More people have a say on plans for future of Teignbridge
04/02/12 - A series of consultation events planned for Bovey Tracey, Kingsteignton and Newton Abbot later this month are expected to be extremely busy...   [more...]

New cycle lane along Paignton seafront
04/02/12 - A new seafront cycle lane is now up and running in Paignton. Torbay Council has opened Eastern Esplanade and introduced a contra-flow lane...   [more...]

Volunteers to help beat unemployment in the South West
03/02/12 - There's been a huge increase in the number of young people in the South West wanting to learn about business and the world of work. More t...   [more...]

Torbay's Mayor willing to listen to budget alternatives
03/02/12 - Torbay's Mayor is willing to listen to ideas from residents and councillors about how things could be done differently when it comes to cut...   [more...]

More people visit Citizens Advice Bureau in the South Hams
03/02/12 - The Citizens Advice Bureau in the South Hams is seeing more and more people coming through its doors each month and so has welcomed a fundi...   [more...]

Torbay MP supports Daylight Saving Bill
03/02/12 - A South Devon MP says the benefits of moving the clocks forward by one hour would be huge for the local area. Adrian Sanders is supporting...   [more...]

Torbay Police target pubs and clubs in knife crack-down
03/02/12 - A second enforcement phase of a successful operation which recently removed more than 120 knives from the streets of South Devon is now und...   [more...]

300 empty properties provide homes for Torbay families
03/02/12 - More than 300 long term empty homes have been brought back into use across Torbay over the last 13 months and are now providing much needed...   [more...]

Extra £700,000 found in Torbay Council's budget
02/02/12 - An extra £700,000 will be ploughed back into frontline services in Torbay which are facing multi-million pound cuts. The money has b...   [more...]

Teignbridge District Council doing more for the environment
02/02/12 - Solar panels which have been fitted to Teignbridge District Council's headquarters - are providing a range of economic and environmental be...   [more...]

Torbay's libraries need protecting to support the unemployed
02/02/12 - A Brixham resident, who's written to Torbay's mayor highlighting his concerns over proposed changes to the library service, has said the cu...   [more...]

Torbay RNLI crews raise more than £10,000 on SOS day
02/02/12 - The biggest fundraising event of the year for the Torbay RNLI has raised more than £10,000 for the charity, smashing last year's tota...   [more...]

South West Water pledge £142m investment
02/02/12 - In the week that South West Water revealed that bills will be going up by around 4.7% from April, they've also announed that £142m wi...   [more...]

Private landlords in Teignbridge urged to improve properties
02/02/12 - A new £20,000 initiative which aims to keep vulnerable residents warm, reduce fuel poverty, and make energy bills more manageable has...   [more...]

Claims South West Water customers are trapped
01/02/12 - Residents in the South West - who will soon be faced with even higher water bills - are being urged to consider having a water meter instal...   [more...]

Controversial parking charges in the South Hams on hold
01/02/12 - Officials at South Hams District Council say it costs £4,000 a year in business rates to run the car parks in South Brent and Averton...   [more...]

South Devon residents urged to celebrate Diamond Jubilee
01/02/12 - Officials at Devon County Council say they want to make it as easy as possible for people across South Devon to celebrate the Queen's Diamo...   [more...]

More South Devon residents visit GP's with bowel cancer symptoms
01/02/12 - Hospital officials and GP's from across Devon have been working with local primary care trust's to prepare for an expected increase in the ...   [more...]

2,500 people respond to Torbay's library budget questionnaire
01/02/12 - Torbay's libraries are facing controversial reductions in their opening hours, as part of plans to cut £170,000 from the service this...   [more...]

More than 120 knives removed from the streets of South Devon
01/02/12 - More than 120 weapons, ranging from carving knives to samurai swords, were handed in to police in South Devon over an 11 day period last mo...   [more...]

Devon officials back council tax freeze for local residents
31/01/12 - Scrutiny Councillors at Devon County Council have issued a warning to the cabinet to be careful about how it spends an extra £8.1m fr...   [more...]

Big squeeze on household budgets in the South West
31/01/12 - A new study has revealed a burden of debt repayments, high levels of mortgage difficulty and financial vulnerability in the South West. Ac...   [more...]

Recovery operation underway in Teignmouth after boat capsized
31/01/12 - The Teignmouth Tug has been out this morning trying to recover a fishing boat which capsized around 300 yards off the coast yesterday. Fiv...   [more...]

Torbay officials take action against benefits cheats
31/01/12 - A Torbay woman who wrongly received £7000 in housing and council tax benefits after failing to declare she was working in a supermark...   [more...]

South West Water bills set to rise by almost 5% from April
31/01/12 - The average South West Water bill is expected to rise to £543 a year from April, according to the latest figures. That's an increase...   [more...]

Police say cuts won't lead to more deaths on Devon's roads
30/01/12 - Devon and Cornwall Police are vowing to keep the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads down. It comes as road safety charity ...   [more...]

Devon officials urge Government to maintain road repair funding
30/01/12 - It's vital that the government maintains its funding to help tackle winter damage on Devon's roads. That's according to the Cabinet Member...   [more...]

Torbay's Dare to Dream event hailed huge success
30/01/12 - A two day event in Brixham last week  to look at ways of making improvements in Torbay without spending huge amounts of money has been...   [more...]

South Devon post offices safeguarded for the future
30/01/12 - Torbay's MP has welcomed the news that a new deal between the Post Office and Royal Mail has safeguarded the future of branches across Sout...   [more...]

South Hams District Council set to increase council tax
30/01/12 - It's been revealed that residents in the South Hams could be faced with a 2.5% council tax rise this year. The District Council has been c...   [more...]

Torquay photographer unveils images from the frontline in Afghanistan
29/01/12 - A Royal Navy Petty Officer from Torbay is unveiling images from the frontline in Afghanistan for the first time. 28 year old Hamish Burke ...   [more...]

Torbay's Overview and Scrutiny process is criticised
29/01/12 - A Torbay Councillor has claimed there was a lack of transparency at a recent Overview and Scrutiny meeting in which councillors were suppos...   [more...]

Torbay RNLI SOS Day
28/01/12 - RNLI volunteers in Torbay are taking part in their biggest fundraising event of the year on Saturday. As part of SOS Day 2012, the local l...   [more...]

Major work getting underway at level crossing in Paignton
28/01/12 - Torbay Road in Paignton will be closed to traffic from ten o'clock on Saturday night until Monday the 13th of February. Officials at Torba...   [more...]