A tree surgeon is going to be allowed to live on land near Chittlehamholt as a traveller. This is the first gypsy and traveller pitch approved by North Devon Council, despite a requirement to provide 15 in its local plan. There were 35 objections and 15 letters in support of the application by Tommy North Devon Gazette | News…

More than £1.6 million has been given to North Devon’s most vulnerable residents over the last three years through the government’s Household Support Fund (HSF). North Devon Council has also added £100,000 of unspent administration costs to boost the cash to support people suffering hardship followi North Devon Gazette | News…