Devon County Council has welcomed a record £83.6 million “early Christmas present” from the Government for road repairs. The funding of £83,640,000 for Devon is the largest share of a record £1.6 billion investment announced by the Government today (Friday 20 December) to fill potholes and repair roads. An extensive repair programme using this latest funding will be compiled over the next couple of months to help tackle the highway maintenance backlog on Devon’s 8,000 mile road network, which is currently in excess of £200 million. The funding will be used to prioritise extensive...
Children and teachers from a primary school in Exeter have done their bit for the environment by planting a 400-tree micro-forest in their school grounds.
The youngsters from Monkerton Community Primary School were joined by local councillors from Exeter City Council and Devon County Council for the event, which was organised by Community Interest Company SocieTree.
SocieTree was launched in 2023 and aims to highlight the benefits that micro forests bring. It has been working closely with schools across Devon.
Micro-forests – also known as Miyawaki forests –...
National Tree Week is being celebrated in Devon this week (until Sunday 1 Dec) with an announcement that Emergency Tree Funding granted by the Woodland Trust has been extended to help Devon County Council's Free Tree Scheme this winter. Since the County Council first piloted its Free Tree Scheme in 2019, it has funded the planting of more than 50,000 trees across the county as part of ongoing efforts to meet its carbon net zero targets by 2030 and to replace trees lost to Ash Dieback. The Emergency Tree Fund (ETF) has played a vital role in contributing to that figure over the past three...
Foresight Group (“Foresight”), a leading FTSE 250 listed private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has announced the launch of an evergreen fund dedicated to investing into growing companies, across all sectors and transaction types, throughout South West England (“the Fund”).
Cornerstoned by Devon Pension Fund, the Fund will target smaller equity investments in established, promising companies with growth potential across the South West of England, including Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset and Wiltshire.
The 190-year-old Iron Bridge in Exeter will be closed for essential maintenance at the start of next year.
The Grade II listed structure needs to undergo structural repairs, drainage improvements, replacement of expansion joints, waterproofing of the bridge deck, resurfacing and upgrades to signs and lighting.
Work is due to start on Monday 13 January 2025, and is expected to take around five months to complete.
While work is carried out, the closure at Iron Bridge will extend from the junction with Dinham Road to Paul Street. This closure will be in effect 24...
When we turn our televisions on today, we are seeing countries in conflict across the world and it reminds us of the sacrifice our families have made in trying to keep peace over past years. As a country we remember these events on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of every year.
This year the Royal British Legion will be holding numerous events across Devon to commemorate the fallen in two World Wars and subsequent military engagements. In Remembrance we keep their memory alive and acknowledge the devastating acts of the past.
The winners of a children’s short story competition, which focused on the themes of waste and recycling, were presented with their prizes last weekend (September 21) at Exeter Library.
The competition was held earlier this year and was organised by Devon County Council’s Waste Education Team.
The team works with schools across the county to raise awareness about the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling through events such as this competition, school trips and workshops.
The competition complemented recent workshops on composting, marine litter, and...
Devon County Council’s network of public electric vehicle chargers have electrified over one million miles of road travel in under two years since installation.
The chargers, installed in partnership with ScottishPower, aim to help tackle the challenges caused by Devon’s rural and disperse landscape. Currently, 30% of the region’s carbon emissions stem from on-road transportation, which the Council hopes to lower through this partnership that has seen 130 charge points installed across 53 sites.
Carried out on behalf of the Devon Climate Emergency (DEC) initiative, the...
More families in Devon will be able to access help and support following the launch of a dedicated Family Hub Advice Line and website , run by the charity Action for Children on behalf of Devon County Council.
Family Hubs are a new way of bringing together all the help a family may need in one place. It’s part of a transition in Devon from children’s centres, which supported families of children aged 0-8 with a referral from a GP or other professional, to family hubs - which are open to all families with children aged up to 19, or 25 for young people with special educational...
Devon County Council's deputy leader is set to become the new leader of the authority.
James McInnes has been chosen by the ruling Conservative group to replace John Hart. Long-standing Cabinet member Andrea Davis will become deputy leader.
The changes are set to be ratified at the council's annual meeting on Thursday 23 May.
Mr Hart is being nominated to become chairman of the council at the same meeting.
Mr McInnes represents Hatherleigh and Chagford and is a retired farmer from West Devon. He is married with a daughter.
