YOUR GUIDE TO AXMINSTER'S PUBLIC SERVICES

PUBLIC SERVICES IN AXMINSTER ARE PROVIDED BY 3 SEPARATE COUNCILS: AXMINSTER TOWN COUNCIL, EAST DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL & DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL. They must all act within the law, performing the functions and using the powers conferred on them by Statutes (Acts of Parliament) COUNCIL RESPONSIBILITIES • Allotments • Cemetery • Old Court House and gardens • Bus Shelters • Benches • CCTV • Floral displays • Footpath maintenance • War Memorial AXMINSTER TOWN COUNCIL • Jubilee Fountain 01297 32088 • Jubilee field [email protected] • Local Grants www.axminstertowncouncil.gov.uk • Neighbourhood Plan

• Benefits and Council Tax • Car Parks – West St, South St. EAST DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL (EDDC) • Community Safety Tel: 01404 515 616 • Elections & Electoral registration [email protected] • Environmental Maintenance & Dangerous Structures www.eastdevon.gov.uk • Flyposting public buildings/car parks • Food Hygiene & Safety • Parks & Recreation, Countryside, Trees. • Housing & Homeless • Licensing (Events, Charity collections), Public Houses, Hackney Cabs • Litter, Graffiti & Fouling Clearance, Street Cleaning • Pest Control • Public Toilets • Rubbish collections • Skatepark

• Fallen trees • Flooding/drainage DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL (DCC) • Flyposting & Unauthorised Advertising lampposts/verges TEL: 0345 155 1015 • Highway Authority (road/pavement maintenance, e.g. drains, [email protected] potholes, verges, gritting, traffic & street lights: licensing for www.devon.gov.uk roadworks, skips, scaffolding etc • Libraries & Archives • Parking on road, Parking Enforcement Officers • Public Transport, Blue Badges, Bus Passes • Recycling Centres. • Registration Services (Births, Deaths, Marriages) • Rights of Way: Foot/Cycle Paths/Bridleways • Social Services (Care homes, Schools & Youth Services,Care Direct; Family, Children & Carers Support; Independent Living, Adoption & Fostering • Trading Standards • Traffic Management • Wildlife Guidelines