The UK's rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the year to September, remains at 2.7%. The rate is unchanged since August.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), changes in the consumer categories used to measure the rate were relatively small compared with most months. The largest upward contribution came from air fares, though this was offset by a downward contribution from petrol and diesel prices.
Inflation as measured by the retail price index (RPI) fell by 0.1% to 3.2% from 3.3% in August.
Devon County Council has been shortlisted in this year’s UK Bus Awards.
The County Council is among four finalists in the running for Local Authority Bus Project of the Year Award for its continued work on "Integrating Transport" in Devon.
Despite the challenges posed by the rural landscape of Devon, the County Council has developed partnerships and invested in infrastructure and facilities in order to increase demand for bus travel, improve the reliability of services and information for passengers, as well as reduce barriers to travel.
The number of homes sold in the South West is at the highest level since February 2008 as the housing market recovery continues to gather pace, says the September RICS Residential Market Survey.
The average amount of properties sold per chartered surveyor in the three months to September reached 19*. Although still historically low, this figure is higher than the UK as a whole and demonstrates the extent to which the market is now picking up in the region.
In tandem with increasing numbers of sales, prices continued to grow in the South West with 46 percent more respondents...
A front page story by The Sun newspaper today has been widely criticised for stigmatising mental health.
The Sun headline reading ‘1,200 killed by mental patients: Shock 10 year toll exposes care crisis’ has been the subject of a storm of criticisms from charities and MPs.
In a joint statement from Time to Change, Mind and Rethink Mental Illness they wrote: “It's incredibly disappointing to see a leading newspaper splash with such a sensational and damaging headline.
“The figures used are disputable: in the article itself, it's acknowledged that the numbers of...
An Exeter-based IT company has launched an innovative online platform that will allow its customers to see how well it is performing in customer service.
Hosted Desktop UK, an award-winning IT company with offices in Marsh Barton, Exeter and Lancashire, is thought to be one of the first businesses in the UK to introduce real time transparency.
Adam Chetnik, founder and director of the company which offers cloud and hosted desktop services to more than 4,000 users across the UK, is the brainchild behind the bespoke software and he believes more businesses should be...
Experts are warning of a looming crisis across England as a new report reveals that the country is rapidly running out of space to bury people.
According to a BBC Local Radio survey, a quarter of burial authorities will run out space in 10 years or less; nearly half (44 per cent) in 20 years or less and some areas have already completely run out of space - with others set to run out in less than three years.
The head of the Institute of Cemetery and Crematoria Management, Tim Morris, said: “This is a seriously worrying situation. We are heading towards many burial grounds...
Michelmores has won UK and Ireland Regional Team of the Year at the STEP Private Client Awards 2013/14, the respected international awards for the private wealth sector, which took place in London on Friday night (20 September).
The firm beat stiff competition from other finalists in this category: Bond Dickinson, Cripps Harries Hall, Debenhams Ottaway, and Henmans Freeth.
Through an independent and rigorous judging process the PCAs set the industry standard for excellence in private client practice. Winning a STEP PCA has proved to be a clear mark of quality in the...
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has today launched a guide to help small businesses take better control of their finances through managing their property assets differently.
Property costs – such as business rates and rent – are one of the most significant expenses incurred by SMEs and failure to take professional advice as to how to manage them could costs businesses thousands of pounds.
The guide, which is free of charge for business owners, is available from today and covers all aspects of the property process. It has been endorsed by the Federation of...
The South West continues to see one of the UK's highest rates of employment, despite a slight fall in employment of 0.7% to 73.9% in the period from May to July. The rate of unemployment for the region remained unchanged at 6.2%.
The Office for National Statistics has released both national and regional figures for the last financial quarter.
The overall UK unemployment rate dropped by 0.1% from the previous quarter, from 7.8% to 7.7%, though a number of variations can be seen around the country, with some areas experiencing rising unemployment.
UK house prices have seen their highest annual rise since June 2010. In the three months to August 2013, prices have risen an average of 5.4% from the same period last year, according to the Halfax's latest house price survey.
Prices were also up in the three months to August from the previous three months (March/April/May), rising by 2.1%. The August figure remains unchanged from both June and July.
Commenting, Martin Ellis, housing economist, said:
"House prices in the three months to August were 2.1% higher than in the previous three months; unchanged from both...
