18 August 2008
RDA supports renewal of Plymouth Business Improvement District
The project spearheading economic and physical regeneration in Plymouth City Centre has received a funding boost to help extend its work...

15 August 2008
Aquarium leads city on low-carbon accreditation
Plymouth's National Marine Aquarium is hoping to become the first organisation in the city to achieve a leading environmental full accreditation by introducing a raft of innovative 'green' initiatives.

12 August 2008
Going for gold: work starts on world class marina facilities
As Great Britain's Olympic sailors storm ahead in Qingdao, back here in Dorset work on part of the venue for the sailing events for the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games is also moving at a rate of knots, with the start of construction

12 August 2008
St Austell leads way on low-carbon development
Contractors working on St Austell's £75 million town centre regeneration scheme have introduced a number of innovative ways to reduce carbon output during construction, which have been welcomed by the South West RDA.

07 August 2008
Declining business confidence and rising costs but nation's businesses still investing for the future
Business confidence across the nation's businesses has shown a marked downturn over the past year according to the latest National Business Survey

05 August 2008
Regeneration in Ilfracombe takes a step forward
Plans for the regeneration of Ilfracombe have taken a step forward with the appointment of a specialist team to prepare costed proposals for the transformation of the Harbour area and other key sites around the town.

01 August 2008
Fifteen rural areas share £33 million funding
Fifteen rural partnerships across South West England are celebrating this week following the news that they have been awarded significant funding from the Local Action fund for rural communities.

28 July 2008
Region hailed as driving force of innovation
Science City Bristol will this week welcome Ian Pearson, Minister for Science and Innovation so that he can experience first hand the innovative technologies being developed in the region.

22 July 2008
Zero C to deliver green community at Osprey Quay
Experienced Poundbury-based sustainable development company Zero C has been appointed to build a new 'green' community at Osprey Quay

18 July 2008
Agency Welcomes New M.O.D Jobs in Bristol
South West RDA Welcomes new Ministry of Defence jobs in Bristol

11 July 2008
UK to host shotgun World Cup in build up to 2012
Dorchester Southern Counties Shooting Ground has been chosen by the ISSF General Assembly to host one of four Shotgun World Cups in 2010 - an important event in the build up to 2012.

11 July 2008
Rok gets work under way at Princetown Village Centre project
The countdown is under way to the opening of a much-needed new community centre at Princetown after Exeter builders Rok joined local people to celebrate the start of work on site.

11 July 2008
Investment of over £12m for regional infrastructure
The South West RDA board has sanctioned the use of over £12m on a variety of infrastructure schemes that will help to unlock the region's business potential

04 July 2008
Falmouth Office Scheme Tops Out
The provision of new office space at Falmouth has moved a step closer with a recent topping out ceremony

27 June 2008
£3 million boost for Upland farmers
A £3 million framework designed to help livestock farmers in the upland areas of South West England to improve the viability of their businesses is being announced today (27 June 2008).

26 June 2008
Government's green energy plan offers business opportunities for South West
The South West's growing renewable energy sector could expand even further and thousands more jobs could be created...

26 June 2008
Making work a greener place
A day at work will soon look a lot greener for many employees across the South West thanks to a new project designed to make the work place much more environmentally friendly.

19 June 2008
Fifteen Cornwall Celebrates Graduation of Second Group of Apprentices
After a year of hard work in the busy Fifteen Cornwall kitchen, the second cohort of apprentices from the beach side restaurant graduated from the Fifteen training programme

19 June 2008
Regeneration in Bideford takes a step forward
Plans for the regeneration of Bideford have taken a step forward with the appointment of a specialist team to draw up proposals for the transformation of five key sites in the town.

13 June 2008
'Secret Millionaire' to pass on secrets of success at Bristol event
Millionaire internet pioneer Margaret Heffernan will be giving event organisers the lowdown on what makes a successful entrepreneur at an event in Bristol next week.