HIGHWAYS meetings have been organised for town and parish councils across the country, with one scheduled for Hatherleigh.

Devon County Council will be hosting their annual town and parish council highways conferences to provide an opportunity for town and parish councillors to discuss a variety of highway issues affecting their area.

On November 22, the county council will hold one of these conferences in Hatherleigh Community Centre from 9.30am to 2.30pm. The event will be an open discussion session, which will be based on key topics, with presentations being delivered by Devon County Council highways staff.

The sessions will cover subjects such as the council’s winter service, drainage and general maintenance, parking and vehicle speeds and community self help schemes, which can include snow wardens and road warden schemes.

Devon Highways staff will also be able to update town and parish councillors during the meeting on matters such as highways funding, the council’s safety inspection policy and the review of the road network categories.

Cllr Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council cabinet member for highway maintenance and flood prevention, said: “These annual town and parish council conferences in Devon aim to provide an understanding of the work involved with managing the largest highway network of any authority in the country and the largest stock of bridges in the UK.

“It’s an opportunity for towns and parishes to find out more about the issues we deal with and how we maintain the quality of our service against the backdrop of on-going budget reductions. It’s also a chance to discuss the important work towns and parishes are undertaking in their communities, through schemes such as the snow warden and P3 schemes, which support the county council’s work on the highway network.”