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Housing benefit insufficient for nearly two-thirds of South Hams families with children – as experts warn child poverty set to increase. Housing benefit is insufficient for nearly two-thirds of households with children living in private rental accommodation …

Housing benefit insufficient for nearly two-thirds of South Hams families with children – as experts warn child poverty set to increase

1 day ago · A body found in the River Dart on Friday, January 17, has been positively identified as 79-year-old David Evans, who went missing in Dartmouth shortly before Christmas. Mr Evans, a retired college lecturer, was last seen in person on the Dartmouth water taxi on the afternoon of December 16, although ...

1 day ago · Alarming levels of pollution have been found in the River Dart following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by the Friends of the Dart (FOD) environment group. Antibiotics, antidepressants, laxatives, blood pressure medication and painkillers were among the substances detected in the water ...

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Dartmouth residents who have been at their wits’ end for almost a year after the collapse of a wall forced the closure of a key access road have launched a petition to pressure Devon County Council (DCC) into fixing the problem. An eight-metre …

The DoC, which owns the 215-year-old prison, leases the building out to the ministry of justice for £1.5m a year, but under the terms of the agreement (similar to the one the Duchy has with the Dartmoor National Park Authority for the Princetown visitor centre) it is not responsible for the upkeep of the facility.

A man in his 80s has died after the car he was driving fell in the River Dart in Dartmouth.

Dartmouth’s former NHS clinic could be saved for social use after the site was withdrawn from auction last week following a decision by South Hams District Council (SHDC) to list the building as an Asset of Community Value (ACV).