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28 April 2006

New £1 million classrooms officially unveiled at Barnstaple primary
Staff and pupils at Sticklepath Community School are already enjoying the benefits of the improvements: three brand new classrooms, a purpose-built library, a new playground and environmental enhancements to the grounds

Totnes service supporting people with complex learning disabilities
A day service in Totnes is giving people with complex learning disabilities more opportunities to do what they enjoy in their local community

Ted Hughes Poetry Trail opens at Stover Country Park
The new Ted Hughes Poetry Trail features sixteen specially-designed 'poetry posts', each displaying a poem

Other News

Devon libraries celebrate Deaf Awareness Week
Four of our libraries are promoting national Deaf Awareness Week next week, and will be providing a range of additional services for deaf people

Access all areas
We've just launched a pass to make travel by bus easier for people with communication difficulties

Devon headteacher recognised by Prime Minister
The headteacher of Wilcombe Primary School has been invited to 10 Downing Street after his school achieved one of the most sustained improvements in the country

Press release archives
Local news cuttings

Security at County Hall and all DCC establishments
As you can see, they don't wear hoodies or balaclavas and they don't carry swag bags. That's why we let them walk in behind us - because they look as if they work here
Please read this important message from the Chief Executive about security

Personal Challenge
Phil Norrey wants everyone to develop a personal 'green' target as part of their staff appraisal this year. More
What can you do or are you doing to contribute to the 'greening' process?
Our Strategic Plan highlights the intention to make Devon Britain's 'Greenest County'. Every DCC employee has a big role to play in helping achieve this by making sure our travel to work, activities in the office and the project work in which we are involved are as sustainable as possible. From this year we will all have a personal 'green' target as a means of helping achieve this goal

Phil's blog
Phil has seen the analysis of the Staff Survey and read all 80 pages of our unexpurgated comments. It's in the blog

Customer Service Centre on track for June opening
My Devon, a new telephone-based information service to help the public access our services more easily is on target to open soon. Do you want to help test it before it goes 'live'?

The Devon Local Access Forum is meeting today
Please see the agenda

The Recycled Birthday Card
Two brothers have beens sending each other the same birthday card for 42 years

Loveheart rivals
Those innocent messages on Lovehearts are to be rivalled by up-to-date street slang on new sweets - possible prizes for future INquote's competitions?

This week's competition: Who said, and why, "But the most upsetting thing is that the photograph made me look much balder than I thought I was"? Send your answer and you won't win a packet of Lovehearts!
Last week's winner: Anita Belworthy
Last week's answer

£1,000 incentive to get more school pupils on their bikes
Schools in Exeter to compete for £1,000 worth of cycling equipment

Discovering Devon's history on special days out
On-the-spot advice on family history research and using local historical resources to be brought into three Devon towns

Saturday opening for Devon Record Office
The Devon Record Office is to open its doors to the public on Saturday mornings

Devon companies urged - apply now for a Queen's award
Representatives will be in Devon next week to urge companies in the county to apply

Two in three want to carry on working after retirement age
Retirement in its current form may cease to exist in the next few decades, according to survey

Workers 'must be forced to save'
A significant minority believe the only way to ensure that they save enough for retirement is to force them to do so, research suggests

Dsprate? Txt the Smrtans 24hrmessage service launched
The Samaritans have launched a 24-hour text message service aimed at young people

Back catalogue
A unique musical collaboration could help change care home attitudes towards dementia

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