Search

06 Dec 2025

ADVERTISEMENT

Advertise with Us

All the updated news related to devon county

All the news related to devon county updated in real time

Found 115

fordevon county

Order by:

Four Devon councils in talks to create unitary authority

Home

Four Devon councils in talks to create unitary authority

Four Devon councils are understood to be in talks about becoming a single authority in response to the government’s devolution white paper. Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner published proposals this week that would essentially abolish the two-tier ...

08 Jan 2025 at 08:00

Police chief’s pledge on ‘out of control’ shoplifters

Home

Police chief’s pledge on ‘out of control’ shoplifters

Cracking down on the ‘wicked issue’ of shoplifting will become a police priority as officers across Devon embark on a new five-year plan. Alison Hernandez, police and crime commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, made the pledge ...

03 Feb 2025 at 16:20

Fire service performance drops in four areas

Home

Fire service performance drops in four areas

The performance of Devon and Somerset’s fire service has dropped in four areas, according to a watchdog’s report. Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is now only rated as ‘good’ in three of the 11 areas scrutinised by the body that oversees ...

27 May 2025 at 14:30

Ambulance boss requested to explain fire service co-responder cut

Home

Ambulance boss requested to explain fire service co-responder cut

The boss of Devon’s ambulance service has been asked to explain a decision to scrap an agreement for the fire service provide lifesaving treatment at some incidents. John Martin, chief executive of the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust, ...

17 Jun 2025 at 13:39

Devon County Council Tory leader to quit

Home

Devon County Council Tory leader to quit

Devon’s Conservative leader James McInnes won’t be standing in May’s elections, paving the way for a new head of the party. Cllr McInnes only became leader in May last year when his longstanding predecessor, Cllr John Hart (Conservative, ...

23 Feb 2025 at 19:00

Suspended police chief cleared of major misconduct allegation

Home

Suspended police chief cleared of major misconduct allegation

Former acting chief constable of the Devon and Cornwall Police Jim Colwell has “no case to answer” in relation to an allegation that he used his work mobile phone to exchange personal messages, an investigation has concluded. The ...

13 May 2025 at 10:18

MPs blast ‘scandal’ of sewage spills, with five in Torbay this Easter

Home

MPs blast ‘scandal’ of sewage spills, with five in Torbay this Easter

Devon MPs have spoken out in the House of Commons after official figures revealed tens of thousands of hours of sewage spills into local bathing waters. Three local Liberal Democrat MPs spoke in support of a motion by the ...

25 Apr 2025 at 10:43

MPs demand action on ‘critical’ South Devon rail project

Home

MPs demand action on ‘critical’ South Devon rail project

The government is being urged to do more to protect the vulnerable railway line in and out of the westcountry. During a debate on the HS2 project to deliver more and faster trains between London and the north of England, ...

19 Jun 2025 at 14:30

Interim chief constable could help police out of special measures

Home

Interim chief constable could help police out of special measures

The man appointed to head Devon and Cornwall police while two chief constables remain suspended could help the force come out of special measures, according to the region’s police and crime commissioner. Alison ...

19 Dec 2024 at 11:31

Battle for power in big Devon councils shake-up takes new twist

Home

Battle for power in big Devon councils shake-up takes new twist

The battle for power in a massive Devon councils shake-up has taken a new twist. The year 2025 is likely to see the first steps towards massive changes in the way the county is governed with radical ...

30 Dec 2024 at 09:01

South Devon MPs demand coronary care re-think

Home

South Devon MPs demand coronary care re-think

South Devon’s MPs have turned up the heat on the area’s healthcare providers amid fears for the safety of local heart patients. The NHS and the integrated care board (ICB) which administers health ...

07 May 2025 at 09:46

Elections will go ahead in May as government rejects Devon’s request for postponement

Home

Elections will go ahead in May as government rejects Devon’s request for postponement

Devon’s county council elections will go ahead in May after the government rejected a request to postpone them. The county council’s ruling Conservatives wanted to delay the elections for a year ...

06 Feb 2025 at 11:21

Years
2025