More than 65 road repair schemes in Devon are being brought forward with additional funding recently announced by Government.
Devon County Council is receiving an extra £6.663 million for highway maintenance this financial year.
The money is a share of the Government’s £8.3 billion investment in roads over the next 11 years using funds redirected from the cancelled HS2 rail line extension to Manchester.
The initial schemes prioritised to start in the coming weeks are mostly minor routes and residential roads across the county. They include:
Learn Devon has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for helping all of its learners to “grow in confidence”. Devon County Council’s adult education provider has maintained its rating of “good” following an inspection at the end of September this year. The report credits Learn Devon with creating a “calm and purposeful learning environment” where learners value the support they receive from tutors. It says, “tutors support them well to build their knowledge and skills over time” ensuring learners are “motivated to learn”. Tutors and learning support assistants were praised for their...
An innovative Devon company is set to expand and create new jobs in the county after receiving significant commercial investment to scale-up its pioneering EV battery recycling technology.
Altilium has begun work on a new state-of-the-art hydrometallurgical lab at its EV Battery Recycling Technology Centre in Tavistock, as well as a 10,000 square-foot pilot facility in Plymouth, following the multi-million pound investment from SQM Lithium Ventures, the corporate venture arm of the lithium business of SQM, one of the world’s leading producers of lithium. The expansion comes just...
Heart of the South West Trading Standards is urging householders, particularly the elderly and vulnerable, to be on their guard for rogue traders who might try to take advantage of the damage caused to property by Storm Ciaran.
On Wednesday night and throughout Thursday Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay was hit by rain and high winds of up to 75mph.
Fencing, sheds, roof tiles, guttering and garden equipment are the kinds of things that can be damaged by high winds.
Now trading standards is urging householders to always reject offers of goods and services from...
Devon County Council is gearing up for Storm Ciaran, which is forecast to reach the UK this Wednesday night into Thursday.
The worst of the storm is expected to track the English Channel, but with the Met Office predicting heavy rain and strong winds, Storm Ciaran's impact is likely to be felt across Devon and Cornwall.
And with trees still in full leaf, and the ground already saturated, Devon County Council says that there's high chance that there’ll be a lot of debris on the roads and a risk of highway flooding.
Residents have been thanked for turning out to two community engagement sessions to share their knowledge about last month’s flash floods.
More than 100 people attended last week’s drop-in events at Kenton and Topsham, which were among the hardest hit communities during the flooding on Sunday 17 September.
The drop-in sessions provided an opportunity for residents to speak directly to the teams involved in the flood recovery operation and provide them with information on the flooding in their community. It was also a chance for staff from all of the authorities and...
Prosper is a new, free, business support programme aimed at helping businesses and entrepreneurs to achieve their business development ambitions.
Specialised support offered through Prosper is designed to help businesses and entrepreneurs in East Devon, Exeter and Mid Devon to improve productivity, reach net zero goals, move into new markets, develop new products and more.
The programme, funded by East Devon, Mid Devon and Exeter City councils through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, will provide a mixture of online support and in-person one-to-one sessions or workshops...
More than 140 properties are thought to have been flooded across Devon during Sunday’s flash floods.
The initial estimate has been gathered by the Environment Agency, Devon County Council’s Flood Risk Management team and local city and district council officers as part of the flood recovery operation.
Officers have been on the ground visiting the worst affected areas to investigate the extent of the damage caused by the torrential rainfall. City and district authority “street scene” teams have also been clearing debris from affected areas.
Devon County Council leader John Hart is pausing plans to stop funding support for homeless people.
The council currently provides financial support to organisations helping people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless even though it does not have a statutory responsibility to do so.
The proposal to cut the discretionary spending was originally made to help the council balance its books in response to soaring demand for its statutory services.
The council’s contracts with providers will now be extended until the end of March 2024.
Devon residents can have their say on county council proposals to take on new powers to enforce ‘moving traffic offences’ in Devon by filling in a short on-line questionnaire.
The scheme, which could come into force next March, would improve road safety, reduce congestion, increase the reliability of public transport and improve air quality on some of the county’s busiest roads.
Moving traffic offences (MTOs) are currently enforced by the police and include driving through a no entry sign, making banned turns, entering a yellow box junction when the exit isn’t clear and...
