Devon County Council is gearing up for the onset of freezing conditions and possible wintry showers this weekend, and motorists are being advised to take extra care on the county’s roads.
Rain is forecast across the county tomorrow, but once that clears there may be sleet and snow showers on high ground, followed by temperatures dropping below zero overnight on Saturday and into Sunday morning.
With run-off from the rainfall, widespread ice and frost is likely across Devon and the County Council's gritters are expected to be out treating more than 2,000 miles of the county’...
Devon County Council has welcomed an announcement from the Department of Health that it will receive £20.7m to deliver its public health responsibilities from this April.
As part of the NHS health reforms, from 1st April the council will be required to deliver services that improve the health of Devon’s population, prevent ill-health and reduce current inequalities that exist from region to region. This includes stop smoking advice, drug and alcohol services, sexual health clinics and providing advice and intelligence to health providers. To support this function, the public...
Devon County Council’s Leader John Hart says the Council wants to engage better with people and give communities more choice and control over the way local services are shaped and delivered.
It has a new draft strategy, setting out how the Council will go about its business of engagement, and is inviting people to tell them what they think about it and how it might be improved upon.
Engagement, with the public and communities, businesses, other public and statutory authorities, voluntary sector organisations and a whole host more, is at the heart of the Council’s decision...
An urgent report into the economic effects of last year’s severe storms on Devon’s transport network has been ordered by county council leader John Hart.
After another weekend of flooding in the county, the worst affected communities are being encouraged to come together with key agencies to look at what happened and see if there are any lessons that can be learnt. Councillor Stuart Hughes, Chairman of the Devon Flood Risk Management Partnership and Devon County Councillor for Highways and Transportation, said: "This has been a tough weekend bringing misery to hundreds of residents ahead of Christmas and my heart goes out to those families whose homes have flooded. "Whilst the mop up operation will clearly take some time and more rain is...
Twenty people have been evacuated by emergency services in Stoke Canon near Exeter, after the River Exe burst its banks.
Devon County Council has opened a rest centre at County Hall which is being managed by Exeter City Council Housing officers with City Council volunteers and the St John Ambulance.
Stagecoach South West today announced the purchase of eight new double decker buses for the 52 route, representing a total investment of £1.5 million and demonstrating its continued commitment to Devon’s public transport services. The new buses all meet latest Euro 5 low emissions standards. The 52 route runs between Exeter, Sidmouth, Seaton and Honiton and is popular with both local and tourists alike.
A launch event for the buses will be held on 8th January on The Esplanade in Sidmouth. The event will feature a special guest: Olympic equestrian (and Sidmouth resident) Mary King...
The number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance has increased by just two claimants between October and November from 9,205 to 9,207, at a time of year when the rate usually climbs.
The proportion of working age population claiming this out of work benefit remains at 2% – well below the national average of 3.8%.
The number of people claiming JSA across Devon is 6.3% lower than the same time last year (622 claimants).
The number of unemployed young people under the age of 25 has also fallen this month from 2,730 in October to 2,700 in November – a decrease of 1.1...
Devon County Council has announced that it will be bidding for a share of a £5 million fund announced by Defra to improve flood prevention.
The two-year pilot scheme, Flood Resilience Community Pathfinder, will provide up to 20 communities with grants for flood risk management to improve resilience to flooding in communities across the country.
It coincides with the publication of Devon County Council’s Flood Investigation Report into the summer floods in July, which may be used to help form the basis of its funding bid to the Government.
With colder weather around the corner, Devon residents are saving thousands of pounds on their heating oil bills, thanks to a scheme delivered by the Community Council of Devon.
Using collective buying power, the Devon County Council -supported initiative is ensuring that the scheme’s members are getting the best prices for their fuel.
Its 272 members have bought approximately 264,000 litres of oil this year, paying typically 3 to 6 pence less per litre than the average price, saving them on average £45 per every 1,000 litres of oil. Collectively, they’ve saved over £11,500...
