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Torbay
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any TQ postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Torbay
- 0planning applications this week
- 3planning decisions this week
- 20hygiene scores this month
- 4,609local businesses listed
- 30food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Cockington Lane (Openreach)
8 Oct to 9 Oct. Work on pipes or cables in the road and on the verge. The road will be closed.
Cockington Lane, Torquay -
Road closed: Whidborne Avenue (South West Water)
5 Oct to 9 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the verge. The road will be closed.
Whidborne Avenue, Wellswood, Torquay
Torbay in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
4,313crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£249kmiddle price, 569 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
18applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
23hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
50roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
What's on
24events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
12street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
42schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
154GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
267charities based in TorbayEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory4,609 shops, trades and services across Torbay, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
Your streets, every Sunday evening
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Questions people ask
What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any TQ postcode in Torbay, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Torbay too.