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Kingsbridge Police are receiving a number of reports this morning concerning cars that have been broken into overnight and property stolen.
Do not leave any valuable items of property displayed within your vehicle when leaving unattended.
If you should have any information or happend to be in Kingsbridge last evening (Thursday 14/09/17) and noticed anything suspicious please either call 101 or pass through me.
SILVER AUDI index KP12 JYX.
This vehicle has been left in the JE car park seemingly abandoned for over a week. It is not stolen. Do YOU know who owns it? Is it a guest or visitor? Concern of course is that this could be a walker who has failed to return?
If you have any knowledge of this vehicle at all please contact me or simply get it moved asap.
Missing person
Your observations are requested for the following female reported as missing from South Wales since 2 August 2017 and believed to be in the Devon area.
She is known as Dipti Dattani, 55 years of age, Asian appearance, 5 feet 4 inches in height, medium build, brown eyes with black/greying shoulder length hair. Unknown clothing description, possibly wearing wellies and carrying a black holdall.
We ask for accommodation to please check registers to see if this female is staying. If you have any information or sightings please phone 101 quoting log 279 9 September 2017.
Bigbury
At this time, to my knowledge, there is no other volunteer offering to cover Bigbury or Bigbury on Sea areas. Should you be interested in this role please contact me.
Ideally, given the area, I would like to make contact with several persons resident in the areas- you do not need to do much else!
In the meantime I will act as the Bigbury co-ordinator so please contact me with any concerns or issues that I may be able to help with but please note I am NOT a Police officer just an unpaid volunteer assisting our Communities.
Any emergency or non urgent crime matters need to be reported to the police in the normal manner i.e 999 if a crime is occurring or about to occur or else 101 for non urgent matters.
Kind regards
Steve Comley
Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator
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According to Devon Birds’ website, 4 Black Swans have been seen recently on the Estuary. Click here for details:-
https://www.devonbirds.org/news/bird_news/devon_bird_sightings?blogEntry=15278
Fourteen ladies from Bigbury and Easton, and a granddaughter of one of them, recently enjoyed a pleasant morning together at Gill Peet’s lovely home overlooking Burgh Island. Gill has run several of these events in the past for the ‘Bigbury Girls’. Its a great chance to meet new people and old friends. Everyone brought a buffet contribution and the Pimms topped off a lovely get together on the terrace overlooking the sea. Gill acquired her floristry skills when she helped her daughter who had a commercial floristry business. She still ‘does’ a few weddings and occasions locally and will be holding another event just before Christmas to help people make their own Christmas wreaths. Thanks Gill.
If you think you have skills to share – why don’t you make a post on Bigbury Community Website and invite people to contact you if they are interested? You may make new friends or have some fun with old ones.
South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council have now launched their consultation on a proposal to create one single new council.
Although South Hams and West Devon already share one workforce their political structures and decision making processes have remained completely separate.
However, in July the majority of councillors from both authorities voted to consult the public, their partners and local businesses on whether they should bring the two political structures together and create One Council.
South Hams and West Devon say that this would save them half a million pounds a year and go towards closing a predicted funding gap of £1.9 million by 2020.
However, before they decide whether they would like to submit a proposal to the secretary of state, who will make the final decision, the councils would like the public to have their say. The consultation is now open and closes on Sunday 8 October.
The consultation will take a number of different forms. There is a dedicated website, including an online survey and every household will receive a postcard telling them how they can find out more information.
Between now and the beginning of October, the councils will also be holding events in towns and parishes, where people can talk to their councillors and find out more information.
Cllr John Tucker Leader of South Hams District Council said “I really would encourage everyone to take a look at the information that we have provided, there are many things for people to consider, particularly for the residents of South Hams, who would see a Council Tax increase on the South Hams element of their Council Tax, to bring it to the same level as West Devon.
“Our working relationship with West Devon so far, has been fundamental to our ability to keep delivering services despite budget cuts and we have actually benefited more from this than West Devon have. The shared workforce arrangement currently saves South Hams £3.9m a year and West Devon £2.2m a year, which has so far enabled us to keep our element of the council tax at a lower rate.
“For me, I see the creation of a new council as a natural extension of our current working arrangements. It not only enables us to protect the savings we have made to date, but enables us to make more and safeguard services.”
Cllr Lois Samuel, Deputy Leader at West Devon Borough Council Added: “It is really important to us that we get a fair and accurate representation from across both areas and so we have also commissioned a telephone survey. Some of the residents in South Hams and West Devon may be contacted to answer the consultation questions over the phone.
“We will be putting out updates on social media and through a dedicated newsletter, the best way to keep up-to-date with the consultation dates and events is to sign up and follow us.”
In addition to this the councils will be sending letters to their partners and MP’s and holding briefing sessions with towns and parish councils as well as making contact with the business community.
The consultation will run from now until midnight on the 8 October. After the consultation closes, councillors from both authorities will consider the feedback from the consultation and make their final decision whether to submit to the secretary of state or not, at full council meetings towards the end of October.
For all of the information on the consultation visit: www.onecouncil.org.uk
Whatever your views about the proposed changes to Bantham, users of the Bigbury Community website may be interested to know about the Save Bantham resources, including information and updates.
The Save Bantham website provides key information about Nicholas Johnson’s change of plans from no change to significant development, which will affect residents and visitors alike. You may love the proposals or you may hate them but at this stage the proposals are just that, no formal planning applications have been made.
http://savebantham.uk/bantham-development-plans/
The Save Bantham Facebook page gives an opportunity for open discussion about issues with changes to the privately owned estate that may directly impact Bantham, or have a knock on effect for surrounding communities. E.g increased parking charges, or closing the whole car park out of hours may cause more traffic for those accessing the coast at Bigbury on sea etc
https://www.facebook.com/savebantham/?hc_ref=ARSio4pzF5iC7ATQURun9ir9T-_74uCNZ8PGB_ocVeL85R_b4gyN7_qlcC9f29ltGhU&fref=nf
The Save Bantham weblink has been added to our LINKS page.
The Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan has now been submitted!
It’s an historic day for planners across the three councils; Plymouth City Council, South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council as the entire plan and the thousands of comments have now been sent to the Planning Inspectorate for examination.
The Joint Local Plan looks at every aspect of how we want our city, towns and villages to look and feel for years to come.
To give an idea of the scale and variety of submissions, one development company submitted over 600 pages, a member of the public supplied a detailed comment on more than 50 separate sites, while others submitted petitions. Addresses ranged from owners of country estates to a treehouse dweller. Each and every submission has been recorded.
Organisations from Highways England to parish councils and local community groups all submitted comments across sites and policies from inner city green space to village housing developments.
Paul Barnard, Assistant Director for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure at Plymouth City Council said: “This is an historic moment for all involved – and a relief! We were all working on separate plans initially, the Plymouth Plan; South Hams: Our Plan and West Devon: Our Plan but it just made sense to look at this entire area – all 2,126 square kilometres of it – as where people live, work and play in this area are so interconnected.”
The plan area covers a population of 401,567 people and all were asked to comment on sites and policies. In Plymouth, for instance, an initial 600 sites were put forward before 175 sites were allocated in the plan for mixed use, housing, retail, employment, sports, strategic greenspaces or other uses.
A total of 115 sites are allocated for housing across the whole plan area, including
• Dartmouth – 550 homes and 0,800 sqm employment space.
• Ivybridge – 1,079 homes and 10,400 sqm employment space
• Kingsbridge – 395 homes; 3,300 sqm employment space
• Okehampton – 775 homes; 87,500 sqm employment space
• Tavistock – 1,143 homes; 18,600 sqm employment space
• Totnes – 529 homes; 8,200 sqm employment space
With smaller towns and key villages earmarked for a further 907 homes and 52,000 sqm employment space, the overall plan looks at providing 26,700 new homes, of which 19,000 are within the Plymouth Policy Area. Of these 6,600 will be affordable.
Deputy leader of Plymouth City Council Patrick Nicholson said: “We face the same demands for better transport infrastructure, more local homes, new employment sites whilst protecting our precious local environment.
“Our Joint Local Plan has considered everyone’s views and provides the right balance to delivery steady economic growth and prosperity for local residents.”
Cllr Michael Hicks, one of the Lead Members for Local Strategic Planning at South Hams District Council, said: “The Strategic Planning teams across the three planning authorities have been working extremely hard to make sure that as many factors as possible are taken into account. I am extremely pleased that the completed plan is being submitted to the Inspectorate on time.”
“This is a landmark submission for South Hams and we are confident that we have found a good balance between the differing views of our residents and the local needs of our towns and villages.”
Cllr Graham Parker, Lead Member for Strategic Planning and Housing at West Devon Borough Council, said: “I am very pleased that we have finally reached this milestone. I can honestly say that, in a half century of working in Town Planning, I have never seen a better and clearer plan.”
It takes a balanced and sensible approach to development and growth across the area for years to come and congratulations are due to the officers and councillors who have worked so hard to prepare it.”
All the submitted documents have now been uploaded at www.plymouth.gov.uk/plymswdevonplan.
It will be up to the Planning Inspectorate to appoint an inspector who will then decide when the examination in public will take place and who will be invited to take part.
ENDS
www.southhams.gov.uk
www.westdevon.gov.uk
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