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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has embarked on his programme of devolution, by giving all mayors of city regions in England a share of income tax revenue. But devolution must work for everyone. Over half of England does not have elected mayors. Torbay should not lose out on funding.

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Devon and Cornwall are now officially in drought. England has received just 7% of the long-term average rainfall for July, falling to just 1% for southern England. The Environment Agency is encouraging efficient water use.

Report an environmental problemHow to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.www.gov.uk

Paignton Carnival took place this week! There were huge crowds and it was lovely talking to residents and tourists on the way round. Thank you to Safe Sustainable Travel Torbay for the use of their tandem! You can get involved at www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/safe-susta... #Paignton #PaigntonCarnival

Paignton Station Update: The Station reopened on Tuesday morning to local stopping trains between Paignton and Newton Abbot. The fire damage means the platform will remain temporarily closed to the nine carriage services between Paignton and London Paddington.

Congratulations to one of Torquay’s own, Sam Tolchard, for winning Gold in the men’s bowls singles, and to one of Paignton’s own, Abigail Martin, who won Silver in the women’s floor event and Bronze in the gymnastics team event.

Phoenix Rising supports women over 18 in domestic abuse situations and having left their abusive relationships. I met with their Chief Executive, Claire, to discuss their vital work in our Bay. They also provide trauma-informed support training for professionals.

Torquay Banking Hub is expected to open in the latter part of this year. It will be located at Unit 2, 78 Fleet Walk, Fleet Street, Fleet Walk Shopping Centre, Torquay, TQ2 5EB. They will be holding a launch event and inviting community groups and connections. I will be posting further updates.

The Government has backtracked and unveiled a new bursary worth £4500 per household to help 16 to 18 year olds into apprenticeships, to alleviate the disincentive for families on Universal Credit taking up a traineeship. I have campaigned for this consistently and am thrilled to see this news.

Castle Circus Post Office has failed to reopen. I have received communications from the Post Office that the branch has not opened for operational reasons. I have pressed them to elaborate this situation with when we can expect the post office to reopen, and I will be in touch with an update.

Castle Circus Post Office in Torquay has reopened. As soon as I heard about the closure, my team and I pushed them to explore a temporary postmaster. So I am pleased to see this reopening. www.postofficeviews.co.uk/national-con... #PostOffice #Torquay #CastleCircus

Castle Circus TQ2 5RA - 154552 - Post Office - Citizen SpaceFind and participate in consultations run by the Post Officewww.postofficeviews.co.uk

Torbay Council thinks that our area is looking 'phenomenally clean.' Does this look clean to you! Liberal Democrats are pressing for the Conservative-run Council to clean up our area, including pavements in Torquay. #Torbay #Torquay #Paignton #torbayweekly #TorbayHour #BoostTorbay #brixham

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Paignton Rail Station remains closed after the fire last week. However, I have received an update from Network Rail that the station is hopefully set to reopen very soon this week. I have requested a meeting with Transport Secretary to discuss how we can address any issues that might come up.

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If you need any help or want to raise an issue my dedicated team and I are there to help. We have worked on over 20,000 issues that have been raised since I became your MP two years ago. I'm proud to stand up for our community and we are working hard to make the Bay an even better place. #Torbay

Antisocial behaviour and SEND services were some of the issues my team and I encountered when knocking on doors in Barton and Watcombe. We will be focussing on tackling all the issues residents raised with us. If you have a problem please don't hesitate to write to steve.darling.mp@parliament.uk.

After hearing from residents that they were suffering from delays with receiving post in the TQ4 area, I got in touch with Royal Mail to raise this problem. I have since received the response that mail deliveries in the TQ4 area have been impacted due to colleagues being absent with sickness.

Here's what I've been up to in the last week in Torbay...

The Work and Pensions Committee, which I sit on, has published a new report urging the Government to address the more than 1 million young people not in education, employment or training by cutting NI contributions for under-25s. publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5902/cm...

Youth employment, education and trainingReport of the Work and Pensions Committeepublications.parliament.uk

Here is a Friday blooper from my video inviting Andy Burnham to Torbay! Jennie is enjoying the best of Torbay's coasts! #Torbay #Torquay #Paignton #torbayweekly #TorbayHour #BoostTorbay #brixham #CommunityMatters #southdevon

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Hospice leaders are calling for sustainable funding. You can add your voice to their calls by signing this petition: www.change.org/p/make-hospi...

Network Rail update on Paignton station: The signal box at Paignton station is now operational again but the station remains closed to passengers as it remains unsafe. While structural assessments indicate that both the footbridge and canopy remain sound, they have sustained significant damage.