Central Devon MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride has visited the Kestor Inn at Manaton – his first since owners Gary and Julie Roberts and James Houghton bought the pub in October 2019.
South Dartmoor Community College in Ashburton recently welcomed a visit from local MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride. Executive Headteacher Jen Veal talked about the school’s improvement journey since the school became part of the West Country Schools Trust.
Central Devon MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride has welcomed the announcement that FORCE Cancer Charity outreach services will resume at Okehampton Hospital from September. Services were halted when the pandemic hit in 2020.
Pensioners in Teignbridge will be among 2,000 people in Great Britain receiving letters inviting them to apply for Pension Credit as part of an innovative new trial.
Supporters of Bovey Paradiso are celebrating after being awarded £200,000 in government funding from the Community Ownership Fund. The fund was set up to enable local groups to acquire and develop important assets, including pubs, so they can be run for the benefit of the local community.
Central Devon MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride has paid a personal visit to Mid Devon resident Joe Bussell to thank him for his extraordinary efforts in collecting and then driving humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Central Devon MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride has visited Tesco in Crediton to thank the store for supporting numerous local community projects in recent years.
