Residents and businesses are invited to have their say on the draft Resource and Waste Management Strategy for Devon and Torbay.
The Public Consultation runs from Wednesday 3 March to Wednesday 14 April, and the responses will help shape how Local Authority Collected Waste is managed in Devon up to 2030.
The new document will present how the 10 councils responsible for waste...
Country star Dolly Parton is urging people to have a covid vaccination with an adaptation of her hit Jolene, but Dolly isn’t the only person to find artistic inspiration in the vaccine.
Nurse Chris Gibson, who works at the vaccination centre at Sherborne House in Newton Abbot, has written a poem to reassure patients.
“We see the people behind the statistics. Everybody has a...
When the Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) online shopping site launched last October, the country was about to enter the latest lockdown and a Government instruction for non-essential shops to close was announced. DAA’s strategy was firstly to approach supporters already associated with the charity who were unable to visit their traditional charity shops. Changing shopping habits and switching to...
A couple from the Honiton area have recently been banned from selling puppies and handed a life-time ban on owning dogs, prompting council warnings on buying puppies.
East Devon District Council (EDDC) has recently had a flurry of enquiries regarding the buying and selling puppies as well as complaints of alleged unlicensed breeders during lockdown.
A new survey conducted by Born Free has revealed that nearly 4,000 dangerous wild animals are being privately kept in Great Britain – 35 of which are living in Devon. The international wildlife charity is calling on the UK Government to immediately review the law and put a stop to some of the world’s most remarkable, but often deadly, creatures being kept as ‘pets’ in unsuitable captive...
Devon parents are being advised to make sure that their children’s health is a top priority when they return to school on 8 March.
Research by Specsavers shows that for 69% of parents, ensuring their child has new shoes is at the top of the list when sending them back to the classroom. This is followed by new uniform and PE kits (66%) and new stationary (25%).
Mama Bear’s Day Nursery & Pre-School group has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the business.
Chris Marston, who joined the organisation last year as Commercial Director, took over as MD on March the 1st and will focus on the day-to-day running of the 24-setting group, which cares for over 2000 children in...
Three schools in Plymouth are celebrating after receiving new laptops and funding to help children learn from home.
LiveWest, the largest housing association in the South West, is supporting the schools by donating refurbished laptops and more than £1,500 in digital grant funding.
Plymouth Mayflower Academy Primary School, Pennycross Primary School and Montpelier Primary...
The UK’s first Food Waste Action Week 2021 (1-7 March) is set to highlight the link between food waste and climate change.
And Devon residents can find practical tips and advice on how to reduce food waste and take part in a food waste challenge via Recycle Devon's social media feeds.
Globally, 30 per cent of man-made CO2e greenhouse gases are created from the production and...
Tavistock Youth Café has been awarded a £1,000 grant from Tesco as part of a scheme to support young people.
The youth café was one of the successful applicants to the Tesco Bags of Help community grant scheme, with a special round of grants being awarded to charities and community groups who work with young people.
Founded in 2005 in response to the lack of youth clubs in...
