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]]> https://www.southhams.com/ https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/south-hams-district-council-supporting-the-great-british-spring-clean <![CDATA[South Hams District Council supporting the Great British Spring Clean]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/south-hams-district-council-supporting-the-great-british-spring-clean We’re encouraging everyone in the South Hams to help the environment and take part in Keep Britain Tidy’s 11th Great British Spring Clean. South Hams District Council... ]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:31:48 +0000 5526 2026-03-13 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/21/4f/20/south-hams-district-council-supporting-the-great-british-spring-clean-59-1773394323.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/garden-waste-service-subscriptions-now-open-in-the-south-hams-2 <![CDATA[Garden waste service subscriptions now open in the South Hams]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/garden-waste-service-subscriptions-now-open-in-the-south-hams-2 South Hams residents can now sign up to or renew their subscription for the district’s garden waste collection service. Anyone living in the district can now sign... ]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:37:38 +0000 5495 2026-02-17 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/e1/1b/02/garden-waste-service-subscriptions-now-open-in-the-south-hams-2-67-1771331871.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/zero-tolerance-south-hams-cracks-down-on-fly-tipping <![CDATA[Zero Tolerance: South Hams Cracks Down on Fly Tipping]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/zero-tolerance-south-hams-cracks-down-on-fly-tipping South Hams District Council is intensifying its efforts to tackle anti-social and illegal fly tipping across the district, as part of its ongoing commitment to reduce waste crime and... ]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:46:01 +0000 5444 2025-12-04 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/74/a0/ef/zero-tolerance-south-hams-cracks-down-on-fly-tipping-20-1764849233.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/garden-waste-service-subscriptions-now-open-in-the-south-hams <![CDATA[Garden waste service subscriptions now open in the South Hams]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/garden-waste-service-subscriptions-now-open-in-the-south-hams South Hams residents can now sign up to or renew their subscription for the district’s garden waste collection service. Anyone living in the district can now sign... ]]> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:56:54 +0000 5097 2025-02-13 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/ad/e1/5b/garden-waste-service-subscriptions-now-open-in-the-south-hams-82-1739465852.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-releases-christmas-and-new-year-waste-collection-dates <![CDATA[SHDC releases Christmas and New Year waste collection dates ]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-releases-christmas-and-new-year-waste-collection-dates South Hams District Council has released the dates for waste and recycling collections over Christmas and New Year. South Hams collections teams have announced their adjusted... ]]> Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:56:07 +0000 4991 2024-12-23 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/97/a4/6e/shdc-releases-christmas-and-new-year-waste-collection-dates-70-1734987482.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/changes-are-being-made-to-how-you-dispose-of-upholstered-furniture <![CDATA[Changes are being made to how you dispose of upholstered furniture]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/changes-are-being-made-to-how-you-dispose-of-upholstered-furniture From 1 December, only one recycling centre in the South Hams will be able to accept upholstered furniture. New environmental requirements will mean that from Sunday,... ]]> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:11:14 +0000 4921 2024-11-13 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/82/6f/20/changes-are-being-made-to-how-you-dispose-of-upholstered-furniture-91-1731535881.jpeg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/south-hams-waste-service-rollout-declared-a-success <![CDATA[South Hams waste service rollout "declared a success"]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/south-hams-waste-service-rollout-declared-a-success Three months after big changes to waste and recycling collections in the South Hams were rolled out, the service has been declared a success. On 20 November,... ]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:03:25 +0000 4432 2024-03-12 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/03/d8/55/south-hams-waste-service-rollout-declared-a-success-80-1710256040.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-launches-new-community-composting-scheme-in-marldon <![CDATA[SHDC launches new community composting scheme in Marldon]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-launches-new-community-composting-scheme-in-marldon A new community composting scheme in Marldon has launched, thanks to funding from South Hams District Council. The council says it is supporting the Marldon Community Composting... ]]> Mon, 15 Jan 2024 19:19:04 +0000 4274 2024-01-15 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/45/98/e7/shdc-launches-new-community-composting-scheme-in-marldon-49-1705346357.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-release-christmas-waste-collection-timetable <![CDATA[SHDC release Christmas waste collection timetable]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-release-christmas-waste-collection-timetable South Hams District Council has released the timetable for their Christmas and New Year waste collections. South Hams District Council has released their waste and recycling... ]]> Thu, 14 Dec 2023 20:29:15 +0000 4201 2023-12-14 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/43/7a/b6/shdc-release-christmas-waste-collection-timetable-67-1702585764.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/changes-are-coming-to-the-recycling-and-food-waste-collection-service-in-the-south-hams <![CDATA[Changes are coming to the recycling and food waste collection service in the South Hams]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/changes-are-coming-to-the-recycling-and-food-waste-collection-service-in-the-south-hams Changes are coming to the recycling and food waste collection service in the South Hams from 20 November – with residents set to start receiving letters this week, explaining... ]]> Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:33:01 +0000 4118 2023-11-07 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/39/12/7f/changes-are-coming-to-the-recycling-and-food-waste-collection-service-in-the-south-hams-40-1699361072.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/new-recycling-containers-to-be-delivered-to-8-000-south-hams-homes <![CDATA[New recycling containers to be delivered to 8,000 South Hams homes]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/new-recycling-containers-to-be-delivered-to-8-000-south-hams-homes Around 8,000 homes in the South Hams are set to receive new recycling containers in the next five weeks, as South Hams District Council prepares to improve its recycling... ]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:53:35 +0000 4043 2023-09-25 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/80/e9/67/new-recycling-containers-to-be-delivered-to-8-000-south-hams-homes-81-1695675287.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/fire-service-ask-people-not-to-throw-batteries-in-their-normal-bins <![CDATA[Fire service ask people not to throw batteries in their normal bins ]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/fire-service-ask-people-not-to-throw-batteries-in-their-normal-bins Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has reminded people not to throw batteries into the normal waste bins. A spokesperson for DSFRS shared a post... ]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2023 22:05:03 +0000 3824 2023-06-22 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/dd/a8/53/fire-service-ask-people-not-to-throw-batteries-in-their-normal-bins-42-1687471587.jpeg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/waste-and-recycling-changes-over-christmas-and-new-year <![CDATA[Waste and recycling changes over Christmas and New Year]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/waste-and-recycling-changes-over-christmas-and-new-year South Hams District Council is running on a delayed timetable for bin collections over the festive period. Collections over the festive period will be delayed due... ]]> Tue, 27 Dec 2022 20:50:24 +0000 3366 2022-12-27 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/c7/73/b4/waste-and-recycling-changes-over-christmas-and-new-year-26-1672174260.png https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-says-waste-service-has-seen-significant-improvements-since-it-was-taken-in-house <![CDATA[SHDC says waste service has seen "significant improvements" since it was taken in house]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-says-waste-service-has-seen-significant-improvements-since-it-was-taken-in-house The waste and recycling service in the South Hams has "seen significant improvements in performance since the service successfully came back in-house". The waste and recycling service... ]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2022 11:10:17 +0000 3346 2022-12-12 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/43/fe/ca/shdc-says-waste-service-has-seen-significant-improvements-since-it-was-taken-in-house-85-1670843552.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/you-can-now-sign-up-to-pay-for-garden-waste-collections-from-shdc <![CDATA[You can now sign up to pay for garden waste collections from SHDC ]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/you-can-now-sign-up-to-pay-for-garden-waste-collections-from-shdc South Hams garden waste service subscriptions are now live. Residents of the South Hams can now sign up for the new chargeable fortnightly garden waste subscription service.... ]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2022 20:19:14 +0000 3257 2022-11-02 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/7a/89/c4/you-can-now-sign-up-to-pay-for-garden-waste-collections-from-shdc-45-1667420437.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/brown-bin-collections-will-end-in-less-than-two-weeks <![CDATA[Brown bin collections will end in less than two weeks]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/brown-bin-collections-will-end-in-less-than-two-weeks SHDC says it will "aim to ensure" that all properties receive their final collection from their brown bin before the end of the month. South Hams... ]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:27:00 +0000 3230 2022-10-18 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/a7/e2/9b/brown-bin-collections-will-end-in-less-than-two-weeks-67-1666121408.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/brown-bin-collections-to-stop-over-winter-and-no-longer-be-free-when-they-come-back <![CDATA[Brown bin collections to stop over winter and no longer be free when they come back]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/brown-bin-collections-to-stop-over-winter-and-no-longer-be-free-when-they-come-back Garden waste collection subscription service will go ahead in South Hams as Councillor says residents will "feel cheated by the council after having paid for a service that has... ]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2022 20:06:11 +0000 3179 2022-09-25 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/3c/5c/dd/brown-bin-collections-to-stop-over-winter-and-no-longer-be-free-when-they-come-back-77-1664132923.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-moves-closer-to-ending-brown-bin-collections <![CDATA[SHDC moves closer to ending brown bin collections ]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-moves-closer-to-ending-brown-bin-collections The Executive of South Hams District Council has agreed that residents wanting to have garden waste collections should be charged for the service from spring 2023, with the current... ]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:20:43 +0000 3173 2022-09-21 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/ea/ab/19/shdc-moves-closer-to-ending-brown-bin-collections-10-1663771988.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-to-consider-ceasing-free-garden-waste-collections-and-charging-for-them <![CDATA[SHDC "to consider ceasing free garden waste collections" and charging for them]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-to-consider-ceasing-free-garden-waste-collections-and-charging-for-them South Hams District Councillors are to consider whether the council should cease its free garden waste collection service from 31 October and start charging £49 per year for an... ]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:13:38 +0000 3146 2022-09-08 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/c5/64/b2/shdc-to-consider-ceasing-free-garden-waste-collections-and-charging-for-them-32-1662628509.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/we-asked-shdc-your-questions-about-the-end-of-the-fcc-contract <![CDATA[We asked SHDC your questions about the end of the FCC contract ]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/we-asked-shdc-your-questions-about-the-end-of-the-fcc-contract As South Hams District Council announced last week that that they had ended their contract with FCC Environment, you had questions. So we asked them for you. ... ]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:57:51 +0000 3039 2022-07-20 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/df/36/d0/we-asked-shdc-your-questions-about-the-end-of-the-fcc-contract-74-1658347100.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/breaking-shdc-has-ended-the-waste-contract-with-fcc-environment <![CDATA[BREAKING: SHDC has ended the waste contract with FCC Environment ]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/breaking-shdc-has-ended-the-waste-contract-with-fcc-environment South Hams District Council has said it will end the contract with FCC Environment after a litany of problems. South Hams District Council released a statement... ]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2022 11:25:22 +0000 3028 2022-07-12 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/86/48/29/breaking-shdc-has-ended-the-waste-contract-with-fcc-environment-42-1657621642.jpeg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/district-councillor-calls-out-dismal-collection-service-and-flimsy-excuses-after-meeting <![CDATA[District councillor calls out "dismal collection service" and "flimsy excuses" after meeting]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/district-councillor-calls-out-dismal-collection-service-and-flimsy-excuses-after-meeting South Hams District Councillor John Birch has said that FCC Environment delivered a "dismal collection service" and "flimsy excuses" after a special meeting to discuss their conduct. ... ]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2022 22:38:35 +0000 2956 2022-06-10 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/29/03/2f/district-councillor-calls-out-dismal-collection-service-and-flimsy-excuses-after-meeting-36-1654897414.png https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/special-meeting-to-discuss-disappointing-and-disgraceful-bin-collection-held-today <![CDATA[Special meeting to discuss "disappointing and disgraceful" bin collection held today]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/special-meeting-to-discuss-disappointing-and-disgraceful-bin-collection-held-today District councillors have expressed their anger at FCC Environment at a special meeting to discuss the wide-ranging issues with bin collection. A special meeting for South... ]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2022 21:57:18 +0000 2951 2022-06-08 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/5d/4b/10/special-meeting-to-discuss-disappointing-and-disgraceful-bin-collection-held-today-76-1654722076.png https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-demands-waste-contractor-rectify-the-current-situation <![CDATA[SHDC demands waste contractor rectify the current situation]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-demands-waste-contractor-rectify-the-current-situation South Hams District Council has written to FCC Environment "demanding that they rectify the situation as a matter of priority". FCC Environment are contracted by South Hams... ]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2022 21:47:25 +0000 2948 2022-06-07 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/64/f9/29/shdc-demands-waste-contractor-rectify-the-current-situation-33-1654635183.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/rubbish-day-affected-by-jubilee-weekend-check-your-collection-dates <![CDATA[Rubbish day affected by Jubilee Weekend - check your collection dates]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/rubbish-day-affected-by-jubilee-weekend-check-your-collection-dates The Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend will affect your waste collection day - check your collection dates. Due to the Bank Holiday, the date of waste collections will... ]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2022 23:20:25 +0000 2940 2022-06-01 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/d1/70/78/rubbish-day-affected-by-jubilee-weekend-check-your-collection-dates-83-1654122037.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-releases-open-letter-following-pathetic-brown-bin-collections <![CDATA[SHDC releases open letter following "pathetic" brown bin collections]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-releases-open-letter-following-pathetic-brown-bin-collections South Hams District Council have released an open letter after one councillor called the current brown bin collection "pathetic". Cllr Julian Brazil shared his frustrations on... ]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2022 21:16:15 +0000 2830 2022-04-19 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/41/a2/91/shdc-releases-open-letter-following-pathetic-brown-bin-collections-28-1650399714.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/reminder-south-hams-district-council-s-festive-season-waste-and-recycling-dates <![CDATA[Reminder: South Hams District Council's festive season waste and recycling dates]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/reminder-south-hams-district-council-s-festive-season-waste-and-recycling-dates South Hams District Council has reminded people of the current waste and recycling collection dates around the festive season and the flurry of bank holidays. ... ]]> Thu, 30 Dec 2021 22:04:35 +0000 2597 2021-12-30 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/4e/29/40/reminder-south-hams-district-council-s-festive-season-waste-and-recycling-dates-4-1640901885.png https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-releases-schedule-for-festive-bin-collections <![CDATA[SHDC releases schedule for festive bin collections ]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/shdc-releases-schedule-for-festive-bin-collections South Hams District Council has released the changed dates for waste collections in the South Hams over the festive period. The festive period is more than... ]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2021 22:53:45 +0000 2510 2021-11-11 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/a1/ed/ba/shdc-releases-schedule-for-festive-bin-collections-85-1636671235.png https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/no-brown-bin-collection-until-at-least-spring-2022 <![CDATA[No brown bin collection until at least spring 2022]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/no-brown-bin-collection-until-at-least-spring-2022 South Hams District Council has “reluctantly agreed” to continue the suspension of the garden waste collections until spring 2022. The Executive Committee, which met today, Thursday, 14... ]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:46:04 +0000 2436 2021-10-14 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/a4/21/bb/no-brown-bin-collection-until-at-least-spring-2022-47-1634245371.jpg https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/garden-waste-collection-suspended-until-at-least-the-middle-of-october <![CDATA[Garden waste collection suspended until at least the middle of October]]> https://www.southhams.com/blog/general-news/garden-waste-collection-suspended-until-at-least-the-middle-of-october South Hams District Council and its contractor FCC Environment have made the reluctant decision to keep the suspension of all garden waste collections in place and say "residents will... ]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:52:20 +0000 2385 2021-09-20 https://www.southhams.com/media/reviews/photos/original/06/24/bd/garden-waste-collection-suspended-until-at-least-the-middle-of-october-3-1632149708.jpg