 This Energy Savers Week (19–25 January 2026), Citizens Advice has partnered with the Energy Saving Trust to share simple, everyday energy‑saving tips you can use throughout your home. From taking shorter showers and switching to a cold wash for your laundry, to batch cooking meals, there are lots of small, practical changes that can help you stay warm while saving money.
The Government has also launched its £15 billion Warm Homes Plan this week designed to help millions of households benefit from energy‑efficient improvements such as solar panels, home batteries, heat pumps and insulation.
Teignbridge applications for the Warm Homes Local Grant are now open.
Eligible residents could receive a range of energy‑efficiency upgrades, including cavity wall insulation, loft insulation, draught proofing, air source heat pumps, solar PV and insulated doors
This government‑backed scheme, delivered in partnership with Devon County Council and other local authorities, aims to make homes across Devon warmer, greener and more affordable to heat, with priority given to households most at risk of fuel poverty.
 .A by-election will take place for the election of one town councillor for Dawlish Town Council, South West Ward on Thursday 5 March 2025.
Anyone wanting to stand as a candidate at this election can request a nomination pack by contacting: electoralservices@teignbridge.gov.uk. Please remember to include your name and email address
If paper copies of the nomination pack are required please clearly state this and remember to include your postal address. Full information for prospective candidates is available on our website.
All information and notable dates have been published on our website.
 If you currently vote by post, and haven't yet reapplied, make sure you do it by 31 January 2026.
If you don’t reapply by the deadline, your postal vote will be cancelled and you’ll need to vote in person at a polling station until a new application is submitted and approved.
Reapplying for a postal vote is quick and easy:
🔹 Apply online at www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote
🔹 You’ll need to upload a photo of your handwritten signature in black ink on plain white paper.
If you'd prefer a paper form, you can print one from GOV.UK or contact the elections office to request a copy by post. Be sure to specify that you’d like it posted, otherwise it may be emailed if we have your email address.
 Devon County Council is asking residents to help shape the future of the county’s 50 libraries.
People across Devon are being invited to share their views on proposals to reduce and standardise library opening hours, as well as explore options for extending access through additional volunteering, new technology, and the potential introduction of community‑managed libraries. No libraries will close under the proposals.
Watch Councillor Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin's short video about the consultation on the future of Devon Libraries.
The consultation runs until Sunday 22 February. Forms can be completed online, at local libraries, or returned by post.
 Tuesday 27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). It is the national day reminding us of the unparalleled horrors of the six million Jews murdered in World War II, as well as subsequent genocides in for example Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
This year’s theme 'Bridging Generations' is a call-to-action. A reminder that the responsibility of remembrance doesn't end with the survivors - it lives on through their children, their grandchildren and through all of us. This theme encourages us all to engage actively with the past - to listen, to learn and to carry those lessons forward. By doing so, we build a bridge between memory and action, between history and hope for the future.
Events to mark the day will be taking place across the country to find out what’s happening near you visit the HMD website.
 The Big Garden Birdwatch is taking place this weekend (23-25 January 2026). It’s the world’s largest garden wildlife survey and every year of thousands of nature lovers take part, helping to build a picture of how garden birds are faring.
How to take part
- Get your free guide and stock up on supplies.
- Spend an hour watching the birds in your patch, between 23 and 25 January, and record the birds that land.
- Tell us what you saw (even if that’s nothing at all)! You can submit your results online or by post.
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