St Thomas Library demolition plans withdrawn
Exeter Estates Holdings, a property development company that is controlled by Tony Rowe, CEO and chairman of Exeter Chiefs, has withdrawn its application to demolish St Thomas Library and replace it with a block of thirteen flats following a public outcry in reaction to the plans.
South West Water owner increases dividend despite losses and fines
South West Water owner Pennon Group has increased its shareholder dividend by nearly 11% to £112 million despite making a pre-tax loss of £8.5 million and being fined £2.15 million after pleading guilty to thirteen environmental offences committed across Devon and Cornwall.
Ofsted says Devon County Council children’s social work remains “inconsistent”
An Ofsted monitoring report on Devon County Council children’s services, the fifth since the local authority was judged inadequate in January 2020, has found that the “quality of social work practice across Devon remains inconsistent”.