Torre Abbey Museum has been shortlisted for the National Campaign for the Arts' (NCA) Hearts For The Arts Awards 2019.

The Elected Mayor, Gordon Oliver has published his final budget proposals for service change, income generation and efficiencies in 2019/20.

At the recent Overview and Scrutiny meeting it was confirmed that we will continue to support Torquay United to help them to progress their ambitious proposals for a new stadium complex, football academy and improved sports provision for young people.

An update on the building of the new toilets in Market Street, Torquay.

Every month Torbay Lottery shines the light on one of the good causes that receive funds from the local lottery, and January’s good cause is DownSouth Down’s Syndrome Support Group.

Torbay Lottery Small Grants Fund is now open for applications.

We are carrying out a Community Governance Review to decide if any changes should be made to local governance arrangements. This includes setting up new town or parish councils to represent communities and deliver a range of local services.

Despite best efforts from event organisers, there has not been enough funding secured to stage a Grinagog Festival during 2019 to the scale of previous years’ productions.

On Monday 14 January, the Torbay Development Agency, working on behalf of Torbay Council, will commence work on a new four bay off-road bus layby outside the new South Devon High-Tech & Digital Centre in Long Road, Paignton.

From Monday 7 January, Torbay residents, who are eligible, will be able to apply for their concessionary bus passes online.

We are excited to announce that Torbay Rocks is coming to Torre Abbey Museum this January!