Better rail services for Okehampton and Crediton residents within months Wednesday, 3 March, 2021 Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has committed more than £40million in today’s budget to restoring rail services between Okehampton and Exeter via Crediton that were lost to the Beeching cuts of the 1960s. The funding, part of the Department for Transport’s ‘Restoring your Railway’ initiative, means that trains should be running every two hours, seven days a week by the end of 2021. Plans... Local News
7,200 laptops and tablets for disadvantaged students across Devon 1st March 2021 Pupils across Devon have benefitted from more than 7,200 new laptops and tablets to date, as the government has hit an important milestone in its roll-out of... Local News
£167 million funding for vital council services in Devon 24th February 2021 Local authorities across Devon have so far received an extra £167 million to support the delivery of vital services during the Covid-19 pandemic, with further... Local News
The Budget 22nd February 2021 On 3rd March the chancellor will unveil his budget. In my role as Chair of the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee I have worked with leading economists... Local News
Devon pensioners better protected by landmark bill 19th February 2021 Pensioners in Devon and across the country are set to be better protected as the Pension Schemes Bill received Royal Assent last week. In the biggest shake-up... Local News
Mel Stride MP welcomes huge rise in nursing applications 18th February 2021 New figures released today show the number of applications to undergraduate nursing courses this year is a third higher than last year. UCAS has received 48,830... Local News
Boost for Devon and Cornwall Police as recruitment campaign on track 16th February 2021 6,620 police officers have been recruited since the Government launched a major national recruitment drive just over a year ago, meeting its target of... Local News
Extra £50 million to support students impacted by Covid-19 pandemic 11th February 2021 Mel Stride MP has welcomed the announcement from Universities Minister Michelle Donelan that £50 million of Government funding will be provided to support... Local News
Hope for more Devon electric vehicle charge points as new cash announced 9th February 2021 Mel Stride MP has urged local authorities to take advantage of a £20 million cash injection to boost the number of on-street Electric Vehicle (EV) charge points... Local News
Light at the end of the tunnel 4th February 2021 We have recently hit some major achievements in vaccinating against the pandemic. Firstly, with the majority of over 80s, NHS workers and carers having had... Articles
