Libdem councillors demand sight of Planning Services report

Liberal Democrats on Torbay Council have demanded the release of a peer review into the planning service of the Council. Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Torbay Council Steve Darling said “We have been promised copies of the action plan to tackle the issues identified in this report, weeks ago,...

New Member of Torbay Council

Despite there having been no local elections in Torbay there will be a new face at this week's Full Council meetings. A few weeks ago, Coral, Cllr Mandy Darling’s guide dog retired and was rehomed by fellow Liberal Democrat councillor Adrian Sanders. Now, following a period of intensive training...

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Sanders Says Thank You

Adrian Sanders who was Torbay's MP for 18 years between 1997 and 2015, has announced he will not be contesting the election on 8th June and has thanked constituents for their past support. "I have been genuinely touched and surprised at the enormous number of messages of support and offers of hel...

Local LibDems back "Save Our Hospitals - Red Line Protest"

On Saturday 1 April, Torbay Liberal Democrats joined the Save Our Hospital Services red line demonstration at Lowes Bridge entrance to Torbay hospital.   Torquay campaigner Swithin Long said: “It was good to see people from a number of political backgrounds coming together to protest against thes...

Torbay Council to back formation of Housing company

At the Full Council meeting  to be held on the 6th of April, Liberal Democrat councillors on Torbay Council are set to back the next step in the establishment of a housing company in Torbay, The project is mostly driven by the need for the Council to generate income in the light of the savage cut...

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12 story block approved but lessons must be learned

Letter to local press from Steve Darling, leader of Torbay Libdem councillors. Dear Sir The decision to allow the building of a 12 storey block of flats on Torquay harbourside is a landmark decision for Torbay in a number of ways.  While there is little to be gained from going over the decision a...

Torbay Council hopefully to build more afforable housing

Liberal Democrats on Torbay Council have welcomed a decision at last week’s Full Council meeting to take the next step in enabling the local authority to start building houses and flats in the bay for sale and rent. This is possible because the council can borrow the money at historically low rat...

Planning meetings should be when working people can attend

Torbay Lib Dems call for Planning meetings to take place at time when working people can attend.