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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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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,...

City’s key business parks reflect upbeat forecasts

Reports of steadily increasing confidence around Plymouth’s business community have been seconded by commercial property agents Bruton Knowles – who are reporting more deals and increased activity on the city’s industrial estates.

Mark Slade from the firm’s Lockyer Street office has already let a clutch of buildings on the city’s principal industrial sites and has instructions on a...

Hayfever costs UK 29 million days of work each year

Severe hay fever costs the UK 29 million days of work each year, according to a new survey from the Met Office.

The research found that more than one in ten (11%) UK adults of working age suffer from hay fever to the extent that it stop them going into work, causing them to miss an average of 8.4 working days per year.

In total, the Met Office survey found 41 per cent of UK...

Ground investigations for Forder Valley Link Road

Specialist contractors have started ground investigations for the new Forder Valley Link Road.

Trial pits and boreholes are being dug along the proposed route of the new link road and at the Forder Valley Road/Novorossiysk Road junction to confirm the ground conditions and help guide the next stage of design.

The surveys began on Monday 6 June and each one should be completed,...

Life-saving helipad marks first anniversary

This week marks the first anniversary of the opening of our helipad, which was officially launched on Friday 5 June 2015, with its first ever landing of a Search and Rescue helicopter.

Previously Derriford Hospital did not have a recognised helipad and instead had a small grassed-over area adjacent to the Emergency Department, which had been used for some years as a set-down area for...

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