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South Hams District Council (SHDC) is once again on the lookout for ‘local heroes’ for its annual Community Awards. For the second year running, the awards – of which there are four - will celebrate people and organisations who go above and beyond to …

Nov 25, 2024 · Rail and road travellers in the South Hams faced disruption early this week following damage caused by Storm Bert.

Plymouth City Council has supported the creation of a large new local authority run by an elected mayor covering the whole of Devon and Cornwall, saying “we are stronger together”. Council leader Tudor Evans (Lab, Ham) said the city must seize the opportunity presented by the government’s ...

This week’s Gazette leads with a council issuing an urgent warning after a rise in the number of youngsters jumping off a bridge into the river. The parish council is concerned that with the dry weather resulting in the river being at its lowest point, jumping in …

Jan 8, 2025 · The upgrade from Yellow to Amber recognises a more serious risk of severe weather, as a belt of rain sweeping in from the Continent is set to hit Arctic air coming from the north and fall as snow. The new warning, which advises people not to travel, will last until 9pm tonight and covers Dartmoor ...

Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical advisor at UKHSA, said:“Flu and COVID-19 are unpredictable but there are strong indications we could be facing the threat of widely circulating flu, lower levels of natural immunity due to less exposure over the last three winters, and an increase in COVID-19 circulating with lots of variants that can evade the immune response.

The District is reassuring residents that it does have a five-year supply of land for housing and adopted Joint Local Plan with Plymouth and West Devon, and an adopted Housing Strategy that they consulted on last year, but local leaders say that due to recent events, there is just not enough properties for local people and those people wanting to work in the District.

South Hams District Council (SHDC) is to consider increasing car parking charges.

In line with house prices far out of reach of many locals the South Hams also has the highest number of second homes in Devon with 3,995. However, South Hams District Council recently announced it will receive £1.8 million in community housing funds from central government to offset the effects of this, which will help deliver homes through community initiatives like South Brent Community ...