Devon County Council will phase out its use of the most polluting single-use plastic products within two years. Members of the Council’s Cabinet voted unanimously to support to the move, which is part of a new action plan to help cut the amount of single-use plastic waste in Devon.
Devon has a long history of hosting exciting and challenging stages of the Tour of Britain, and this year will be no exception.
Devon County Council is announcing the next phase of expansion to a network of business work spaces, which is helping to boost the county’s productivity.
While the thaw has set in across much of Devon around half a dozen communities near Lynton, North Devon, remain inaccessible.
Hundreds of tenants could be helped into work and higher education by giving them the chance to learn new skills obtain qualifications.
They have come together to write to MPs to demand fairer funding for children’s services and adult social care.
Killacleave Recycling Centre in Ilfracombe is having a face lift that will improve the site layout, and make it easier for people to use
Devon’s households typically produced just 4.94kg of ‘black bin or bag’ residual waste each week – down 20 per cent from 2012
The ten-year contract will run from February 2019 to February 2029 and is worth approximately £60million with an option to extend for a further five years.
If you’ve got a good idea for a project, something that’ll really benefit people in your community, but it needs start-up funding to get going, we and Devon’s District Councils have funding available for projects that ‘enhance and make a difference to communities.’
