Devon County Council is due to host representatives from six European countries at the beginning of July, as part of a project which aims to reduce food waste, from producer to plate, as well as influence future policy.
For every 2 tonnes of food eaten in the UK, 1 tonne is wasted - 10 million tonnes in total every year. In Devon, food waste makes up to 24 per cent of a household dustbin, costing £3.3 million to dispose of and the average household wastes up to £700 throwing food away each year. The cost of food waste to the UK’s hospitality and food services industry is estimated...
Devon County Council’s (DCC) cabinet has supported a £15.15million increase in adult social care funding for 2017/2018 to help older people regain their independence following NHS treatment.
The money was announced in the spring 2017 Budget as part of a national directive. In total £30.34million will be provided over three years through the Better Care Fund.
The £15.15milion for the first year was agreed in principle at DCC’s Cabinet Meeting on Wednesday 14 June.
This money is additional to the extra £18.7million allocated to adult care and health in February 2017...
Devon County Council’s Cabinet has agreed plans to build a new £5.7 million junction off the A361 near Tiverton.
Approval of the Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension access junction by councillors means that work is now expected to start on phase one of the scheme in September. However, concern was raised at the meeting that the Local Transport Board has so far only agreed to provide £250,000 of funding, rather than £1.5 million that was expected.
The funding currently available will enable the development of the access junction to the A361 to be started, along with landscaping...
Join Love to Ride Devon for #BikeWeekUK 2017 and give the gift of cycling! There are plenty of amazing prizes up for grabs for riding, encouraging and sharing inspiring cycling stories - check out what you can win here. Bike Week is also the opportunity for you to grow your workplace team ahead of Devon Cycle September and get your colleagues in gear! All you have to do is: 1. REGISTER on www.lovetoride.net/devon 2. RIDE for 10 minutes or more and record your trips manually or record automatically by using an app. 3. ENCOURAGE and INSPIRE others to take part. Happy Cycling! Bike Week @...
More than 2,000 pledges to recycle food waste has been made by Devon residents, thanks to a prize draw.
Last month Devon residents were given the chance to win a composting bin - if they pledged online to compost their kitchen or garden waste.
The prize draw was all part of a county-wide initiative by Recycle Devon, a partnership of 10 councils including Devon County Council, eight district authorities and one unitary council.
The aim was to encourage more people to either compost food or garden waste at home or make use of their food waste collection in areas where...
The Conservatives have won control of Devon County Council for the third time in a row.
The Conservatives won 42 of the 60 seats on the new authority with Labour and the Liberal Democrats winning seven seats apiece and three Independents and a Green being elected.
There was an overall turnout of 40.2 per cent of the 601,797 eligible voters.
Council leader John Hart said: “I am very humbled that the people of Devon have placed their trust in us and given us a sweeping mandate to continue our work.
“We’ve had to make some tough decisions over the past eight...
The next weekend closure of Bridge Road is planned to take place from 10pm on Friday 5 May until 5am on Monday 8 May for the continuing installation of cantilever beams and spans for the Countess Wear pedestrian and cycle bridge.
The diversion route will be signed via Topsham Road, Alphington Road, Marsh Barton and the A379. Details of the diversion route are available here .
Details of changes to Stagecoach bus services will be available at https://www.stagecoachbus.com/regional-service-updates/south-west/greate...
Transition Exeter has organized a hustings for the Devon County Council Elections on Thursday April 27th at Exeter Community Centre at 7pm.
Local candidates from will speak and answer questions from the public. The event will be chaired by Martyn Goss, Director of Church and Society and Convenor of Exeter Food Network.
The County Council election is on May 4th; however the proceedings may be coloured by the impending General Election on June 8th as many County Council matters are deeply influenced by policies of central government.
Hustings for the County Council elections will be held on Thursday 27th April at Exeter Community Centre at 7 pm
Hilary Whyard will represent the Labour candidates, Anne Jobson the Conservatives, Diana Moore the Green Party and Vanessa Newcombe the Liberal Democrats.
Questions can be submitted in advance via Jess Nightly at fairandsustainable3@gmail.com and will have a better chance of being asked. However some questions will be taken from the audience.
County elections are on May 4th; in view of the General Election on June 8th national policy issues may also be...
Devon County Council is set to record a balanced budget for the 26th year in succession.
County Treasurer Mary Davis said the budget was projected to be in surplus when the financial year ended in four weeks time.
But she warned: “Caution should be taken when looking at this position as there is still time for storm events and winter emergencies to occur.”
Mrs Davis told the Cabinet today that there was likely to be an overspend in adult social care as a result of increased costs in residential and nursing homes and a rise in demand. The number of packages of care...
