Consultation on proposals for part-night streetlighting in residential areas of Exeter is getting underway.
Devon County Council is inviting local county councillors, Exeter city councillors and the Police to provide their views in order to help shape plans ahead of wider consultation later this Summer. No recommendations are being made at this stage - stakeholders are being asked for their comments as a starting point in developing initial proposals.
As part of the County Council’s on-going programme to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs, street lights in some...
A £200,000 cash boost to help the new University Technical College find a home in Newton Abbot was agreed today by Devon County Council’s Cabinet.
The capital grant will support the UTC in winning funds from other partners to secure its preferred site.
The £9.7 million college will offer a new way of learning for up to 600 young people aged 14 to 18.
It will focus on engineering, water and the environment and already has the backing of a number of local businesses including Centrax, South Devon link road contractors Galliford Try and South West Water.
A major scheme to reduce congestion and improve air quality in Crediton has been given the green light by councillors today. (Wednesday 29 May)
Devon County Council’s Cabinet unanimously approved final plans and construction costs of almost £8.5million for the long-awaited Crediton Link Road, which will provide a new direct connection into the Lords Meadow Industrial Estate from the A377.
Crediton is a designated Air Quality Management Area and the Link Road forms a key part of Mid Devon District Council’s Air Quality Action Plan. The scheme aims to reduce congestion and...
Devon Active Communities is set to help more local people get into sport thanks to £250,000 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Community Sport Activation Fund.
Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin today visited the South Devon Link Road site to see how work is progressing.
Mr McLoughlin was joined by Anne Marie Morris, MP for Newton Abbot, where they viewed construction activity on the long awaited South Devon Link Road.
The Minister was also accompanied by Gordon Oliver, Mayor of Torbay; Andrew Leadbetter, Cabinet Member for Economy at Devon County Council; Stuart Hughes, Cabinet Member for Highways; Cllr Jeremy Christophers, Leader of Teignbridge District Council; Liz Waugh, interim Chief Executive of the Heart of...
Devon County Council has today welcomed Government backing for a new railway station in Exeter.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin was in Devon today to announce that the Department for Transport’s New Station Fund would provide half the funding of the near £1.5 million scheme for a new station at Newcourt. The other half will be met by developer contributions.
Devon County Council will now work with Network Rail to finalise the Newcourt station plans which will deliver a new platform and shelter, ticket machine and passenger information system, secure cycle parking,...
The new Cabinet team for Devon County Council has been unveiled today.
The Conservatives took power again at County Hall this month with 38 seats of the 62 on the authority.
These are the Cabinet nominations for next week’s annual meeting of the authority (23 May).
Party leader John Hart, who represents Bickleigh and Wembury, will be leader of the Council and will chair the nine-member Cabinet and be responsible for policy and corporate affairs.
His deputy John Clatworthy, from Dawlish, will be deputy leader of the Council and will be responsible for finance...
Devon County Council’s Library Service scooped the prestigious ‘Library of the Year’ title at the ‘Bookseller Industry Awards’ in London on Monday night.
The service, which was one of only seven from across the UK to be shortlisted, shares the coveted accolade with Dundee Library Service.
Judges praised Devon Libraries for the huge range of services they offered beyond books, describing it as a "well run, well backed service" and a "real community service with a strategic county wide approach." They were also impressed that despite a tough couple of years with significant...
An innovative scheme developed by Devon County Council to support residents affected by the government welfare reforms is being extended.
Delivered by the Council’s Library Service, the pioneering ‘Free Fridays’ scheme has been piloted in three towns across Devon and has proved so successful it is now being expanded to include a further eight.
The sessions, which offer those seeking work or claiming benefits up to two hours free computer and internet access each Friday, will be available in Bideford, Barnstaple, Tavistock, Okehampton, Honiton, Exmouth, Dawlish and...