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1 May 2026

Latest News from West Devon Borough Council

Bank holiday recycling collection changes

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The May Day Bank Holiday will affect when we come to collect your recycling and waste next week.

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Parkwood Leisure FAQs

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From Monday 1 June, Parkwood Leisure will formally be running the leisure centres across West Devon on our behalf, following the administration of Fusion last month.

You can now find updated FAQs on our website to help answers all of your questions together in one place.

You can find the information here.


Renting is changing - are you ready?

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Landlords, letting agents and tenants are being urged to make sure they’re ready for the major changes coming to the private rented sector as the first phase of the Renters’ Rights Act comes into effect today (Friday, 1 May).

The Act is bringing in new rights and responsibilities across the private rented sector designed to create more security and fairness for tenants, while setting out clear expectations for landlords.

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Have you renewed your garden waste collection subcription?

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Spring is here and gardening is back on the agenda, so have you renewed or signed up for a garden waste subscription yet?

A year-long subscription to West Devon Borough Council’s garden waste collection service will cost £70 for 2026/27. One subscription provides four generous reusable sacks, which are collected every fortnight on the same day of the week as your recycling collections, in the opposite week to your black bag refuse collections.

If you sign up, you can put grass cuttings, hedge trimmings, cut flowers and plants, small branches, weeds, leaves, twigs, and vase flowers in your bags for collection.

You can sign up for 2026/27 collections now, with the year’s subscription running until 31 March 2027.

For more information and to sign up, visit: www.westdevon.gov.uk/gardenwaste


Job Vacancies

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Are you looking for a flexible role in a supportive and open culture? Join the Council! We have a number of exciting roles available for the right person.

Click the button below to see our current vacancies.

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