Fantastic participation by residents in new recycling service
Council now
focusing on raising recycling standards
 Exmouth recycling champions Leo and Charlie Mundy. Photo: Steve Joyce.
As East Devon residents settle in to their new recycling service introduced in the early summer, the council is now focusing on raising standards in the way the collections are made. Find out more
All you ever wanted to know about planning in
East Devon
Ed Freeman, Service
Lead for Planning Strategy and Development Management, explains the planning
process for the district:
...even
in popular fiction there is a perception that planners do not want people to
know about the developments that they are considering and that it is possible
to wake up one morning and suddenly find that everything around you has changed
and no-one asked you what you thought about it all. Find out more
Our Annual Report to you
Did you know the council spent £7m on improvements and repairs to its tenants’ homes during 2016/17? Or that we’ve carried out 956 food hygiene inspections to ensure that places where you eat are safe? Find out more
Working Together 2017 conference gets voluntary organisations talking
Over 100 representatives of voluntary organisations and community groups attended East Devon District Council’s annual ‘Working Together for the Future of East Devon’ event, held at Knowle, Sidmouth on Friday 29 September 2017. The event broadly aims to improve communications between the voluntary and statutory sectors. Find out more
Tree owners and contractors please stop, think and check before carrying out tree work
Do you know if the trees in your garden are covered by any
form of protection?
After a recent court case where an East Devon resident was
ordered to pay a total of £3,489 for felling a tree covered by a Tree
Preservation Order, we are asking residents and businesses to Stop, Think and Check before
carrying out any tree works on any tree. Find out more
The Parishes Together Fund can make dreams a reality for town’s and parishes across East Devon
Designed
to provide financial solutions to local community issues, the Parishes Together
Fund is a joint East Devon District
Council and Devon County Council initiative. The sum of £1.10 per elector - £1
from Devon County Council and 10p from EDDC - is put
into a pot which parish or town councils can apply for, up to their maximum
allocation based on the numbers of electors they have. There is a total of over
£124,000 for the financial year 2017/2018, so we are keen to receive applications. Find out more
Council tax support in East Devon – what do you think?
The clock is ticking for East Devon residents to have their say on how
much the council should pay towards the council tax bills of working age
householders on low incomes who live in the district. Don't miss the Sunday 22 October deadline for responses. Find out more
East Devon Parks New Heritage Trail telling the story of eight parks and gardens
A unique heritage trail which captures the
history of eight much-loved East Devon parks and gardens is now open for the
public to enjoy. Helped by a £9,500 grant from the Heritage
Lottery Fund, interpretation panels have been installed at each site detailing
historic information pieced together by local communities and schools. Find out more
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