Devon News

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.

At Halloween, 30.4 million pumpkins are bought for carving, and of these, a whopping 15.8 million pumpkins will go to waste, left uneaten - that’s £26.7 million worth of  food.

A Care home provider has been ordered by Exeter Magistrates' Court, to pay £200,190 after it failed to provide safe care and treatment to three people, resulting in the death of two people at an outdoor activity centre.

The government’s Schools White Paper, originally expected earlier this year, then autumn, has been delayed again, now until the new year.

Devon has moved closer towards bringing in an external firm to amplify savings in adult social care and to keep more people out of care homes and hospitals.

South West Water has reached a major milestone this Unblocktober, having prevented more than one million litres of fats, oils and greases (FOG) from entering its sewer network thanks to its ongoing partnership with Environmental Compliance and Services (ECAS).

A pioneering intervention that gives children and families on-demand access to a therapeutic mobile game designed to tackle childhood anxiety is driving positive mental health outcomes in Devon.

With the clocks going back an hour this weekend (Sunday 26 October) as British Summer Time ends, all road users are being reminded to take extra care over the autumn and winter months.

Every year, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service ask local residents and businesses to take part in their annual precept survey. The five-minute form asks how people feel about the service they receive, and will influence the amount the Service receives from council tax in 2026/27.

Plans to raise on-street parking charges have been defended because the roughly £4 million in cash raised is vital for funding a host of highway-related schemes, including bus routes and verge cutting.

The Devon Bus Enhanced Partnership has been shortlisted as a finalist in the UK Bus Awards 2025, under the Partnership for Excellence: The Peter Huntley Memorial Award category.

NHS Devon is encouraging residents to take control of their health this winter through the NHS App.

Thirty projects to improve life in Torquay are to be submitted to the government in a bid to secure shares of a £20million funding pot.

One of Devon’s last great untapped sources of history will reveal some of its best-kept secrets with the publication of a new book this week.

With Halloween (October 31) fast approaching, Trading Standards is urging families to prioritise safety when buying costumes, decorations and novelty items.

Bereavement charity 2wish has today officially launched the expansion of its vital support services locally, as part of a wider rollout across multiple English counties.