Torbay is celebrating Children of Foster Carers Week 2025 (13 – 19 October) – could your family foster?

Torbay Council is getting on the with job of increasing the delivery of new affordable homes for local people. We have pledged an extra £20million funding to deliver our ambition of an average of 75 high-quality homes a year.

Work is now underway on Paignton’s landmark seafront transformation, as our appointed contractor, Knights Brown, begins delivering the multi-million-pound scheme that will combine vital flood protection with a striking enhancement of the town’s public realm.

People who live in Torbay can now get a digital My Bay card to keep on their phone. It is the latest initiative for the popular money-saving scheme which already has more than 2,000 members.

We are once again celebrating horticultural excellence after receiving recognition at the prestigious South West in Bloom Awards 2025, part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom campaign – the largest horticultural initiative in Europe.

We are proud to once again be supporting Torbay’s business community by sponsoring Riviera Connect, Torbay Business and Hospitality Expo which is taking place on Thursday 16 October 2025.

Next week, we will be carrying out essential resurfacing and reconstruction works on Goodrington Road in three phases.

Visitors are once again invited to come and celebrate Apple Day at Cockington Court. The popular autumnal event is taking place on Sunday 12 October 2025 from 11am to 4pm.

You may have seen the news yesterday about the attack that occurred at a synagogue in Manchester.

New For 2025! This year’s biggest new attraction is sure to excite. For the first time in years, Torbay will welcome a real ice rink, bringing a dazzling new dimension to the Bay of Lights festivities!

Community partners are coming together to celebrate Castle Circus and the surrounding area for a free weekend festival for all this October.

We are once again inviting jobseekers from across the Bay to visit the Torbay Jobs Fair which is returning on Friday 10 October. Organised by our Economy Team in partnership with Job Centre Plus, the popular event is free to attend and open to anyone looking for work, or for more information about local job opportunities.

Torbay residents are being invited to give their views on a proposed change to the Council Tax Support Scheme from April 2026.

Lower Union Lane car park will be changing from ‘pay on exit’ to ‘pay and display’ from Monday 29 September.

A series of roadshows, surveys and public events will be taking place in Torbay throughout the autumn months to give local people the chance to have their say on local services.

Organisers have confirmed that the skies above Torbay will once again come alive as the English Riviera Airshow returns from Friday 29 May to Sunday 31 May 2026.