Devon News from Friday, July 18th, 2025

Devon trading trading standards service continues to work closely with the police together to stamp out the sale of illegal tobacco and vapes – and this week five more shops were closed down.

Devon County Councils health scrutiny committee has expressed ‘concerns’ about plans to replace paid co-responders with trained volunteers across Devon and has asked the ambulance service to ‘pause’ and provide more information within four weeks.

A leading Devon councillor has welcomed the retirement of South West Water’s chief executive Susan Davy, saying it would be an ‘outrage’ to pay her any kind of golden handshake.

A tragic accident occurred in Somerset on Thursday afternoon when a school coach carrying children and staff from an end-of-term trip overturned and slid 20 feet down a bank.