Torbay’s MP Kevin Foster has welcomed a £546,781 funding boost for Devon & Cornwall Police as part of the Government’s £25 million Safer Streets Fund.

Torbay’s MP Kevin Foster has welcomed the announcement Devon & Cornwall’s Police Force has already been bolstered by an additional 98 officers since the Government launched its major recruitment drive in September 2019.

Torbay’s MP Kevin Foster has welcomed the announcement of two major boosts for Torbay’s tourism and hospitality industry as part of a package of measures announced today (Wednesday 8th July 2020) to help restart our economy and safeguard jobs.

The Government has announced it will:

For decades Paignton Zoo has been educating and entertaining generations of visitors, giving a chance to see up close the animals whose future may rest on the conservation work being undertaken by the experts based there.

Torbay’s MP Kevin Foster has welcomed today’s (Saturday 27th June 2020) announcement Zoos and Aquariums in England are set to receive up to £100 million to help mitigate the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

These last few months have been a worrying and uncertain time, particularly for the Bay’s iconic tourism and hospitality sector.

The Government has announced tourism and visitor attractions will reopen in England from 4 July.

Torbay’s MP Kevin Foster has welcomed new figures showing Torquay and Paignton has received unprecedented economic support to protect jobs and businesses during the Coronavirus outbreak.

Torbay’s MP Kevin Foster has welcomed news Torbay Council will receive £886,457 as part of the launch of the wider NHS Test and Trace Service.

Workers and businesses across Torbay have been given a boost after the Government announced the current furlough scheme would be extended by a further four months, with workers continuing to receive 80% of their current salary.