Celebrating Devon's farmers & rural communities at the County Show 24th May 2023 It was great to celebrate Devon’s farmers, tradespeople and vibrant rural communities with 91,000 other attendees at the Devon County Show last week. The event... Local News
Letter to editor response to: Why jaded rural Tories are voting Green 14th May 2023 Sunday Times article 14th of May, Why jaded rural Tories are voting Green My letter to the editor this afternoon in response to this mornings article. Dear Sir... Local News
Reflection on my time as a councillor 3rd May 2023 This is my final week as a District Councillor. Over the past 4 years, I have learnt and achieved an enormous amount. I am particularly proud of my time as... Local News
Millions of pounds of investment to go to rural Somerset and Devon 8th April 2023 I am delighted that Devon and Somerset will benefit from £7,470,142 of new funding from the Conservative Government to support local businesses and create jobs... Local News
Conservatives annouce boost to cultural & library funding across Devon 21st March 2023 It has fanastic news from the Conservative Government that North Devon Council has been awarded funding as part of the Cultural Investment Fund. North Devon... Local News
New round of investment in farming equipment & technology 18th February 2023 The next round of Defra’s Farming Equipment and Technology Fund will open this Spring, with grants of between £1,000 and £25,000 available for farmers across... Local News
£1.2 million for nature friendly farming on Exmoor 3rd February 2023 I am delighted to hear that there has been additional funding awarded for Exmoor-related projects as part of the Farming in a Protected Landscape programme... Local News
Vital rural business is saved from closure 28th January 2023 Chanctonbury Game a game processing facility, the last in the South East was potentially facing closure when they were asked to leave their premise in 2021... Local News
Minehead share's in £19 million of Levelling Up Funding 22nd January 2023 As someone who grew up in Somerset it is fantastic to see this rural area benefiting from targeted investment from Levelling Up. Minehead will be sharing part... Local News