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Rethinking Traditional Garden Fencing

In many British gardens, fencing is simply part of the background. It marks a boundary, keeps pets in, offers a bit of privacy from next door. Yet anyone who has replaced a fence more than once knows it’s rarely a small job. Panels loosen, posts lean, and before long the whole structure begins...

Plympton Academy has its own defibrillator thanks to local charity

Plympton Academy now has its own defibrillator thanks to a local charity.

HeartSWell South West is a registered charity committed to supporting heart patients, their partners and carers across the Westcountry, and has donated a defibrillator to the secondary school.

It’s recommended that schools have a defibrillator on site, and four members of staff at Plympton Academy are...

The value of UK housing goes beyond £6trillion!

It’s been an interesting year for the UK property market, and as 2018 approaches, the total market value of property in the country has surpassed £6trillion for the first time.

In the past decade the country has seen stock rise by £2trillion, with the vast majority of wealth coming from the South East with the value of homes in London now eclipsing every house in Scotland, Wales and...

Marco Pierre White franchise success for Valor Hospitality Europe

Hotel management company, Valor Hospitality Europe, is celebrating after picking up prestigious awards for the management of two of its Marco Pierre White restaurants.

Hotel Indigo Liverpool and Crowne Plaza Plymouth, which are both home to Marco Pierre White (MPW) Steakhouse Bar & Grill restaurants, were named ‘Best Restaurant’ and ‘Best Newcomer’ respectively at the Black and...

Lounge proves most popular spot for online shopping

As the Christmas shopping season approaches it seems that we are happiest making our online purchases while sat in the comfort of our lounge. A survey by five star housebuilder David Wilson Homes, which is currently building new homes across Plymouth, reveals that almost 60 per cent of us would rather do our shopping from the comfort of our lounge than anywhere else in the house. The study...

Glyndebourne Tour 2017

The 49th consecutive Glyndebourne Tour is bringing world class opera to Theatre Royal Plymouth Tuesday 28 November – Saturday 2 December.

This year’s three productions include Mozart’s comedy Così fan tutte, Rossini’s vibrant Il barbiere di Siviglia and Brett Dean’s critically acclaimed new opera of Hamlet, Glyndebourne’s five star smash of the summer festival.

11,350 miles...

Sheriff appointed to oversee new Plymouth development

Plymouth housebuilder David Wilson Homes has appointed Gary Sheriff as site manager for its Canes Meadow development in Brixton.

Hailing from just down the road in Plympton, Gary will oversee construction at the exclusive site, working closely with all those involved in the process – including subcontractors and suppliers. He has played a key role within the industry for close to 40...

GCSE awards evening at Plympton Academy

Plympton Academy held its GCSE Certificate and Awards evening recently to celebrate the class of 2017’s exam results. The students were presented with their GCSE certificates and awards in front of family and friends, by former student and current Plymouth Albion player, Dean Squires. Principal Lisa Boorman gave the closing speech and the evening was hosted by Head of Sixth Form, Martin...

Plympton Academy delighted as works start on new all-weather pitch

Work has started on a brand new all-weather pitch at Plympton Academy, thanks to a grant from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund. The new pitch is part of a larger project for the school, including the refurbishment of their multi-use games area. The grant is enabling Plympton Academy to install a new third generation (3G) artificial grass pitch (AGP). This will support not only...

Plymouth optometrist heads to Ethiopian road race in aid of eye sight charity

A LOCAL optometrist is gearing up to take part in one of Africa’s biggest road races on 26 November to raise money for Vision Aid Overseas.

Specsavers Marsh Mills optometrist Charlotte Evans, 23, will be running 10 kilometres at an altitude of 8,000 feet above sea level alongside 40,000 international runners in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. She is taking part in the race to help...

Coca-Cola truck to bring Christmas cheer to Plymouth City Centre

The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour will be visiting Plymouth City Centre on Tuesday 21st November.

The truck tour, spreading Christmas cheer across the country, will be stopping off at the Piazza in Armada Way in just over one week.

Shoppers will have the opportunity to project festive selfies onto the side of the truck as it lights up and will also be able to experience a...

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