More families in Devon will be able to access help and support following the launch of a dedicated Family Hub Advice Line and website , run by the charity Action for Children on behalf of Devon County Council.
Family Hubs are a new way of bringing together all the help a family may need in one place. It’s part of a transition in Devon from children’s centres, which supported families...
Residents of the Teign Valley in Devon are rallying together to bring a vital service back to their village with the launch of a community shop project.
Christow, in the Teign Valley within Dartmoor National Park, lost its last remaining shop and Post Office in May 2023. Now, a dedicated group of locals is spearheading efforts to establish a new community-owned shop to serve Christow...
Devon County Council is calling on road users to adhere to the new speed limit which has been introduced on Brixton Road Station Bridge near Elburton. As part of temporary safety measures the road layout has been narrowed and the speed limit has been reduced from 40mph to 30mph. These new restrictions are successfully preventing HGVs from crossing the bridge at the same time and reducing...
A new pedestrian crossing will be constructed at Douglas Avenue in Exmouth to support students at the Deaf Academy. The East Devon Highways and Traffic Orders Committee (HATOC) recently approved the £100,000 puffin crossing scheme, which is due to be built during the school summer holidays. The crossing will be located close to the main entrance of the school to make it safer and easier for...
Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for services that support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, (SEND), Councillor Lois Samuel, has congratulated Marland School for achieving an ‘outstanding’ grade following a recent Ofsted inspection.
Marland School, in Torrington, is part of a foundation trust of other special schools and provides...
Visitors to the Grand Western Canal Country Park now have a range of new facilities available to them to help make the most of a trip to this charming waterway in mid Devon.
The Canal Visitor Centre now features two new video display screens, each playing a choice of several short film clips, including some spectacular birds-eye drone footage of the Canal Basin and horse-drawn barge...
West Croft School in Bideford has launched its second Walking Bus route with the help of Devon County Council.
A Walking Bus is a safe and fun way for groups of children to walk to school together, accompanied by adult volunteers who receive road safety training and insurance cover from the County Council.
As with a normal bus, the Walking Bus follows a fixed route picking...
Citizens Advice is reporting that average energy costs are as high as last winter for many households , and that despite energy prices falling this month, around 5.3 million people are currently living in households in debt to their energy supplier.
So, it's welcome news that Devon County Council has confirmed that it's been allocated a little over £5 million from the government to...
A pioneering new programme has been launched to improve career opportunities for care experienced young people in Devon.
Devon County Council and Exeter College have worked in partnership to develop the PACE (Positive About Care Experienced) programme with the aim of creating a ground-breaking business network dedicated to working with young people who are, or have been, in the care...
