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Devon-based initiative to pilot ‘smart gullies’ technology to prevent highway flooding Devon County Council (DCC) has appointed technology company Previsico to trial connected water and silt level sensors along a subset of Devon’s highway gullies. The post Devon-based initiative to pilot ‘smart gullies’ technology to prevent highway flooding appeared first on New Civil Engineer. https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/devon-based-initiative-to-pilot-smart-gullies-technology-to-prevent-highway-flooding-07-09-2023/

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Divest Devon | camp calls for DCC divestment from fossil fuels

Divest Devon | camp calls for DCC divestment from fossil fuels

Divest Devon campaigners from across the South West set up camp on the lawn outside Devon County Hall in Exeter to demand that Devon County Council (DCC) divest its Pension Fund from fossil fuels within the next 12 months. Continue reading

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Healthy Start | Free Fruit 'n' Veg boxes - get yours

Healthy Start | Free Fruit ‘n’ Veg boxes – get yours

With Cllr David Cox, the PRSD highlighted the lack of take up of the Healthy Start scheme You searched for healthy start – the PRSD in March.  (more…)

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Call for urgent review of major Exeter roadworks

Call for urgent review of major Exeter roadworks

A Devon councillor is calling for an urgent review of long-overrunning Exeter roadworks on one of the city’s major routes. Continue reading

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Supporting people with learning disabilities through technology

Supporting people with learning disabilities through technology

Joe supports people with learning disabilities at Newholme in Honiton. Using a simple tablet, the group were supported by Joe to create their own video about …

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White working class not welcome in Devon?

White working class not welcome in Devon?

If you’ve ever been on a package holiday to Spain – the perception is white working class – you’re not welcome in Devon. That’s according to comments from a Conservative Councillor on the board of the body that aims to attract economic development in the region, the SW LEP. (more…)

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Exeter Greens pledge to Make Normal Better

Exeter Greens pledge to Make Normal Better

The Exeter Greens have announced their priorities for the city [pdf]. As the country emerges from the Covid-19 lockdown, the party will fight the City and County Council elections under a banner of ‘Make Normal Better,’ pledging to back policies that ‘create a more just society, a cleaner environment and a fairer economy in Exeter and Devon’. Continue reading

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Finally, a boost for Devon’s social care sector

Finally, a boost for Devon’s social care sector

Clapping for carers during the summer of 2020 was, for some, a weekly focus of solidarity and thanks for the care sector. But it didn’t put food on the carers’ tables. And, for some, was an empty gesture after a decade of being hollowed out under the guise of Conservative Austerity. Now there’s promises for that to change. Continue reading

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