WEST DEVON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Welcome to the West Devon Borough Council website.

???

08 February 2010

Call us on: 01822 813600

Accessibility

Secondary Navigation

Skip secondary navigation

Breaking news

Free Fun and Games for Young People in West Devon this Half Term. Free activities for children and young people in West Devon are on offer this February half term to blow away the winter blues.

Anniversary Tree for Wesseling-West Devon Twinners. A Himalayan Birch tree has been planted by West Devon Mayor Cllr Alison Clish-Green and the Wesseling-West Devon group to mark the 25th anniversary of the twinning association between the two districts.

BATs Badminton Club Raises the Game. A Badminton Club based in Bere Alston is all set to raise the standard of coaching in the area, with a little help from West Devon Borough Council.

New Market Venue for Connect Surgeries. Broadwoodkelly Friday Market is the latest venue to host West Devon Connect’s innovative outreach surgeries, events which bring together many different agencies and organisations into a local venue, taking public services right into the Borough’s more rural communities.

Local pupils rap about recycling with Recycler the Robot. Recycler the rapping robot visited three schools in Tavistock last week to spread the word about recycling through his funky interactive show.

Devon delegation meets Local Government Minister. A delegation of Devon council leaders and MPs has taken a protest against proposals to impose unitary local government in the county to Westminster.

Citizens Advice Bureau Advisors join Outreach Surgeries. Money matters will be the hot topic at West Devon Connect’s regular Outreach service for the month of February, when the Citizens Advice Bureau will be joining the surgeries.

Nominations for West Devon's Heroes. Nominations are being sought for awards from the Mayor of West Devon to thank the Borough’s unsung heroes and heroines.

Devon Home Choice. A new way of letting Council and housing association homes in Devon, called Devon Home Choice, has been introduced.

Council Tax and Business Rates Payment Day - It's Your Choice. West Devon residents who pay their council tax and business rates bill by cash or cheque can now choose which day of the month they pay.

Devon Home Choice

Devon Home Choice is a new improved scheme for allocating social rented housing that covers the whole of Devon and will replace Homefinder Direct in 2010.
Click here for more...

Comprehensive Area Assessment

Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) is the new framework for the assessment of local public services in England. CAA focuses on how well Councils are working together with other public bodies to meet the needs of local people rather than on how well individual authorities are equipped to provide and deliver services, which was the focus of the previous regime – Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA).
Click here for more...

West Devon Connect - Autumn/Winter 2009

Keep up with the latest news from West Devon with the Autumn/Winter edition of West Devon Connect.
Click here for more...

Sustainable Community Strategy

West Devon's priorities for improving the quality of life for everyone who lives in the borough are: Housing, Environment, Community Wellbeing, Economy and Access to Services.
Click here for more...

Website Translation Service

This website can be translated into various languages by using the free software provided by Google.
Click here for more...

Forthcoming Parliamentary Election

A General Election must be held by Thursday 3rd June and, from this year, the West Devon Borough Council area will fall within two constituencies
Click here for more...

Support and Guidance in the Current Economic Climate.

West Devon Borough Council have prepared some support and guidance notes to assist people in West Devon during the current economic climate.

Click here to access the Business & Regeneration Information pages.
Click here for more...

Local Government Review Latest

The Boundary Committee wants to replace Devon’s borough, district and county councils with a single unitary council for Devon, it announced on December 7.

Do you want this to happen?

Click here for the Boundary Committee Devon report.


Click here for more...

Conference Facilities

Tavistock’s, Kilworthy Park, new State of the Art Conference Suite and meeting rooms are an ideal venue for hosting events ranging from small meetings and training seminars to large exhibitions and Conferences on the fringe of Dartmoor.
Click here for more...

Site search

A to Z

Our offices

Kilworthy Park, Tavistock PL19 0BZ
01822 813600
01822 813634

Okehampton Customer Services Centre, 10 St James Street, Okehampton, EX20 1DH
01822 813600
01822 813634

Printer Version: Only valid as a printed representation of the web page contents as displayed on 08 February 2010 at 22:03:45