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…
A Community bus service in Torbay has been relaunched – saved by the community it serves using a unique subscription scheme. The bus which runs between Livermead in Torquay and the town centre via …
Staff at a top regional conservation charity have shared their successes and frustrations as they try to reduce, reuse and recycle consumables in their cafes and restaurants. Wild Planet Trust is t…
Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 58-year-old woman from Kingsbridge. Peta Harper, was reported missing from the Hope Cove/ Bolt Tail area at around 1.20pm on Monday 11…
Encouraging businesses to develop connections with engineers, environmentalists and scientists of the future, South Devon University Technical College (UTC) hosted its last business breakfast of 2019 …
In exciting news for comedy fans, Torquay Comedy Club have today announced their biggest show yet. On Saturday 4th April 2020, they will host their first ever ‘Grand Show’ at the Riviera International…
It sounds like the latest police drama – the Zoo Evidence Officer is on the case, searching for clues, combing through paperwork and tracking down the truth. In fact, the new post, based at Paignto…
A review of a joint arrangement between Plymouth and Torbay councils to share a Director of Children’s Services has concluded that each authority now needs its own director to provide more strategic…
Imagine finding this chomping through your vegetable patch… This tiger snail at Paignton Zoo weighs around 500 grams – equivalent to 50 garden snails. Individuals can live for ten years. You may…
Most of us think zoos are about exotic species and conservation in faraway places – but bird keepers at Paignton Zoo are working on a project based in the heart of Devon. Animal staff from the char…
Tesco stores across South Devon will be contributing to removing one billion pieces of plastic from shopping products by the end of 2020. The supermarket chain has made the pledge to tackle the use…
On Thursday 31st October 2019, South Devon College signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Inha Technical College who are based in South Korea. Principal and CEO of South Devon College, Lauren…
The new Electronics and Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC) in Torbay is now home to over £1m worth of specialist equipment. EPIC’s Prototyping Suite provides a class-leading facility and technology…
Belgrave Road in Torquay is currently blocked both ways following a collision this morning, Tuesday 29th October. The accident occurred around 9 am. The road is closed from Belgrave Road to Lucius S…