John Crozier, of Redoubt Hill, Kingswear, writes:

I and quite a significant number of Kingswear residents, our parish council and our present district councillors, argued for Kingswear to remain in a joint Ward with Dartmouth because we have so many community links. So we are delighted that the LGBCE has proposed that we remain in a joint 3 councillor ward.

I think it will also work out well for Townstal and Stoke Gabriel. They will now have 3 councillors, rather than just one, to represent their interests. With the overall SHC Councillor numbers reduced from 40 to 31, Dartmouth's 3 Councillors will carry even more influence than before.

All in all, an excellent outcome for our local communities.