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Herald Express
Take a safari around town to spot Malcolm's marvellous menagerie
RETIREE artist has filled his home town with more than 300 animal sculptures - which now even has its own safari bus tour.
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May 20, 2026
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Blue flag row rumbles on
TORBAY’S “over-reaction” in pulling out of the global blue flag beach scheme could cause lasting damage to its tourism industry, it has been claimed.
1 min |
May 20, 2026
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Council's refusal to part with skate park at Monksbridge sparks fears
COUNCILLORS have clashed over the future of five parcels of land in Brixham.
2 min |
May 20, 2026
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£19.8m ‘first step’ in stronger Torcross sea defences
THE Government has given the goahead for the “critical first step” in strengthening sea defences for a storm-hit South Devon community.
1 min |
May 13, 2026
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Bay misses out on sea front wheel as another makes short visit nearby
TORQUAY’S summer sea front wheel will be missing from the resort's waterfront this summer.
2 min |
May 13, 2026
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Call to banish 'church tax'
AN MP is calling on the Government to scrap a new 'church tax' he says could lead to a wave of closures across the county.
1 min |
May 13, 2026
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Embankment damaged in storms being reinstated with 6,000 tonnes of ball clay
MAJOR repairs have begun on a footpath and cycle path battered by storms Bert, Bram and Chandra.
2 min |
May 13, 2026
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Unhappy campers as council stops use of fields for temporary pitches
A TEMPORARY campsite was removed from fields in Brixham after Torbay Council stepped in to stop campers from using them.
1 min |
May 06, 2026
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Warning issued not to try to enter 'extremely dangerous' hotel site
URBAN explorers have been warned to stay away as Torbay Council begins the demolition of a fire-damaged Torquay hotel.
2 min |
May 06, 2026
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Port attracts thousands to enjoy the pirate's life
SHIVER me timbers, a parade of pirates landed in Brixham for the annual Pirate Festival with crowds of townsfolk and visitors dressed up as swashbucklers and scallywags.
1 min |
May 06, 2026
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Five-storey block of flats to be built despite concerns
A FORMER paint factory in Brixham is to be demolished and turned into a five-storey block of flats despite neighbours saying the new design is 'overbearing'.
1 min |
May 06, 2026
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Woman who stole from pub is convicted nine years after thefts
A WOMAN has been convicted of stealing from a pub - nine years after committing the crime.
1 min |
April 29, 2026
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Anger as unlimited access permitted to rooftop bar with no consultation
TORBAY Council has come under fire for a behind-closed-doors decision to do away with restrictions preventing locals from visiting the plush rooftop bar of a new hotel.
3 min |
April 29, 2026
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Fears over hospital’s future as staff are offered voluntary redundancy
OUTH Devon’s MPs have called on the health secretary to act after the “distressing” news that Torbay Hospital is offering staff redundancy packages.
2 min |
April 29, 2026
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Shop owner jailed for sexual assault of girl
A VAPE shop owner has been jailed following his sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl.
1 min |
April 29, 2026
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Hotel to be partially demolished
A HOTEL badly damaged by fire will be partially demolished.
1 min |
April 29, 2026
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Peter’s heartfelt thanks to life-saver Colin
A TEIGNMOUTH man has been reunited with a South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) crew member who helped save his life.
2 min |
April 29, 2026
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Classroom gutted as fire at school treated as arson
A TEMPORARY classroom adjacent to a playing field was gutted by fire at King Edward VI Community College in Totnes at the weekend.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
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£40k 'fighting fund' for legal action against NHS plans for bay hospital
A £40,000 fighting fund has been launched by campaigners battling to preserve crucial Torbay hospital services.
2 min |
April 15, 2026
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Fund helps communities to ride out cost-of-living 'shocks'
A FUND is being set up to help local families facing financial shocks.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
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Police investigating arson as cause of two fires at hotel
THE fires at the derelict Sherwood Hotel in Torquay over Easter are being investigated as possible arson, police say.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
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Man's ban from town centre is extended
A MAN has been given an extended ban from Torquay town centre after further concerns were raised about antisocial behaviour, including public intoxication and abuse.
1 min |
April 15, 2026
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Protestors take action in bid to halt intended demolition of structurally 'unsafe' toilet block
WORKERS turning up to demolish a derelict Brixham toilet block on Monday found themselves at the centre of a noisy protest.
3 min |
April 15, 2026
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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.
1 min |
April 08, 2026
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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.
1 min |
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.
3 min |
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.
1 min |
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.
1 min |
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.
2 min |
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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