Weather & Environment RECENT articles

• Organic products are the way forward

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  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.

• Slapton unprepared for coast road loss

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  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.

• Plastic bag free Modbury inspires other towns

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  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!

• South Hams recyclers are some of the best in England

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  The South Hams has been named as one of the top 10 places in the country for recycling household waste.

• Salcombe estuary to adopt new environmental management scheme

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  The Salcombe Harbour Board has met to discuss a range of issues including the Future of the Estuary Conservation and AONB Partnership.

• Cleaning up in the South Hams

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  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.

• Fly-tipping falling in the South Hams

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  New figures show that incidents of fly-tipping in the South Hams have fallen by almost 10 per cent in the last year.

• Defra given budget boost

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  The budget for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will rise from £3.5bn to almost £4bn by 2010-11.

• Climate change most important for local people

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  Kingsbridge residents have voted climate change as their greatest concern facing the world today.

• Helping to build a sustainable future

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  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'.

• Making space for water

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  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.

• South West countryside under threat

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  The tranquility of the South West countryside could all but disappear within the next 70 years, figures warn.

• Imaginative ideas sought for Devon Car Free Day

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  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.

• How to significantly reduce your carbon footprint

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  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.

• South West beaches are best in Europe

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  The South West has cleaner bathing waters than some of Europe's leading holiday resorts, a report finds.

• Modbury bins plastic bags

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  The South Hams town of Modbury, near Kingsbridge, has become the first plastic-bag-free place in Britain.

• South Hams celebrating beach awards

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  Five beaches in the South Hams have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag Award, two more than last year.

• South West beaches given cash boost

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  More than £8m will be spent cleaning up South West beaches ahead of the busy summer season, it has been announced.