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The front of Torquay Town Hall on a winter's day

Plans to raise council tax in Torbay by 4.75%

Torbay Council plans to raise council tax by 4.75% as part of it budget for 2025-26.

Torquay Pavilion exterior. The large building is light-grey in colour with a blue pavilion sign. Grass areas are in front of the building.

Councillors 'excluded' from town centre meeting

Mandy Darling says Torbay Council members want to attend to represent residents.

The Holly-Lets building is a mix of two and three storeys with a curved sign reading HOLLY LETS. One of the windows at the top is arched and another has an iron balcony. To its left is a two storey building with a blue sign reading SEASIDE GUESTHOUSE. One of its windows also has an iron balcony. There is a round conservatory on the side and a garden with tables and chairs and a palm tree, surrounded by a high hedge. A car park and the road are just visible on the left.

New homes offer 'chance to grow' for care leavers

Torbay Council agrees that YMCA Exeter can offer care leavers housing in nine flatlets in Paignton.

There are green, blue and black and white murals along the wall of a timber clad building with a sloping roof. The murals show a cyclist and a speaker playing music.

'New way forward' for youth hub as school moves in

A special school will be the main tenant of a youth hub in Paignton which was 'never fully used'.

Oldway Mansion, a grand classical building with a facade featuring tall columns, large windows and a detailed pediment at the top. The stone building is symmetrical, with a central section flanked by two wings. It includes a balcony with decorative railings on the second floor. The roof is dark with several chimneys.

Residents invited to Paignton engagement event

Torbay Council says an event being held is a change to meet councillors and give feedback.

Railings around the Inn on the Green in Paignton. The pub is yellow and has its name written in large grey writing along the front. It is boarded up. There are palm trees either side of it and a large white building behind it. It faces onto a road.

Concern over application to turn pub into car park

The Fragrance Group has submitted plans for a car park on the site of Paignton's Inn on the Green.

An aerial shot of Torbay with grass and the sea with the harbour seen on the left

Second chance for Torbay discount card sign-up

People aged 16 and older who live in Torbay will be able to apply for a discount card.

The flag of Devon which is green with a white cross, bordered by black

Roads, renewal and reform - Devon politics in 2024

Local government in Devon is now on the cusp of major changes.

The photo shows branches of a tree on the left-hand side which has green leaves. Next to it is Torre Abbey, which has turrets of a castle in the middle and along the roof of the building. There is a green space on the right-hand side of the photo which is part of the golf course.

Pitch and putt closes over damage to listed barn

Land previously occupied by Torre Abbey Pitch and Putt could be repurposed, a council says.