On the 1 April 2018 Torbay and Plymouth’s Children’s Services will commence the formal contractual arrangement for the delivery of Children’s Services in Torbay.

Torbay Council would like to thank everyone involved in helping to get Torbay ready for the Easter bank holiday after significant damage was caused by Storm Emma and severe snow and ice.

A new season of entertainment gets underway this spring at the Palace Theatre in Paignton with a packed calendar of music, dance, drama and famous names.

Traders selling age-restricted goods in Devon, Somerset and Torbay are urged not to put their livelihoods at risk and use a free online training tool to help them stay on the right side of the law.

The restoration work to the Grade II Listed fountain at Princess Gardens is nearing completion.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Torbay Council and partners, were this week (21 March) announced as the winner in the Health and Social Care category in the 2018 national Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards.

The first phase of the essential highway safety works on the A3022 Brixham Road to the east (Paignton side) of Churston Mill Farm (locally known as Strawberry Bends), will be ending shortly, allowing traffic flow to return to normal for the Easter holiday break.

Work at Princess Gardens has begun to prepare for the arrival of the English Riviera Wheel and Carousel.

The Riviera International Centre will once again play host to the annual Torbay Schools’ Festival of Performing Arts.

Work is continuing on the recovery programme for Storm Emma along with any damage from the weekend’s snowfall.

The summer parking charges to Torbay car parks will be coming into force today and the charges for on street parking will be changing on Thursday 22 March 2018.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for ice across Devon, from 1900 hours on Monday 19 March until 0900 hours on Tuesday 20 March.

Due to the adverse weather Torbay Council is doing all it can to ensure that staff and residents remain safe. Plans have been activated to ensure that the council can deal with issues arising from adverse conditions.

Torbay Council is putting measures in place to ensure it is prepared for more forecast snow at the weekend.

Torbay Council is supporting National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day on 18 March 2018.

Roads along Torquay seafront will be closed on Sunday 25 March so the Riviera Classic, which is one of the country’s premier youth cycle races, can take place.

A contract has got underway this week on the widened section of Princess Pier which will give people better access.

One week on from Storm Emma and the adverse weather conditions, work is continuing on Torbay’s recovery programme to repair the significant damage it caused.

Torbay Council has awarded the Torbay Community Development Trust £95,000 to facilitate the running of the community bus routes 60, 65 and a replacement for the 67.

Work is continuing at pace on the recovery programme for Torbay following the severe damage caused by Storm Emma.

Statement regarding the Fake Homeless campaign - 7 March 2018.

A new joint Director of Children’s Service has been appointed to lead Plymouth and Torbay’s Children’s Services as part of the formal contractual arrangement between the two councils.

Work has started on a recovery programme for Torbay following significant damage caused by Storm Emma.

Torbay Council has taken the difficult decision to temporarily close the wooden decking on Beacon Quay on Torquay harbour.

As part of Torbay Council’s recovery process, inspections are taking place across the bay to assess the damage caused by Storm Emma and the strength of the sea.

Torbay has now moved out of emergency mode and enters the recovery phase following significant damage caused by the ‘Beast from the East’.

In light of the recent adverse weather conditions there will be some changes made to your waste collections week commencing 5 March 2018.

Torbay remains in an emergency response mode following the damage caused by severe weather, but the council is planning for the recovery phase.

Gritters are now focusing on primary red and blue routes across Torbay as more snow falls on higher ground.

People in Torbay are being encouraged to stay safe and stay away from exposed sea front locations, because spring tides and a possible storm surge could cause more high water levels and over topping.

After continuing treatments on our road, including ploughing overnight, most primary routes are now passable with care, although travel is not recommended unless absolutely necessary.

Highways and TOR2 staff have been working hard since Wednesday to grit Torbay’s road network.

Torbay Council is urging people not to venture out by vehicle or on foot.

As the met office issues a severe weather warning, Torbay Council is doing all it can to ensure that staff and residents remain safe.

Update from TOR2 on the household waste and recycling collections on 1 March 2018.