The Local Government Association is urging new ministers to rethink the Pay to Stay policy which will require councils to charge some of their tenants higher rents from April 2017.
It comes as new analysis reveals today that more than 70,000 social housing tenants could face rent rise bills of an average £1,000 a year from next year under government plans to increase rents for those deemed to be earning high incomes. The LGA is warning the policy would create a bureaucracy causing stress to families, further costs to councils, and financial returns to the Government far lower than...
The public and all members of staff are invited to Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust’s annual general meeting on Tuesday 6 September.
At the meeting, the Trust will look back at its main achievements over the past year and look forward to what lies ahead for the rest of 2016/17. The Trust’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2015/16, and the Quality Account will also be reviewed.
The meeting will take place in the board room at Chichester House, North Devon District Hospital, at 5pm.
Spectators have 93 miles (137km) of Devon’s roads to choose from when it comes to watching the Devon Stage Tour of Britain on Friday 9 September.
Devon County Council, supported by East Devon District Council, Teignbridge District Council and Dartmoor National Park, will host Stage Six of The Tour, starting in Sidmouth and finishing at Haytor.
Crowds are being tipped to exceed last year’s record of 230,000 spectators that lined the route in Devon.
And once again the advice is to leave plenty of time to travel to where you’re planning to watch the action, in order to...
A student with close ties to Bangladesh has just returned from a research mission to raise awareness of the damaging culture of child marriage.
Muntasha Quddus, in her 3rd year of the University of Exeter Medical School’s Medical Sciences programme, won the £6,918 Davis Peace Project grant while on her Professional Training Year (PTY) at the University of Chicago. During this research placement year, she decided to take on the poignant issue of child marriage in Bangladesh, where her parents were born and where she visits family most years.
Make your mark in the fight for every heartbeat and become a British Heart Foundation (BHF) Heart Runner by running, jogging or walking either 2km, 10km or a half marathon around the grounds of one of the UK’s most famous historic houses. Entries are now open for the 7th Blenheim Palace running event, which is taking place on 2 October.
Join over 3,000 runners to fight back against coronary heart disease, the UK’s single biggest killer. Last year, those who took on the challenge helped raise over £180,000 for the BHF’s essential and life saving research, which is improving the...
I had always been a little dubious about holiday parks, imagining them to be over-crowded, noisy, with the accommodation being basic and disappointing but, I have to say that after a stay at Ladram Bay Holiday Park, I am converted!
They are a great place to stay with children and ensure there is something to do whatever the weather. The other great thing is that you feel safe not to have your eyes on your children every second. Living just outside Exeter too, it seemed a little strange to be staying away so close to home. However, this was the beauty of the location - no queues on...
East Devon residents have just a few days to respond on how much the council should pay towards the council tax bills of working age householders on low incomes who live in the district
East Devon District Council began a ten week consultation in late June on proposed changes to the working-age Council Tax Reduction Scheme which sets out a framework on how much council tax support can be claimed by these households.
It will be the first time in four years that the council is proposing to change the scheme, which was introduced in 2013. The amendments are being drafted to...
With the esteemed Food & Drink Devon award’s ceremony just a month away, the shortlist of the county’s most respected and influential artisan food and drink producers has just been announced.
Over 900,000 people in the South West of England are at risk of food poisoning from pink burgers at Bank Holiday barbecues, according to research released today by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The research reveals that despite 69% stating they are concerned about food poisoning, almost a third (29%) of people in the South West would eat a burger that isn’t fully cooked through. One in 10 (11%) said that they actually prefer burgers cooked this way, and 61% admit to undercooking them at home. The FSA is encouraging all those who are getting their BBQs out this weekend to ensure they...
People are becoming increasingly worried aboout their financial situation according to Citizens Advice Exeter.
The findings have been published in the organisation's latest economic well-being survey.
Chief Executive, Steve Barriball said: "More people are worried about their financial situation; with 63% of those who participated in the survey telling is that they are worried, compared to 56% in our last two surveys. There was a large reduction in those borrowing through loans and overdrafts, but a significant increase in people borrowing from other sources, such as from...
