Devon County Council

Devon families successful in primary school applications

Almost 99 per cent of Devon families have won a place in one of their preferred primary schools this September.

Figures published today (Monday 17 April) reveal that 7,065 applications were made across the county.

And 6,979 families have been offered a place at one of their four preferred schools - that's 98.8 per cent.

The new figures show that 96.7 per cent of the...

Trading Standards warns lettings agents to protect client's money after firm fined £8,000

Trading Standards is reminding letting agents of their legal obligation to protect money they are holding on behalf of a client after a tribunal upheld an £8,000 fine imposed on a firm.

Heart of the South West Trading Standards imposed the fine on Swallows Property Ltd., in Frome, Somerset, after they had repeatedly ignored advice to obtain Client Money Protection that protects the...

Coworking opens up colourful career opportunities for blogger

Award-winning travel blogger and digital content professional Claire Hall says that coworking has helped her branch out her business interests over the last couple of years.

She has been blogging for more than a decade through her Tin Box Traveller website which is one of the top-ranked family travel blogs in the UK.

Claire started her freelance career a couple of years...

Volunteers planting thousands more trees through Emergency Tree Fund

More than 9,000 trees are being planted at County Farms owned by Devon County Council this winter as part of the ongoing Emergency Tree Fund planting.

One of the biggest planting sites is at Bulleigh Elms Farm, near Newton Abbot, where volunteers are currently helping to plant 3,250 trees, co-ordinated by local not-for-profit social enterprise ParkLife South West .

They are...

Don’t let ‘toxic mould’ scammers into your home Trading Standards warns

Trading Standards is warning homeowners across Devon, Somerset, Plymouth, and Torbay to be wary of scammers who are trying to take advantage of concerns about ‘toxic mould’.

Heart of the South West Trading Standards says that there have been a number of instances of scammers attempting to dupe householders into handing over money for fake ‘toxic mould’ surveys.

There have...

Levelling Up funding for projects in Devon

Multi-million schemes to improve transport links in Exmouth and Okehampton are among more than 100 projects receiving a share of £2.1 billion through the government’s latest round of Levelling Up funding.

Devon County Council has been awarded the full amount of its £15.7 million bid to complete the Dinan Way link in Exmouth, while West Devon Borough Council has successfully received...

Devon’s highways teams prepared for winter

With temperatures forecast to drop next week Devon’s highways teams say they’re prepared to face whatever the elements throw at the county’s roads over the next few months.

Gritting depots across the county are fully stocked with around 24,000 tonnes of salt and Devon County Council’s upgrade of its winter fleet has continued, with eight of its 37 frontline gritters replaced with...

Funding awarded to build affordable homes

Four projects to develop affordable homes on council owned brownfield sites in Devon and Torbay have been awarded just over £911,000 of government funding.

The Devon and Torbay One Public Estate Partnership has successfully bid for Brownfield Land Release Funding (BLRF2) to support the projects in Exeter, Mid Devon and Torbay.

The funding is a share of £35.9 million awarded...

Do you have a view on Electric vehicles?

Devon’s residents are invited to give their views on Devon County Council’s (DCC) Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Strategy from today (Wednesday 9 November).

It’s a major part of a larger strategy to reduce carbon emissions from on-road transportation which accounts for 30 per cent of all the county’s carbon emissions.

From 2030 the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles is...

More funding to help communities during cost of living crisis

Devon County Council’s (DCC) Growing Communities Fund (GCF) is making a real difference, giving a helping hand to local communities during the cost-of-living crisis.

So far more than £250,000 has been awarded to local projects, many of which are helping communities cope with the sharp increase in food prices and heating bills.

And now DCC has committed a further £200,000 and...

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