Plans for new Aldi in Ivybridge refused by councillors
Plans to build an Aldi store have been refused by councillors due to concerns over its impact on neighbouring properties. More than 1,200 people supported the application for the site in Ivybridge, Devon, which the supermarket’s real estate director Elliot…
Torquay factory building faces demolition after years of decay
A once-thriving factory which helped power a town’s engineering legacy is set to be torn down. The Elektron building on Woodland Trading Estate, formerly home to Sifam, was a major employer in Torquay, producing electrical instruments and fibre-optic tech in…
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…