The Duchess of Gloucester opened Rodda’s £6m cottage cheese facility in Cornwall on October 27, creating 20 jobs and boosting production to 4,000 tonnes.

Farmers urge Chancellor John Healey to address inheritance tax, boost investment and cut costs as the Autumn Budget 2026 approaches.

The Budget presents a crucial opportunity for the government to support South West farmers while strengthening food security and restoring business confidence.

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.

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

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.

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

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 machinery dealership Vincents celebrates 60 years at a Cornwall gala, raising £20,250 for the MND Association in memory of John Vincent..

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..