Devon County Council has teamed up with Hft, a national charity supporting adults with learning disabilities, to showcase some of the latest personalised technology that is helping people to live in their own homes.
Torridge Bridge will be closed overnight as planned from 7pm on Wednesday (7 March) as refurbishment work continues. It will re-open by 7am the following morning
Work to clear shingle and debris from the A379 at Slapton is underway
Devon residents can find inspiration on how to give the things they no longer want a new lease of life this week, by repairing, refurbishing, repurposing or giving them to someone else.
While the thaw has set in across much of Devon around half a dozen communities near Lynton, North Devon, remain inaccessible.
Good progress has been made today in clearing roads to communities left inaccessible due to snow. The Council’s highways teams have been throwing all available resources at breaking through to previously cut off communities.
Traffic movement on the county’s road network is getting back to normal today, but some areas on higher ground, especially on Exmoor, are still experiencing difficulties.
Situation is improving across the county but many roads are still dangerous and some small communities cut off
Driving on the National Parks today is dangerous and will impede road clearing
Highways teams continue to work through the night to treat Devon’s main roads as freezing temperatures could leave routes in a hazardous condition
As heavy snow spreads across the county conditions are becoming increasingly treacherous particularly on higher ground and across Exmoor and Dartmoor.
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.
