People from Devon are being invited to sign up to take part in The Big Lunch, the UK’s biggest annual get-together for neighbours.
Today (Friday 21 February) will mark 100 days to go until the Big Lunch 2014, and the Eden Project is calling on locals to join the thousands of communities across the UK who will be holding local events and street parties on Sunday 1 June.
Plymouth based E Commerce specialists ICO3 are plead to announce the launch of the company's new digital magazine E Communicate. The quarterly publication is available as a free download from the ICO3 website.
The new digital publication will showcase the latest partnership news from the E Commerce specialists, as well as information on company developments, technical updates, SEO...
The Government is offering small and medium-sized high-tech companies free workshops to support their growth.
The workshops organised by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) will highlight the government support available for cutting edge companies.
A range of tax incentives, grants and other support offered to help...
Debilitating side effects associated with prescription medication for some of today’s most common conditions could be eradicated if they mimicked the body’s natural hormone secretion cycles, a new report has said.
Scientists from Exeter and Bristol have studied how conventional steroid treatments – commonly used to treat a range of conditions from steroid deficiency to inflammatory...
An overgrown and waterlogged section of path running past the speedway track at Marsh Mills is to be sensitively cleared and drained as part of plans to improve one of Plymouth’s most popular walks.
The informal path will get a makeover to stop walkers getting stuck in the mud and cyclists clobbered by overgrown brambles and bushes.
In line with the national trend, the number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) in Devon has increased slightly in January. It now stands at 7,060 claimants or 1.6% of the working age population.
The number of people aged 24 and under claiming JSA also increased very slightly, and now stands at 1,845 claimants or 26.2% of total JSA claimants in Devon.
The leader of a Devon council is calling on people across the South West to write to their MPs and ask for Westminster to prioritise investment in the Westcountry’s rail network.
Plymouth City Council’s Labour leader, Tudor Evans, has asked that people across the South West play their part by helping to keep the pressure on government while a motion is put to the authority’s full...
Insurance leaders will meet with Government Ministers today to discuss the industry’s response to the recent floods in the South West and Thames Valley at a Downing Street summit today.
Ministers are likely to call on the industry to ensure that floods claims are processed as soon as possible.
Companies representing 60% of the insurance market are due to report to ministers on...
The South West Coast Path has been celebrated as a vital link between South West businesses at an event held at the Nare Hotel in Cornwall.
The event, which took place on 30th January, highlighted the excellent revenue the Path has generated for the tourism sector and also launched the South West Coast Path Association’s 2014 fundraising event - the Great South West Walks.
Christian Barber, 41, was sentenced to 59 months in prison for fraud and theft at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday 14 February.
His offending came to light in 2012 when one of his victims reported to police that she met Barber on an online dating website before meeting up with him in a Lincolnshire pub.
Barber told his victim that he was a multi-millionaire National Lottery...
