• Spring clean for North Devon link road

  By shifty33

  We (some residents) recently cleaned up our local area only to find within 2 weeks more rubbish...

            

   

  By North Devon Council at 14:12 on 01/03/11

  

  An annual litter pick has just begun on one of the districts' busiest stretches of road, ready to welcome this year's first wave of holidaymakers. Each year North Devon Council spends three weeks in the run-up to Easter scouring a 34 mile stretch of the A361 between Bideford Bridge and Stonelands Cross, near Tiverton. And every year the amount of litter they collect increases. Last year over 1,200 bags of rubbish were collected,...

• Devon County Council to Encourage Fly Tipping - Updated

  By Poetall

  April 1st! This has to be an April fool joke, doesn't it?

            

   

  By pobox112 at 11:22 on 17/03/11

  

  From April 1st 2011, Devon Council County will start charging for non-household waste that is taken to Recycling Centres. The minimum charge will be £2 per bag. Another present from Conservative Controlled Devon County Council after areas rejected Parking Meter Tax. We now have Recycling Tax. This has now been clarified - Charges will be levied on soil and rubble (including bricks, blocks, tiles, paving slabs, concrete posts,...

• Search for ‘eco-citizen’

  By Poetall

  I'd like to put myself forward for the 'eco-eccentric poet' award. I always use both sides of A4...

            

   

  By Barnstaple People at 11:00 on 10/03/11

  

  A BARNSTAPLE resident who works hard to help the local environment will win the town council's eco-citizen award. Nominations are invited for people who might have, for example, removed litter, improved the appearance of an area, removed unsightly mess, or made extra efforts in terms of recycling and saving energy. The winner will be awarded a prize at the mayor-making ceremony in the Guildhall in May. If you would...

• Get ready to vote in the council elections

  By robbates

  Nomination papers are now available so you can stand yourself. You might find it's a tougher job...

            

   

  By North Devon Council at 14:47 on 03/03/11

  

  North Devon Council is reminding local residents to get ready to vote, as plans for council elections get underway. From Monday (14 March), poll cards will be sent out to residents across the district who are eligible to vote. Anyone who is aged 18 or over will be able to vote on election day. Anyone who hasn't yet registered on the electoral role has until 14 April to do so or risk losing their chance to vote. In May, residents...

• Barnstaple Cattle Market Re-surfacing

  By philippa_hall

  Thank you for your response North Devon Council. This does explain what I thought was an impossible...

            

   

  By philippa_hall at 10:00 on 13/01/11

  

  North Devon Council have just announced that  "Cattle market car park: Reduction of 10 to 12 spaces at a time during works which will last about a week." I wonder if anybody else can make any sense of this statement.  Surely once they have finished re-surfacing the 10 to 12 spaces they will have to move on to the next 10 - 12 spaces - what if somebody is already parked there? By the time they have got all the...

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