Fears of Exmouth constituency being ‘tarmacked over’ raised in MP’s first speech
Fears that the Exmouth and Exeter East constituency could be “tarmacked over” have been raised by David Reed MP in the House of Commons.
Fears that the Exmouth and Exeter East constituency could be “tarmacked over” have been raised by David Reed MP in the House of Commons.
Devon’s MPs are being lobbied to secure more funding for education because the county council receives £23.5m less than some other areas.
Devon County Council is expecting a windfall from a forthcoming extra tax on second homes to provide affordable housing.
Devon will use around a quarter of its reserves to help plug the financial hole in its special educational needs and disabilities (Send) service.
The number of children in the care of Devon County Council has fallen slightly as the county increases efforts to keep more young people within its borders.
An overspend of nearly £6 million is being predicted for Devon County Council this year on top of its special needs deficit.
Early-stage progress on Exmouth’s improvement plans is being made after a host of companies came forward to bid for work.
East Devon District Council is to urge the government to consider changing planning law so that unfinished developments are completed sooner.
Fourteen inmates are understood to have been freed from Devon’s prisons on Tuesday under the government’s early-release scheme to ease overcrowding.
Devon County Council has been urged to sell millions of shares its pension fund holds in companies campaigners say are “contributing” to the war in Gaza.
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