Newspage

There is to be no new Joint Local Plan. At least, not for now. Instead yesterday members of the Council’s Executive unanimously voted to continue with what we’ve got after Cllr Dan Thomas told them:

‘Following a... Read more

Content tags: Planning, Legislation

Some good news to report! There will be no net fishery within the Salcombe Estuary!

At the recent meeting of the Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority’s Byelaw and Permitting Sub-Committee 11 of... Read more

Content tags: Biodiversity, Environment, AONB, SSSI

In the 17 weeks since October 28 last year Kingsbridge has now been flooded and/or sewage has spilled out of the sewers and on to the streets on no fewer than 15 separate occasions. Yesterday, on 23 February, the Society’s... Read more

Content tags: Environment, Pollution

Earlier this year the Society objected to proposals to allow commercial fishermen to operate a six-month fixed net fishery to target ‘grey mullet... Read more

Content tags: Biodiversity, Environment, AONB, SSSI

Devon County Council Leader Cllr John Hart joined the leader of Torbay Council Cllr David Thomas and Levelling Up Minister MP Jacob Young to sign what is being described as ‘a ground-breaking deal that could transfer... Read more

Content tags: Legislation

Although the recent report in the South Hams Gazette omits to say when, according to a council spokesperson sewage spilled out of manhole covers in Kingsbridge, adding ‘it was all due to one offending item used by... Read more

Content tags: Pollution

As many will know the Devon & Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority have been holding a formal public consultation on proposed amendments to existing commercial and recreational Netting Permit Conditions in... Read more

Content tags: Biodiversity, Environment, AONB, SSSI

On page 20 of our recently published January 2024 Newsletter we asked the question:

In the first 10 months of its existence the company Plymouth and South Devon Freeport Limited held no fewer than seven... Read more

Content tags: Newsletters, Legislation

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