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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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Buyer splashes out on riverside location

A property hailed as ‘possibly the most stand-out residential development opportunity currently on the market’ in the Plymouth area has sold at auction.

The lot – a garage workshop in a prime riverside position with planning consent for a three-bedroom house – fetched £145,000 when it went under the hammer.

Located in an elevated spot next to 861 Wolseley Road, Saltash...

Plymouth wins top national planning award

The ambitious Plan for Homes by Plymouth City Council which aims to deliver 5,000 new homes over five years, is the 2016 winner of the Royal Town Planning Institute’ (RTPI) Silver Jubilee Cup, the UK and Ireland’s most prestigious planning award.

Some of the 5,000 homes will be built on council owned land identified and released for development and the scheme will target institutional...

Alison Hernandez elected new police and crime commissioner

Alison Hernandez (Conservative) has been elected as the new police and crime commissioner for Devon and Cornwall (IoS).

She won with a majority of 3,794 over Gareth Derrick (Labour) after the second round of voting*.

Alison will officially take over from Tony Hogg on 12 May. Her term of office will last four years.

“I am delighted to have been elected as police and...

Stars of business to help showcase University’s postgraduate programmes

A former contestant on The Apprentice will be among those the sharing secrets of their success at postgraduate showcase for Plymouth University’s Faculty of Business.

Charleine Wain, a semi-finalist on the BBC show last year, will be delivering a talk on her rise through business at the Master Your Future fair on 10 May.

Charleine, who now owns Maiya’s Hair and Beauty Salon in...

Council election results

No party has secured a clear majority following yesterday’s local elections, with 27 Labour, 27 Conservative and three UKIP seats.

It is now up to the political parties to discuss what agreements can be made in order for an administration to be formed and agreed at the Annual Council Meeting on Friday 20 May.

Click here for Plymouth City Council's local election results page to...

North Cross wildflower meadow to be bigger and better

Volunteers and Council staff will be rolling up their sleeves to extend the North Cross wildflower meadow this weekend.

Building on the huge success of the wildflower display last year, this year’s display will be even bigger and better, by bringing the flowers closer to the public walking and cycling routes through North Cross. The display has also been expanded to the central...

Plymouth Wrestling Association needs a tag team partner

For seven years Plymouth Wrestling Association has been entertaining and inspiring hundreds of people across Plymouth and now they need you to be their tag team partner and get behind their fight, to bring their unique style of family friendly entertainment to more and more people.

After an historic 7th Anniversary Show at the Guildhall last month, they are looking to invest in...

Right to Buy extension will cost SW councils millions

The average council in the South West will need to pay a staggering £19.4 million a year to the government to fund their flagship Right to Buy extension, new research by Shelter reveals today.

The policy, now being put through parliament as part of the government’s Housing and Planning Bill, would force local authorities to sell off a proportion of their council houses on the open...

Register for the Right to Build

If you are interested in building your own home in Plymouth, you can now register to do so.

Plymouth City Council is working to make it easier for people to build their own self build or custom build homes in the city. As of this month you can register for the right to build, under the Self and Custom House-building Act 2015 which you can do via our website.

The Government...

Eddystone Media partners with Plymouth City Council

Eddystone Media’s One Plymouth volunteer team are pleased to announce a new partnership with Plymouth City Council (PCC)’s Visitor, Marketing & Events Team.

The aim is to help further showcase and highlight the large scale events - like Pirate Weekend, Armed Forces Day and MTV Crashes Plymouth - held in Plymouth annually, with the focus on increasing visitor attendance and...

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