Specialist contractors have started ground investigations for the new Forder Valley Link Road.
Trial pits and boreholes are being dug along the proposed route of the new link road and at the Forder Valley Road/Novorossiysk Road junction to confirm the ground conditions and help guide the next stage of design.
The surveys began on Monday 6 June and each one should be completed,...
The site in the West End of the city centre has been a hive of construction over the last few months and we have some great timelapse footage, so that you can see change happening on the ground.
Contractors SWH Civils has given us the latest footage of work completed in April and we also have footage from February and March to get a real sense of progress. To view http://bit.ly/1X8INU2...
Near term expectations for South West house prices turned slightly negative for the first time since 2013 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.
The survey shows house prices in central London falling while prices are continuing to climb modestly across the rest of the UK. In the South West 25% more respondents said prices had...
This weekend (Sunday 12th June) to celebrate the Queen's official 90th birthday, the Mall outside Buckingham Palace will host a huge street party for 10,000 guests. If you haven’t made the invite list you can head down to the Royal William Yard or Plymouth’s city centre to join in their celebrations!
At the Royal William Yard there will be a day of Yard-style royal celebration. There...
THE COUNTDOWN is on and women in Plymouth are being urged to grab their last chance to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life at The Hoe as there are just two weeks left until registration closes.
Over 2,500 women have already joined a ‘pink army’ ready to take on cancer on Sunday 19 June, but there are still places left.
Devon Grain has expanded its grain storage options to help farmers ease the strain on their cash flow. The company - one of three under the West Country Grain umbrella, which also includes Kernow Grain and Cannington Grain - is introducing an even more attractive long-term storage purchase contract, this time with a five-year term.
Devon Grain's Board of Directors is only too aware of...
The government has isssued a detailed statement regarding BHS.
Administrators are in the process of winding the business down and yesterday Anna Soubry, Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise updated the House of Commons.
And she stresssed that any wrongdoing would be taken very seriously.
Ms Soubry said: "This will of course be devastating news...
TV chef Dean Edwards has teamed up with Burts Chips to encourage crisp lovers across the region to put the crunch back into lunch, with ‘The Ultimate Crisp Sandwich’.
Bristol-born Dean has used Burts’ legendary core range to develop delicious sandwiches to jazz up lunchtimes this summer.
For those in the know, there’s nothing quite like a crisp sandwich. In an age where lunches...
New research from housing charity Shelter reveals 59% of 18-44 year olds in the South West say they will be forced to put their lives on hold because of housing problems.
The Shelter and YouGov study of adults under 45 was carried out as part of the charity’s Great Home Debate. It revealed the housing shortage is reshaping how many people in the South West live their lives and creating...
