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The UK Government is moving to secure a domestic supply of tungsten for defence, aerospace and energy applications through the planned restart of the Hemerdon mine near Plymouth. Negotiations cover...

The Hemerdon mine near Plymouth in Devon is set to return to full production after a government investment of £71m. The site is said to hold one of the most...

The chancellor has announced that more than £70m of public money will be invested in a mining company to help restart production at the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine near...

Accountancy and business advisory firm Azets has named Simon Prior as tax director for Devon and Cornwall.

The Vine – An Gwinbrenn in Wadebridge is closing its doors. The greengrocer was set up in November 2010 by Chris Andrews and Dave Allan, two former employees of the...

Tungsten West PLC (AIM:TUN, FRA:540), the miner reopening the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in Devon, has secured up to £71 million from...

The £9.7 million annual deficit was disclosed at an extraordinary Cornwall Council meeting to discuss how the loss-making airport can be...

A Cornwall-based lettings and property management agency will open its second office this week, marking a major step in the company’s continued growth across the Duchy. Lang Llewellyn & Co...

A house builder has defended its use of a sprinkler during a hosepipe ban across the South West. The sprinkler was pictured in use at Persimmon Homes Kemeneth on the...

A city centre Post Office is looking for a new home after the shop it sits in prepares for closure. Truro Post Office is currently located in the TG Jones...

Mid Devon District Council has relaunched a grant scheme offering up to £2500 for shopfront improvements in Crediton, Cullompton,...

Taxpayers are paying almost £10m a year on airport running costs, a council meeting has heard. Cornwall Council, which owns Newquay Airport,...

Truro Sawmills Ltd, based at Penhallow near the A3075 Newquay road, has been fined for failing to ensure the health, safety and welfare of its employees. The company pleaded guilty...

Leigh Frost, leader of Cornwall Council, has called for Cornwall to be recognised as the UK's fifth nation, saying the status would reflect the Cornish language and the specific challenges...

Moretonhampstead’s “catastrophic” road closure, which has cut businesses off from customers and caused traffic chaos, was actioned with no consideration of how it would affect the community. Closing the A382...

It is now costing Cornish taxpayers almost £10m a year to run Newquay airport....

It is now costing Cornish taxpayers almost £10 million a year to run Newquay airport. The eye-watering amount was revealed yesterday (Wednesday, August 19) at an extraordinary Cornwall Council meeting...

Cornwall Council has launched its first international strategy to raise the profile of what it calls the Fifth Nation of the UK.

A pilot scheme to partner up landowners who have spare land with people who want to start up food and farming businesses has been launched...

Devon County Council has awarded a £1.2M contract including VAT for highway stabilisation works on the A377 at Weirmarsh slip.

A pilot scheme in Cornwall is pairing landowners with spare land and people who want to start food and farming businesses. Tamar Grow Local has been working towards the project...

Devon County Council is set to appoint a raft of companies to a resurfacing framework valued at just shy of £65m.

Cornwall Council has given the green light to the plans for a new distillery at Bodmin Jail.

Lidl has started construction on its new multi-million-pound store on Tinever Road, Braunton. The store is expected to create 40 new jobs when it opens next spring. Lidl employees are...

Cornwall Council has received a planning application for a proposal to revitalise a former attraction which closed almost two years ago. R G Morcom Holdings Ltd has applied for permission...