Devon News

Children across Devon can join The Summer Book Quest for free at their local library from 12 July. The brand new Quest has been created by Libraries Unlimited, the charity commissioned to run the libraries in Devon and Torbay.

Over 22,000 supermarket vouchers, worth over £1.9 million, have been sent to low-income families in Devon to help them buy food over the upcoming summer holidays.

You can now view a comprehensive list of highway maintenance work planned for Devon's roads this financial year.

Devon’s police commissioner office has turned for the first time to the county’s fire service for £5 million in short-term loans.

“Road trauma is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. We believe this is not inevitable – it can, and must, be improved.”

The NHS Healthy Start scheme helps young families on low incomes to buy healthy food and milk. If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have children under four and receive certain benefits, you could be eligible for NHS Healthy Start.

The latest week of intensification as part of the Operation Scorpion initiative involved a range of enforcement action carried out across the region, as well as education and prevention work taking place.

If you’re a householder and you have cans of useable leftover paint gathering dust in your shed or attic, you can now take it to one of Devon’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) for others to use.

Concern has been raised that less than half of Devonians are eating their recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

Children in Devon with special educational needs get just a third of the funding of those in big cities. South Devon MP Caroline Voaden has called the system ‘completely unfair’ and urged the minister for school standards to take action at Westminster.

Devon County Council is urging struggling farmers to seek help if they’re finding things too much. It comes after the Dunn family of Underdown Farm, Exbourne, were banned from keeping livestock for 10 years after admitting animal welfare offences in court.

The achievements of hundreds of caring NHS staff and volunteers from the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will be celebrated at an awards ceremony later this year thanks to the generosity of corporate sponsors and local businesses.

Devon & Cornwall Police is supporting of ASB Awareness Week 2025, a national campaign led by Resolve, the UK’s leading organisation on community safety and anti-social behaviour (ASB) running from 30 June – 6 July, encouraging reporting of ASB to promote safer communities.

More than £130,000 of public donations are to be used on making Dartmoor more accessible after a legal battle to allow wild camping was won earlier this year.

Devon County Council are launching an ambitious new initiative aimed at improving adult learning and skills.

A new long-term plan to improve the outcomes of Devon’s most vulnerable young people by overhauling how they are supported and cared for has been approved by Devon County Councils cabinet.

Parents in Devon are being asked to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles as the disease spreads across the UK and Europe.

Devon County Councils Cabinet have agreed how it will allocate a smaller pot of national funding to help families struggling with high costs of food, energy, and other essential household items.

A host of officers and staff from Devon & Cornwall Police have been honoured at a special event. The dedicated group were recognised for their bravery and efforts to help others and keep communities safe.

Devon County Councils highways teams will carry out a repair blitz on potholes in a few trial areas of the county following a decision by Councillors this week.

More adult learners will have the opportunity to access education and skills training in the upcoming academic year.

Devon County Council ended the 2024/25 financial year without going over budget, but only by relying on temporary savings and one-off government funding.

Devon & Cornwall Police recently carried out a high visibility road safety operation called Op Lockspring. The purpose of the operation was to reduce the number of collisions on the roads and to educate the public about the importance of driving safely.

Following the announcement of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust being awarded a new integrated sexual health contract from Devon County Council and Torbay Council earlier this year, an exciting new community programme is being developed.

The Minister for the Future of Roads, Lilian Greenwood MP, has been in Devon to see the innovations Devon County Council is using to repair the roads.

If you live in Devon or Torbay and charge your Electric Vehicle (EV) at home but don’t have a driveway you can apply to have a cross-pavement cable channel installed for free as part of a pioneering new trial.

A Devon & Cornwall Police officer is due to appear in court this week to face a charge of rape.

Due to the continued warm weather, Dartmoor is incredibly dry right now and that means the risk of wildfire is high.

Ninja style swords will be illegal to own from 1 August 2025, so it will be an offence to possess a Ninja sword unless a specific legal defence applies.

The NHS in the South West is working to increase uptake in the HPV vaccine and cervical screening in line with the national cervical cancer elimination strategy for England.

South West Water is urging customers to think twice before they flush or drop things down a drain, after engineers pulled a bizarre collection of items from the region’s sewer pipes, including a toy car, armband, football, and even a traffic cone.

Soaring temperatures will inevitably mean more people visiting the coast, but the RNLI is warning people to be aware of the dangers and to know what to do should they find themselves in difficulty in water.

Devon County Council is taking ownership of the Skypark Development Partnership LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) to continue development of the site, supporting growth and creating jobs.