Nearly a quarter of Devon GP practices are outstanding according to quality inspectors, compared to just 4 percent of practices in England. And the percentage of Devon’s care homes rated outstanding is twice the national average.
57 percent of the children in the South West waiting for adoptive families are brothers and sisters in groups of two or more according to new information published today to mark National Adoption Week , this week.
Business, organisations and residents are being asked for their views on plans to drive up productivity in Devon and across the Heart of the South West area.
Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed overnight on Thursday (19 October) to enable work on the mast arm for the pedestrian crossing at Glasshouse Lane to be completed
The County Council is asking pedestrians to stay safe and use temporary crossing arrangements provided while work is carried out on Bideford Long Bridge
Night time closures will be in place on Bridge Road in Exeter over four evenings from Monday 9 October to Thursday 12 October
Scores of primary school children will migrate to Exeter next week to discover where good food comes from.
Traffic signals at the junction of Pennsylvannia Road, Union Road and Prince of Wales Road in Exeter are due to be replaced, starting from Monday 9 October
Building work has started on the first primary school at Sherford.
Cabinet recommended to support a long term strategy for improvements to the North Devon Link Road – prioritising an £88 million first phase bid for government funds for road widening and junction improvements
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and women with a learning disability are the least likely to attend screenings, even though it can save their life.
Her example has prompted the creation of a new weekly class run by Learn Devon for adults who want to learn to read and write.
Rachel and Ben from Exeter are almost at the end of their foster to adopt journey, with their application to adopt 26 week old Chloe due to be decided on by the courts at the end of September. They have shared their Devon Adoption story with us…
