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Exeter firm IMP Software achieves Certified Vendor status with data privacy and protection specialists 9ine

IMP Software , leading provider of budgeting, purchasing and financial management solutions for over 500 multi-academy trusts (MATs) and 5,500 schools, has been awarded 9ine Certified Vendor status, recognising compliance excellence in data privacy and protection.

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Waterfront businesses urged to get on board the BID2 Campaign

The team behind the Waterfront Business Improvement District has taken the BID on tour with the Mayflower Land Train in a series of special workshops.

The Plymouth Waterfront Partnership is currently awaiting the return of 877 ballot papers from local business owners, who will have the final say on whether to extend the BID for a further five years to 2022.

It’s a crucial vote...

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Nash raises over £20,000 for St Luke's Plymouth

Plymouth law firm Nash & Co has got off to a flying start in its long-term commitment to St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth.

The firm has made a five-year fundraising pledge to St Luke’s, which includes corporate sponsorship of the Midnight Walk until 2020, has handed over a cheque for £21,881.91.

The amount is the total of all monies raised for St Luke’s during 2016, from events...

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Dedicated endoscopy staff retain accreditation

For a third successive year the hard work and dedication of staff in the Endoscopy Unit at Derriford Hospital has been formally recognised by the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on GI Endoscopy.

At a time when the service has been expanding, whilst dealing with the operational pressures faced by the hospital, the staff within the Endoscopy Unit have continued to meet all standards and have...

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First speaker announced for University’s TEDx talks

‘Can we cure prejudice?’ is the first topic confirmed for an evening of inspiration at the University of Plymouth.

Dr Sylvia Terbeck, Lecturer in the University’s School of Psychology, will take to the stage to explore the question at TEDxPlymouthUniversity on 9 March, drawing on her research into the effects that heart disease drug propranolol has on attitudes to race.

She...

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Devon County Show tickets go on sale

Tickets for the Devon County Show - one of the South West’s most iconic and enduring annual events – have gone on sale.

The 122nd Show will be held on May 18-20 at Westpoint, Exeter and tickets can be purchased online or from outlets around the county.

Show Secretary Ollie Allen said the Show will be a giant celebration of farming, food and country life.

She added: “We...

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Council to tackle traffic bottleneck in north of city

Plans to tackle one of Plymouth’s worst traffic bottlenecks have been given the green light.

Plymouth City Council has allocated £420,000 for design work on a scheme to alleviate congestion at the notorious pinch point between Woolwell Roundabout and The George.

The council has also committed more than £15 million in its capital budget to deliver the scheme, which will help...

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Cost of livestock worrying claims rises to record level

Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets under control in the countryside as the cost of insurance claims from livestock worrying has reached a record level.

New figures show the cost of dog attacks on livestock reported to leading rural insurer NFU Mutual rose by nearly 50 per cent across the UK in 2016.

Between January and April, when pregnant ewes and lambs are often...

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Visitor coach facilities help Plymouth get on map

Plymouth’s project to create better facilities for coach tours has led to the city being shortlisted as a coach friendly destination in the British Coach Tourism Awards.

The Council embarked a package of works designed to create a better welcome for coach passengers coming to Britain’s Ocean City with its new multi-million coach station in the West End.

As part of the project,...

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A ladder of opportunity to construction and manufacturing apprenticeships

Plymouth’s leading construction and manufacturing businesses will take part in a huge joint apprenticeship recruitment drive as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2017 (6 to 10 March).

Building Plymouth and the Plymouth Manufacturers Group (PMG) have joined forces to organise an inspiring Apprenticeship Jobs Fair on Saturday 4 March, 10am to 3pm in the Plymouth Guildhall.

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