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Labour’s Luke Pollard, parliamentary candidate for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, has called on the Government to give greater protection to shop workers in Plymouth who are threatened with violence

Last year 4% of retail staff across the country were attacked at work and 34% were threatened with violence. Shop workers in Plymouth also reported violence and threats of violence...

Unemployment in the South West rose by 0.5% to 6.3% in the June to August quarter, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The rise does not mirror the national trend which saw unemployment in the UK fall slightly overall by 0.1%, with only the South West, North West and West Midlands seeing increases in jobless numbers. However, the South West...

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has announced it will no longer attend automatic fire alarms for non-residential properties during weekday daytime hours.

The policy change will come into effect from 1 November and will apply between the hours of 8am and 6pm.

The Service says that false alarms arising from automatic fire alarm systems result in increased ‘blue light’...

House prices in the South West rose by an average of 2.6% in the year to August 2013 according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The average price of a house or flat in the region now stands at £230,000.

The 2.6% rise is lower than the overall UK figure of 3.8% and the 4.1% for England which are both skewed by a considerable rise in London of 8.7...