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Wages must double to keep up with house prices

Most people earning average wages in the South West would need to more than double their annual salary just to keep up with out of control house prices, new research by homelessness charity Shelter shows.

In the study, released today, the charity looked at wage and house price inflation since 1997 in every area of the region. This was then used to calculate what average annual earnings...

Steve Lamb launches his new book in Plymouth

Charismatic Steve Lamb is set to visit Plymouth, as he launches his book in River Cottage Canteen Plymouth on 13 February at 1pm.

The TV personality and smoking and curing expert will be visiting River Cottage Canteen Plymouth. He will be giving an exclusive insight into his new Smoking & Curing Handbook as well as treating the audience to a demonstration of how to smoke and cure...

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Money

We use money every day, whether we pay something with cash or our credit card. But, how much do we really know about it? Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about money.

1 – Highest inflation in recent history When it comes to inflation, no country comes close to Zimbabwe in recent history. Early in the 21st century, the country had a breathtaking inflation that reached the...

National Express steps up services to the South West

National Express is stepping up its services to the South West in a bid to help stranded rail passengers.

In light of the damage to rail lines in the South West caused by the recent storms, the UK’s largest coach operator has added five new express services to cope with extra demand already seen from the region,

Starting from Monday (10 February), the new express services...

Eight of the Worst First Jobs Ever

With things like they are at the moment, you’re likely to hear people say how lucky they are to have a job. Depends what it is, of course. For some jobs, the word ‘lucky’ doesn’t immediately spring to mind….

#1 – Production Line Work

Boring, boring, boring! Just imagine being stuck on a production line, doing the same thing for eight plus hours at a time, in a horrible factory...

Plymouth says ‘yes to homes’ as work starts on Council land

Building work is set to start on one of the Council-owned sites set aside for desperately-needed homes.

The former Astor Centre development at Dartmoor View, Mount Gould is the first site to see construction begin as part of the Council’s Get Plymouth Building and Plan for Homes initiatives.

The initiatives aim to bring forward more home building in the city at a time when the...

Advice on driving in extreme weather conditions

"Driving in bad conditions is fine so long as you are prepared and know how to handle them," says Ian McIntosh, CEO of RED Driving School.

Ian has produced some advice on driving in various weather conditions so you can handle all situations you may face on the road.

Heavy rain As most people are probably aware, heavy rain can come out of nowhere, with little warning, and...

Storms fail to dampen record start to self-catering season

Despite the doom and gloom of the storms, Plymouth and the South Hams are set for a bumper self-catering season in 2014.

New figures from Blue Chip Holidays, which has over 300 high-end self catering holiday homes in South Devon, show that properties in Plymouth and the South Hams took record bookings for the coming year in January. Demand for the area rose over 30% on 2013 and tracked...

The Waterboys to headline Chagstock Festival

Chagstock Festival have announced that million-selling alt-rock legends, The Waterboys, will headline their main stage on Saturday night.

Formed 30 years ago by Mike Scott, The Waterboys became famous for their powerful live performances and majestic albums such as A Pagan Place and This Is The Sea, which included their biggest hit The Whole Of The Moon.

After the recruitment...

Diabetes service one of the top performing in the country

Derriford Hospital's diabetes service for young people has been recognised as best in the West Country and one of the top performing units in the country for reducing the risk of young people developing diabetic complications, according to data published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Results recently published in the national paediatric diabetes audit for 2011-...

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