The Latest Breaking News from South West

Internet provider to roll out super-fast broadband in Cornwall, creating 200 jobs

Independent company Wildanet has secured £36m from the government to carry out the work

Birmingham Post · Jan 20, 2023

UK weather: Brits braced for chilling -6C Arctic blast TONIGHT — hour-by-hour forecast

Most of the UK is set for some icy temperatures tonight as the cold snap continues, with many regions plunging into the negatives and some even reaching an eye-watering -6C

Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023

Families distraught as hospital repeatedly cancels children's vital heart surgeries

The only one of its kind in the South West, the unit has previously saved the lives of young patients from as far away as Swansea

Wales Online · Jan 18, 2023

Logistics giant Wincanton on track to deliver profit forecast

The Wiltshire-based firm reported ‘robust’ recent trading despite ‘challenging’ economic conditions

Birmingham Post · Jan 13, 2023

Four South West firms named among UK’s top 100 start-ups

A compost producer and a healthy snack brand are among the businesses operating the region to have been recognised by industry experts Startups.co.uk

Birmingham Post · Jan 13, 2023

Calls for state government to protect timber trees, after WA Plantation Resources left with million-dollar bill

There are calls for the WA government to do more to protect plantation land from fire, amid concerns it could cost about a million dollars to replant timber impacted by blazes in WA's South West.

ABC News · Jan 13, 2023

Red Cross on standby as extreme weather hits South West

Heavy rain is set to hit the region for 24 hours

Bristol Post · Jan 12, 2023

South West starting salaries up but number of permanent jobs falls

The jobs market is looking 'less than rosy', according to the report by KPMG and recruitment industry body REC

Birmingham Post · Jan 12, 2023

Plans for 'Great South West' to become UK’s green powerhouse launched at House of Lords

Business leaders gathered at a special event in Westminster to hear how the £1.5m plans could help create tens of thousands of jobs and drive major investment into Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Somerset and Dorset

Birmingham Post · Jan 12, 2023

Slashed energy bill support a 'hammerblow' for South West firms

Business leaders across the region have welcomed the continued support from the government, but have warned it may not be enough to save struggling smaller firms

Birmingham Post · Jan 11, 2023