North Devon



North Devon MP calls for Winter Fuel Payments to be backdated

North Devon’s MP has said the Government should backdate the Winter Fuel Payment for local pensioners who lost out last winter. Under Government plans announced yesterday (Monday, June 9), all pensioners earning £35,000 a year or less will now have their Winter Fuel Payments reinstated this winter. North Devon Gazette | News…





Torrington students pitch ideas to improve their town

Students at Great Torrington School have been pitching ideas on how to make their town a better place to live as part of a democracy event – but their ideas could bear fruit too. The Torridge District Council event for Year 11 students at the school on Monday (March 17) was intended to give them an North Devon Gazette | News…