Council planners have rejected an application for a livestock processing facility in Torridge over concerns about neighbouring land being contaminated.Torridge District Council's planning committee said there was a lack of information on how foul water would be stored and...

Alison StephensonLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceRebecca SmithSmells coming from the sewage treatment plant at Marsh Mills have become known as the "Plympton Pong"A Plymouth councillor claims people who live near a sewage treatment works in the city are forced to...

A Devon council is being asked to reconsider a planning application for a development near a Viking battle site after previously rejecting the proposals.Torridge District Council (TDC) turned down the plans for 39 properties by Bloody Corner in Northam...

Plymouth City CouncilThe project to improve drainage and create two new ponds in Central Park began at the end of 2022Plymouth City Council has diverted almost £1m of cash from other projects into a scheme to tackle flooding in...

A Plymouth City Council initiative to help women feel safer on nights out reviewed 43 men for showing early signs of predatory behaviour. Working with the police, the council said the 2024 pilot scheme used "intelligence" to disrupt behaviour before...