Of all of the South West's four professional league sides, Torquay United proved to be the busiest during the January 2014 transfer window.
Gulls' boss Chris Hargreaves made seven signings; four on loan and three on permanent deals, as he looked to keep the Gulls in League Two.
Hargreaves returned to his former club AFC Bournemouth to sign Jayden Stockley, who had previously been brought to Plainmoor by Hargreaves' predecessor Alan Knill last December.
This was then followed by further loan signings; Shamir Goodwin, Aidan O'Brien and Jack Rudge from Brighton and Hove Albion, Millwall and Manchester United.
The latter two are likely to be of particular interest to the Plainmoor faithful as O'Brien is the Republic of Ireland Under-21 side's second top scorer of all-time, behind Hull City's Robbie Brady, and Rudge becomes the first player to move between the Gulls and Manchester United since Lee Sharpe's transfer to the Red Devils in 1988.
They have been complemented by the permanent arrivals of Shaun Cooper-who was on trial with the Gulls at the start of the campaign, Joss Labadie-who makes his loan move from Notts County into a permanent one following his release by the Magpies- and Danny Stevens who returns to the club for a second spell after his departure at the end of last season.
Two players left Plainmoor during January in the form of rookie pros Conor Thompson and Kirtys MacKenzie, who have both had their contracts cancelled-MacKenzie's deal was terminated on health grounds as his diabetes condition prevents him maintaining the lifestyle requirements of a professional footballer.
There have also been plenty of comings and goings at Huish Park, as Gary Johnson looks to steer Yeovil Town away from the foot of the Championship table.
Former Liverpool starlet Adam Morgan put pen-to-paper on a two-and-a-half year contract, which makes his loan move from Anfield permanent, and Ishmael Miller extended his stay in south Somerset until the end of the campaign.
Tom Lawrence joined the Glovers on a three-month loan deal on deadline day, as midfielder Ed Upson departed for Ian Holloway's Millwall for a fee believed to be in the region of £100,000.
Also leaving Huish were last season's top scorer Paddy Madden, who headed north to sign for Scunthorpe for £300,000, and Dan Seaborne who drops down a division to join Coventry City.
Plymouth Argyle manager John Sheridan enjoyed a relatively quiet January transfer window compared to last year when he was first appointed.
The former Oldham Athletic and Chesterfield manager has recruited three new players in the form of ex-Sunderland winger Nathan Thomas, the mercurial Jason Banton who returns to Home Park on a permanent basis following a highly impressive loan spell last season from Crystal Palace- which saw him win the Npower League Two Player of the Month award for March 2013- and left back Matt Parsons who also joins the Pilgrims from Palace.
Despite speculation linking goalkeeper Luke McCormick and midfielder Conor Hourihane with moves away from Home Park, the only departure from Argyle in January was that of Algerian midfielder Hamza Bencherif.
The only transfer movement involving Exeter City during January was the termination of the contract of veteran midfielder Tommy Doherty.
The midfielder, who has won nine caps for Northern Ireland, has only played 13 times for the Grecians this season, and he hasn't featured for Paul Tisdale's side since their FA Cup first round defeat against Peterborough United.
This decision brings down the curtain on a career which started at Bristol City, for whom he made 226 first team appearances.
He also featured for Queens Park Rangers,
Yeovil Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Hungarian outfit Ferencvarosi, Bradford City,
Newport County and Bath City, before moving to Exeter in July 2012.
