The county has eight district councils that have very local responsilities, with Devon County Council sitting on top and delivering big budget services. Plymouth and Torbay are unitary authorities ...

District councils across Devon have united to oppose any devolution plans for the creation of a unitary council for Devon. The seven district councils and Exeter City Council issued a joint ...

A vast majority of councils have signalled they will apply a maximum council tax increase of at least 4.99% this year.

A source with knowledge of the talks, who did not want to be named, said seven of Devon’s district councils are collaborating on the proposal, but that Exeter – the county’s eighth district ...