South West (UK)

This purpose of this site is to provide information relevant to the South West region of the United Kingdom.

• Cornwall
• Devon
• Dorset
• Gloucestershire
• Isles of Scilly
• Somerset
• Wiltshire

South West News Headlines

• Blaze victim treated in hospital
  One person is taken to hospital with burns following a house fire in Swindon.
• Thefts fear closes trust facility
  A wildlife trust nature reserve is to close to vehicles after managers became worried about potential thefts.
• Baby death probe was inadequate
  An investigation into the death of a child in 2004 was not good enough, says an independent report.
• Mental hospital fails to improve
  A woman whose daughter took her life while under the care of a psychiatric hospital speaks out.
• Woman left brain damaged by detox
  A woman is awarded more than £800,000 after she suffered permanent brain damage while on a detox diet.
• Orchids reappear after 10 years
  Pyramidal orchids have appeared in a field in Wiltshire after 10 years.
• Helpline for minority communities
  New Citizens Advice Bureau helpline for black and minority communities.

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See also: South East, The Midlands, North West, North East, Northern Ireland, Scotland, for information about these other regions.