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Exeter firm IMP Software achieves Certified Vendor status with data privacy and protection specialists 9ine

IMP Software , leading provider of budgeting, purchasing and financial management solutions for over 500 multi-academy trusts (MATs) and 5,500 schools, has been awarded 9ine Certified Vendor status, recognising compliance excellence in data privacy and protection.

The certification from...

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Government housing adviser appointed Visiting Professor

A renowned expert on housing and planning issues is to work closely with students and academics at Plymouth University as part of a new appointment.

Lord Matthew Taylor of Goss Moor, the former MP for Truro and St Austell, advised both the last Labour government and the coalition on planning and housing policy and has served on a number of high profile national bodies.

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Five charged following Plymouth kidnapping

Five men have been charged following a kidnap and assault that took place on Sunday the 27th March.

The victim, a 27-year-old man was attacked in his home in the Mutley area of Plymouth, before being driven to Cornwall where he was abandoned in Hayle.

The victim suffered a number of injuries including a suspected broken jaw, broken ribs and bruising.

Five men have now...

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Gateway into Plymouth gets a spruce up

An eight week spruce up has started on one of the main entrances to Plymouth.

Street Cleansing and Grounds teams together with the Councils highway contractor Amey have just started work on Marsh Mills roundabout.

As Marsh Mills is one of the busiest junctions in the city, with nearly 90,0000 vehicles passing through it every day, it has been decided to give the area a much...

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Virgin Atlantic and Flybe partnership opens up new destinations

Travellers in Exeter will soon be able to book flights to international destinations including Orlando, Las Vegas, and the Caribbean – thanks to a new codeshare agreement between Virgin Atlantic and Europe’s leading regional airline, Flybe.

From 2 April customers will be able to book tickets through Virgin Atlantic to travel from 18 UK and European airports served by Flybe, and connect...

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Unmanned Mayflower Voyage to be key event in 2020

A pioneering project that marries the city’s past and its ambition to be a global centre for marine technology is to form part of the official Mayflower 400 commemorations.

Plymouth City Council and the Plymouth-based Mayflower Autonomous Ship Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on the ‘Mayflower Autonomous Ship’ – the world's first full-sized, fully...

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Council to publish new Equality Objectives after hundreds respond

Plymouth City Council will be publishing its new Equality Objectives after more than 400 people responded to an online consultation.

The Objectives will cover the next four years and commit the Council to make progress in closing the gap in the average hourly pay between men and women.

The Council received around 430 responses to the consultation with more than 90% supporting...

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Agents appointed to market Oceansgate

Property agents have now been signed up to sell South Yard as a major global player in the marine sector.

Jones Lang Lasalle has been appointed to market the site at Devonport which has already attracted over 100 expressions of interest from marine businesses wanting to relocate there.

He said: “I like it. It covers everything we want to get across in one image and one line....

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Crowd pleasing year for Crowdfunding in Plymouth

Because of the success of Crowdfund Plymouth during its pilot year, the Council has announced a further £170,000 match funding will be made available from April.

Drop-in centres for those with hearing difficulties, fabulous film nights in great settings and a project designed to make fishing more sustainable, these are some of projects who have benefitted from Plymouth’s pioneering...

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Plymouth roads to get new lease of life

Twenty more Plymouth roads will get a new lease of life over the next four months as the Council’s resurfacing programme for 2016 gets under way.

The works, which begin on Sunday 3 April, will take place on main routes where the overall road surface is nearing the end of its life or where multiple potholes have developed.

They are being carried out by the Council’s highways...

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