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Royal William Yard wins Development of the Decade

Royal William Yard, by award-winning regeneration company Urban Splash, has been named Development of the Decade by Property Week.

The prestigious award was presented at Property Week’s annual RESI event in Cardiff; now in its tenth year the event organisers used the occasion to celebrate the best development in the UK in the past decade.

Property peers in attendance voted...

Argyle 1 Hartlepool United 1

THE magnificent seven failed to become the awesome eight as Argyle narrowly failed to win for the first time since August 13 thanks to a fluke goal from old boy Nathan Thomas.

The winger’s attempted cross midway through the first half deceived goalkeeper Luke McCormick – and just about everyone else inside Home Park – to give Pools the lead.

Argyle lacked the power of the...

Students invited to shop (and surf) at Drake Circus Student Night!

Drake Circus, Plymouth, is holding a beach themed student shopping night on Tuesday Sept 27 - 6.30-9pm - with lots of exclusive deals and discounts from top high street stores.

There will be a huge range of exclusive deals for students, like 20% off at Top Shop, New Look and Superdry - as well as the chance to catch a wave on a surf simulator.

There will also be a free photo...

Share your views on Forder Valley transport improvements

Plymouth City Council is inviting people to share their views on proposals to improve the transport network in the Forder Valley area.

Two schemes are being proposed: a new link road between William Prance Road in Derriford and the junction of Forder Valley Road and Novorossiysk Road and improvements to Forder Valley Roundabout.

The north of Plymouth is set grow significantly...

Large numbers of SW smokers quit

Smokers across the country are being urged to take part in Stoptober (the mass quitting challenge from Public Health England (PHE) starting on 1 October) and join nearly 15 million people who have already quit.

Last year, out of the 2.5 million smokers who made a quit attempt, 500,000 people (20%) were successful; the highest recorded success rate and up from just 13.6% 6 years ago....

Plymouth Seafood Festival is here

Plymouth Seafood Festival arrives this weekend and is set to bring The Barbican and Sutton Harbour alive with entertainment, activities and dishes to celebrate the city’s fantastic caught seafood.

Over the weekend there will be opportunities to watch inspirational regional and celebrity chefs, who will delight you with their tantalising dishes at the Cookery Theatre. An array of local...

Your invitation to be part of Tech South West

Tech-minded businesses in Plymouth have their chance to get involved with the new Tech South West initiative next month.

Following successful events in Truro, Exeter and Bristol, Tech South West comes to Plymouth Science Park on Thursday October 20.

Launched by South West-based global Enterprise Services Platform blur Group, the initiative is connecting organisations throughout...

University of Plymouth Pro-Chancellor appointed

The University of Plymouth has appointed a leading expert in business, sustainability, and science and innovation as its next Chair of the Board of Governors and Pro-Chancellor.

Colin Drummond, OBE, DL, has been appointed following an extensive recruitment campaign, and brings with him 25 years of international Plc board experience at both Executive and Non-Executive Director level....

Plymouth City Council criticised by Ombudsman

Local authorities across England are being reminded that the Local Government Ombudsman has the same powers as the High Court to require evidence, after Plymouth City Council failed to comply with their recommendations.

The LGO was called on to investigate complaints from two separate homeowners about a series of errors by city planners when approving a second application on an...

Double shortlisting for The Family Law Company

The Family Law Company has been shortlisted in two categories in this year’s national Family Law Awards.

In the individual categories, Donna Hart has been shortlisted for Family Law Chartered Legal Executive or Paralegal of the Year, with the company as a whole up for a gong in the Family Law Regional Firm of the Year – South category.

The team at The Family Law Company, which...

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