Here's some early festive cheer for town centre traders and shoppers

For a fifth consecutive year, Torbay Council are offering their ‘pay for an hour, stay for the day’ parking promotion over the festive season. The offer will run from Friday December 1 to Tuesday January 2 in selected council car parks.
The Town Hall says the promotion supports town centres during the festive period by encouraging shoppers to fully explore what the main towns and surrounding areas have to offer – without worrying that their parking will expire.
This offer has been extended from previous years to coincide with the popular Bay of Lights Illumination Trail, allowing both retail and leisure visitors to take advantage up to January 2.
Cllr Adam Billings, Cabinet Member for Pride in Place, Culture and Events and Parking, said; “We recognise how important the Christmas trading season is for our local business community. Reduced parking fees are a great incentive for people to come to our town centres and support local traders. I am also delighted to be able to confirm the offer will be extended until January 2 to allow residents and visitors to take full advantage of our excellent Bay of Lights Illumination Trail. Our towns offer a unique attraction with a diverse range of retail and leisure activities alongside our stunning natural coastline and harbour areas. The parking offer has always been very popular and I hope people will choose to take advantage of it again this year.”
The scheme will run from 1 December to 2 January (inclusive) at the following car parks:
Torquay – Lower Union Lane and Union Square (closes at 7pm)
Paignton – Victoria multi-storey
Brixham – Central (up to the maximum stay), Freshwater and Oxen Cove
The fee will cover parking from when visitors arrive until midnight the same day (excluding Union Square which closes at 7pm, and Brixham Central which limits parking time to a maximum of 3 hours).
Fees are in line with zone charges.
For Lower Union Lane, payment should be on entry and not when you leave.
Free on-street parking in Torquay and Paignton - the usual free street parking will still apply in Torquay and Paignton on Sundays in December on the following roads:
Torquay – Magdalene Road, Lymington Road, Castle Road, Union Street, Babbacombe Road
Paignton – Palace Avenue