Retail and hospitality businesses in Brixham are invited to attend a business roundtable to discuss the issues affecting them. The roundtable, hosted by Caroline Voaden MP, will take place at Rockfish, Brixham, on Friday 17th October between 8.30am and 10.00am. To...
Meet your candidates for the South Devon Parliamentary seat. This meeting will be a ‘Question Time’ format with a panel of candidates introducing themselves and what they stand for, followed by a Question and Answer session.
Anthony Mangnall has organised a series of open meetings in South Devon with representatives of South West Water. Residents are invited to attend to hear from SWW about their work, pose questions and share their views. The first meetings will be in Brixham on 30th...
Cut-price parking will tempt Christmas shoppers to spend their seasonal cash in Torbay, councillors are hoping. From December 1 to Christmas Eve, there will be reduced fees in selected Torbay Council car parks, allowing shoppers and visitors to pay for an hour and...
Eligible businesses can now apply for their RESTART GRANT from Torbay Council. This applies to shops, personal care businesses (e.g. hair dressers, nail salons), hospitality, tourism and leisure businesses. It's worth £6k - £18k so an important boost to the spring's...
The deadline for businesses signing up to workplace testing has been extended to 12 April. The national offer of Workplace Testing has been expanded to allow employers to order free test kits direct from the government to pass to their workforce so that employees can...
MP Anthony Mangnall is calling on the hospitality industry to be given the support it needs to recover after the Covid-19 pandemic. A petition arrived at the House of Commons on January 11 calling for the creation of a Minister for Hospitality in UK...
The Growth Support Kickstart Team is delighted to announce that businesses operating in the tourism sector are invited to apply for the second round of the Kickstart Grant Scheme when the application window reopens at midday on Monday (21 September). After the initial...
The Prime Minister bought himself a portion of fish and chips during a visit to Brixham Harbour on 23 August. Boris Johnson paid £7.75 in cash for the hake and chips from the Rockfish takeaway. He posed for selfies with queuing customers in the shop before putting on...
A plan to build a new breakwater to protect Brixham Harbour has been backed by councillors. The £14m scheme for a high-tech floating northern breakwater had been proposed by harbourmaster Adam Parnell. A meeting of Torbay Council backed the scheme to go forward for...
Applications are being sought for the latest round of Devon County Council's Business Promotion Grant. Grants of up to £1,500 are available to help companies looking to reach new customers. The funding, which is offered through a competitive bidding process, is aimed...
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has formally commenced an electoral review of Torbay Council. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the review and seek your views on future ward boundaries for the council. The Commission is carrying out a...