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Over the month, the picture was worse than that across the South West, where prices decreased 0.6 per cent, and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole underperformed compared with the 0.9 per cent rise for the UK as a whole. Over the past year, the average sale price of property in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole rose by £21,000 – putting the area 22nd among the South West’s 32 local authorities for annual growth. The best annual growth in the region was in West Devon, where propert...

House prices have dipped in Swindon House prices dropped slightly, by 0.1%, in Swindon in May, new figures show. But the drop does not reverse the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area achieve 5.5% annual growth. The average Swindon house price in May was £228,696, Land Registry figures show – a 0.1% decrease on April. Over the month, the picture was better than that across the South West, where prices decreased 0.6%, but Swindon underperformed compared to the...

The seats of Newton Abbot, North Devon, Torbay and Central Devon are proposed to be broadly unchanged, although Poltimore would move into the latter from East Devon. Torridge and West Devon would be renamed Torridge and Tavistock, and see the area around Crapstone, Buckland Monachorum and Meavy moved into the South West Devon constituency, which would in turn lose the area around Modbury, Kingston and Bigbury into the Totnes constituency. In Plymouth, the proposal divides the Peverell ward betw...

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Posted: May 18, 2021 7:00 PM AT | Last Updated: May 18 comments Haven Shaw pulled out what she believes might be an old pitchfork.(Submitted by Hailey Gallant) A seven-year-old P.E.I. girl in Prince County has found her most exciting piece of buried treasure yet. Haven Shaw was metal detecting on the beach last week with her mother when she spotted something sticking out of the sand. "I was just walking around the beach and I saw a handle and I pulled it up from under a rock, and then there...

Daniel Clark Published: 11:30 AM May 12, 2021    Councils are facing the logistical nightmare of trying to meet physically while abiding by social distancing guideline - Credit: Archant Councils are facing the logistical nightmare of trying to meet physically while abiding by social distancing guidelines after a bid to allow the continuation of online council meetings was rejected by the High Court. The emergency legislation allowing virtual council meetings will not be extended beyond May 7 ...

Ideas are being sought for community economic renewal projects - Credit: Sanuas Organisations with fresh ideas to help boost Devon’s economy and help those people and businesses hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic are being urged to submit their bids into a new national fund. The one-year Community Renewal Fund pilot could be worth up to £24million across Devon this year and is a trial for the government’s Shared Prosperity Fund. The aim of the fund is to encourage innovative schemes to h...

Mental health support in Plymouth and where to reach out for help From charities and support groups in Plymouth to helpful apps, there are many places you can receive support, help and advice for mental health problems Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Many of us will unfortunately experience mental health problems throughout our life - but there are dozens of places to provide support and advice to help you through. The pandemic has thrown up a number of challenges for all...

Nine in 10 people in England aged 70 and over are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, figures suggest. An estimated 90.0% of people in this age group had received both doses of the vaccine as of May 2. For people aged 65 to 69 the figure is 50.5%, while for 60 to 64-year-olds the estimate is 26.1%. (PA Graphics) People aged 70 and over were in the top four groups on the priority list for vaccines, with initial doses offered to over-80s from early December. Second doses must follow within 12 week...

Thursday May 6, 2021, 6:31 PM Pharmacist Asha Fowells vaccinates Paul Jinadu, aged 79, with his second dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Credit: PA Nine in 10 people in England aged 70 and over are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, figures suggest. For people aged 65 to 69 the figure is 50.5%, while for 60 to 64-year-olds the estimate is 26.1%, as of May 2, estimates suggest. People aged 70 and over were in the top four groups on the priority list for coronavirus vaccines, wi...