The South West has seen a dramatic increase in the number of people diagnosed with malignant melanoma, new figures from Cancer Research UK have revealed.
Over the last 20 years the rates of people diagnosed with malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, has almost doubled in the region.
The results, which were revealed yesterday (Monday) are released as...
Making small talk with a neighbour doesn’t always come naturally for people in the South West but when they do make the effort they feel happier, a new study has revealed.
A national survey carried out by Lottery-funded initiative The Big Lunch, the UK’s annual get-together for neighbours, found that more than 70% of people in the South West said that small talk makes them feel happier...
Torquay-based Dave Morris (26) has left a 10 year military career with The Royal Air Force (RAF) to launch an exciting new commercial business, ‘Nomad LED’, the UK’s first all-electric, emission free, fleet of mobile advertising vehicles sourced in Europe. And the newly launched company is already drawing attention in the region including Torbay Council and the Police for a potential local...
A 15ft great white shark named Lydia is on course to arrive in South West waters later this week, according to scientists tracking her via satellite tag.
Lydia, already the first recorded example of her species to cross the Atlantic, is now less than 1,000 miles from UK shores, and if she keeps to her current course and speed may arrive at the Cornish coast within a few days.
Farmland prices in the South West hit yet another record high during the final six months of 2013, having jumped around seven percent in the space of a year, says the latest RICS/RAU Rural Land Market Survey H2 2013.
During the second half of last year, the average cost of farmland in the region rose to £7,763 per acre, hitting a record high for the eighth consecutive period. The...
Youth charity The Prince’s Trust is urging more unemployed young people in the South West to embrace their inner entrepreneur and explore the option of self-employment thanks to financial backing from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme, which helps jobless young people to start up in business, has already created more than £3.1...
Is your fledgling food or drink brand the next big thing? The search is on for the region’s most promising start up
Four South West businesses have joined together to form The Seed Fund – a start-up business incubator designed to offer one young, regional food or drink brand the support needed to grow and build a future-proof brand. The 2014 Seed Fund launches this week and is calling...
In line with the national trend, the number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in Devon has increased slightly in January. It now stands at 7,060 claimants or 1.6% of the working age population.
The number of people aged 24 and under claiming JSA also increased very slightly, and now stands at 1,845 claimants or 26.2% of total JSA claimants in Devon.
