New temporary traffic calming measures to support social distancing and provide a safer environment to encourage walking and cycling in Exeter are now in place. The changes are the first set of traffic calming measures along the E3 cycle route linking Heavitree and Whipton to the City Centre. The route also passes close to four primary schools, a secondary school as well as local parks.
The changes also include temporary traffic order preventing through traffic in several roads.
These include Vaughan Road, from the junction with Clifford Close to the junction with Bodley...
Temporary “street cafe” licences are being introduced by Devon County Council to help hospitality businesses to re-open in the coming weeks, as coronavirus lockdown restrictions continue to ease.
Although a large number of cafes and pubs currently remain closed, many are already planning for when they are able to re-open.
Tables and chairs on paved or pedestrianised areas that are public highway, are among the ways cafes and pubs can help customers to maintain social distancing guidelines. Although it remains the applicants’ responsibility to assess the layout of its...
Friday 5 June will be the last day that National Bus Pass holders in Devon can use their passes before 9:30am.
Pass holders in the county have been able to use their pass at any time of day following the temporary relaxation of restrictions in the county in March to help people during the coronavirus pandemic.
However, as more people return to work and social distancing needs to be maintained on bus services, early morning bus capacity is needed for commuters.
Travel with the National Bus Pass will revert to the standard operating times from Saturday 6 June -...
A major step to boost Devon's economy after lockdown is being taken by the county council and partners Exeter College.
A new academy for future skills will be created to offer training for high-tech jobs in engineering, digital, construction and clean growth.
Devon County Council has agreed to purchase the vacant former Flybe Training Academy at Exeter Airport which closed when the airline went into administration. The deal will see Exeter College, the city’s Ofsted outstanding education provider, run the new academy.
Devon County Council has successfully secured funding to support a project to encourage active business travel as part of efforts to be carbon neutral by 2030.
The grant of almost £80,000 from the Department for Transport Energy Saving Trust eCargo Bike Fund will aim to increase the uptake of eCargo bikes for business travel and business deliveries in Exeter.
The joint project is being led by Devon County Council with Exeter City Council, University of Exeter and the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E), and will build on existing initiatives in the...
Devon’s rail ambitions will be discussed at a sustainable growth event on Wednesday (20 May).
ConnectedCities has invited Councillor Andrea Davis, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Infrastructure and Development, and Chair of the Peninsula Rail Task Force, to talk about the Devon Metro at its online seminar.
ConnectedCities is a non-political initiative which proposes a global sustainable development strategy to address issues such as climate change, the housing crisis and car dependency. Its vision is for compact, high quality, walkable developments focused around...
Devon County Council’s public rights of way and its walking and cycling trails have been proving as popular as ever throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and essential maintenance on routes is continuing.
Seasonal vegetation cutting will start next week (Monday 18 May) as Public Rights of Way Wardens ensure that Devon’s network of paths and trails are kept open and are as clear as possible to assist with social distancing.
Local contractors are also following social distancing guidelines while undertaking the work.
The coronavirus lockdown and its after-effects are likely to impact on the delivery of the County Council’s highway maintenance schemes this year, councillors heard today (Wednesday 13 May).
The caution comes as Devon County Council’s Cabinet set out the authority’s capital and revenue budgets for highway maintenance for the current financial year.
The lockdown prompted many contractors, suppliers, quarries and material manufacturers to temporarily close, and by the end of March most highways work was limited to essential safety work. Some schemes from last year have had...
More than 100 free online courses developed by Learn Devon as part of Devon County Council’s response to the coronavirus pandemic are available from today (Friday 1 May).
The online courses cover three main subject areas – employability, wellbeing and digital skills.
Learn Devon provides adult and community learning courses on behalf of Devon County Council. The registered training provider has devised the new online learning courses to support people who may have been made redundant or are currently seeking work.
There has been a big increase in the number of Devon families applying for a primary school place this September.
Figures published today (Thursday 16 April) reveal that 7,580 applications were made across the county. That's 310 more than last year.
Despite the big jump in numbers, 98.3 per cent of families have been offered a place at one of their three preferred schools.
The new figures show that 94.6 per cent of the families who applied to Devon County Council for a place in a county primary have got their first preference.
