South Devon News

Paris was competing in the IBJJF 2025 Europeans, he managed to beat all the world class opposition taking home the gold medal. There were over 6,000 competitors taking place in the championship & Paris was the only British fighter to win gold!

Devon & Cornwall Police in Torquay took to the streets in plain clothes and hi-vis uniform to tackle drugs and antisocial behaviour (ASB) during a week of intensified police action.

Protests over plans to close two specialist units for deaf children in Torquay schools have prompted the promise of a full inquiry.

Holidaymakers visiting South Devon tourist hotspots like Salcombe and Dartmouth will, after all, have to pay more to park than local people.

A neglected Paignton community hub built with millions of pounds of National Lottery money is to be brought back to life as part of a radical new strategy for local children with special needs.

Christopher De Burton, 67, of Thurlow Road, Torquay has been jailed for 19 years plus three years to be served on extended licence after being convicted by a jury of a catalogue of non-recent sexual offences committed against a young girl.

Torbay Council along with Devon County Council, are pleased to announce that a new integrated sexual health contract has been awarded to the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Torbay Council are working with a Devon-based developer on their first Hotels to Homes scheme, an exciting new project to convert former hotels into high quality social housing for local households.

Lucy Hanks, 37, of Bitton Park Road in Teignmouth, was sentenced to 16 months in custody at Exeter Crown Court after pleading guilty to four thefts, breach of a suspended sentence order, breach of a court order and possession of methadone.

Torbay’s MP says the decision to delay a vital £350 million rebuild at the bay’s main hospital is a double betrayal.

Police investigating a report of assault in Torquay on Wednesday 15 January are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

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.