Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Anyone living or working in Torbay has a duty to ensure that the children and young people they come into contact with are protected from harm or abuse.

Torbay Lottery Small Grants Fund will be open from 15 February until 15 March 2021 for applications.

Residents in Torbay are being encouraged to remember victims of genocide on Holocaust Memorial Day on Wednesday 27 January 2021.

Around 150 Giant Redwood Trees are to be planted along Riviera Way as part of our commitment to improving the environment and to help reduce Torbay’s carbon emissions.

Three new COVID Compliance Officers have started in Torbay this month to support and advise businesses on COVID restrictions.

On Monday 25 January, works will begin at Princess Gardens and the Sunken gardens in Torquay.

Due to the rapidly rising infection rates both nationally and locally, and the new strains of the virus making it spread a lot quicker than before, more testing measures are being introduced in Torbay to protect the community.

If you are a resident who is falling behind on Council Tax payments, please get in touch with us if you need support with paying.

Oldway Road will be closed for up to two weeks to allow demolition of an old squash court building in the grounds of Oldway Mansion.

The Cabinet has released its response to the 2021/22 Budget consultation and it is now available to view on our website.

Representatives from Torbay Council and the local NHS will be holding a joint meeting as part of Torbay’s ongoing review into tackling racism.

If you’re pregnant or have a child under four you could be eligible to receive Healthy Start vouchers.

The vast majority of waste and recycling collections in Torbay are now caught up with, with around 1% of households (855 customers) out of 66,000 households still to get back on track for their usual collection date, following the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Since the government announced the third national lockdown on 5 January 2021, schools within Torbay have been working to provide lunch parcels or vouchers to those children who would normally have received free school meals.

The Eastern Esplanade at Paignton Green has had to be temporarily closed between Paignton Pier and Paignton Club to allow concrete repair works to take place at the Shoreline Restaurant. Pedestrian and cycle access remains available.

Three projects that received accelerated funding from the Towns Fund for Torquay’s Town Deal will start soon.

Waste and recycling crews in Torbay are still working really hard to catch up after the Christmas holidays (between 22 December and 5 January) saw an increase of 157 tonnes of recycling compared to the same period the previous year.

Our administration is drawing up its final budget proposals for 2021/22 which are due to be published on Tuesday 19 January.

As part of our ongoing response to Coronavirus and government guidance on social distancing, Lower Union Lane Car Park, Torquay is currently closed in response to the current Lockdown.

A Public Inquiry into a proposed housing development which was opposed by Torbay Council, which says it “goes against the Neighbourhood Plan” starts on Tuesday 12th January 2020.

We are aware of some confusion about free school meals during national lockdown restrictions.

Waste and recycling crews in Torbay have been working hard to catch up following the Christmas holidays which have generated a large amount of additional materials.

If you have symptoms of coronavirus it is essential that you self-isolate and arrange to get tested.

Following the government’s announcement of a national lockdown from 5 January 2021, we are urgently ensuring support for our most vulnerable communities and, in line with government guidance, making essential changes to some of the services available to our communities.

Following the recent announcement that England is going into another national lockdown, here is an update on what’s happening with Torbay’s Waste and Recycling Services.

Statement regarding school closures following the national lockdown announcement.

The government has announced England is in National lockdown from Tuesday 5 January 2021