With summer in full swing, many of us are enjoying eating ‘al fresco’ in the garden or at the beach and Torbay Council and TOR2 are reminding residents to dispose of their barbecues safely.

The Heart of the South West (HotSW) covering Torbay as well as Devon, Plymouth, and Somerset is in the second wave of areas to benefit from working with the Government to develop their local Industrial Strategies, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has announced.

Torbay Council is investing £700,000 in a structural maintenance programme which includes reconstruction and resurfacing on a number of roads around Torbay.

Torbay Council’s Public Health Team is supporting Public Health England’s new ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign in the South West which is highlighting blood in pee as a key symptom of bladder and kidney cancers.

Torbay residents, organisations and businesses are invited to attend the next Mayor's Forum, which is taking place this week on Thursday 26 July in Torquay.

A wonderful postcard exhibition, currently taking place at Torre Abbey Museum, takes you back to a time when the mobile phone was unheard of and the postcard was king of communications!

Don’t lose your voice - residents in Torbay urged to look out for their voter registration details in the post.

Torbay Council has carefully considered the facts presented by solicitors acting on behalf of the ‘Save Carey Green and Torquay Pavilion’ campaigns and, after taking legal advice, has decided not to contest an anticipated challenge to the granting of planning permission for the Torquay Pavilion redevelopment.

Following three months of work a new access ramp has been installed at the reduced length of the boardwalk.

It is with great sadness that we have to report that the veteran English Oak tree at Barton Cricket Club, known locally as ‘The Agatha Christie Oak’, has collapsed overnight.

A new campaign has been launched which encourages residents and tourists to think about how they donate to help the homeless.

Torbay Council and a range of partners have become part of a national campaign to end men’s violence against women and girls.

An update on the refurbishment of Bank Lane, Brixham toilets and the Changing Places facility in Paignton.

Torbay residents, organisations and businesses are invited to attend the next Mayor's Forum, which is taking place on Thursday 26 July in Torquay.

TOR2 are working with Torbay Council on a recovery plan to return waste and recycling collections back to residents normal day of collection.

A new Public Health programme to help nurseries, schools and further education settings deliver health and wellbeing for children and young people in the Bay aged 2-19 is launched.

A current road widening scheme to the A3022 Brixham Road, Paignton is moving into an important phase which will require traffic restrictions during the summer period.

Torbay Council and developers THAT Group are delighted to confirm that the £32m development on Torwood Street, Torquay will start on site in mid-September.

Following seven months of work, the Princess Gardens Grade II listed Fountain is now ready to be switched back on.