Residents are being invited to have their say on plans to improve access to Sandy Park in Exeter.
Devon County Council has launched an online consultation on proposals to upgrade the existing ‘left in/left out only’ junction at Sandy Park Way to allow access to lanes in both directions on the A379.
Plans for the new junction, which will be traffic light controlled, include widening Sandy Park Way and the A379 inbound carriageway, and constructing a right turn lane on the A379 outbound carriageway for Sandy Park Way.
Councillor Andrew Leadbetter, Devon County Council...
Devon County Council’s budget is in the black for the 24th consecutive year.
The outturn for the 2014/15 financial year shows an underspend of £49,000 on a net revenue budget of £513.7million.
Devon’s deputy leader John Clatworthy, who is the Cabinet member responsible for finance, congratulated county treasurer Mary Davis and her staff on delivering the budget on target in difficult economic conditions.
“This is a good result,” he said. “This is the 24th year that the budget has been delivered on target.
“Local government finance is not being ring fenced...
A consultation has been launched on proposed changes to Devon County Council’s parking dispensation permit scheme.
The County Council is proposing to introduce additional types of permit to provide greater flexibility for those who use the scheme by reducing the need to book for each site where they are parking.
If approved, three different types of permits will be available to businesses, contractors and landlords to pre-purchase and use as and when required.
These permits are the annual dispensation costing £45 per year, short stay dispensation which costs £60 for...
The theme of this year’s Devon County Council’s exhibit gave Devon County show-goers the chance to get involved in helping their local community, as well as taking part in activities.
The council’s marquee at the 120th County Show focussed on communities and volunteering, with staff providing a host of information to visitors on ways to connect with their communities and to get more involved in local schemes, whilst also providing show-goers with lots of opportunities to participate in an array of activities.
Christine Channon, Devon County Council Chairman visited the show...
Two parks in Devon have received a top visitor attraction accolade.
The Grand Western Canal Country Park and Local Nature Reserve, and Stover Country Park, which are both managed by Devon County Council, have been awarded the prestigious Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence for 2015.
Now in its fifth year, the award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve great reviews from Trip Advisor travellers.
Winners include accommodations, eateries and attractions located all over the world that have continually...
More than half of public transport passenger trips planned to be cut in Devon are now proposed to be restored, following widespread public consultation.
Devon County Council had originally planned to reduce passenger trips by almost 400,000 this year to save £1.7 million, but it is now proposing to reduce this to just under 170,000 after talking to communities across the county.
Out of a total 4.5 million annual passenger trips on all of Devon’s supported services – it means that over 96% of passenger trips on Devon’s supported network would carry on unaffected by the...
People across the county are being invited to take part in the Devon Cycle Challenge which starts next week.
Devon County Council is working with Love to Ride, as part of the National Cycle Challenge, to launch the new initiative which is aiming to get more people in Devon on their bikes.
The event is a fun, free and sociable competition which is open to all local organisations and businesses, to see who can get the most people cycling between Monday 8 June and Sunday 28 June.
Everyone who registers online and logs a cycle ride of at least 10 minutes during the...
Hundreds of Ring & Ride passengers, staff and volunteers enjoyed a special celebration event yesterday to mark the 25th anniversary of the service in Devon.
The Silver Jubilee party at Seale Hayne in Newton Abbot, brought together those connected with Ring & Ride schemes from across the county.
Among those who attended was Freda Hayes, who is the longest serving passenger of the Tiverton Ring & Ride service, having been a regular since November 1990.
Freda said: “The Ring & Ride is my saviour. I have made so many friends on the Ring & Ride bus...
Devon County Council has announced its new Chairman for the coming year.
Outgoing Chairman, Councillor George Gribble, handed over to the Council's new Chairman, Councillor Christine Channon, at a meeting of the Full Council this afternoon (Thursday 14 May).
Councillor Channon has represented Budleigh Salterton as local member for 22 years, and has served on many of the County Council's Committees.
Christine was Leader of the Conservative Group on the County Council for nine years, and Leader of the Council between 2002-03 and 2004-05 under a 'Rainbow'...
Devon County Council is urging residents to be on their guard following a number of complaints about a telephone caller, who claims to be from the authority, and asks about a recent accident.
These calls are not from, or authorised by, the council but appear to be a scam to try to get residents to provide personal details.
The caller introduces themselves as an officer from Devon County Council and then asks about an accident in the past year or two and talks about making a compensation claim.
The full extent of the scam is unclear at the moment, but the Head of...
