Allotment-holders in Torbay can now enter this year's Bay Blooms competition.

Bay Blooms, organised by Tor2, is open to all Torbay residents to enter.

Among the 20 categories is one for allotments.

Entries will be judged during July and August with cups and certificates to be won for achievement and expertise, with a presentation ceremony in October.

The event is sposnored by Suttons, Torbay Town Centres Company and Riviera FM.

For more information and an entry form email bayblooms@tor2.co.uk. The closing date is June 18.

The oldest allotment holder in Torbay has celebrated his 100th birthday.

Walter Stabb has been growing fruit and veg for more than 40 years at Dixons Land in Brixham.

During the second world war Walter was in the Home Guard and ran his own market garden at Furzeham.

He later worked as groundsman at the Coombe Bank Hotel in New Road and then became the groundsman for Churston Ferrers Grammar School.

Read the full report here.

Free manure is on offer to anyone in Paignton who can collect it.

Call  07791 940532 (KERRY) or  07882 235023 (EMMA).

Collection is from Edginswell Lane, between Torquay and Kingskerswell, with easy access for cars, trailers and vans.

Allotment holders in Paignton have just one week left to pay their annual rent, or face being served with a month's notice.

A number of holders have yet to return their contracts, sent out at the start of April, which must be back with payment by May 10.

After May 10 the committee will send out letters to those who haven't paid and could serve people with a month's notice to quit their plots.

The contracts also allow the society to issue people who haven't paid with a financial penalty.

Keith Parker, the society chairman, told a meeting of the society this week that he understood that even though rents were low some people may have trouble paying them - so the society would take this into consideration.

Plotholders served with notice will have an opportunity to make their case.

The June meeting on the PHGAS committee will be held on June 6 from 7.30pm in the RAOB club in New Street, Paignton.

The meeting is open to al