The messages are very mixed if not confusing for what's expected in the New Year for the SouthWest...

It looks good for the tourist trade:
Why Plymouth could enjoy the year of the 'staycation' in 2017 | Plymouth Herald
There are lots of jobs - but not enough workers:
Jobs are out there - but Plymouth employers just can't fill their vacancies | Plymouth Herald
And yet manufacturers are set to struggle:
Why 2017 could be a bleak year for Plymouth factories | Plymouth Herald
Meanwhile, the general outlook looks very good - but at a price:
South West economy soars since Brexit vote but prices are rising fast | Plymouth Herald
Employees in the SouthWest have the greatest confidence in the Westminster government:
Brexit negotiations: Fewer than a third of UK employees think the government will secure a good deal for businesses | City A.M.
But housebuilders are feeling a little shaky:
Construction industry jitters after Sherford firm issues profit warning | Plymouth Herald
And farmers face a lot of uncertainty:
What does 2017 have in store for British farmers? | Plymouth Herald

The Plymouth Herald, then, has pretty good coverage of the issues for the SouthWest:
Plymouth Herald | Search on Plymouth Herald

The national newspapers have their Brexit pages too:
Brexit: Latest news, comment and analysis on the UK leaving the EU - Telegraph
Brexit Results, News and Meaning as UK Votes to Leave EU | Daily Mail Online
EU referendum and Brexit | The Guardian
Brexit - latest news, breaking stories and comment - The Independent

This is the year's end view from the FT:

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FT 2016 round up

It has been a momentous 2016, a year that may prove pivotal in the course of history. The UK voted to leave the EU, a complex divorce that may take years to negotiate. Donald Trump was elected president of the United States in an unexpected victory. Europe's migrant crisis grew, Pokemon Go became a sensation and Deutsche Bank faced a fine of up to $14bn. All the while, oil prices plunged and surged.
Our readers had much to contribute in 2016 - almost 1m comments were posted on FT.com. Readers shared stories of career changes, frustrations with their student loans, the pains of raising wealthy children and their thoughts on Trump's victory. Millennials disagreed over whether it was more realistic to save for a holiday or a pension. In the wake of Brexit, one particular comment caught the world's attention, so we invited its author to write an op-ed. Readers were also keen to join in on our reporting: almost 800 submitted ideas for a post-Brexit Britain and more than 700 EU citizens living in the UK laid out their plans for the future.

Meanwhile, novelist Kazuo Ishiguro took to our pages to call for a second Brexit referendum and a great many pints of beer were downed during our lunch with Nigel Farage.

Here's to 2017.