Consultation Launched For Local Transport Plan 4 People across Devon are being invited to have their say on future plans for transport in the county. A public consultation has been launched today (Tuesday 1...
Overnight road closures planned on A379 Overnight road closures will be needed on the A379 on the outskirts of Exeter for three evenings next month. As part of the current work at Trood Lane junction...
Improving services for the young, elderly and vulnerable We will continue to work with partners to support the elderly and vulnerable people with disabilities A single service will support people to be independent in...
Maintaining Devon's Highway network Highways:- The Conservative council put an additional £2million into this years budget for Road repairs and £500,000 for road drainage. This was on top of being...
Better road and rail links with London Lobbying:- Devon is leading on this project. We have brought the councils of the South west together to put pressure on Government to improve the regional...
Improving Devon's rural broadband Broadband:- Improved Broadband is now available in large parts of the county. New contracts have now been signed with another company using new technology to...
Creating more skilled, well paid jobs Jobs:- The county is still expanding both Skypark and the Science park .The new Super Computer is now working and linked to the Met Office. The county are also...
Eliminating waste to landfill Waste:- Devon has one of the highest recycling rates in the country. We have also worked with partners in developing 2 waste to energy plants, one in Exeter and...
Encouraging communities to be more self-reliant Self Help:- We instigated the Town and Parish (TaP) fund to give communities the opportunity to work together, carrying out improvements that would benefit...
Delivering value for money Value for Money:- We have continued to restructure the way the County Council works. We have , Less Managers, Less staff, Less Bureaucracy, We have reduced the...