en 60 /weatherandenvironment/news/story/42991.html?rss=1 The South Hams has once again strengthened its reputation as a quality destination with the announcement of four Blue Flag winning beaches. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/42131.html?rss=1 The South Hams has some of the cleanest bathing waters in the UK, a Marine Conservation Society (MCS) survey has revealed. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/40262.html?rss=1 There is growing support to protect the local environment by making the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Estuary plastic bag free. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/37652.html?rss=1 The coastal village of East Prawle has announced ambitious new plans to set up its own wind farm. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/37542.html?rss=1 Controversial plans for a wind farm in the South Hams have been rejected for a third time. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/37282.html?rss=1 An alternative route to that of the Slapton coast road has been agreed between the local community and the Slapton Line Partnership (SLP). /weatherandenvironment/news/story/36962.html?rss=1 A beauty spot in the South Hams has once again been earmarked for a wind farm. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/35432.html?rss=1 There has been a dramatic rise in the popularity of organic foods, and the trend looks set to increase with more and more companies offering organic products. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/35162.html?rss=1 The loss of the coast road at Slapton will change the lives and businesses of people in the surrounding South Hams parishes and towns forever, a survey finds. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/33942.html?rss=1 It was difficult to miss the headlines last spring when Modbury became the first town in Europe to say 'no' to using carrier bags. Over the last few months even more South Hams shops have followed suit! /weatherandenvironment/news/story/32322.html?rss=1 The South Hams has been named as one of the top 10 places in the country for recycling household waste. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/29382.html?rss=1 The Salcombe Harbour Board has met to discuss a range of issues including the Future of the Estuary Conservation and AONB Partnership. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/27742.html?rss=1 Police officers and South Hams District Council officers will be working together to tackle the growing problems of graffiti and dog fouling across the district. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/27262.html?rss=1 New figures show that incidents of fly-tipping in the South Hams have fallen by almost 10 per cent in the last year. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/26902.html?rss=1 The budget for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will rise from £3.5bn to almost £4bn by 2010-11. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/25442.html?rss=1 Kingsbridge residents have voted climate change as their greatest concern facing the world today. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/24622.html?rss=1 Finding ways to build a sustainable future for the South Hams is becoming a higher priority as more is known about the effects of climate change and the need to reduce our 'carbon footprint'. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/24542.html?rss=1 The eventual loss of the coast road at Slapton is inevitable and will change the lives and businesses of people in the surrounding South Hams parishes and towns forever. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/24242.html?rss=1 The tranquility of the South West countryside could all but disappear within the next 70 years, figures warn. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/23142.html?rss=1 Employers across Devon are being asked to encourage staff to leave their car at home and try a more sustainable way of travelling to work. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/21562.html?rss=1 Earlier this year, EU scientists published a report concluding that the world's poorest are set for yet more suffering as a direct result of climate change. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/16622.html?rss=1 The South West has cleaner bathing waters than some of Europe's leading holiday resorts, a report finds. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/15562.html?rss=1 The South Hams town of Modbury, near Kingsbridge, has become the first plastic-bag-free place in Britain. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/14482.html?rss=1 Five beaches in the South Hams have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag Award, two more than last year. /weatherandenvironment/news/story/14202.html?rss=1 More than £8m will be spent cleaning up South West beaches ahead of the busy summer season, it has been announced.