Politics

The Nook in Tavistock

Tavistock residents divided over double yellows plan

Rebecca visits Ochre salon in Yelverton

Devon MP shares Budget tax warning Rebecca Smith Mp

Image showing the boundary of the new woodland in red and the adjacent footpath in purple

Council plans 'lasting legacy' with new Tavistock woodland

(L-R) Cllr Julian Brazil, Executive Lead Member for Waste, Cllr Nadine Dommett, Executive Lead for Decarbonisation of Council Operations, and Cllr Dan Thomas, Leader of South Hams District Council, with one of the new vehicles

South Hams bin lorries achieve up to 89% emissions cuts in fuel trial

The property at 30 Courtenay Road, Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot care home set to become 18-room HMO

Devon MPs Caroline Voaden and Rebbeca Smith (L-R)

Devon MPs hail Government U-turn on maritime apprenticeship

Devon MPs Caroline Voaden and Rebbeca Smith (L-R)

Devon MPs demand action over threatened maritime apprenticeship

Councillor and farmer, Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin, with her sheep

Devon council urges Government to back farmers with more funding

West Devon pupils tackle real-life safety lessons at Junior Life Skills events

West Devon pupils tackle real-life safety lessons

Library campaigners urged a Devon County Council committee to scrutinise a staff consultation by Libraries

Pressure remains on Devon librarian job consultation

Museum Curator Joanna Eccles talks with passers-by

Newton Abbot council takes questions to the streets

Rebecca Smith, MP for South West Devon (L) and Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party (R)

Rebecca Smith backs Conservative plans after Badenoch speech

Teignbridge Council leader Richard Keeling

'Huge cost' to Teignbridge council after LGR stalls

Devon County Council has welcomed a £191m Government grant to tackle its historic SEND overspend

Devon SEND funding plea after £191m council payout

The former Down's Garage site at Mary Tavy

Mary Tavy A386 safety fears raised over housing plans

MPs Rebecca Smith (Centre Left) and Fred Thomas (Centre Right) attended the exercise on Monday 21 September

Plymouth firms showcased in major naval exercise

The George Park and Ride

George Park and Ride charges face backlash as petition gathers support
Plymouth City Council's plans to charge long-stay users at George Park and Ride have prompted a new petition, with the issue also drawing criticism from Plymouth Moor View MP Fred Thomas
Jamie Townsend

(L-R) Mat Cole, chair of the NFU South Uplands Group, Sir Geoffrey Cox KC MP, Stephen Morgan MP, Minister for Farming, Food and Rural Affairs, and Robyn Munt, NFU vice president

Dartmoor farmer warns of 'not fit for purpose' funding system

The Chipley Mill site of the Greater Horseshoe School

Bickington school faces further wait after planning decision

South West Devon MP Rebecca Smith at Ivybridge station

Ivybridge station platform study nears completion

Plans for a powerful new Devon Mayor are gathering pace

Devon councils make fresh push for powerful new Mayor

(L-R) Martin Wrigley, Sir Geoffrey Cox, Sir Mel Stride, Rebecca Smith and Caroline Voaden feature in an analysis of registered political donations, gifts and hospitality

Revealed: Thousands in free gifts and donations for Dartmoor MPs

South West Devon MP Rebecca Smith has taken a petition about the ongoing Mount Batten Beach closure

Rebecca Smith takes Mount Batten beach petition to Parliament

A meeting of the Devon and Cornwall police and crime panel with commissioner Alison Hernandez and chief constable James Vaughan

Devon councillors call for action after threats and abuse

Councillor Jacqueline Fry has secured £100,000 in sustainable travel vouchers that residents of Hele Park in Newton Abbot should have received around a decade ago

£100k Hele Park vouchers finally delivered after Newton Abbot campaign

Ed Tyldesley has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Central Devon

Devon County Councillor Ed Tyldesley to stand for Liberal Democrats

Caroline Voaden has urged the government to tackle South Devon’s NHS dentistry crisis

South Devon MP blasts ‘painfully inadequate’ dental care

Breast Screening Mobile Unit

Teignbridge breast screening row over council car park charges
Teinbridge residents have reacted with anger after a mobile breast screening unit was moved from its usual location, following a dispute over parking charges imposed by the council
Guy Henderson

Plans to reorganise local government across Devon have been paused for review

Devon council shake-up faces major rethink

Devon County Council's County Hall

Breaking Review could scrap massive Devon council overhaul

Ann Widdecombe remembered in heartfelt tribute by Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage pays tribute to Ann Widdecombe at Reform UK Conference

South West Devon MP Rebecca Smith calls for the Farming Minister to visit Dartmoor

Devon MP turns up pressure on minister over Dartmoor farming visit

Lloyds Bank in East Street, Ashburton, which has closed

MPs launch fresh attack on rural Devon bank closures

Devon MPs Caroline Voaden and Rebbeca Smith (L-R)

Thousands back Devon MPs’ call to rethink council reorganisation

Mel Stride replaced as Shadow Chancellor

Central Devon MP Mel Stride replaced as Shadow Chancellor

Rebecca Smith visited Princess Yachts in Plymouth

Plymouth MP hears workforce concerns in Princess Yachts visit

Torridge and Tavistock MP Sir Geoffrey Cox.

MP's stark warning over bluetongue threat to Devon farms

The parish of Berry Pomeroy will become part of an expanded Torbay

South Hams community divided by council shake-up

Rebecca's support follows a recent visit to the McDonald’s on Billacombe Road in Plymstock

Devon MP calls for action to protect summer jobs

New ward arrangements for the South Hams

Councillors challenge ‘comedy option’ in Devon council shake-up

Totnes residents hit out at new council boundaries

‘Bonkers’ blast over council plan to split Totnes in two

Residents urged to have their say on Dartmoor Local Plan

Deadline looms for views on Dartmoor National Park plans

Martin Wrigley has criticised South West Water after figures showed the company lost 107.8 million litres of water a day

South West Water blasted over millions of litres lost

South Devon MP Caroline Voaden

Devon petition gathers pace as MP calls for council 'carve-up' rethink

Rebecca Smith launches Mount Batten Beach petition after asbestos closure

Devon MP launches Plymouth beach petition after asbestos closure

(L-R) Rebecca Smith, David Reed, Mel Stride and Geoffrey Cox have all confirmed plans to stand again at the next general election

Devon's four Conservative MPs confirm election plans

Rebecca Smith says she will present a petition signed by more than 3,300 people to Parliament

Rebecca Smith: Why Devon deserves a better Local Government reform

Celebrations as Okehampton Interchange station opened this morning

New Okehampton Interchange station officially opens

Map of the new council areas

Devon shake-up continues with new council names confirmed

Rebecca Smith says she will present a petition signed by more than 3,300 people to Parliament

Rebecca Smith petition tops 3000 in council shake-up campaign

Buckfast Abbey asks for privacy over Ann Widdecombe funeral plans

Buckfast Abbey issues plea over Ann Widdecombe funeral arrangements

Cllr Tudor Evans, Labour leader of Plymouth City Council

Plymouth council leader branded 'Yesterday's Man'

Rebecca Smith MP joins local Coastguard Rescue Officers on Tamar Bridge walk

Rebecca Smith joins Tamar walk supporting coastguards

Councillor Dan Thomas, the Liberal Democrat member on Devon County Council for South Brent & Yealmpton and cabinet member for highways

Devon council changes branded as “flawed”

Devon MPs have welcomed new Government protections for Dartmoor’s semi-wild hill ponies

Devon MPs celebrate Dartmoor pony protections

The Plymouth Coastguard Rescue team in action

Plymouth coastguards avoid feared payment cuts

Map of the new council areas

Council shake-up sparks disappointment in West Devon

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