Devon has a new race!
The organisers of the popular Torbay Half Marathon have given the well-loved event, now in its 29th year, a much-needed ...
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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. ...
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 - ...
People with disabilities get a taste of life at sea
People with a range of disabilities will be able to experience life on the waves with a Torquay-based group, thanks ...
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 ...
No Occombe Festival for 2020
Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust (TCCT), the organisers of Occombe Festival, confirm that there won’t be a festival in 2020. ...
No better time to study Health and Care
Thanks to the recent announcement that brings back nursing bursaries, eligible student nurses and midwives – and many Allied Health ...
Manufacturing company to relocate to Claylands Business Park
The Casting Support Systems (CSS) Group will move its design, development and manufacturing services across to a purpose-built 6,000 square ...
Caught on camera: One-tonne rhino rolling in the mud at Paignton Zoo
She’s 29 years old, she’s the mother of a grown-up daughter and she weighs around a tonne - but female ...
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 ...
All creatures great and very, very small
This is an Nguru spiny pygmy chameleon. It’s just a few centimetres long. What could it possibly have in common ...
Thousands with hidden disabilities benefit from extended Blue Badge scheme
Thousands of people with Parkinson’s, dementia, epilepsy and other “invisible” disabilities have gained access to the benefits from Blue Badges ...
Avoid flu and book your child’s vaccination appointment
Amid warnings that new cases of flu could peak over the busy Christmas period, the parents of a nine-year-old boy ...
Catch It, Bin It, Kill It hygiene campaign launched
As flu levels ramp up, Public Health England (PHE) has activated the Catch It, Bin It, Kill It campaign to ...
New funding streams to be explored for Oldway Mansion
Partners in Torbay will be looking into new funding opportunities to revive Oldway Mansion after a £9.85m National Lottery Heritage ...
Development starts at Claylands Business Park in Paignton
Work has started to develop land at Claylands Cross into a new business park. Claylands Business Park will provide up ...
Christmas dinners with a difference…
Animals at Paignton Zoo will be getting their own festive dinners this Christmas – but you may not find them ...
Hospital volunteer rewarded for bringing comfort to patients
A long-term hospital volunteer has been recognised for visiting and cheering up patients at Torbay Hospital. Margaret White was presented ...
Keeping children visible in Brixham
Brixham C of E Primary School children are keen to be seen after receiving 300 hi-vis safety vests from the ...
Conserving Torbay’s underwater rainforest
Devon conservationists and volunteer divers have completed a successful year tending to a very special local species. Staff from Living ...
