Devon News

Devon and Cornwall Police have reported a 9.4% higher criminal charge rate for retail crime reported through a crime intelligence platform, compared to more traditional reporting channels (101 and via the Force website).

A Devon council is predicting it will overspend by nearly £8 million this year as government grant cuts and spending pressures in key services combine.

An education czar who specialises in inclusion will help Devon push forward with its bid to schools reform efforts.

The UK Health Security Agencies' early season data shows vaccination remains best defence alongside good respiratory hygiene as flu activity rises

South Western Railway and Network Rail are set to restore the full West of England Line timetable on Saturday 29 November. A reduced service has operated since August due to the UK’s driest ever spring and summer, which affected track conditions from Yeovil to Exeter

A £2m Nature Recovery Fund created by South West Water to support local community groups with a focus on the environment is now open for applications.

Funding support for zero emission buses across Devon and improvements to bus travel in Newton Abbot have been approved by Devon County Council.

Communities affected by antisocial behaviour (ASB) are being asked where they would like to see a new noise camera being deployed.

From April Devon’s foster carers will benefit from improved fees and allowances for looking after a child.

Devon County Council is set to appoint a strategic transformation partner, Newton Consulting Ltd, to help reshape its adult social care services amid rising demand and financial pressures.

Devon & Cornwall Police are taking part in a national week of action in a bid to tackle business crime and continue to strengthen relationships with retail outlets, employees and security staff.

Serious claims of wrongdoing have been made against Devon’s health service by a family that believes the NHS is trying to ditch the costs of their disabled son’s care.

A Devon man has been jailed after being convicted of rapes and other non-recent sexual abuse committed against two children.

A new employment scheme is being launched in Devon to help support almost 6,000 people into work over the next five years.

Communities are at the heart of Devon County Council’s business case for the future of local government in the county, which has now been published.

Four new coworking spaces have joined Devon’s successful Work Hub network. The Good Space in Dawlish, Propeller in Exmouth, Tiverton Work Hub, and UNIT 2 CoWorking in Kingsbridge, are the latest additions to the expanding number of independently run, locally-focused work hubs across the county.

At 11am this morning people across the County paused to remember just as others have done for over 100 years. Remembering those who had fought in Two World Wars and conflicts since, remembering especially those who had paid the ultimate sacrifice in the pursuit of freedom.

Devon County Councils successful child pedestrian safety training for primary schoolchildren has received additional funding from Vision Zero South West to continue through to March 2028.

The UKHSA South West are concerned that many people at risk may not know they are eligible for a flu vaccine

A pair of Devon MPs have added to pressure on property management companies which charge residents a raft of additional fees for living in their homes.

More than 1,000 pupils who weren’t getting the free school meals they qualified for will now secure them thanks to a significant change in Devon.

Pupils at primary schools across Devon will soon be receiving a visit from Bonster, the food waste eating Monster, as part of Recycle Devon’s Waste Education Programme.

The British Medical Association (BMA) is taking strike action involving resident doctors at a number of NHS trusts, including the Royal Devon from 7am on Friday 14 November until 7am on Wednesday 19 November 2025.

From this week you can book your child onto the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme for the Winter break. The offer is four sessions per child.

In the last five years to March 2025, automatic fire alarms have alerted the Service almost 58,000 times. On average, only 1.7% of the automatic fire alarms attended by the Service were classed as emergencies.

Officers are seeking witnesses after a single car collision on Dartmoor which left a woman critically injured.

Today the doors open for the final time to the Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre Visitor Centre in Princetown.

This Sunday (2 November) will see the RNLI lifeguard teams lower the flags for the final time this season, marking the end of patrols for 2025.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Services SAME4 campaign is a life-saving campaign focused on preventing fatal fires in homes across the region. It targets four key risk factors we most commonly see linked to residential fire deaths:

Councils across Devon have jointly launched the Devon Energy Prospectus, setting out the region’s bold ambitions and extensive investment opportunities in clean energy.

The Sweet Violets Bridge and new link road project, dubbed Dawlish’s ‘missing link’, has won the Under £10million New Build Award category at the recent ICE South West Civil Engineering Awards 2025 in Bristol.

Devon and Cornwall Police have been ordered to improve how they review vetting decisions, handle complaints, and monitor IT system use, following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS).

The NHS in the South West is thanking those who have already received their flu vaccine and urging those eligible to come forward as levels of flu continue to rise.

Devon County Council have been talking a lot in recent months about work we’re doing to review the way that funding is allocated to children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans, (EHCPs).

Halloween and Guy Fawkes or bonfire night fall within the space of less than a week. Devon & Cornwall Police has some advice to avoid any behaviour that others may find antisocial during that time.

People will ‘undoubtedly die’ if changes in Devon’s cardiac care mean long delays in getting patients the emergency care they need, it has been claimed

As the Halloween approaches, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service are encouraging everyone to pop battery-powered tealights into shopping baskets while hunting for the perfect pumpkin.

Devon County Council are working closely with the Department for Education (DfE) on a proposal to build a new secure children’s home at an out-of-town location in South Devon.

Libraries Unlimited is bringing back its popular Films at the Library programme, transforming libraries across Devon and Torbay into cosy community cinemas from 29th October.

South Western Railway (SWR) is offering free travel to serving military personnel and veterans for Remembrance Sunday events. 

NHS Devon is sharing some helpful hints and advice on how to keep young children safe and well this October half-term. Families can follow a few simple Halloween themed steps to keep everyone healthy and well over the holidays.

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has launched a new campaign to alert young people to the dangers of ketamine, counterfeit medicines which contain synthetic opioids (nitazenes) and vapes which purport to contain THC, a cannabis derivative, but which actually contain harmful synthetic cannabinoids commonly referred to as spice.