Home ==== A more prosperous, sustainable and fairer Devon and Torbay ========================================================== The Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority is using funding and new powers to invest in initiatives aimed at enhancing connectivity, competitiveness, and prosperity in Devon and Torbay. ![Landscape view of Ilfracombe](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2025/03/banner-image-logo_banner-image-1-1-440x440.png) Who we are ---------- - ### [What is a combined county authority?](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-is-a-combined-county-authority/) ![view of the docks](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/08/SB37426-320x240.jpg) - ### [Our members](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/who-we-are/combined-county-authority-members/) ![Barnstaple Bridge](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2025/03/Barnstaple-bridge-scaled-1-320x240.jpg) - ### [Our leadership team](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/who-we-are/leadership-team/) ![Woolacombe](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2025/03/Woolacombe-NDC-320x240.png) - ### [Upcoming meetings](https://democracy.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/mgCalendarMonthView.aspx?GL=1&bcr=1) ![Westward Ho and Coastal Path](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2025/03/T015-Westward-Ho-and-Coast-Path-45-4K-scaled-1-320x240.jpg) Advisory groups --------------- [See the members](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/who-we-are/advisory-groups/) Our priorities -------------- Addressing the important challenges for people in Devon and Torbay by focusing on the our local environment, job and career opportunities, affordable housing, training and skills, and improved transport. - ### [Maximising our economic potential](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/our-priorities/skills-and-employment/) ![Great Torrington](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2025/03/Great-Torrington-420x315.jpg) - ### [Addressing housing pressures](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/our-priorities/housing/) ![Photo of a new build estate](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2025/03/image003c-e1742210811351-420x315.png) - ### [Improving local transport](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/our-priorities/transport/) ![photo of a train on a train track](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2025/03/istockphoto-1785907829-612x612-1-420x315.jpg) - ### [Meeting net zero ambitions](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/our-priorities/environment/) ![man fitting solar power panel](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2025/03/thumbnail_image006-420x315.jpg) - ### [Delivering investment in Devon and Torbay](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/our-priorities/economy-and-investment/) ![Boats in a harbour](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2025/03/IMG_1329-420x315.jpeg) News and announcements ---------------------- - ![Apprentices, training staff and visitors pose for a photo inside a construction skills workshop, with partially built brick structures and stacks of materials visible around the training space.](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/11/Construction-Skills-Exchange-8-370x244.jpg) ### [New programme to bring construction industry expertise into local classrooms](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/news/new-programme-to-bring-construction-industry-expertise-into-local-classrooms/) 9 November 2026 - ![A construction worker wearing a yellow hard hat and high-visibility vest measures a wall with a tape measure during renovation work. Exposed wiring, insulation, and unfinished plasterboard are visible behind the worker.](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2026/10/Construction-scaled-1-370x244.jpg) ### [Thousands already benefiting from the Adult Skills Fund across Devon and Torbay ](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/news/thousands-already-benefiting-from-the-adult-skills-fund-across-devon-and-torbay/) 2 November 2026 - ![Sunny city street with a blue Stagecoach bus on a cobblestone road, pedestrians walking along tree-lined sidewalks, historic timber-framed buildings in the background, and colourful banners overhead.](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2025/11/SB36760-370x244.jpg) ### [Government backs plans for a Mayoral Strategic Authority for Devon, Plymouth and Torbay](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/news/government-backs-plans-for-a-mayoral-strategic-authority-for-devon-plymouth-and-torbay/) 28 October 2026 [All news](https://www.devonandtorbay-cca.gov.uk/combined-county-authority/news/)