Kevin Foster raising a question in today's Contaminated Blood Inquiry Debate Tuesday, 23 April, 2024 In the 1970s and 1980s around 5,000 people with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders were infected with HIV and hepatitis viruses through the use of contaminated clotting factors, some unwittingly then passing it on to their partners. Since those times more than 3,000 people have died and of the 1,250 people infected with HIV less than 250 are still alive, these only being alive due to... Local NewsMedia
COVID-19 Keyworker Testing Facility – book a test today! 26th April 2020 The key testing site in Torquay is now in place and I am advised there are still some slots available today (Sunday 26th April 2020) for keyworkers in the Bay. Local News
Fishing Support Scheme Announced 18th April 2020 Given the impact of the current situation on the fishing industry in our bay Torbay’s MP Kevin Foster has welcomed a £10 million fund for England’s fishing and... Local NewsMedia
Waste Collection Pay Cut Proposal Binned 9th April 2020 Torbay’s MP Kevin Foster has welcomed the announcement a proposed pay cut for some of Torbay’s bin collection staff he had branded as “appalling” has been... Local NewsMedia
Getting New Station Scheme Back On Track 29th February 2020 There is new hope for a project to build a new station at Edginswell as the Government announced a third round of the New Stations Fund. The latest round will... Local NewsMedia
£620,000 to Tackle Rough Sleeping in Torbay 28th February 2020 Torbay’s MP Kevin Foster has welcomed news Torbay will receive an additional £620,000 to tackle rough sleeping this year to support some of the most vulnerable... Local NewsMedia
Kevin Backs Pledges To Increase Maximum Sentences For Animal Cruelty 20th February 2020 Torbay’s MP Kevin Foster recently renewed his pledge to support changing the law to increase the maximum sentences for animal cruelty. Currently, Courts in... Local NewsMedia
£620,000 to Tackle Rough Sleeping in Torbay 29th January 2020 Torbay’s MP Kevin Foster has welcomed news Torbay Council will receive £620,000.00 to tackle rough sleeping this year. The Government has announced councils... Local NewsMedia
Residents Must Be Heard On Magistrate's Court Surgery Plans 27th January 2020 Torbay’s MP, Kevin Foster, has made clear residents views must be heard on plans to merge the services provided by one of Torbay’s largest GP Practices into the... Local NewsMedia
Schools Minister Visits Torbay 20th January 2020 Schools Minister, Nick Gibb MP, visited Torbay after local MPs Kevin Foster and Anthony Mangnall invited him to hear directly from local Secondary Heads about... Local NewsMedia