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Bid writing company launches in Plymouth

A new start-up based in Plymouth is aiming to make a real difference to schools and charities throughout the South West.

Trust Bids, founded by Clive Martyn, is a specialist bid writing company based at the new Thrive Business Hub in the heart of Plymouth City Centre.

Trust Bids was established to help schools, academies and charitable trusts find and win the grants, funds and...

Tourism Minister visits Plymouth

Plymouth and Devon food producers showed off their wares at an event to celebrate the best the region has to offer.

Tourism Minister David Evennett met some of the areas most successful producers including representatives from Burts Potato Chips, Devon Hampers and Plymouth Tea at the event at the Plymouth Gin.

They were joined on Thursday by hospitality and tourism businesses...

Plymouth Life Centre shortlisted for top award

Plymouth Life Centre has been shortlisted for the UK’s most important awards in water safety in recognition of its dedication to keeping the public safe around water.

The centre on Mayflower Drive in Plymouth, beat competition from across the UK to be selected as one of the finalists for the prestigious Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) and IQL UK Awards 2016.

The awards...

SW bottom of the jobs leader board

The South West jobs Outlook has dropped nine percentage points on the last quarter according to Manpower, the world’s workforce experts. At +1%, hiring intentions in the South West are at their lowest level in more than a year and the weakest in the country (alongside Yorkshire and Humberside).

The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey is based on responses from 2,110 UK employers. It...

Ernesettle project now good to grow

Neighbours living around open space on Rochford Crescent will be growing their own, on land they now own, thanks to the Four Greens Community Trust and Plymouth City Council.

Residents approached the trust to see if they could help with a community food growing and allotment project. Not only did the trust help them set up the project, they worked with the Council to arrange for the...

Hi-tech firm’s lift-off for air ambulance

A technology firm in Devon and Cornwall is helping to keep a publicly-funded life-saving air ambulance going.

ITEC, based in Exeter, Plymouth and Redruth, is now providing IT support for Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust (CAAT) following a rigorous tendering process.

The essential back-up ensures vital computer communications remain robust, enabling the charitable trust to raise the...

Joined up approach by councils to plan for development

Three councils have teamed up to work on a Joint Local Plan to ensure future developments meet the needs of all residents.

Plymouth City Council, South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council are working together to prepare the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan.

It brings together work that has previously been carried out separately by the three...

Applications invited for latest round of Business Promotion Grant funding

Businesses in Devon have the opportunity to bid for a new round of grant funding to help them reach new customers and clients, following the initial success of the scheme earlier this year.

Devon County Council launched the Business Promotion Grant in February as part of its Devon Delivers programme, which aims to highlight the benefits of locating a business in the county.

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JLL survey shows corporates and investors think that voters will shun ‘Brexit’

In a recent JLL survey of top international corporate occupiers and UK-based investors into their business attitudes to the EU referendum, 80% held the view that the UK will vote to remain in the EU.

The survey also revealed attitudes of corporates and investors to future property market decisions in the event of a Brexit. 60% of the investors surveyed felt that there would be no...

Closure order granted on Plymouth house

A closure order has been granted on a house in Plymouth after repeated complaints of anti-social behaviour, violence and drug dealing.

Plymouth Magistrates granted the order on 86 Keat Street after ongoing issues which made life difficult for neighbours. The order was applied for by Plymouth City Council’s Anti-Social Behaviour Team following an approach by Devon and Cornwall Police,...

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