The Met Office issued a severe weather warning on Monday 22 July with thunderstorms anticipated in the South West in the next few days.
The recent prolonged spell of high pressure and heat is likely to give way to cloudier conditions with the risk of isolated thunderstorms or longer spells of thundery rain and some torrential downpours in places.
The UK economy has seen a £9.9bn trade and investment boost from the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, one year into a four-year programme of activity and events.
The boost comes from businesses securing contract wins, additional sales and new foreign investment in the last year, since UKTI’s British Business Embassy at Lancaster House hosted a Global Investment Conference and a...
The Met Office has issued a revised heatwave warning for the South West, raising the level from two to three, meaning action is required.
Where a level two heat health grading should prompt an alert and readiness for action, a level three warning requires social and healthcare services to target specific actions at high-risk groups.
The unemployment rate for the South West fell in the last quarter by 0.4% to 5.8%. The total number of unemployed people of working age in the region between March and May 2013 was 156,000, 11,000 down on the previous quarter - a fall of 6.4%.
The South West continues to have the lowest rate of unemployment in the country. The latest unemployment rate announced by the Office for...
The Plymouth Life Centre has scooped its third prestigious award in less than a month.
The latest accolade comes from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West, which has just named the sports and leisure facility ‘Major Project of the Year’ in its annual awards scheme.
ICE South West’s Project of the Year Awards recognise construction projects ‘of particular merit,...
Rapid growth in South West energy capacity but the region is still not on track to meet renewable energy targets
A report launched today by independent renewable energy experts Regen SW reveals that the total capacity of renewable electricity in the south west has grown by almost 50 per cent in the past 12 months – from 714 MW in 2012 to more than 1 GW now – and that the region now...
Following on from a successful pilot programme the 999 Academy is seeking applicants for the 2013/14 academic year.
The 999 Academy is the first of its kind nationally where all four emergency services have come together, with an education provider, to create a joint service academy which aims to inspire young people to become valued and respected members of the community.
Patients, relatives and friends will mark Action Mesothelioma Day on Friday 5 July with a special event in memory of patients affected by mesothelioma at Saltram House.
Organised by the South West Mesothelioma Group, based at the Macmillan Mustard Tree Cancer Support Centre at Derriford Hospital, anyone affected by asbestos related mesothelioma is welcome to attend the event where...
An innovative new project that is working with hundreds of schools across the South West to provide greater learning opportunities for schoolchildren in natural environments is appealing for volunteers to help realise its goals.
The Natural Connections Demonstration Project, which is being funded by Natural England, DEFRA and English Heritage, and delivered by Plymouth University, aims...
