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Plymouth elearning company shortlisted for top award

Online training for the NHS created by a Plymouth company has been shortlisted for a leading award, after saving £200,000 for the health service in just three months.

Elearning business, Sponge UK, based at Plymouth Science Park, worked with Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust to transform 13 compliance topics into high quality elearning modules.

The project has been...

Plymouth photographer wins national competition

Sam Hussey from Plymouth has been selected as the eighth winner of the Jessops Share Your Summer competition; winning an exhibition in 52 store high streets across the UK!

Share Your Summer is a campaign by camera and photography experts, Jessops, searching for the very best summer snaps to showcase in the windows of its 52 nationwide stores.

Sam Hussey from Plymouth has been...

Recruitment drive for milkmen and women in Plymouth

Due to an increase in demand for home delivery, milk&more is looking for milkmen and women to join the team based at Plymouth. An essential part of British life for generations, the milkman provides a valuable and convenient service to the local community. The milkman was the nation’s original doorstep delivery service, with milk first being delivered to homes 150 years ago. Today the...

New business slumps in SW post-EU Referendum

Private sector firms in the South West increased employment despite a decline in business activity in the month following the EU Referendum, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Regional PMI.

The data, which is the first indicator of regional business activity since the ‘leave’ vote, revealed that business activity in the region has gone from growth to contraction in July. New business...

Expert advice for Plymouth businesses

Plymouth businesses facing a barrage of new rules and regulations, from auto-enrolment to any potential impact caused by tax and accounting changes, are invited to attend a special "Breakfast Briefing" session.

Experts from Parkhurst Hill & Thomas Westcott, the South West's leading independent firm of chartered accountants, will be on hand to offer advice at the free Business...

Whitleigh residents urged to report anti-social behaviour

Neighbourhood policing teams are urging residents and businesses in the Whitleigh area of north Plymouth to contact them about local anti-social behaviour and drug and theft crimes after the recent arrest of five people.

After an increase in reports of anti social behaviour and acquisitive crimes in the area, officers including local Neighbourhood teams, drug dogs, detectives and...

Free marketing advice clinics to boost business growth

Firms looking for advice on how marketing can help businesses growth will find inspiration and guidance at a series of free marketing clinics offered by Newton Abbot-based SharpEdge Marketing.

The marketing consultancy is offering business owners, entrepreneurs and anyone with responsibility for marketing in their firm a free, no obligation, one-to-one session to answer questions and...

Reading 2 Argyle 0: Match report

TO no-one’s great surprise, Argyle fell at the first hurdle in the EFL Cup for the fourth season in succession, succumbing to Championship opponents who, at the moment, they can only aspire to emulate.

A double Dutch dose of first-half goals from Joey van den Berg and his fellow Netherlander Roy Beerens, a full international, gave countryman Jaap Stam his first knockout victory since...

Video CCTV appeal after attempted robbery

Police are investigating an attempted robbery that took place at CJ Brown’s Newsagent in Thurlestone Walk, Leigham, Plymouth.

Two men walked into the store at around 9.45am on Sunday 7th August demanding to be given money. One of the suspects threatened a female shop worker with a kitchen knife but when the alarm was activated both suspects ran off. The member of staff was not harmed...

Day of action on rogue doorstep traders

Legitimate businesses in East Devon are giving Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service a helping hand in its fight against rogue traders.

Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service, Devon & Cornwall Police, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and HMRC all took part in a day-long operation.

Trading Standards officers and Police Community Support Officers talked to...

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