With a careful eye on climate change, we are looking at ways we can reduce marine pollution.
Over the next two weeks, Creekside Boatyard in Dartmouth will dismantle a sailing boat that has reached the end of its useful life and with our support, look at ways to fully recycle all parts of the boat.
The findings from the two-week study will help support local harbour authorities and coastal communities who struggle to dispose of abandoned vessels in their harbours. marinas and boatyards.
Find out more.
Is there a young person doing wonderful things in your town?
Perhaps they have a passion for the environment, enjoy volunteering or just love to support others?
Help us celebrate the District's young superstars by nominating them for a South Hams Community Award.
Watch our recent video.
Nominate online until 31 March.
Spring is almost here, looking forward to getting out in the garden?
You have less than two weeks left to subscribe to our annual garden waste collection service.
The annual cost of £55 applies for fortnightly collections, excluding the weeks over the winter period when the service is suspended.
If you sign up, please make sure that your garden waste sacks are put out for us to collect by 7:30 a.m. on your normal collection day.
Subscribe online until Monday 1 April.
This week is Food Waste Action Week - and reducing our food waste would be a huge plus for the planet.
This year's campaign is encouraging you to 'Choose What You’ll Use' by buying your fruit and vegetables loose instead of packaged. Research from Love Food Hate Waste has shown that we could reduce food waste by 60,000 tonnes just by buying loose fruit and veg.
Every stage in the journey of our food draws resources from our planet and produces greenhouse gas emissions.
If we can make sure only the food we are going to eat reaches our homes, and no good food ends up in the bin, we could save the emissions created producing that food from ever needing to be created in the first place.
Ensuring you use up all of the food you buy and let none of it go to waste is a key way to reduce your carbon footprint and help tackle climate change.
You can find out more by clicking here.
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall election takes place on 2 May. Are you registered to vote?
If not, make sure you go online and apply by 16 April.
Remember, you won’t be able to vote in person without voter ID.
Find out what ID you need.
If voting by post in any of the upcoming elections, there are some changes to be aware of:
- You need to reapply for a postal vote every three years
- Voters can now only hand in their own postal vote, and those of up to five others
- You now to prove your identity as part of the application process. Both online and paper applications require ID verification
Find out more on the Electoral Commission website.
Did you know a typical detached Victorian house loses up to 40% of its heat through uninsulated walls?
Find out how to retrofit your home with energy efficient methods to reduce your bills, create a comfortable, healthy home and lower carbon emissions.
Our partners Energy Saving Devon have a FREE retrofit guide to help.
From Monday, Bigbury on Sea car park and toilets, leased by us since 1997, will change hands over to a new operator, RCP Parking Ltd.
You won't see any interruptions in service and RCP are an experienced, family run business who have been operating car parks since 1994.
We have to run our services sensibly, in a way which is cost effective. We use public funds for these services and that is why we have reached this decision.
Our busy and friendly senior leadership team are looking for a new Personal Assistant to hit the ground running.
Do you have excellent PA and IT skills? Are you a great communicator with lots of enthusiasm?
If yes, then it could be your time to join a forward-thinking and dynamic organisation working across two high performing Councils.
Find out more and apply online.
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