Representatives from Devon have spent a day talking to central government about how services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) should be delivered in the future.
Invited to an All Party Parliamentary Committee, Devon representatives spent an hour detailing their work to help develop and implement a radical new approach to services for children.
The government’s ambition is to create a system that provides children and young people with individual education, health and care plans from birth to the age of 25 that supports...
Police governance is changing. In November 2012 your local police authority will be abolished and replaced by Devon and Cornwall’s first Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).
There will be one Police and Crime Commissioner covering Devon (including Torbay and Plymouth), Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The PCC election will take place on Thursday 15 November 2012.
The Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) will:
Be singularly accountable to you for the policing of Devon and Cornwall
Police are appealing for wtinesses following a serious two-car collision on the A30 at Clyst Honiton near to Exeter Airport.
The collision took place at around 0025 hours on Saturday 21 October 2012 and involved a silver Vauxhall Astra and a silver Seat Altea.
It is believed that the Astra was travelling west on the east-bound carriageway when it collided head-on with the Seat travelling in the opposite direction.
A 48-year-old female passenger in the Seat, who is from Ottery St Mary, was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with...
Devon is already home to world class, innovative businesses and a campaign by Devon County Council is aiming to make it easier for companies and entrepreneurs to move to the county and be part of its on-going success story.
Devon Delivers ( www.investdevon.co.uk ) is highlighting the wide range of businesses that have played a part in Devon’s economy growing faster than the national average over the past decade.
That growth is set to continue, with investment in vital infrastructure making Devon even better connected. Companies looking for the next stage...
An East Devon coastal road closed by a cliff fall during heavy rainfall in the Summer will not re-open, Devon County Council has confirmed.
Old Beer Road in Seaton has been closed since 12 July after a 25 metre section of the road fell away by around three metres.
A geotechnical report was carried out earlier this year by Devon based experts Frederick Sherrell Ltd. Its findings suggest that the collapse was triggered by the prolonged rainfall, saturating the weathered mudstone and leading to a “block” failure. It also advises that further slippage is...
One of the UK's leading charities has given South West Water's drought expert a top award for voluntary work.
Neil Whiter, the company's Head of Supply Demand Strategy, received the President's Award for Outstanding Contribution to WaterAid at the international charity's Annual Supporters' Meeting last week in London.
He has served as WaterAid Regional Representative (South West) for the last four years and supported the water industry charity for over two decades by immersing himself in promotional and fundraising activities, delivering engaging presentations about...
Pupils and staff at West Exe Technology College today showed off their ground-breaking new iPhone, iPad and Android app.The app, exclusively designed for West Exe by leading Exeter based software development agency Rokk Media, provides ‘real-time’ news and information for parents, students, and friends of the college. Vicki Carah, Acting Headteacher, said: "The new mobile app will make it easier than ever before for people to stay in touch with West Exe anywhere, anytime." Managing Director and owner of Rokk Media, and West Exe parent, Adam Stone said: “It has always been our policy to...
The winner of the Audience Choice Award, for Exeter's contemporary art exhibition, is Aly Helyer.
Hundreds of visitors to the Exeter Contemporary Open have been voting for their favourite work and Aly Helyer’s rich and colourful paintings representing the unconscious were a clear winner. Many different kinds of works including photography, video and installation by nine different artists are featured in the exhibition, which continues until 1st November. On hearing the news, Aly said: "I’m thrilled! Being a painter is, by its very nature, a solitary existence, so for people to connect...
The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales has awarded a £16,000 grant over two years to St Petrock’s homelessness charity based in Exeter.
St Petrock’s helps people who are homeless, or vulnerably housed, lead more settled and fulfilling lives. The charity offers a range of emergency support, accommodation, prevention and educational services aimed to assist individuals back into healthier and more positive lifestyles.
The grant from the Foundation will contribute towards the salary of a project worker. The Foundation is one of the few grant makers...
If you are looking for a new challenge to keep your days busy, Exeter CVS brings you a wide variety of volunteering opportunities as part of Volunteering Opportunities Week...
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