Torbay

Torbay Hospital, one of the oldest in the NHS dating back to the 1920s, and Leeds General Infirmary have both reported problems with sewage leaks and flooding too and are in the same position.

According to Ofsted, schools in Cornwall, Plymouth and Torbay had rates of persistent absence - meaning pupils attend fewer than 90% of classes - of about 23% in autumn 2023 and spring 2024, putting them among the highest in England.

According to Ofsted, Torbay's persistent absence rate was 23.2% while Plymouth's was 23.1% and Cornwall's was 22.7%.

Schools in Cornwall, Plymouth and Torbay have been working on schemes to encourage pupils who regularly do not attend to come to class more often.

Since returning to office in July, Labour has announced four devolution deals: Greater Lincolnshire, Hull and East Yorkshire, Devon and Torbay, and Lancashire.