Devon News

Local politicians have given a mixed reaction to news that Devon County Council’s chief executive is one of the highest paid local government officials in the country.

South West Water customers have raised more than £11.4 million for WaterAid since 1990 after adding £653,000 in donations last year.

One hundred per cent of families of children with Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) have been allocated places in their first-choice mainstream school from September.

Funding to support children who have had a parent sent to prison will continue.

Patients eligible for COVID –19 vaccination are being encouraged to get themselves protected this Spring.

Anyone voting at a polling station next month needs to make sure they have appropriate photo ID.

Devon County Council has launched a pilot project using robots to help them understand how best to support young people who struggle to attend school because of feelings of worry, anxiety and overwhelm.

From 1 April 2025, the cost of parking at the trusts sites is increasing for those who pay. The income from parking goes to the Trust and helps support its services. Prices are reviewed and updated regularly to ensure we cover costs.

The Government has confirmed a 11.87% decrease in this year’s Household Support Fund allocation.

Devon County Council have introduced a new booking system for parents to access and book sessions on their Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.

Efforts to improve adult health and social care provision in Devon have “not gone far enough”, according to an outgoing scrutiny chair.

A total of £7.7 million will be invested in walking and cycling schemes across Devon in 2025/26.

People may have to pay to go onto Dartmoor in future unless the government comes up with a new way of funding national parks.

In a hard-hitting report, Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez has said she is ‘deeply disappointed’ at Devon & Cornwall Police’s handling of complaints from the public.

A 12-month trial which will alter the dimming regime of around 80% of Devon’s residential streetlights will get underway next month (April).

Labour has vented anger over the absence of an Exeter-centric option for how Devon’s councils could be revamped.

How long a new devolved piece of local government in Devon can survive is already unknown according to its most senior officials amid Westminster’s revamped plans for councils.

Battery fires are on the rise

Dog walkers are being urged to keep their canines under control, especially during lambing season.

It’s Food Waste Action Week and one simple way consumers can reduce the amount of food they throw away is to buy loose fruit and veg

Devon County Council’s delayed Ofsted report is likely to be published May’s local elections, amid ongoing discussions about its contents.

Parents, young people and providers were among those celebrating supported internships at a recent Exeter Future Skills Centre event.

Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service (HOTSWTS) took part in a major operation to disrupt the sale of illegal tobacco across the region.

Data has to be the driving force behind Devon’s upcoming local authority shake-up, according to the county council’s outgoing leader who has warned against hopes of “massive savings”.

Have you ever experienced someone exposing themselves and dismissed it as a joke? Or felt the unsettling gaze of someone watching you getting changed, only to brush it off as harmless? Think again.

Two members of an organised crime gang who helped traffic tens of thousands of pounds-worth of cocaine into the South West have been jailed.

Devon County Council has received its largest ever funding award from the Department for Education (DfE) for the expansion of its successful Train4Tomorrow adult skills training programme.

Devon County Councillors have approved plans for just over £10.3 million of improvements to the bus network across the county.

A £1 million pot of cash aimed at reducing waiting times for autism assessments in Devon might not be renewed.

It looks like Devon County Council won’t overspend this year, reversing a previous expectation. However, it’s unlikely to save money either.

Plans for future transport improvements in Devon and Torbay have been endorsed by Devon County Councillors.

Devon County Councils annual Flood Risk Management Action Plan for the upcoming financial year has been rubber stamped by councillors.

A series of ‘ambitious’ and ‘transformational’ plans to develop cycling and walking improvements across Devon has been given the greenlight by members of Devon County Councils ruling cabinet.