South Devon News

The vexed question of whether the big wheel on Torquay seafront can keep on turning will be put to councillors again next week.

Torbay’s regeneration partnership continues to make strides in bringing forward multi-million-pound transformational schemes, by releasing details of emerging proposals for The Strand in Torquay.

A property reported to have been selling drugs in Torquay has received a closure order, providing relief to local residents and disrupting the sale of drugs in the community.

Outspoken Torbay councillor Katya Maddison has been stripped of her role as the local authority’s ‘champion’ for culture.

Based on a survey of 150 people who turned up to a meeting about local government reorganisation, most people in Torbay want the government to leave them alone, it’s been claimed.

Airshow enthusiasts can look forward to breath-taking performances by the iconic RAF Red Arrows, the agile RAF Typhoon, and the historic Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on the Saturday and Sunday of the event.

Torbay Council makes more than £1 million from parking fines each year, new figures confirm.

Slow progress on plans for a new match-day ‘fan zone’ outside Torquay United’s Plainmoor stadium are up frustrating the duo heading the football club.

Torbay Council have launched a consultation on three new proposed conservation area appraisals - Torquay Harbour, Paignton Old Town, and Brixham Town.

A Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust team has been shortlisted for its work on digital literacy and inclusion in the prestigious Health Services Journal (HSJ) digital awards 2025.

Police investigating a serious road traffic collision in Torquay at the weekend are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Torbay Council be investing £300,000 into Operation Town Centres, their plan to make the Bay’s town centres safer and more welcoming by tackling anti-social behaviour.

The 8th May 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day). The day marks the Allied victory and the end of the Second World War in Europe.

Devon & Cornwall Police have been successful in obtaining a closure order on a property in Torquay following reports of drug dealing and anti social behaviour.

Save the date for a spectacular unveiling event as Torquay’s harbourside honours the ‘Queen of Crime’ with a new tribute designed by local artist Elisabeth Hadley.

Torbay Council has apologised for a mix-up over a public meeting to discuss a proposed local authority reorganisation which will change the way the bay is governed.

Plans to demolish one of Torbay’s worst eyesores have been lodged with Torbay Council.

Volunteers who provide a vital service to Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust are celebrating their 350th call out.

Torbay Council has been asked if it ran out of yellow paint before finishing the job of making Paignton road junctions safer.

A property in Torquay has been served a closure order after reports from the public of persistent antisocial behaviour inside and outside the address.

Police are seeking the public’s help to identify this man following a theft in Torquay.

Devon & Cornwall Police are appealing for witnesses and information regarding the theft of two bicycles from McKay Avenue, Torquay, between midnight and 1am on Saturday 1 March. Anyone with information is urged to come forward.

A former hotel in Torquay is to be converted into 14 flats. Brampton Court Hotel, on St Lukes Road South, will be the first in Torbay’s pioneering Hotels to Homes scheme in which hotels will become social housing.

As part of this drive, they would like to find out about your childcare needs, the sort of childcare you are choosing and your experiences of childcare.

The Government has announced that Torquay will be one of 75 towns which will benefit from a share of £1.5 billion through the Plan for Neighbourhoods initiative. Torquay is the only town in the South West to benefit from this funding.