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SW renters have paid £38,000 on average to their landlord since 2010

Someone paying rent for an average two bedroom home in the South West would have forked out £38,137 to their landlord over the last five years, new analysis by housing and homelessness charity Shelter reveals today.

This is just under the sum needed for a 20% deposit on the average first time buyer home in the region, which is currently priced at £195,672.

With millions of...

International appeal to trace missing Exeter girl

Devon and Cornwall Police along with local authorities have launched an appeal to help them locate a missing 12-year-old Devon girl who’s been taken to Bangkok by her father.

A High Court Judge has ordered the release of details of Arisara Miles, who is known as ‘Zara’, who travelled to Thailand with her father without permission.

Zara and her father, Trevor Miles, left their...

Directory launches for Fairtrade Fortnight

A new directory of businesses that supply Fairtrade goods in Plymouth is being launched as part of Fairtrade Fortnight (29 February – 13 March 2016).

The directory is one of a number of initiatives across the city to encourage people to buy Fairtrade goods throughout the fortnight.

Councillor Chris Penberthy, Cabinet Member for Cooperatives and Housing for Plymouth City Council...

Op Inheritance reunites people with stolen items

Devon and Cornwall Police are celebrating some great success since taking their Operation Inheritance online.

In January, officers took the operation, which helps trace stolen items, to Facebook and Twitter to spread the word about stolen items in circulation.

In just one month, dozens of stolen items have been successfully reunited with their rightful owners including a...

Study demonstrates evolutionary algorithm could be used to predict oil price rises

Future fluctuations in oil prices could be forecast using a combination of previous statistics and complex computer algorithms, according to new research.

Academics from the Gulf University for Science and Technology and Plymouth University used a range of programmed models to accurately predict previous rises and falls in the commodity’s value over a period from January 1986 to June...

Are we heading for a White Easter?

If you think we've escaped a proper winter so far in 2016, you could be in for a shock.

The Met Office is warning that we might be in for a White Easter.

It's all due to what is called a sudden stratospheric warming event bringing snow, ice and temperatures as low as -14C.

The plunge - the same phenomenon that triggered the 2010 Big Freeze - is expected to result in...

Ignition welcomes new Business Development Manager

Ignition, a leading provider of vehicle and asset management for SMEs in the South West, is welcoming a new Plymouth-based Business Development Manager to join its expanding team.

An active member of the Devon business community and champion of SME’s and start-ups, Rob Guy has over 30 years’ experience in the finance sector, most recently as Area Sales Manager for Close Brothers Asset...

Wheelchair champion and ex-soldier join quest for handcycle record attempt

A former winner of the London Marathon and an ex-serviceman injured while on active service are teaming up with Plymouth University for a world record attempt.

Women’s wheelchair marathon champion Sarah Piercy and Chris Jones, a former Army Air Corps trooper and Help for Heroes ambassador, will aim to set land speed records at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge (WHPSC) in Battle...

Plymouth Dementia Awareness Day

Plymouth residents and organisations will be able to find out more about dementia as part of a Dementia Awareness Day next week.

There will be free one hour dementia awareness sessions throughout the day on Wednesday 24 February between 10am and 4pm. The event has been organised jointly by Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance and the Healthy High Streets Group....

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