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  1. Click to playWave Hub hope

    The controversial Wave Hub project off Cornwall has been boosted by the arrival of a new customer.

    The forty two…

  2. Click to playNew tourism plans

    Earlier in the week the region's tourism industry was celebrating some fantastic achievements at its South West Excellenc…

  3. Click to playLizard moves to Somerset

    We could probably all do with a bit of a warm weather getaway at the moment but it's hard to imagine someone swapping…

  4. Click to playPandora restoration

    It's one of the South West's most famous pubs. The Pandora Inn has stood firm on the banks of the River Fal for 800…

  5. Click to playInternet safety lessons

    Many parents are putting their children's safety at risk because they don't monitor their internet use. That's the warnin…

  6. Click to playIsland home for sale

    How would you fancy living on your own island, and one you don't have to get to by boat. No, it doesn't come with its…

  7. Click to playOccupy Exeter moves on

    After months of protest, the Occupy Exeter movement has left the Cathedral green. But if you thought the protest was…

  8. Click to playTorbay values trees

    Torbay has become the first place in the country to put a value on the thousands of trees it has.

    And while we…

  9. Click to playSt Ives celebration

    Today (Mon) is Feast Day in St Ives, an ancient celebration in honour of St Eia the town's patron Saint.

    The bigges…

  10. Click to playPM visits armed forces

    The Prime Minister has told defence workers in Plymouth he's fully committed to the city, it's naval base and armed…

  11. Click to playNew library opens

    Today (Sat) is National Library Day, and in Plymouth they were celebrating the event more than most. It was the offical…

  12. Click to playCall of the countryside

    It's a noise many living in the countryside will be only too familiar with, the sound of a cockerel crowing. But it's…

  13. Click to playA labour of love

    Hour after hour, night after night, a man from Dorset has sat out in the cold taking thousands of photographs of a landsc…

  14. Click to playSportivate youngsters!

    There's less less than six months to go to the London 2012 Olympics, and here in the West Country a project for young…

  15. Click to playEcstasy death inquest

    An inquest has been hearing how a 16 year old teenager died after taking the drug ecstasy at a nightclub in Bristol.…

  16. Click to playCare home charge

    A man has appeared in court charged with ill-treating a patient at a care home for people with learning difficulties…

  17. Click to playBristol Cars footage

    New footage has emerged of the race which saw the worst disaster in motor racing history. 83 spectators died after a car…

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