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Private Business Awards launch for 2026 in the South West

The Private Business Awards 2026, sponsored by BDO, have officially launched, with nominations now open to private or PE-backed businesses in the South West with a turnover of over £10m.

The second year of the awards programme, which serves to celebrate the businesses that drive UK...

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New Lord Mayor designate of Plymouth announced

Councillor Pauline Murphy, a Labour Councillor for the Efford and Lipson ward, will take over the reins from the current Lord Mayor, Councillor Dr John Mahony.

The ceremony took place today in the Lord's Mayor Dining Room at the Council House.

Councillor Murphy said: "I am extremely honoured to have been selected for the position of Lord Mayor. To be given the opportunity to be...

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Award-winning lens comes to Plymouth city centre

Essilor's revolutionary varifocal lens Varilux S Series has finally made it to Plymouth city centre!

Owner of Iconic Opticians and Dispensing Optician, Thirupuvanarajah Dinesh, explained: “With its advanced technology and knowledge of patient physiology, the S Series overcomes the limitations of standard varifocal lenses. Its lens structure maintains balance as your eyes move around,...

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Chewing sugarfree gum could save NHS £8.2m a year

The NHS could save £8.2 million a year on dental treatments – the equivalent to 364,000 dental check-ups - if all 12-year-olds across the UK chewed sugarfree gum after eating or drinking, thanks to the role it plays in helping to prevent tooth decay.

So says a study involving researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry published in the British...

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Exeter’s Super Sunday attracts stellar cast

Exeter Racecourse’s Super Sunday fixture, which coincides with Valentine’s Day, has drawn a strong card of entries for its seven races, including plenty on target for the Cheltenham Festival that begins in five weeks time and the Crabbie’s Grand National which takes place three weeks later.

The ten entries in the listed Bathwick Tyres novices’ hurdle include the Nicky Henderson-trained...

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HellermannTyton supports CLIC Sargent

HellermannTyton, the cable management specialists, has raised £4,800 for CLIC Sargent, a cancer support charity for young people.

A combination of events across 2015, which included a 24 hour row-a-thon and a 10k run, has seen the company’s employees raise the significant amount.

Barry Phelps, UK Product Manager at HellermannTyton, said: “Having a charity to support is very...

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House prices continue to rise in South West

New buyer enquiries across the South West rose for the eleventh month in succession in January according to the RICS UK Residential Market Survey, January 2016, with 40% more respondents seeing an increase in new buyer demand rather than a fall.

Feedback to the survey continues to suggest that demand is being boosted by a rush of buy-to-let investors looking to buy before the 3% stamp...

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Double award for Plymouth tattoo studio

The fight to stamp out illegal tattoo artists, sometimes known as “scratchers” in Plymouth has taken another step forward.

Barbican based tattoo studio Dust n’ Bones has become the first in the city to be a member of both the Tattoo Hygiene Rating scheme and Trading Standards Buy with Confidence scheme.

The new rating scheme to drive up tattoo hygiene standards was launched in...

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Double award for local tattoo studio

Cuts fears prompt retired police chief to bid for PCC post

A former police chief is announcing today (Monday) that he will run for the office of Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner, over fears that government austerity measures are putting at risk the most vulnerable members of area’s population.

Bob Spencer, who served in Merseyside and Devon and Cornwall police forces for over 30 years, retired in 2009 as Acting Assistant...

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Compulsory Purchase Order on Widey Lane

Plymouth City Council has served a Compulsory Purchase Order on a house that has been a derelict eyesore for years.

The Secretary of State has approved the Council’s application for a CPO on the house in Widey Lane which has been subject to vandalism and anti-social behaviour. The site was where the Council launched its Plan for Empty Homes last year.

It is hoped that the...

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Public discussion examines future transformation of SW rail service

A £7.5billion investment designed to transform rail travel in the South West will be the subject of a public discussion at Plymouth University.

Mark Hopwood, Managing Director of the recently rebranded Great Western Railway (GWR), will be explaining why the company has looked to the past as it aims to build a brighter future for train passengers.

He will also be outlining a...

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