Barnstaple Pannier Market will again host a series of Connect and Create festivals this year, bringing together independent businesses, artists, makers and creatives from across the Southwest for four vibrant seasonal events.
North Devon Council has agreed to extend the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) at Ilfracombe Harbour for another three years after strong public support.
A programme of three themed festivals has been announced for 2026 at Barnstaple Pannier Market, bringing together plants, arts and crafts, food and drink, and live entertainment across the year.
North Devon Council is pleased to be supporting Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean (GBSC) for another year, joining councils, community groups, businesses and residents across the UK in the country’s largest coordinated environmental action.
North Devon Council Leader, Councillor David Clayton, has issued a statement on the Government consultation on the reorganisation of local government in Devon.
Residents in North Devon and Torridge are being encouraged to take part in a landmark public survey that will help decide how council services are delivered across the county from 2028.
“Following further consideration and having listened carefully to feedback from the public and affected businesses, councillors have made a final decision that the council will continue to provide a trade waste refuse collection service but will no longer provide a full, trade recycling service.
Pupils at Lampard School in Barnstaple had a hands-on lesson in recycling today (Wednesday 21 January) when North Devon Council waste and recycling officers visited to show them how their services work.
