South Devon News from Wednesday, February 25th, 2026

Two Torbay taxi drivers have been sanctioned following a council hearing into how ‘fit and proper’ they are to carry on taking passengers in the bay.

Opposition is mounting in Brixham after plans were unveiled for homes and a hotel on green fields on the outskirts of town.

Following an inspection last month, Ofsted has rated Torbay Council’s Children’s Service as ‘Good’ overall. This maintains the Good rating that Torbay was previously awarded by Ofsted in 2022.

A major fundraising campaign has been launched to help save a tidal swimming pool in Devon which is one of the biggest in the world.