Dementia care project grows in popularityA service for people with dementia is growing in popularity. It provides support during the day, but is different to traditional day centres, because it invites people into ‘hosts’ own homes.
Daytime lane closures will take place on the A380 between Gappah Lane and Wapperwell Cottages from Monday 20 November for a maximum of a week, ahead of two weeks of overnight closures from Monday 4 December
Figures from the Care Quality Commission, regulators of the care market, show significant improvement in the quality of care in Devon.
A new pedestrian and cycle bridge is due to be installed over the M5 motorway at Tithebarn Lane in Exeter, just north of Junction 29, overnight on Saturday 18 November
Gritters have been out on some of Devon’s roads for the first time this season and the County Council’s highways maintenance team is prepared for the coming months
More than 900 new riders have taken up cycling over the past three years through the Devon Cycle Challenge run by the County Council as part of Cycle September
Devon County Council due to hold discussions with Sidmouth Town Council on updated plans for a footbridge to replace Alma Bridge
More than 250 road repair schemes will be carried out across Devon using the County Council’s £3.192 million allocation of Pothole Action Funding
Overnight work on Bridge Road on Thursday (2 November) night will be carried out using lane closures rather than a full road closure
Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed overnight from 8:30pm on Thursday (2 November) – reopening by 5:30am the following morning
When a call went out asking for people to nominate someone who they felt did amazing things in / for people in Devon, one response immediately stood out. Tom Pales is the founder of Freetrike Rehab Cycling offering cycle coachingaaa
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.
