As the South West housing market continues to show signs of economic recovery commentators have warned of the danger of the market may “overheat”.
A new report by the National Housing Federation (NHF) argues that “whilst economic growth has returned to many areas, this has caused the already over-stretched housing market there to overheat.”
Exeter will be the base for one of three regional centres for police forensic services after the five south west police forces agreed to a new streamlined state-of-the-art service.
Currently each force has both fingerprint and chemical laboratories but under the new agreement this will reduce to three with fingerprint services being delivered in Exeter and Portishead and the chemical...
The Met office has warned of incoming frost as temperatures plunge in Devon.
An icy blast is set to end the current mild spell in the South of England and will begin a period of low average temperatures over the coming months.
The Met Office said: “Indications are that December will most likely be colder than average. For December-January-February as a whole uncertainty is...
One year on from some of the worst flooding in 2012, latest research by the Environment Agency reveals that last year’s record-breaking wet year in England could have cost the UK economy close to £600 million.
The overall financial cost to businesses of the extreme weather was up to £200 million as total commercial property and contents damage totalled up to £84 million, and further...
A Freedom of Infomation (FOI) request has revealed that the South Western Ambulance Trust (SWASFT) has sent taxis to 158 999 calls in 2013/14.
The evidence was presented to the House of Commons yesterday by Shadow Health Secretary, Andy Burnham who claimed that the news revealed a deepening crisis in UK A&E’s.
Andy Burnham MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, said: "People...
A third of small business owners in the South West say zero-hours contracts are deeply unfair on employees – however 38 per cent use them on their own staff.
Research into the attitudes of SME owners across the country focusing on how they hire, pay and view their staff revealed that zero-hours contracts are seen as a necessary part of running a business in what are still uncertain...
The number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in Devon is continuing to fall, with figures decreasing by 204 claimants over the past month.
Claimants in Devon have fallen from 6,717 in September to 6,513 in October meaning that figures have now decreased over the past eight consecutive months.
Year on year, the number of people claiming JSA in Devon has fallen by 2,...
With educational farm visits soaring in popularity for children and care groups, the pioneering Visit My Farm website has been given a bright new look to help farmers make their land more accessible than ever.
The re-vamped site was launched at the AIC Conference on Wednesday by FACE (Farming And Countryside Education) on behalf of the Access to Farms network of organisations.
The South West was the only region in the UK to see a rise in unemployment in the last quarter, up 0.4% to 6.4% of the working age population (those aged 16 to 64).
However the region also saw an increase in the rate of employment for the period from July to September 2013, up 0.1% to 74.4%, but lower than the overall UK increase of 0.3%.
Charity launches emergency appeal after investigation finds children living in ‘shameful’ conditions.
Shelter has launched an emergency appeal after an investigation by the charity uncovered the shocking conditions that many homeless children will be living in this Christmas.
2,038 children in the South West which includes 111 in Plymouth alone, are currently homeless and...
