If you are hoping to become more active in 2020, while enjoying some friendly competition at the same time, you can team up with work colleagues and enter a Devon wide walking challenge.
This February’s ‘Let’s Walk’ challenge will encourage employees to get out of the office and raise heart rates a little. If becoming healthier isn’t incentive enough, there are also prizes on offer for those workplaces leading the way in striding out across the county. Individuals can sign up alongside work colleagues and start ‘collecting’ steps! Those who achieve the highest average numbers will...
Devon County Council is running a series of free six-week cookery courses to teach residents to cook a range of basic meals while covering the top tips that help reduce food waste at home.
Eight ‘DIY Dinner’ courses will take place in towns across the county during January and February in another example of the council’s commitment to help communities reduce food waste and carbon emissions in support of the Devon Climate Declaration.
Each course will be led by an experienced community food worker and will include recipes from Recycle Devon’s newly launched cook book ‘Have...
Devon County Council’s winter service teams are prepared and ready if they are called into action over the Christmas holidays and throughout the rest of the winter season.
The authority has upgraded six gritters to replace older vehicles in its winter fleet of 37 frontline gritters.
So far this winter, around 3,000 tonnes of salt have been used on Devon’s roads. The Council starts the winter season with around 24,000 tonnes of salt in its depots.
Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Highway Management, said: “Our gritter drivers have a...
An action plan to help reduce the amount of food waste in Devon was endorsed by Devon County Council's ruling Cabinet.
It follows a Food Waste Spotlight Review being commissioned by Devon County Council’s Corporate, Infrastructure and Regulatory Services Scrutiny Commitee earlier this year.
Representatives from food charities, councils and anaerobic digestion plants attended the review to discuss why food is wasted, how to reduce it and ways to improve its collection.
Almost a third of all food purchased in Devon is thrown away, either by residents or businesses,...
Devon County Council is asking road users to travel with care over the next few days and into the weekend as heavy rain is forecast and flooding likely in several areas.
Currently highways teams are working to clear flooding in several places including at the Countess Wear Roundabout in Exeter.
A Yellow Weather Warning is in place until tomorrow and another is in place on Saturday night and into Sunday morning.
Heavy rain is forecast, especially over high ground with many places within the warning area seeing 10-15 mm of rain.
Details have been unveiled of the new employer support service which is due to be launched by Devon County Council next year.
Plans for the new “Be Ready” Employer Service Hub have today (Tuesday 12 November) been announced in support of Purple Tuesday, an international call to action aiming to change the customer experience for disabled people.
The County Council is working in collaboration with Jobcentre Plus on this initiative as part of Devon’s commitment to improving employment and customer experience opportunities for disabled people.
Devon County Council has been shortlisted for the Green Energy Award for Local Energy Leadership.
The awards celebrate innovative companies and individuals as well as local energy organisations who are leading the way in the creation of a more sustainable future.
The Council has been shortlisted for its carbon-reduction action, overarching Strategic Plan and Environmental Policy which commit to reducing energy demand and promoting renewable energy, both in terms of the operation of the organisation and within the broader community.
A record number of Devon companies have received funding from the latest Business Promotion Grants awarded by Devon County Council.
It’s the fifth time the County Council has awarded the Business Promotion Grant – handing out funding to 16 Devon companies on this occasion - to help them gain valuable exposure at tradeshows and exhibitions across the country.
The initiative helps local firms to cover exhibiting costs at high profile trade shows or events – with the aim of promoting their goods and services to new audiences to help the development of their business and...
Businesses in Devon have the opportunity to apply for Devon County Council’s Business Promotion Grant this month.
Grants of up to £1,500 are available through the scheme which aims to help companies who are looking to promote their products and services to wider audiences.
The funding, which is offered through a competitive bidding process, is to help local firms cover their exhibiting costs at high profile UK trade shows and events. Applications need to be submitted by noon on Monday 20 May 2019.
More than 40 companies have so far benefited from the funding scheme...
More than £30 million of major transport infrastructure has been approved by Devon County Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 10 April).
The programme of transport schemes aims to deliver infrastructure priorities across the county and continues support for sustainable travel to encourage growth in walking, cycling and public transport.
DevonCounty Council Leader John Hart said: "This is a good news story for Devon as this programme will support economic growth, encourage sustainable transport and help achieve the objectives of the Air Quality Management Plans developed in...
