£20million windfall for Paignton deprivation hotspots'Investment is welcome, especially in places that are often overlooked'View Image Foxhole, Paignton (Image: Google Street View)Two deprived areas of Paignton have been handed £20million in government money. ‌The handout from the Pride in Place fund was announced next week, with Paignton among 170 communities across the country to get a share. ‌A similar amount of money was made available to deprived areas of Torquay in an earlier phase of the same scheme. Blatchcombe and Blagdon are the areas to receive the money in Paignton. ‌The 'Blatchcombe' council ward ceased to exist in 2019, with much of it being absorbed into the 'Kings Ash' ward.