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Complete Guide to Serviced Accommodation Management for Apart-Hotels and Boutique Hotels

Managing a single property is a side hustle, but serviced accommodation management is a logistics business.

The real money is moving toward scale. Portfolio operators currently control a massive share of the supply, with 64% of all listings coming from hosts managing multiple...

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Who's guilty of this?

We are always surprised by the proportion of businesses that don’t open their emails or respond to voicemail or telephone messages on a regular basis and we wonder what level of business is being lost by this apathetic approach? In the last week alone we know of several approaches made to businesses to make enquiries or to place orders for products or services where no-one has responded....

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Armed forces community grant awarded to local play charity

A grant for over £130,000 has been awarded to a local play charity in Plymouth to provide year-round activities for children and young people from Forces families.

The Plymouth Armed Forces Community Covenant recently awarded £138, 769 to Stonehouse Playspace Association to hold free and fun activities at locations across the city for children and young people. They will be free for...

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Buckfast Abbey hosts ‘Shadowlands’ marking 50 years since CS Lewis’s death

CS Lewis is remembered this year in Shadowlands , a new production by the Unleashed Theatre Company, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death.

Hosted by Buckfast Abbey, as part of its regular programme of artistic events, they have commissioned the Unleashed Theatre Company, made up of gifted and enthusiastic people drawn from Baptist, Anglican, Catholic & Pentecostal...

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HMS Heroes orders are to have fun!

Forces families are under strict orders to have fun at HMS Heroes first ever family fun day at the Royal Citadel in Plymouth.

The event is taking place on Saturday 3 August from 12 noon and is free to all military families and members of HMS Heroes. It has been organised and funded by 29 Commando, Royal Artillery and supported by HMS Heroes National Volunteers and other local partners...

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Local teacher and author Andrew Beasley shares his spooky secrets

Plymouth primary school teacher and newly published author Andrew Beasley will have youngsters on the edge of their seats this week when he drops in at Plymstock Library to talk about his super scary story ‘Ben Kingdom: The Claws of Evil’.

The swashbuckling adventure, set in an imaginary Victorian London, is Andrew’s debut novel and has been included in the official book collection for...

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Awards recognise ‘dementia friendly’ work in Plymouth

Three services at Plymouth City Council are to get awards for their dementia work.

Joint Commissioning and Adult Social Care, the Library Service and the Arts and Heritage Service will be presented with certificates by the Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance at an event on Friday 2 August in recognition of the work carried out in Plymouth towards making the city ‘dementia friendly’....

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Plymouth University explores moor in partnership with Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Plymouth

Plymouth University has become the lead sponsor for Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Plymouth (DSRTP).

The official collaboration will allow the two institutions to build on their existing links in a formal partnership that will enhance the work of both organisations.

A new rigorous training scheme will be introduced for staff and students to become fully badged call-out members...

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Enjoying The Great Outdoors - nature's own stress buster

Nature has beneficial effects that help us cope with stress at work, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The research, conducted by Dr Valerie Gladwell at the University of Essex, highlights the power of the 'great outdoors' to improve both physiological and psychological wellbeing.

"The modern era has brought a decline in levels of...

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RNIB and First’s Plymouth Swap with Me event marks fortnight of action

Local blind and partially sighted people and bus drivers came together on Friday 19 July at the George Park and Ride in Plymouth to share their experiences of bus travel and highlight how journeys can be improved. Called 'Swap with Me' the event was run jointly by First in Devon and Cornwall and the Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB). It was held to allow bus users with sight...

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Dancers to stage a thrilling show for Summer Reading Challenge

There’s a spine-tingling treat in store for families visiting the Central Library on Tuesday 6 August, with super spooky performances from the Second Hand Dance Company.

Dancers will be touring 16 libraries across the South West as part of this year’s ‘Creepy House’ Summer Reading Challenge, thanks to funding from The Arts Council. Pavilion Dance South West have composed music...

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