Universal Credit (UC) full service for all claimant groups will launch in North Devon for anyone linked to Barnstaple or Tiverton Jobcentres on 4th July 2018.

This week the Prime Minister announced that the National Health Service will receive an extra £20 billion a year by 2023. It means an average annual increase of 3.4%, but more in the first couple of years.

A unique mural created by a Barnstaple charity over nearly a year has been unveiled at North Devon District Hospital by local MP Peter Heaton-Jones.

Peter Heaton-Jones MP

Working Hard for North Devon 

News Update -

Date: 17th June 2018

The Prime Minister has today (11 June) named Lisa Wallis from North Devon as the latest winner of a prestigious Point of Light award.  Lisa has been presented with her certificate and personal letter from Theresa May by North Devon MP Peter Heaton-Jones.

I recently had a fascinating tour of some of Barnstaple's oldest surviving buildings: the almshouses in Church Lane.

Peter Heaton-Jones MP

Working Hard for North Devon 

News Update -

Date: 1st June 2018

"Last week I met the acting Chief Executive of the Northern Devon Healthcare Trust, Andy Ibbs, and the Board Chairman, Roger French, to discuss these new arrangements.

Peter Heaton-Jones MP

Working Hard for North Devon 

News Update -

Date: 19th May 2018

Today (May 17 2018) more than £83 million of government funding was confirmed to pay for upgrades on the A361

"This is a landmark day for North Devon.  Put simply, it's brilliant news.  It's the biggest investment in our area by any government for many years.