Rogue builder jailed for 46 months
Lee Antony Butterworth, 47, of Oxlea Close, Torquay, was sentenced following a prosecution by Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service.
Posted on: 20 March 2019 | Posted in: Community
Cash boost for volunteers and communities in Devon to help themselves
Devon county council is to open up its funding opportunities to benefit a wider range of local groups and community projects.
Posted on: 18 March 2019 | Posted in: Community
‘Peer on peer’ child exploitation highlighted as concern in the south west
Today, Monday 18 March, is a national awareness day to highlight Child Sexual Exploitation. Children across the south west are victims of sexual exploitation, but while media reports often highlight cases of adult grooming and child abuse, Devon and Cornwall Police say the most likely form of child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the south west is perpetrated by other young people.
Posted on: 18 March 2019 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing
DCMS backs bid to extend broadband funding for Devon and Somerset to 2023
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is backing a bid to extend £18.7 million of funding for superfast broadband in Devon and Somerset up to March 2023
Posted on: 15 March 2019 | Posted in: Business and Economy
CDS now offering Better Broadband scheme vouchers
The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) broadband programme is now offering vouchers through the national BDUK Better Broadband Scheme
Posted on: 15 March 2019 | Posted in: Business and Economy
Tenant Farmer Training Academy helps grow success
Tenant farmers on Devon County Council’s farms estate are being given a helping hand to grow their businesses as part of an exciting new training programme. Free evening classes for the tenant farmers are being delivered in partnership with theaaa
Posted on: 15 March 2019 | Posted in: Business and Economy
Backing for scheme to widen access to “AirPark”
Proposals to widen a road near Exeter Airport to help unlock new employment land have been approved by Devon County Council
Posted on: 13 March 2019 | Posted in: Business and Economy
Planning application to be prepared for next section of Teign Estuary Trail
Devon County Council’s Cabinet has agreed to progress plans for the next phase of the Teign Estuary Trail between Passage House Inn and Teignmouth
Posted on: 13 March 2019 | Posted in: Environment
Preferred route supported for Cullompton relief road
A preferred route for a Cullompton town centre relief road has been supported by Devon County Council to tackle congestion and improve air quality in Cullompton High Street
Posted on: 13 March 2019 | Posted in: Environment
Communities to benefit from almost £3million investment in flood risk management
Councillors today (Wednesday 13 March) approved plans to target essential flood improvements in high-risk areas across Devon and increase the resilience of several communities.
Posted on: 13 March 2019 | Posted in: Environment
