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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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Businesses come out in force to back waterfront bid

Business leaders are being encouraged to put their faith in the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership and its bid to continue the area’s Business Improvement District for a further five years.

The Waterfront BID began in March 2012 and currently represents more than 660 businesses in a three-square mile area stretching from Royal William Yard to Queen Anne’s Battery Marina.

But the...

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Marco Pierre White unveils plans for new Plymouth steakhouse

Celebrity chef and restauranteur Marco Pierre White (MPW) is bringing his nationally renowned Steakhouse Bar & Grill to Plymouth this March 2017.

Marco will bring his celebrated style to the Plymouth skyline, with the new restaurant located on the top floor of the Holiday Inn Plymouth on Armada Way, soon to be rebranded to a Crowne Plaza.

The 160-capacity restaurant is to...

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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

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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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