Torquay, UK, Composer, Percussionist, and Environmentalist Donald Knaack (aka The Junkman™) has been appointed the Ambassador of Arts Education for the UNESCO English Riviera Global Geopark, based in Torquay.

An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco across Devon, Somerset and Torbay uncovered more than 8,100 cigarettes and four kilos of hand-rolling tobacco, all believed to be illicit.

The newly refurbished toilets in Bank Lane were officially opened today (Monday 24 September) following a £125,000 refurbishment.

Torbay is set to be transformed into a giant game this Autumn as thousands of residents compete to see if their school, community or business can walk, run or cycle the furthest.

Residents in Devon, Somerset and Torbay are being offered the chance to have an independent motor expert review the quality of a recent vehicle service.

Torbay Council would like to hear your views on a new trial of body worn cameras.

Anyone looking for a new job can meet with Torbay and South Devon employers, who are actively recruiting, at the South Devon Jobs Fair in Torquay on Friday 5 October.

Torbay’s Public Health Team is supporting World Suicide Prevention Day on Monday 10 September by asking the residents of Torbay to take a minute to check on friends and family and to simply ask how they are ‘actually’ doing.

Continuing a year of exciting and dynamic touring exhibitions and record breaking visitor numbers, Torre Abbey Museum welcomes The Artists of St. Ives this autumn.