Demonstration to save Agricultural Wage Board
Campaigners trying to save a board which sets the wages of agricultural workers will dress up as badgers today to stage a protest.
£46m Government investment secures Yeovil jobs
Helicopter firm Agusta Westland has secured a £46m investement from the government.
Investment to make tea factory 'world-class'
More than a million pounds is being invested to safeguard jobs at a tea company based in Dorset.
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Olympics fail to give boost to businesses in Weymouth and Portland
It's been a good day for team GB on the water off Weymouth and Portland today [Thursday] but some businesses there say the Olympics haven't given them the boost they'd hoped for.
This time last year one hotel was advertising rooms for between £163 and £300.Today, it's only charging half that. Rachel Hepworth reports.
Cornish town 'doesn't need' Portas revamp
by Carrie Garrad
Saltash town centre is hoping to make its High Street the most occupied in the Duchy without the help of 'Queen of the Shops', Mary Portas.
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Ilfracombe named the UK's first 'courteous town'
A town in north Devon has been named as the UK’s first 'courteous town'. More than a hundred businesses in Ilfracombe took part in a new programme that recognises traders for their politeness.
The town’s success means the pilot could be rolled out to other areas keen to take part. Ann Widdecombe presented the Ilfracombe’s mayor with an award from the National Campaign for Courtesy recognising the town’s achievement.
Businesses hope to benefit from Jubilee
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations are just a few days away now, and as well as being a chance for a right royal knees up, it also represents a great opportunity for local businesses to get in on the act.
Cordelia Lynch went to meet three firms in the West Country doing exactly that.
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