Devon business news

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Flybe offers free job loss cover
Regional airline Flybe offers free insurance to its customers, allowing them to claim refunds on travel costs if they lose their jobs.

Woolworths store closures start
Eight branches of high street chain Woolworths close across Devon and Cornwall as part of 200 closure nationwide.

Meerkats to unwrap festive feast
Keepers at Calderglen Zoo in East Kilbride ensure the animals don't miss out on their Christmas dinner.

Plans unveiled to support firms
A Devon council could offer counselling sessions and free parking to help fight the economic downturn.

Three injured in Woolworths crash
Two men and a woman are injured in a crash in which a car collides with a Woolworths shop front in a Devon town.

Christmas sprouts used for power
A Lanarkshire recycling facility is to turn leftover Christmas sprouts into compost and eventually electricity.

Sweet relief as fudge firm bought
A buyer is found for a Devon fudge-maker, raising hopes that staff who lost their jobs may be reinstated.

Plea to help flagging rural firms
The Federation of Small Businesses demands a package of measures to help struggling rural firms.

Bottleneck bypassed 40 years on
All four lanes of a long-awaited bypass on the A38 in Cornwall are due to open over 40 years since it was first proposed.

Police boss defends civilian move
Using civilian investigators will mean more police officers on the street, Devon and Cornwall's chief constable says.

Club drugs pair lose jail appeal
Two men jailed for permitting the "rampant" sale of ecstasy at a Devon nightclub lose their appeal against their sentences.

December's practice News Day
Schools across the UK took part in a practice News Day on 11 December 2008 in preparation for the UK-wide event in March.

Aborigines win battle over mine
Aborigines from Australia's Northern Territory win a court battle to stop mining giant Xstrata expanding a zinc mine.

Pound fall raises tourism hopes
Tourism in the South West could benefit from the decline in the pound's value against the euro.

Squeeze panel: Colin McCormick
Meet Colin McCormick from our panel of families charting how the economic squeeze is affecting them.

Airport closure 'hurting' economy
Business leaders in Cornwall claim the closure of Newquay Airport is costing the local economy millions of pounds in lost revenue.

Squeeze panel: Colin McCormick
Meet Colin McCormick from our panel of families charting how the economic squeeze is affecting them

Seaside town hit by flooded river
Heavy rain causes flooding in parts of Weymouth overnight, leaving homes and businesses under water.

Carriers to enter service late
Defence Secretary John Hutton says two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers will be built as planned, but with delays to the date they will enter service.

Shipbuilders to start on carriers
Shipyard workers are due to start building two new multi-billion pound Royal Navy aircraft carriers in Devon next week.

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