Royal Navy Bomb Disposal called to Brixham
Emergency services, including Royal Navy Bomb Disposal were called to Brixham today, Satuday 19th January to reports of a suspected ordnance. Police attending the incident put up a cordon around th…
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Traffic delays following collision in Torquay
Emergency services are at the scene of a collision of an accident ln Westhill Road, Torquay. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 4pm Th,e collision is reported to involve ad ca…
Healthwatch Torbay’s Maternity and Mental Health Project
Last year, Healthwatch England, the statutory, independent national champion for people who use health and social care services, began a major project to find out about the public’s experience of …
Torbay’s Independents’ Day
INDEPENDENTS’ DAY ‘Independents are on the rise in Torbay, with 9 out of 36 sitting councillors being independent from any political group. Hopefully, more Independents will be elected in May,’…
Appeal for information after charity shop damaged
A local charity have appealed for information after one of it's shops was damaged earlier in the week. Damage includes a cracked window and internal damage thought to have been caused by a lorry re…
Homes without water due to burst pipe in Torquay
Homes without water due to burst pipe in Torquay this afternoon Thursday 17th January. Engineers are on site at St Matthew's Road in Chelston and are hoping the water will be back on at around 6pm.…
Police name woman who died following hit and run in Torquay
Police have named the woman who died following a hit and run in Torquay last week. Emergency services were called to Torbay Road, near the Princess Theatre at 11.15pm on Friday 11th January to repo…
NUS launch exclusive Placements for Good initiative at University Centre South Devon
In collaboration with the National Union of Student (NUS), students from a number of current Foundation Degree programmes available at University Centre South Devon (UCSD) have been invited to partici…
Torbay Lottery Small Grants Fund Launched
Torbay Lottery Small Grants Fund is now open for applications. People who have supported the central Torbay Lottery have raised around £15,300 to date for 2018/2019 and the council is now inviting …
Local man arrested following fatal collision in Torquay
A man has been arrested following a fatal collision in Torquay last week. Emergency services were called to Torbay Road at 11.15pm on Friday 11th January to reports of a collision between a pedestr…
Have your say on new town or parish councils in Torbay
Torbay Council’s carrying out a Community Governance Review to decide if any changes should be made to what they call ‘local governance arrangements’. These include setting up new town councils t…
Pedestrian dies following collision on Torquay seafront
A woman has died following a collision in Torquay late last night, Friday 11th January. Emergency services were called to Torbay Road at 11.14pm to reports of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle…
South Devon College awarded Disability Confident Committed Employer status
South Devon College are delighted to have been awarded ‘Disability Confident Committed Employer’ status by the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP). As a result of the significant title, the aw…
Don’t put it off – it’s not too late to get your flu jab
Health professionals are warning about the dangers of flu and reminding people that it’s not too late to get their jab. The seasonally adjusted flu vaccination campaign has been running since Octob…