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MP: Government must scrap punitive 'family farm tax'
THE Government's controversial “family farm tax” will push local farming families to the brink unless urgent steps are taken to stop it, a Devon MP has claimed.
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April 08, 2026
Herald Express
Leisure centres are saved after operator goes bust
A COMPANY which received hundreds of thousands of pounds from West Devon and South Hams councils to keep leisure centres running in recent years has gone into administration.
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April 08, 2026
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Family fed up with Trump move from US to UK’s ‘best place to live’ - on advice from Al
FAMILY has decided to leave the United States because of Donald Trump, and are moving to Torquay because ChatGPT told them it was the best place to live in Britain.
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April 08, 2026
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Better protection for consumers from costly 'subscription traps'
CONSUMERS are to be better protected from 'subscription traps' in a move that will save them a collective £400 million a year, the Government has announced.
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April 08, 2026
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Bay care home placed into special measures after inspection
A CARE home in Paignton has been downgraded following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection.
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April 01, 2026
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Campaigner wins seat on back of local opposition to development
AN independent candidate campaigning to save a Brixham green field site from development has swept to victory in a town council by-election.
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April 01, 2026
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Dismay as NHS severs pioneering bay adult social care partnership
THE local NHS trust has decided to pull the plug on a pioneering social care partnership in Torbay - leaving the bay's council to pick up a £35 million bill.
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April 01, 2026
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Reassurance immediate care unaffected
TORBAY Council leader David Thomas has reassured people using the adult social care services in the bay that there would be no immediate changes to anyone's care
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April 01, 2026
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Bid to stop town centre ASB
A TEMPORARY police dispersal order was slapped on Paignton town centre in a bid to prevent anti-social behaviour.
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April 01, 2026
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Pensioner jailed for assault
A 77-year-old man has been jailed for sexually assaulting a woman.
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March 25, 2026
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Call to examine nature watchdog's evidence on fen
NEWTON Abbot's MP has called for clarity over how the Government's nature watchdog responded to a planning controversy in his constituency.
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March 25, 2026
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Removal of netting signals change as prominent site moves forward
T has been a feature of the Torquay skyline for more than 20 years - but now the landmark netting at the former Living Coasts attraction is coming down.
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March 25, 2026
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No flood prevention funding for communities battered by storms
The storm-battered community of Torcross has been overlooked in a flood defence funding update from the Government, prompting dismay from the area's MP.
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March 25, 2026
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Rapist finally faces justice with DNA link 50 years after attack
A WOMAN raped by a Devon man nearly 50 years ago says she remembers the attack \"like it was yesterday\".
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March 18, 2026
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Call for action to protect ‘off-grid’ residents from price spike
AN MP has said thousands of Devon households which rely on heating oil are ‘getting ripped off’ as prices have gone up so much.
1 min |
March 18, 2026
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Acceptance blue flag beach quality scheme no longer works for Torbay
TORBAY has finally decided to haul down the coveted blue flags it won as part of a long running international project and go it alone.
2 min |
March 18, 2026
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100 jobs powered by new electricity upkeep deal
MORE than 100 jobs have been created after a Devon-based maintenance firm won an eight-year contract from the National Grid to prevent trees from damaging power lines.
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March 18, 2026
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Community can finally celebrate after labour of love to restore country park
THE the completion of a three-year restoration project at Stover Country Park has been marked by the unveiling of a commemorative granite plinth, a new woodland and a celebration of the area's history.
2 min |
March 18, 2026
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Help needed to help fix monastery for community
VOLUNTEERS working to transform a derelict Devon monastery into a thriving new community centre are appealing for Paigntonians with paint brushes.
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March 11, 2026
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SWW admits parasite scandal guilt but questions about who really pays fine
OUTH Devon MP Caroline Voaden has welcomed South West Water’s admission that it supplied water unfit for human consumption during the cryptosporidium outbreak in Brixham.
2 min |
March 11, 2026
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Neglecting bay's hospital amounts to 'corporate vandalism', says MP
ORBAY’S Liberal Democrat MP has accused the previous Tory government of “corporate vandalism” as staff at the bay’s main hospital work in a crumbling building which is hit by sewage leaks.
2 min |
March 11, 2026
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Much to celebrate on 10th anniversary of air show
TORBAY is set to cash in on millions of pounds worth of business as the English Riviera Airshow celebrates its 10th birthday.
1 min |
March 11, 2026
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Two taxi drivers sanctioned
TWO Torbay taxi drivers have been sanctioned following a council hearing into how 'fit and proper' they are to carry on taking passengers in the bay.
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March 04, 2026
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Row over lack of local plan consultation and about new development in town
HUNDREDS of people signed a petition against housing on the outskirts of Brixham when campaigners took to the streets of the town at the weekend.
2 min |
March 04, 2026
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Councillors fall out over budget priorities
Torbay councillors deciding how to manage a £335 million budget
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March 04, 2026
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Pool sends out another SOS as repairs set to cost £70k
A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to help complete repairs to Brixham's Shoalstone pool.
2 min |
March 04, 2026
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Toad Patrol helps amphibians to take care when crossing the road
AS winter turns to spring, a remarkable journey begins in the remote South Hams.
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March 04, 2026
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Ready to roll out £30m investment in new electric bus fleet across bay
WHISPER it, but a £30 million revolution is coming to the streets of Torbay, and you won't hear it coming.
2 min |
February 25, 2026
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Bay opts out of globally accepted best beaches scheme
OPTING out of the international blue flag beach awards will give Torbay a better chance to promote its natural assets, councillors have decided.
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February 25, 2026
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Plea to help fund prosthetic leg to help Alex fulfil sports dream
A BOY from Teignmouth needs fundraising help to buy a specialist prosthetic leg so he can achieve his dreams after undergoing a lifesaving amputation.
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