Torre Abbey has launched a new exhibition celebrating bees and other popular pollinators which will run until Sunday 4 September. Torre Abbey has worked with a range of partners to curate the exhibition, including Buckfast Abbey, who have loaned several items linked to bee keeping.

Torbay residents are being urged to check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them.

A new free and confidential digital mental health and wellbeing service for adults is now available across Torbay.

Demolition work starts this week at Lymington Road Coach Station in Torquay to make way for new business units, with improvements also being made to the public space.

We and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have secured more than £1.1m to tackle antisocial behaviour and violence against women and girls.

As you may be aware there have been a number of unauthorised traveller encampments in Torbay recently. The current two encampments at Hollicombe Park and Torre Abbey Meadows have been visited by officers and the necessary welfare checks have been completed.

Trading Standards will increase the number of routine petrol forecourt checks across Devon, Plymouth, Somerset, and Torbay this summer.

We would like to hear from those who live, work and own a business in the Bay on the priorities and actions in our draft Economic Growth Strategy.

Their Royal Highnesses were greeted by Leader of the Council, Cllr Steve Darling, The Worshipful The Mayor of Torbay, Cllr Mandy Darling and her guide dog Pepsi, along with Kevin Mowat our Director of Place.

A range of local events are taking place for Love Parks Week (29 July – 5 August 2022).

Torbay Children’s Services Divisional Director of Safeguarding, Becky Thompson has been recognised as a finalist in the Rising Star category in this year’s Local Government Chronicle Awards.

We have granted planning permission for brand-new facilities at the Velopark in Paignton.

This August, the ‘Banjo’ area of Princess Garden is set to be brought alive with a series of free family-friendly events.

We have made available £200,000 for our residents, community groups and businesses to start projects, or to maintain or improve existing groups, that help improve the lives of those that live in our Bay.

We're urging residents to seek support sooner rather than later, as the cost-of-living crisis takes hold.

We are delighted to announce Katherine Findlay has been appointed and today starts work as freelance project director for Oldway Mansion.

Classic Builders has been appointed to develop nine affordable rental homes including one adapted home at Totnes Road in Paignton.

Work to improve energy efficiency at Torbay Leisure Centre has been recognised at the 2022 Energy Awards.

Options for how Torbay could continue to address the housing crisis are likely to go out for further public consultation this autumn.

Later this year Torbay residents could have garden waste collections under plans being considered by us and SWISCo.

Residents in Torbay will soon find it easier to recycle with new resources from us and SWISCo to help everyone do the right thing.

Following a successful salvage operation to remove the sunken yacht from Torquay Harbour, we are pleased to say that part of Princess Pier will be reopening later today.