Consultation launched on planning guidance document
A consultation is being held on a planning guidance document which is being prepared to advise the implementation of policies in Local Plans, The Devon Waste Plan and the Devon Minerals Plan
Posted on: 18 April 2018 | Posted in: Environment
Call for nominations for Community Transport Awards
Nominations can now be submitted for Devon County Council’s annual Community Transport Awards
Posted on: 17 April 2018 | Posted in: Community
Almost 99 per cent of Devon children will get preferred primary school place
Nearly 99 per cent of Devon children have been offered one of their three preferred primary schools this September despite a rise in applications, new figures reveal
Posted on: 16 April 2018 | Posted in: Education
Tithebarn Link Road open
The Tithebarn Link Road, which links Exeter with developments to the east of the city, has been completed and has opened to traffic. The new route provides an alternative route to the city avoiding M5 Junction 29
Posted on: 13 April 2018 | Posted in: Business and Economy
Additional emergency work needed on Torridge Bridge near Bideford
Damaged expansion joints and cover plates at the west end of Torridge Bridge, near Bideford, have been replaced but inspections have shown that emergency work is needed on another section of the bridge
Posted on: 13 April 2018 | Posted in: Environment
Images reveal how proposed new bridge in Sidmouth may look
Computer generated images from the County Council illustrate what the proposed replacement for Alma Bridge in Sidmouth could look like
Posted on: 12 April 2018 | Posted in: Environment
New Regional Adoption Agency will reduce waiting times for children awaiting adoption
Local authority adoption services in Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset are joining forces to become a single regional adoption service, under the banner Adopt South West.
Posted on: 12 April 2018 | Posted in: Community
New play area at Grand Western Canal Basin opened
A new £50,000 play area for children aged between three and nine has been unveiled at the Grand Western Canal Basin
Posted on: 12 April 2018 | Posted in: Community
Collapsed culvert replacement underway
Work is underway to replace a collapsed culvert in Moreton Park Road in Bideford which has caused a sinkhole that is posing a flood risk to nearby properties
Posted on: 12 April 2018 | Posted in: Environment
Vital Devon community buses could face the axe
County Council warns that vital community bus schemes across Devon could have to close if the Government enforces European regulations
Posted on: 11 April 2018 | Posted in: Community
