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New employment land, new businesses, thousands of jobs and millions of pounds of investment is coming our way with the approval of the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport Full Business Case announced by the government today.

Thousands of households have signed up for the new chargeable fortnightly garden waste collection service in the South Hams since subscriptions went live a month ago.

New projects are making a profound impact in the fight against climate in South Devon, thanks to tens of thousands of pounds' worth of funding from South Hams District Council.

The waste and recycling service in the South Hams has seen significant improvements in performance since the service successfully came back in-house on 3 October.

At a meeting of the Council's Executive, South Hams District Council's Leader Cllr Judy Pearce said that the Council was going to continue using technology to make it easier for customers to interact online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at their resident's convenience.

The Government has now made a further £421m available to County Councils and Unitary Authorities in England to support those most in need with the rising cost of living.

A 12-month pilot scheme allowing self-contained motorhomes to stay at nominated South Hams' car parks has been permanently adopted by the District Council's Executive Committee.

A year after declaring a housing crisis in the district, South Hams District Council is working hard to try and help the situation.

The importance of the objectives and ambitions laid out by the Devon Carbon Plan have been backed by South Hams District Council this week.

South Hams District Council and Kingsbridge Town Council are inviting expressions of interest (EOI) to deliver affordable-led housing in Kingsbridge.