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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 increase in...

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.

It...

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...

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of his landmark concept album, Rick Wakeman extends the Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 2014 tour. This epic stage show will be at the Pavilions on 26 April 2014.

Based on the novel by Jules Verne, which will also mark its 150th anniversary in 2014, the album is one of the rock era's landmark achievements - a record that sold 15...

Police are appealing for information after a man suffered a fractured skull in an assault outside a Plymouth nightclub.

The 21-year-old was waiting with his girlfriend outside Reflex nightclub around 2.45am on Saturday (15 February) when the incident happened.

He became involved in an argument with another man who was being racially abusive to people in the queue.

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Newbridge, at Gunnislake, will reopen to traffic from 7pm today (Tuesday 18 February), ahead of schedule.

The bridge was closed at the beginning of February when a van badly damaged the parapet and a section of the bridge.

Engineers and stone masons have worked hard to have the bridge reopen as quickly as possible.

Diversion signs will be removed on Wednesday morning...

Karley Khan, 25, from Plymouth has taken up the challenge of skydiving from 15,000ft dressed as a monkey to raise money for local charity Wild Futures.

Karley, along with her fellow jumpers, is hoping to raise £395 by 1 March so Wild Futures can continue to rescue and protect primates and their habitats worldwide.

Karley said: "I decided to take part in this challenge for...

Network Rail will lay more concrete foundations in Dawlish today after additional damage to the sea wall caused by Friday' nights storm could delay the track’s restoration by up to two weeks.

The track, initially damaged by storms at the beginning of February, was originally expected to be completed by mid-march.

However this Friday saw the temporary flood defences, made of...