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IMP Software secures investment to accelerate innovation and broaden unified financial management platform for the education sector

IMP Software , the leading platform helping Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) to strengthen their budget forecasting and financial management, has announced a significant minority investment from Partech Growth fund to support its next stage of development.

The partnership with Partech, a...

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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.

Ware...

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....

Sharp-eyed winners of Waterfront’s first Snowflake Trail announced

The winners of the Waterfront’s first ever festive Snowflake Trail have been announced this week, with 11 winners selected from the hundreds of entries received. Winners were presented with their prizes, ranging from a high speed rib ride round Plymouth Sound to an Apple iPad mini2 by Chris Arscott, Chair of the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership at a prize-giving ceremony at the Duke of Cornwall...

Sustrans welcomes new funding for cycling and walking in Plymouth

More people will be able to cycle and walk to work thanks to new funding awarded to Plymouth City Council, which was announced yesterday day.

The £1.5m funding for Plymouth is awarded as part of £64 million of Government investment shared across 28 projects in England over three years from 2017 to 2020.

James Cleeton, Director for Sustrans in the South of England, said: “This...

Plymouth marks Holocaust Memorial Day

Millions of victims of the Holocaust as well as subsequent genocides will be remembered at the Holocaust Memorial Tree, as Plymouth City Council considers a cross-party motion to remember the Holocaust, educate young people, and take a stand against hate crime.

On Holocaust Memorial Day, Friday 27 January, Lord Mayor of Plymouth Councillor Pauline Murphy will attend a gathering at the...

Plymouth foster carers celebrated at special award ceremony

Foster carers from across Plymouth have been praised for their invaluable service to children and young people during a celebration for Foster Carers awards ceremony.

Hosted at Devonport Guildhall, the event, celebrated the outstanding continued commitment and dedication of carers and the profound difference they make to young people’s lives.

Most of the carers commended at the...

Bond Dickinson wins National Apprenticeship Award

National law firm Bond Dickinson, which has a large office in Plymouth, has won the Newcomer Large Employer of the Year award at the National Apprenticeship Awards.

Organised by the National Apprenticeship Service, the awards showcase the very best apprenticeship employers and apprentices in the UK and recognise excellence in businesses growing their own talent through apprenticeships...

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