Devon CC says it will push harder for government and European regional assistance following an announcement that De...
Devon CC says it will push harder for government and European regional assistance following an announcement that Devonport naval dockyard is to shed 500 jobs - more than a tenth of its workforce, the Financial Times reports (9 October p4).
The county council said the whole county would be hit by the knock on effects of the redundancies and this showed the need to broaden the area's industrial base.
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