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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.

The certification from...

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Appeal after breezeblocks thrown from overpass

Police are seeking witnesses following two incidents where breezeblocks were thrown from an overpass onto moving vehicles below.

The incidents happened at the Elliot Road overpass between 8.45pm to 9.05pm on Thursday 19 January 2017.

The first incident [CR/004615/17] refers to reports of a concrete breezeblock being thrown around 8.45pm from the overpass and hitting a car,...

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Cheltenham 1 Argyle 2: Match report

ALL was well that ended well for Argyle as Sonny scored his second injury-time winner against Cheltenham this season to secure a hard-fought win at the LCI Rail Stadium that kept the promotion train on track.

Bradley headed the Pilgrims into the lead with his fourth goal of the season midway through the first half, but it seemed that his strike was only going to be worthy a point after...

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Bond Dickinson is named as Top 5 Firm for Innovation

National law firm Bond Dickinson LLP, which has a large office in Plymouth, has ranked in the Top 5 firms for innovation in the Best Legal Adviser Report for 2016-2017. The report scored law firms across fifteen categories including innovation, quality of legal advice, communication skills and commercial approach based on feedback from clients and in-house legal counsel.

Nigel...

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Plymouth law firm supports Cornwall-based education centre

The Plymouth office of national law firm Bond Dickinson has offered its services pro-bono to not-for-profit environmental adventure centre, Camp Kernow, enabling the organisation to renew its lease for a further 21 years.

Acting on behalf of Camp Kernow, solicitor Krista McCarthy led on the negotiations and successfully completed the lease renewal for the centre, so it could continue...

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Plymouth Science Park welcomes iotec into their new multi-million pound development

Today iotec, the intent marketing specialist, further expands with a new office at Plymouth Science Park. As one of the first tenants to sign up to Plymouth Science Park’s new multi-million pound development, iotec will take over the top floor of One Research Way and be among a whole host of other innovative businesses, including green-tech energy company WITT, award winning e-learning company...

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Accountancy duo top of the class

Two Devon-based staff members at chartered accountants and business advisers PKF Francis Clark have achieved stunning success in professional exams.

Robin Doddrell and Rob Deare received top honours in the latest Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) rankings.

Plymouth-based audit senior Robin was named top student in the ICAEW Advanced Annual...

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SW economy sees strong end to 2016

The South West economy grew at one of the fastest rates in the UK during December, with business activity and the number of new orders rising sharply, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Regional PMI.

The South West PMI® rose to 58.7 in December, up from 56.6 in November. A PMI reading above 50 signifies growth in business activity.

Data for December also showed that employment...

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Housebuilder brings £24.5 million investment to Plymouth

As 2017 gets underway, five star housebuilder Barratt Homes has revealed that it built 576 homes in the region during the past year and brought £24.5m to communities where it is constructing new developments.

The figures form part of the company’s socio-economic footprint, and reveal just how the local economy has benefitted from the new housing.

While the company itself has...

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Work starts on Oceansgate

Work starts this week on the city’s flagship marine development, Oceansgate.

Council Leader Ian Bowyer will dig the first turf to mark the start of the Phase 1 build of the country’s only Marine Enterprise Zone, which forms a key part of the Plymouth’s plans to grow its flourishing marine sector.

The first phase entails the construction of two and three-storey buildings at the...

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Drayton donates to help tackle fuel poverty

Local business Drayton has joined forces with Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) to provide free heating controls as part of a campaign to help the most vulnerable people living in the city.

As part of the PEC ‘Healthy Homes’ project, which has been funded by a charitable grant from the British Gas Energy Trust, Drayton has donated over 200 heating controls, worth in the region of £10,000...

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