Views wanted on Council’s Housing Strategy
Torbay Council wants to hear from anyone who has an interest in how they can improve housing across the Bay. The consultation on the council’s draft Housing Strategy, along with four other associated…
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Ash Dieback disease found at Furzebrake Plantation in Torquay
As the fight to tackle Ash Dieback continues, Torbay Council has identified a woodland at The Willows in Torquay - the Furzebrake Plantation - that has been almost entirely infected by Ash Dieback. …
Announcement about changes to Youth Services in Torbay
Two of Torbay’s key services for children and young people will be undergoing some changes from next month. Torbay Youth Service and the Young Carers Service will be delivered by Torbay Youth Trust…
Local restaurant owners praise support from Torbay Council
Indian and Nepalese restaurant owners in Torbay have praised the support they received from Torbay Council to improve their hygiene ratings, as a series of tailored workshops are planned to support lo…
Blue Badge amnesty as part of fraud awareness campaign
Torbay residents who have an unwanted or no longer needed Blue Badge for disabled parking are being urged to hand them back during a special amnesty to mark International Fraud Awareness Week (17 – 23…
Torbay council reminds parents to submit school applications
Torbay Council is reminding parents who have children in Year 6 who are due to start secondary school in September 2020 that the deadline for applications is 31 October 2019. If your child was born…
New appointments at Torbay Council
At Torbay Council’s Annual Council meeting yesterday, Councillor Steve Darling was appointed as Leader of the Council. A Partnership Memorandum between the newly elected Liberal Democrat Group and th…
Ground-breaking commitment to tackle poor mental health in Torbay
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and Torbay Council is highlighting that the local authority has signed up to the Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health from Public Health England (PHE…
Jack Dart – Why I’m standing for Torbay Council
In 2015 I began writing songs about the mess our town was in. 'Welcome to Torquay' & 'Welcome to Torbay', amassing tens of thousands of views, clearly hit a nerve.I covered the pavilion, 20 grand …
Select Committee findings welcomed in Torbay
Torbay Council welcomes the findings of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Regeneration of Seaside Towns. The report ‘The future of seaside towns’, released yesterday on Thursday 4 April, re…
Paignton is bidding for share of £675 million Government’s Future High Streets Fund
Torbay Council has submitted a bid for more than £15 million for the regeneration of Paignton town centre. The expression of interest states that – if awarded – the Government funding will transform …
New toilets in Torquay should be open within next two weeks
Toilets in on Market Street and the seafront in Torquay should be open soon say Torbay council. The new toilet block on Market Street should be open within two weeks. The toilet block is now in pla…
Premier Inn collaborates with Council to bring new hotel to seafront
Whitbread, Premier Inn’s parent company, has signed an agreement with Torbay Council to bring a latest generation 120-bedroom Premier Inn hotel and Whitbread-branded restaurant to Torquay, in a signif…
Improvements to the Windy Corner junction starting in March
The final phase of Torbay Council’s £16.5 million Western Corridor project is due to start on site on Monday 11th March 2019. The £700,000 scheme at the Windy Corner junction between Paignton and Bri…