Rough sleepers in North Devon are to receive additional support through the colder months, thanks to funding allocations given by the government to local authorities identified as facing the greatest pressures in winter 2024-25.

North Devon and Torridge district councils have raised concerns about new housebuilding targets being set out by the Government as part of new proposals for the planning system.

A woman from Ashridge, near Eastleigh, has been fined at court for breaching a planning enforcement notice following a successful prosecution from North Devon Council.