South Devon News

Torbay has finally decided to haul down the coveted Blue Flags it won as part of a long-running international project and go it alone.

A 23 year old South Devon man has been sentenced to 50 weeks behind bars after admitting various offences including dangerous driving and possessing weapons.

Torbay’s silent revolution is winning over bus passengers across the English Riviera.

Five people were arrested and a stolen vehicle was recovered on Saturday night after a busy road safety operation across Teignbridge and Torbay.

People in Paignton have taken their first look at plans to transform a derelict seafront pub into a new conference and events centre.

Police are seeking help from the public to trace a 41-year-old wanted man from South Devon.

A baby loss charity dedicated to supporting bereaved parents and families is expanding its services to Torbay and South Devon.

A prolific shoplifter who stole booze and other items valued at more than £7,500 has admitted 18 theft offences at court.

Torbay’s Liberal Democrat MP has accused the previous Tory government of ‘corporate vandalism’ as staff at the bay’s main hospital work in a crumbling building which is hit by sewage leaks

Volunteers working to transform a derelict Devon monastery into a thriving new community centre are appealing for Paigntonians with paintbrushes.

Constructive collaboration between Torbay Council officers, local businesses, the Hackney Carriage trade, and community groups has delivered a practical short‑term solution for the Vaughan Road taxi rank while wider harbourside regeneration plans progress.

Torbay is set to cash in on millions of pounds worth of business as the English Riviera Airshow celebrates its 10th birthday.

Another Paignton shopping centre is to be turned into a temporary car park until more ambitious development plans take over.

South West Water (SWW) has admitted supplying water unfit for human consumption following a parasitic outbreak in Devon last year

A Paignton seafront pub which was scheduled to be knocked down and turned into a car park is to be transformed into a new conference centre instead.

Developers planning homes on a historic Victorian walled garden site in Torquay have seen their plans take a major step forward.

The next Mayor of Torbay will be Conservative councillor Hazel Foster, despite a last-minute bid by opposition councillors to block her appointment.

Hundreds of people signed a petition against housing on the outskirts of Brixham when campaigners took to the streets of the town at the weekend.

LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week takes place from Monday 2 March to Sunday 8 March and Torbay Council wants to remind everyone that people from a range of different backgrounds can foster or adopt.

A controversial decision to withdraw the English Riviera from the international beach standards ‘Blue Flag’ awards has been called in for a re-think.

Torbay councillors deciding how to manage a £335million budget fell out over spending £50,000 to clean street signs and wash pavements during a fractious meeting that had to be paused several times so they could calm down.