Creating lasting benefits through local job opportunities, educational outreach, and support for community events.

The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 is bringing in a new era for private renting in Torbay. The reforms mean new rights and responsibilities for landlords, letting agents and tenants. 

With just one month to go, excitement is soaring for the 10th anniversary English Riviera Airshow which takes place from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 May.

Our Public Health team has partnered with SAFE South West to install a new bench and a collection of mental health support plaques in community locations across Torbay.

Our Fostering team will be attending a series of local events across Torbay and wider Devon throughout May including Foster Care Fortnight (11 – 24 May).

Due to the dangerous condition of the structure and the lack of apparent engagement from the building’s owners, we have exercised our powers under the Building Act 1984.

Torbay residents are now invited to apply for a grant to help keep their homes warm.

Our next Residents Engagement event will be at the Brixham Celebration event at Scala Hall, Brixham on Saturday 25 April from 10am to 2pm.

We are submitting a Listed Building Consent (LBC) application to support a programme of community outreach and engagement as part of the ongoing work to restore Torquay Pavilion.

Work has now started on upgrading Torbay’s street lighting system - new LED lights being installed from 20 April, starting in Torquay then Brixham and Paignton.

Residents, visitors and local businesses are being asked to share why they visit and value Berry Head, and their views on its future management, as work begins on the creation of a new, integrated management plan for the area.

People living or working in parts of Paignton are being asked to come forward to help guide a fund that will shape their future.

A new Housing Needs Assessment is set to go before Cabinet for approval, outlining both the housing options available today and what is likely to be required in the years ahead.

Torbay Council has introduced the English Riviera Beach Standards (ERBS), a new locally designed and managed framework that celebrates the diversity of the Bay’s coastline while strengthening environmental protection and safeguarding water quality.