STAFF from Devon County Council will be in Newton Abbot tomorrow as part of a series of community events to discuss local government reorganisation.

Teams will be at St Leonard’s clock tower on Friday, August 8, between 10am and 12pm.

It is latest in a series of 28 roadshows across Devon aimed at giving then public the chance to shape services in the county.

The roadshows are asking residents to prioritise public services that are most important to them.

The public will be asked what they value most in their local area, and what they would like to see more of in their communities.

Last year, the government announced it wants to abolish two-tier authorities – county councils and district councils – and to replace them with single unitary authorities, some of them Mayoral led.

It now wants local authorities affected to engage with local residents, to seek views on new local government structures for their areas.

Councils need to submit proposals for new structures by November 28, after which the government will lead formal consultation of firm proposals.