Devon News

The time taken to implement slower speed limits in some parts of Devon is too slow, according to frustrated campaigners.

World Mental Health Day is on Thursday 10 October and the international focus is mental health in the workplace.

Smokers, who wish to kick the habit, may be given vape starter kits to help them quit as part of new measures to help the government meet its ambition for the country to be smokefree by 2030 – achieved when adult smoking prevalence falls to 5 per cent or less.

Devon Air Ambulances annual Week of Thanks campaign highlights the many ways in which the people of Devon ensure the lifesaving service continues to respond to patients facing time-critical situations in Devon and beyond.

A scheme to ramp up the visibility of police in Devon and Cornwall’s crime hotspots will be rolled out next year.

Campaigners advocating for the Right to Roam gathered for a final rally ahead of a pivotal Supreme Court decision today on the future of wild camping on Dartmoor. .

Devon and Cornwall’s acting chief constable says he won’t be satisfied until the abandonment rate of calls to the police contact centre drops below five per cent.

More speed cameras have been installed at accident hotspots across Devon, with some existing ones upgraded.

Devon and Cornwall Police have been made aware of a small increase in hare coursing reports across the region.  

Devon County Council is owed more than £1.2 million promised by developers that have been given planning permission

The Department for Transport (DfT) has released the latest road casualty statistics for the region.

The Chief Executive of South West Water, Susan Davy, has been elected as the new President of the Institute of Water.

Local pharmacies are working with Public Health Devon to pilot a new service aiming to reduce the number of drug-related deaths in the county.

If you care about your community, want to help improve people’s lives and feel strongly that the voices of residents should be heard, you could have what it takes to become your area’s next county councillor.

After the hugely successful series of Let’s Talk online parenting sessions, the team are now in the process of developing sessions specifically for dads and male carers.

Devon County Council are asking for your views on proposals to create a walking and cycling route between Crediton and Exeter.

Taking place from Monday 7 October – Sunday 13 October 2024 Kinship Care Week, is a time to recognise and celebrate the contributions made by kinship carers in Devon who raise the child of a family member or friend.

Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner is so concerned about an increase in shoplifting and rural crime she has added theft as a priority to her emerging police and crime plan.

People across Devon are being invited to have their say on future plans for transport in the county.

Labour needs to be “brave” by putting more resources into special educational needs, Devon’s leader, a Conservative, has claimed.

Auditors, Grant Thornton have acknowledged the council’s “strong record of financial management”, but raised concerns about its ability to save tens of millions of pounds to balance its medium-term budget.

Devon & Cornwall Police is joining some other UK police forces in making a life saving overdose treatment drug available to its officers, carried in first aid kits. Nasal Naloxone temporarily reverses the effects of opioid based drugs and is used when an opioid overdose is suspected and the victim is believed to be aged 18 or over.

The education regulator rated the department inadequate in 2020 because of serious failures in the service and that until inspection, leaders did not know the extent of the failures to protect some of the most vulnerable children and young people from harm

A major recycling milestone has been reached with more than 10,000 tonnes of discarded everyday items diverted for reuse since 2012 thanks to Devon’s recycling centres.

Torrential rain, high winds and flooding made it a busy weekend for Devon County Council’s highways teams.

Of real concern is the drop in the flu vaccine uptake rates last winter across all eligibility groups in the South Wes compared with the previous year. While uptake in older people in the South West last year remained high, 4 in 10 of people with long-term health conditions, just under 4 in 10 pregnant women and just over half of 2-and-3-year-olds received the vaccine.

Two youths have entered guilty pleas in connection to a string of burglaries in Devon.

Complaints about police call-handling in Devon and Cornwall have reduced from 60 a year to five, with people now waiting 30 minutes less on average to get an answer when they call 101.

Devon County Council’s chief executive Donna Manson is aiming to moved its children’s services department out of special measures and into to a ‘good’ Ofsted rating in three years.

On the back of being assessed as the third safest policing area in England and Wales, Devon & Cornwall Police is launching its Neighbourhood Policing Community Charter.

Five thousand Devon potholes have been fixed in just six months using a device known as a ‘dragon patcher’.

Attempts have been made by Honiton and Sidmouth MP Richard Foord to reignite plans for reopening Cullompton’s railway station.

Devon could opt to bring one of the largest services it contracts out back in-house by hiring staff to oversee road maintenance

Devon’s Liberal Democrats are hoping to band together to secure more funding for education in the county.

A number of pollution alerts and warnings have been issued for numerous beaches and popular swimming locations across Devon following recent heavy rainfall.

A major event aimed at local suppliers who want to find out how to work with the public services is takes place next month.

Are they demanding high repayments and making you feel threatened or uneasy? If so, you may have borrowed from an illegal money lender (more commonly known as a loan shark).

South Western Railway has revealed that at least five mobile phones have been lost on its network every day since last year

Millions of people in England can now book flu and COVID-19 vaccinations as the NHS rolls out additional protection for those most at risk ahead of winter.

South West Water has renewed its commitment to improving the management of natural assets and resources by resigning the Catchment Management Declaration.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is excited to announce the return of its annual careers fair, offering an exciting glimpse into opportunities in Allied Health Professions, Pathology, and Pharmacy.

It is five years since she led a delegation of politicians and police representatives to central London to make the case for central Government to invest more in policing here in Devon and Cornwall.

Tiverton’s MP Rachel Gilmour has lobbied the government to take action on  overcrowded trains from the town.

Devon County Council are giving primary school children the chance to gain the tools and confidence that they need to help keep themselves safe once they are ready to take the next step and begin walking to school on their own.

At this time of year, when students are going off to university, making new friends and socialising - Devon and Cornwall Police are encouraging people to look after each other.

With many young people leaving home for the first time to go to university and rent in student halls or a shared home, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service want you to know how to keep you and your housemates fire safe

South West Water believe every one of their customers deserve a fair, transparent, and simple way of being charged for the water they use.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will begin rolling out the national COVID-19 booster and flu vaccination programme on Thursday 3 October.

More than 1,200 children have been held overnight in Devon and Cornwall police cells in a year, according to exclusive figures.