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Private Business Awards launch for 2026 in the South West

The Private Business Awards 2026, sponsored by BDO, have officially launched, with nominations now open to private or PE-backed businesses in the South West with a turnover of over £10m.

The second year of the awards programme, which serves to celebrate the businesses that drive UK...

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Outside play space for Plymouth academy

An academy in Plymouth is set to purchase new outside play space for its children thanks to a donation from a leading UK housebuilder.

St Matthew’s Academy, which is based off Peregrine Road in the city, has been chosen to receive £1,000 as one of Persimmon Homes Cornwall’s Community Champions, a scheme which rewards those that do valuable work in the community.

The school...

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Historic England reveals heritage at risk in SW

Medieval Ruthern Bridge, protected wreck HMS Colossus and Plymouth’s Crownhill Fort are among the 82 vulnerable historic gems newly added to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register 2016 in the South West, revealed today (Friday 21 October 2016).

However 103 entries have been successfully removed from the Register this year in the South West including Cow Cave in Chudleigh Rocks...

Number of UK Businesses at a Record High

Recent statistics show that the number of business across the UK are booming, with the number of people setting up their own company within the UK at a record high. Currently, London has hit a new record when it comes to the amount of businesses in the city, having grown by a huge 41% since 2010. According to official statistics, there are now a record 5.5 million businesses across the UK,...

International companies jump on board Mayflower 400 Robo-Ship Campaign

THREE major international companies jumped on board the Mayflower Autonomous Ship Crowdfunder launch as sponsors within seconds of it going live on Monday (24 October).

The UTC and Silicon Sensing, both with offices in Plymouth, as well as Lockheed Martin UK and a host of individuals both in the UK and USA pledged in the first few minutes.

Peter Ruddock, UK Chief Executive of...

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Career ppportunities for Plymouth's Ecommerce students

Students who are interested in entering the specialised world of e-commerce will find a host of career opportunities in Plymouth and beyond. For example, there are a variety of sales and marketing jobs that now have e-commerce counterparts, so you do not have to work in a brick and mortar environment if you do not want to. A few great e-commerce career options are listed below for your review...

Iconic Robot-Ship launches crowdfunding campaign

Members of the public will be able to see their name etched into history when ambitious plans to build a multi-million pound robot boat to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower out of Plymouth take another step forward tomorrow (Monday 24th October, 2016).

The team behind the Mayflower Autonomous Ship are planning a Crowdfunding launch which will offer, among many...

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Grants awarded to local Plymouth groups to promote diversity

Tea dances, African drumming, and a music and storytelling festival are among the events that have taken place as organisations in Plymouth have been awarded small grants to promote inclusion and diversity in the city.

Plymouth City Council has been working with Plymouth Drake Foundation to provide small grants of up to £2,000 to organisations in the city who promote inclusion and...

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Plymouth taxi drivers pass the test

100 per cent of Plymouth’s private hire drivers who were stopped in a recent test purchase operation passed.

Over the past month two test purchase operations have been carried out and of the 19 private hire drivers approached no unauthorised journeys were accepted.

The taxi licensing team undertake regular test purchase operations to find out whether private hire drivers hold...

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Change on Bath Street part of regeneration plans

A key building on Bath Street is being demolished as part of the Council’s ambition to regenerate the area around Millbay.

Work to tear down the former Kier Construction office got underway this week ahead of a major redevelopment planned for the location.

The construction company has moved out of its offices and is now in Plumer House, Crownhill, after outgrowing the building...

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SW construction market slowing post EU vote

The majority of UK construction sectors are experiencing a slowdown in growth, as Brexit uncertainty continues to cause concern, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Market Survey.

While 26% more chartered surveyors reported that construction workloads in the UK had risen, rather than fallen this quarter, this is a significant slowdown on...

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