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.
Devon’s households typically produced just 4.94kg of ‘black bin or bag’ residual waste each week – down 20 per cent from 2012
This year there have been over 40 nominations across seven categories in the Fifth Recycle Devon Thank You Awards.
Consumers should read the small print before agreeing subscription offers which can lock consumers into an unwanted contract
The warning follows complaints from some customers who signed a contract and paid a deposit after hearing a sales pitch at home.
In Devon two people take their lives a week – and often communities are best placed to help
More than 1,000 pledges to recycle food waste were made by residents visiting one of the 11 composting roadshows across Devon.
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.
Identity theft is reaching epidemic levels, warns fraud prevention group, Cifas. Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards offers advice on how to help avoid identity theft.
Cyber fraud is 16 per cent of all crime and young people being targeted through social media
