Devon County Council has stepped in to secure the continuation of two bus services in East Devon.
Service 688, a Dorset-based service which serves Hawkchurch in Devon on its way to and from Axminster every Thursday, had its subsidy withdrawn by Dorset County Council in April.
The service will be able to continue thanks to a new arrangement between Devon County Council and Dorset Community Transport.
Service 20 from Seaton - Honiton – Taunton will undergo minor changes to its route from Monday 25 July. Following Somerset County Council’s withdrawal of its share of...
Devon County Council and the NHS are asking carers what they think excellent carers’ services would look like in Devon.
The organisations, which form the Devon Carers Partnership, are thinking now about the support services that they’ll be tendering again for in future, so they’ve arranged events around the county to ask carers what they think.
Carers can be all ages, but for this research they’re specifically interested in what adult carers of adults think about support available to them.
They want carers to tell them about key aspects of the support they’d like,...
Outgoing Chairman Cllr Christine Channon handed over to Devon County Council’s new Chairman, Cllr Andrew Moulding, at a meeting of the Full Council on Thursday afternoon (12 May).
Cllr Moulding has represented the Axminster Division as a Devon County Councillor for seven years.
He is also a Town and District Councillor and is currently Deputy Leader for East Devon District Council.
Axminster born Andrew was educated locally and directed his own company in the town for 24 years.
He is married with two sons, and retired four years ago from his employment for...
Devon County Council is championing the very first REUSE week this coming May 16th-22nd.
Residents from all over Devon are being urged to repair, refurbish and reuse more.
REUSE week is all about giving the things we own a new lease of life – by repairing, refurbishing, repurposing or passing them on to someone. It’s also about highlighting the treasure trove that is second-hand and pre-loved items.
One of the highlights of the week will be the UK premiere of the documentary REUSE! in conjunction with Transition Exeter.
Around 3,500 schoolchildren in Devon are to benefit from Bikeability cycle training over the next few months.
Devon County Council has successfully secured £140,000 of funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) to provide the training in the county by August. More than 7,400 children in Devon have taken part in Bikeability over the past year. Since 2009, Devon County Council has successfully bid for more than £1.7 million to deliver cycle training in Devon. Schoolchildren who take part are given real cycling experience and skills to equip them to confidently deal with traffic...
Six Devon residents have won cash prizes by taking their unwanted small electrical items to a recycling centre, instead of throwing them away with their domestic waste.
The prizes, which amount to £325, were won following the first of five prize draws held between April and May which hope to inspire more people to recycle Waste Electronic & Electrical Equipment (WEEE).
At the last count just 30 per cent of all ‘small’ electrical items in the UK are recycled.
The top £200 prize was won by Lindsay Coren, of Tedburn St. Mary, after he recycled a microwave at the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN2oHCfsVow&feature=youtu.be Minor pothole repairs are being carried out by some of Devon’s Community Road Wardens in a number of pilot areas of the county.
Devon County Council launched its Community Road Warden scheme 18 months ago to enable communities to do a wide range of highway work for themselves, which the County Council can no longer do due to reduced levels of funding.
The initiative builds on the already successful schemes in place for public rights of way and the county’s Snow Wardens. It enables a Road Warden to act as the...
Devon County Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 13 April) agreed its highway maintenance budgets for this financial year.
The Council has received £38.785 million of funding from the Department for Transport for capital maintenance of its highway network, the longest of any authority in the country at 8,000 miles. Cabinet decided how the money will be used for structural repairs that extend the life of everything that makes up the highway, including repairs to road surfaces, retaining walls, bridges, and street lighting.
In addition, Councillors also approved the spending...
Funding has been awarded to 12 Devon businesses to help them promote themselves to new audiences.
Devon County Council’s Business Promotion Grant was recently launched through its Devon Delivers programme, which aims to encourage businesses to relocate to the county.
The Council has now announced the companies receiving grants of £1,000 to cover direct exhibiting costs of attending trade shows or events this year. With the support of this County Council grant, some of Devon’s most cutting-edge products and services are gaining valuable exposure at high-profile industry...
