Councils across the country are to receive a £5m cash boost to tackle rogue landlords in their area, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis announced today.
Forty eight councils will share the funding so they can take on the irresponsible landlords that force tenants to live in squalid and dangerous properties, making their lives a misery.
Applications are now open for groups in Devon to apply for grants of up to £3000.
Grassroots Grants up to £500, Connection Grants up to £1000 and Action Grants up to £3000 are available for projects that can prove they will have a positive impact on vulnerable young people and will help cut crime, especially anti social behaviour, substance abuse or school absenteeism.
Large proportion of those in the South West fail to be ‘on the money’ when it comes to who’s who on bank notes
They are some of the most important and “noteworthy” figures in British history.
But according to a new survey, over three in five people living in the South West (62%) admit they struggle identify the famous faces who appear on our banknotes.
Trampoliners at a Plymouth club are jumping for joy after receiving a cash injection from a leading house builder.
The City of Plymouth Trampoline Club has received a £1,000 windfall from Persimmon Homes South West as part of its Community Champions project, which will see a pot of £24,000 being given to support local groups and charities over 12 months.
Councillor Tudor Evans has handed over a cheque for £330 to the Ferndale Community computer club as part of Plymouth City Council’s community grant scheme.
Each Councillor has an annual grant allocation of £3,500 to fund community activities and projects in their wards. Councillors can combine their grants to fund one or more projects or various community activities, if they wish....
Plymouth residents are being advised on how to avoid getting into debt this Christmas.
Christmas is traditionally a time of year when many people struggle financially and Advice Plymouth and Plymouth City Council are offering tips and advice to help people avoid debt and manage their finances.
Around a third of adults in Plymouth are over-indebted and Plymouth has higher levels...
Following weeks of terrible weather and high rainfall there are many areas of Devon where people are suffering the consequences of flooding; displaced from their homes, distressed, with damaged property and in need of immediate and longer term support.
Unfortunately the emergency services say they are gearing up to respond to yet another blast of atrocious weather which is predicted to...
The decision to award 14 new contracts to provide solar PV installations has been announced by Plymouth City Council.
The projects form the next phase of its multi-million pound energy saving programme.
Work totalling £527,000 will provide savings on civic energy bills and boost the city’s economy; with contractors committing to increase Plymouth’s ‘green’ skills base through...
The value of online currency Bitcoin has exploded as speculators push its trading price above £600 per coin.
The value of the currency has risen sharply-doubling since last week alone- after attracting attention on social media sites such as Reddit and twitter with the worth of the currency gaining 80 times as much real value since the beginning of this year.
