Every year the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon hosts an Annual Documentary Photography Open exhibition. This year, members of the general public are invited to submit their photographs on the theme of ‘This Is Me’ - a theme intended to explore who the people are living, working and passing through North Devon today.
Landlords, letting agents and tenants are being urged to prepare for major changes to the private rented sector as the first phase of the Renters’ Rights Act comes into effect on 1 May 2026.
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.
Major changes to the private rented sector are coming from 1 May 2026 as the Government rolls out the Renters’ Rights Act, designed to make renting fairer and safer for everyone. North Devon Council is urging landlords and tenants to prepare now.
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.
North Devon +, a not-for-profit organisation supporting business growth and economic development across Devon and the wider South West, has launched a new website alongside a full organisational rebrand to become ND+.
Businesses across North Devon are being invited to a free event to learn more about how business rates are used locally and to hear about North Devon Council’s financial plans for 2026/27.
