medical appointmen…
Plans to create a state-of-the-art new Health and Wellbeing Centre for the people of Teignmouth and surrounding area move a step closer this week, as the NHS engages with local people on its design as…
The Prime Minister has announced this evening that England will be back in lockdown from midnight. The announcement was made tonight at 8 pm in a public address to the nation. The lockdown, much lik…
Frontline staff to receive COVID-19 vaccine at Torbay Hospital from today, Monday 4 December. Torbay Hospital is one of the latest hospital hubs to offer the vaccine, from today, having received its …
21 properties in the Barton area of Torquay are without electricity today Saturday 2nd January. Western Power Distribution have stated that they estimate the problem will be resolved by 8pm. The fir…
Torbay secondary schools - along with schools throughout the rest of the country - will have staggered opening dates to enable mass testing to take place to suppress the spread of COVID-19. Following…
The government has announced today that Devon, including Torbay, will move up to Tier 3 of the local COVID restrictions. Tier 3 measures are being introduced to reduce non-essential contact between h…
Police have appealed for witnesses after one person was seriously injured in a collision on Boxing day. A green coloured Citroen C3 struck a wall in Paignton at approximately 0655hrs on Saturday 26th…
Torbay Council has received £13.36m Future High Streets Funding to kick start the exciting transformation of Paignton town centre. The community led plans focus on the heart of the town centre, inclu…