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SWW prosecuted for crude sewage spill in Truro River

South West Water will pay £54,000 in fines and costs for allowing untreated sewage to escape from a pumping station near Truro in Cornwall.

The case was brought by the Environment Agency.

On 16 March 2015 approximately 400,000 litres (88,000 gallons) of sewage was discharged from the Calenick Pumping Station into the Truro River via Calenick Creek.

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Bond Dickinson is first law firm to back national sustainability campaign

National law firm Bond Dickinson LLP, which has a large office in Plymouth, is the first law firm to become an ambassador for the right Waste, right Place campaign, a national initiative aimed at raising awareness of the Duty of Care for waste amongst UK businesses.

Managed by the Environmental Services Association (ESA), the campaign was launched in April 2016 following damning...

£266 million investment in city’s future announced

A multi-million pound investment to transform the look and feel of the city centre is being planned as part of an ambitious £266 million investment programme.

The Cabinet is being asked to approve up to £27 million for the scheme in the capital budget – the Council’s fund used to invest in the city, in land or physical benefits that will improve Plymouth for its residents and visitors...

Students SHOUT about dangers of carbon monoxide

Project SHOUT is back for the second year running and is enlisting the help of students across the UK to take part in the brand new University Challenge competition. Carbon monoxide which is also known as the silent killer, takes the lives of around fifty people in the UK every year due to leaks from boilers, cookers, fires and other fuel burning appliances.

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Regus announces first Plymouth Workspace Week

The centre team at Regus Plymouth are organising a programme of events in and around the city this February to help local professionals discover new and more flexible ways of working.

Plymouth Workspace Week is a local initiative designed to showcase all the city has to offer when it comes to flexible workspace. It will take place from the 6th to the 10th of February and offer...

PCC wants resilient and connected communities

Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez will provide almost £24m additional money so that Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer can put more police officers on the streets by 2020.

On Friday the PCC will publish her first Police and Crime Plan, entitled Safe, resilient and connected communities, with a vow to help keep people safe by improving the public’s connection to police.

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Man sentenced following crackdown on new psychoactive substances in prison

A man has been sentenced to a further 28 months in prison following a landmark conviction as part of a crackdown on drugs in prison.

Cody James Ware, aged 27 and originally from Plymouth, has been convicted for being in possession of 2.93 grams of the new psychoactive substance (NPS) known as ‘Spice’, whilst in Dartmoor Prison where he was serving five years for robbery.

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Plymouth’s newly qualified social workers celebrated

The latest group of newly qualified children’s social workers have been presented with certificates of completion by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Pauline Murphy at a special ceremony.

The certificates mark the successful completion of the social workers’ assessed and supported first year in practice. Newly Qualified Social Workers have made a significant contribution to safeguarding and...

Rockfish scoops two national awards

Rockfish in Devon has fried out on top at the 2017 National Fish & Chip Awards (26 January), organised by Seafish.

The chain of shops and restaurants was crowned with the Good Catch – The Sustainable Seafood Award and the Best Multiple Fish and Chip Operator Award during a prestigious ceremony at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London – an event widely regarded as the ‘...

Increase in police officers announced

Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer welcomes the £24m funding made available by Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez, which will enable the Force to increase the number of police officers on the streets over the next four years.

The Chief Constable supports the Police and Crime Plan (2017 to 2020) which is being published by the Police and Crime Commissioner on Friday 27 January....

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