South Devon News

Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in Barton Hill Road, Torquay. On Monday 13 January 2025 at 3.15pm a single vehicle collided with a teenage boy, causing injury to his foot.

Torbay Council would like to provide local residents and businesses with an update on the proposed coastal defences for Paignton and Preston.

Eight community venues will offer 22 sessions per week throughout Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, ensuring that everyone has a place they can go to stay warm.

Torbay Council are holding our next Residents Engagement Event on Saturday, 25th January in Paignton town centre. The event stand will be located outside New Look, from 10am – 4pm. This event replaces the event planned for November 2024 that was cancelled due to poor weather.

Train passengers in Devon and Cornwall are being left out in the cold as billions of pounds are spent on high-speed rail projects elsewhere in the country, it has been claimed.

To facilitate the repair work, the car park will be closed from today throughout the duration of the works, which are expected to take a minimum of two years to complete.

In 2024, police reinvested money seized from criminal activity back into the communities of Teignbridge, Torbay and South Hams to support the work of good causes.

Craig Short aged 53 has been jailed for 12 years plus a further six years to be served on extended licence after admitting a number of non-recent sexual offences committed against children.

Hundreds of police officers work across South Devon, protecting the communities of South Hams, Teignbridge & Torbay. 2024 saw a number of achievements in the efforts to tackle crime, pursue criminals & respond to the public’s reports and calls for help.

Officers were called to reports of a collision involving a black Triumph TT 600 motorcycle and a white Volkswagen Transporter, on Totnes Road, Paignton, at the junction with Conway Road and Primley Park, at around 5.25pm on Saturday.

Demand for beds at Torbay Hospital has created a ‘canary in the coalmine’ warning over the state of the bay’s healthcare system.

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a fatal collision in Torquay in which an elderly pedestrian died.

Frustrated councillors believe they and their communities are being left powerless as the future of Devon’s local government is decided.

A man has been jailed for 26 years after being convicted of non-recent sexual offences committed against two children.

Uncertainty over the future of Devon’s councils is causing problems for officers trying to draw up budgets for the coming years.

Torbay Council has been accused of failing the families of deaf children by closing two specialist units in local schools.

Anger is mounting in Paignton over plans to demolish an ‘iconic’ seafront pub and replace it with a car park.

Torquay Neighbourhood Support Team have been dealing with a group of youths on push bikes who have been causing issues in the town centre recently.

At 10pm on Sunday 5 January, Victoria multi-storey car park will be closing as Torbay Council move forward with ambitious regeneration plans.

Wales & West Utilities is progressing well with its work to upgrade the gas pipes in Newton Abbot.

If you are thinking of becoming a Foster Carer and want to find out more, Torbay Councils Fostering team is holding a series of Fostering drop-in information sessions during January.

Police are seeking the public’s help to locate a 29-year-old wanted man from Torquay.

Fundraisers battling to save a landmark Devon swimming pool celebrated after news of a half-million-pound windfall.