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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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Onshore Media appointed PR agency for Visit Plymouth

Onshore Media, the South West's leading tourism and leisure communications company, has won the PR contract for Destination Plymouth, aiming to promote Plymouth as a destination at local and regional level.

Onshore will be representing Britain's Ocean City, on behalf of the Destination Plymouth partners - Plymouth City Council's Visitor, Events and Marketing Team, Plymouth Waterfront...

Charity sets up pop-up shop – before bulldozers move in

Plymouth property agents Bruton Knowles has completed a short term deal which sees local charity Hugs from Henry taking over the former Vibes music store in Mayflower Street as a pop-up shop.

Mark Slade from the Lockyer Street firm was instructed on March 15 by client Burrington Estates to find an interim tenant for the building – due to make way for a new student accommodation scheme...

Tributes to driver killed in A38 crash

Following formal identification, the lorry driver who died as a result of the collision which closed the A38 near Exeter on Saturday morning (9th April) has been named as Andrew Small, 32, from Torquay.

His family have paid tribute to him:

“'We are shocked at the sudden tragedy of Andrew Robert Small who has been taken from us way too soon.

“He was a devoted partner,...

Police and Crime Commissioner question time event in Plymouth

The candidates bidding to become Devon and Cornwall’s next Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) will be outlining their reasons for seeking the role during a debate at Plymouth University.

Devised by the Plymouth Law School, the free event is designed as a way for people across the region to get a greater understanding of the PCC role and to hear from those who have put their names...

Taser numbers reviewed in bid to protect communities

The number of taser trained police officers across Devon and Cornwall is to be reviewed with as part of a new project.

Devon and Cornwall Police are seeking public feedback on plans which could see the number of taser carrying officers across the Force increase over the next two to three years.

There are currently 530 taser trained (non-firearms) officers in the Force, but...

Help tackle flood risk in West Country

The Environment Agency has announced that it is looking for enthusiastic individuals to get involved in managing flood risk in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The South West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee is one of 12 committees across the country that make key decisions on local priorities for flood and coastal risk management.

The Environment Agency is looking...

Body found believed to be missing junior doctor Rose Polge

Police believe the body of a woman found in the sea off Portland in Dorset could be that of missing Torbay Hospital junior doctor Rose Polge.

A Devon and Cornwall Police statement said: "On Friday the 1st April, a woman's body was recovered from the sea east of Portland Headland, Dorset.

"Police are currently working on the belief that the body is that of 25-year old missing...

Time is running out to register to vote

If you haven’t registered to vote in this year’s local elections yet you have just days left,

The Plymouth City Council elections will take place on Thursday 5 May, along with the Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

Anyone who wants to vote in these elections and have their say must register by midnight on Monday 18 April.

The list of candidates standing in the...

On course for auction

Auctioneers have hailed ‘possibly the most stand-out residential development opportunity currently on the market’ in the Plymouth area.

The lot going under the hammer is a garage workshop in a prime riverside position with planning consent for a three-bedroom house.

From its elevated position next to 861 Wolseley Road, Saltash Passage, it has glorious views directly over the...

Huge suspected drugs haul seized in chance find

More than £300,000 of suspected heroin and crack cocaine has been seized by police after a chance find by officers in Plymouth.

Officers and PCSOs visited a home in Pike Road, Efford, yesterday while looking for a man in his 20s suspected of breaching a court order.

But the routine enquiry turned up unexpected results after one police community support officer noticed a...

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