It’s a global fascination 15:23, 09 Dec 2025Updated 15:25, 09 Dec 2025 Torbay families were among the first to ride the bay’s world-famous Train of Lights in the run-up to Christmas. The train, which runs on the Dartmouth Steam Railway’s line between Paignton and Kingswear, is festooned with strings of …
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The countdown has begun for the return of Torbay’s most popular and spectacular Christmas event. The annual Bay of Lights transforms the English Riviera into a glittering wonderland of light and sound. This year’s festive celebration promises to be brighter, bolder, and more magical than ever before, says organisers. Dates …
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Torbay Cemetery & Crematorium is inviting families to remember fathers and father-figures next month and has a number of special ways to help them do just that. On Sunday 18 June – Father’s Day itself – between 9.30am and 1pm, local people are being invited to visit the crematorium and …
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A Torquay comic book artist who draws some of the most recognisable characters from the cartoons and toy shops of the Eighties and Nineties has designed what could be the last postage stamp ever to carry the Queen’s head. Stamps featuring the Transformers are being issued by the Royal Mail …
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The boss of Devon’s biggest bus operator has revealed that the plight of stranded passengers in the county wakes him up in the middle of the night. “It is something I really struggle with,” said Stagecoach South West managing director Mike Watson. “It is emotionally draining for all of us.” …
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Torbay’s MP Kevin Foster is calling on the Royal Mail to withdraw its objection to the compulsory purchase of Crossways shopping centre in Paignton. The concrete complex including a multi-storey car park is almost empty of shops and has been described as an ‘eyesore’. Torbay Council has drawn up plans …
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The Royal Mail and the owner of Crossways shopping centre in Paignton have objected to a compulsory purchase order for the complex, which Torbay Council wants to demolish and replace with flats. The concrete centre including a multi-storey car park between Hyde Road and Torquay Road is mostly empty, and …
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