Call boxes in Torbay could be replaced with multi-media hubs
Planning applications have been put forward to replace street payphones with three-metre-tall multi-media hubs. BT is bidding for four of the hubs in Torquay to provide free ultra-fast wifi, phone calls and phone charging. The proposed hub locations are near…
Former Exeter policeman named honorary alderman
A former lord mayor of Exeter who served in the police for 30 years has been appointed an honorary alderman. Percy Prowse, 72, is only the 16th person to be awarded the recognition since 1981. Mr Prowse, a familiar figure…
Application for new vintage arcade in Exeter put forward
Guy HendersonLocal Democracy Reporting Service Supervideo/Exeter City Council A planning application has been put forward for an amusement arcade in Exeter City Centre A planning application for a new amusement arcade in Exeter has been submitted. Paignton-based company Supervideo Ltd,…
Health secretary Wes Streeting urged to visit Torbay Hospital
Guy HendersonLocal Democracy Reporting Service Guy Henderson/LDRS MP Steve Darling (bottom left) wants Health Secretary Wes Streeting to visit Torbay Hospital A Devon MP has urged the health secretary to visit a “crumbling” hospital which he said was in desperate…
Work starts on £13.5m Paignton and Preston seafront revamp
Guy HendersonLocal Democracy Reporting Service Guy Henderson New sea defences, seating terraces, greenery and upgraded promenades are among the changes A multi-million pound revamp of two seafronts has started in what a council has described as one of its biggest…