HATHERLEIGH will host a special highways meeting later this month for town and parish councils in the area.

Devon County Council is hosting its annual highways conferences to provide an opportunity for town and parish councillors and clerks to discuss a variety of highway issues.

The meeting, which is ticket-only for town and parish councils, will be held at Hatherleigh Community Centre on Tuesday, November 22. It will cover subjects such as the county council’s winter service, drainage and general maintenance, parking and vehicle speeds and community self-help schemes such as the snow warden and road warden schemes.

Devon Highways staff will also update those at the meetings on matters relating to highways.

Councillor 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.’