The intervention comes after parts of Somerset were placed in the highest drought category, and water levels of a major reservoir fell dramatically.

Farmers and landowners from across the South West are being offered a share of £500,000 in funding to plant trees, improve existing woodland and make their land work harder for their businesses.

Traditional Herefords remain a sub-population after Defra judicial review challenge is refused in a landmark UK ruling..

A South West machinery dealership has marked its 60th anniversary in style, raising an impressive £20,250 for the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association at a special charity gala. More than 200 ...

Jeremy Clarkson is among some of the rumoured celebrity names who could join the 2026 I'm A Celebrity...Get ~Me Out Of Here! cast.

South West farm fires cost £18.2m in 2025, NFU Mutual figures show, as extreme heat and dry weather increase risks to crops, machinery and rural communities..

Fresh produce imports could face £300m extra annual costs under a UK-EU trade reset, the Fresh Produce Consortium warns, risking higher prices and delays.

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Wareham Beerex donates £1,000 to Wareham Area Men’s Shed, supporting plans for a new community workshop project at Swanage and Wareham Rugby Club in Dorset.

Devon butcher Edenmoor launches a wholesale service supplying South West restaurants, pubs and hotels with bespoke, dry-aged British meat from Cullompton..