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Communities Minister Don Foster has announced that 250 free concerts will go ahead this summer across England, featuring the best of local musical talent.

The concerts will be both free for people to attend and for musicians to enter and will bring people from different backgrounds together to listen to a wide variety of music. Over 200,000 people are expected to attend the concerts in...

Consumers in the South West may be entitled to compensation if they have lost money as a result of their dealings with one of several home financial firms the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared in default.

The FSCS is the UK’s statutory compensation scheme for customers of regulated financial services firms. A declaration of default means the FSCS is satisfied...

The Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport, Norman Baker, MP has told Council leader Tudor Evans he recognises the need to secure improvements to the peninsula rail network as a matter of urgency.

The Council Leader met the Minister in Westminster on Thursday (25 April) to reiterate the importance of measures to ensure the region's rail network can withstand further flooding, bad...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) says that a major fire in a Plymouth car workshop shows why planned cuts to frontline fire cover in the city are “folly” and should be withdrawn immediately.

Five pumping appliances from the city attended the fire which took place at a range of industrial units in Miller Court, Millbay, Plymouth. One unit measuring 15m x 15m, used as a car body repair...