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General view of street light. The tall street light is turned off. The sky is blue behind the light.

Council to dim street lights to help save cash

A 12-month trial of the scheme could help save about £300,000 per year, Devon County Council says.

A child wearing a pink puffer coat, silver crash helmet and a white high-vis jacket rides on a bike along a road. An adult wearing a silver helmet, red coat and yellow high-vis jacket is stood on a pavement ahead of the child.

Funding boost for bike training scheme in Devon

The county council says it has been given funding to keep running the sessions for school children.

County Hall in Exeter. A large brick building with a tall clock tower featuring arched and rectangular windows, with white stone detailing around some of the frames. There is a prominent clock tower, with a golden weather vane at the top.

Council uses fire-and-rehire to change contracts

Devon County Council wants to scrap a £450-a-year car user allowance for more than 800 staff.

A trail route with vegetation and trees either side of it. The day appears to be largely sunny with sunlight coming through the gaps in the trees.

Devon walking routes to get £6.8m for improvements

The framework starts in April and continues until 2029.

The empty council chamber at Devon County Council

Devon County Council raises tax by 4.99%

The council's accounts are in a "perilous" situation due to spending on special educational needs.

Two cows laying down on grass on Dartmoor

Farming rent arrears to council rises to £400k

Figures show Devon County Council is owed more than £400,000 in rent arrears from farms it owns.

View east from Golden Cap at sunrise, Jurassic Coast World Heritage site in Dorset.

Jurassic Coast charity to shut down

Last year the trust said it was planning a visitor centre in Weymouth, but it is now shutting down.

(L-R) Ian Roome, MP for North Devon with David Clayton, leader of North Devon District Council, Frank Biederman, now a Liberal Democrat councillor and Caroline Leaver, Liberal Democrat group leader on Devon County Council

Devon councillor defects to Liberal Democrats

Frank Biederman is moving to the Liberal Democrats ahead of possible elections in May.

Blurred image of the backs of schoolchildren in a classroom with a box of scissors and pencils in the foreground

Council taken to High Court in SEN funding row

The Judicial Review into Devon County Council's handling of SEN funding will be heard in Bristol.