Miles Davis

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Image caption, Liberal Democrat Julian Brazil has been voted in as the new leader of Devon County CouncilBBC Devon political reporterImproving services for children and fixing roads are the top two priorities for the new leader of Devon County Council. Liberal Democrat Julian Brazil will lead a minority administration and has included Green Party leader Jacqui Hodgson as a cabinet member for climate change and biodiversity.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Miles Davis

Lib Dems take control of Devon County CouncilMiles DavisBBC Devon political reporterBBCLiberal Democrat Julian Brazil has been voted in as the new leader of Devon County CouncilImproving services for children and fixing roads are the top two priorities for the new leader of Devon County Council. Liberal Democrat Julian Brazil will lead a minority administration and has included Green Party leader Jacqui Hodgson as a cabinet member for climate change and biodiversity.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Miles Davis

Plymouth tree felling fiasco cost more than £3.3mMiles DavisBBC Devon political reporterBBCMore than 100 trees were felled at night in Plymouth's Armada WayA Devon council's decision to cut down more than 100 trees at night has cost more than £3.3m, a damning report has found. The "shock to the organisation" of the tree-felling carried out by Plymouth City Council in March 2023 "still reverberates today", according to an independent review into the council's actions.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Miles Davis |Jonathan Morris

The legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor has been upheld by the Supreme Court in a decision that is likely to reignite the debate over public access to land in England. Judges unanimously rejected an appeal by landowners Alexander and Diana Darwall who said people should not be able to camp without permission from landowners. In England there is no general right to wild camp on most private land but Dartmoor National Park in Devon is a rare exception.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Miles Davis |Jonathan Morris

It follows a legal battle which began in 2022 when the Darwalls challenged the right to wild camp on their 4,000-acre estate on Stall Moor near Cornwood. The Court of Appeal overturned the High Court ruling in July 2023, restoring the right to wild camp and the Darwalls appealed to the Supreme Court. Dartmoor National Park, designated in 1951, covers a 368-square-mile area which features "commons", areas of unenclosed, privately-owned moorland where locals can put livestock.