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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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Asda donates £200 to Friends of Derriford Hospital Kidney Unit

A big thanks to Asda Plymouth for generously donating £200.00 to the Friends of Derriford Hospital Kidney Unit, as part of their Community Life programme, which aims to help make local communities better places to live and work for colleagues and customers.

Every two months, charities are able to nominate themselves to be part of the programme and after a panel of judges review all...

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Rural estates hold the key to thousands of affordable homes, says RICS

Landowners behind England’s 5,000 largest rural estates should be called upon to release land for affordable housing, according to The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

The RICS Rural Policy Paper, published today, sets out a number of recommendations as to how central and local Government could better manage rural land and support countryside communities, including...

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Plympton crash leaves two injured, one seriously

Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision that left two men hospitalised.

Police were called just after 2pm on Sunday 27th December after a collision between a blue Ford Focus RS and a green Ford Fiesta Flight on the B3416, Plymouth Road, Plympton, Plymouth near to the junction with St Mary’s Close.

The 21-year-old male driver of the Focus was taken to Derriford...

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Christmas recycling and bin collections

Plymouth folk are being reminded to recycle as much as possible and to get rid of rubbish responsibly over Christmas.

The Council is putting on a special collection to pick up all the real Christmas trees once the festive period is over. This scheme will run from the weeks beginning Monday 11 January and 18 January and will run until Thursday 21 January.

All people have to do...

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Newport 1 Argyle 2: Match report

Argyle got their third win in a row and remained top of the league with a 2-1 victory at Newport County that was permeated with poignant flashbacks.

Much was made - perhaps too much, it could be argued - of the fact that John Sheridan had a distinctly poor record as Argyle manager when it came to winning a game from behind, so the fact that his current County side led via a Scott Boden...

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University brings stock market learning to life

Students from Plymouth University are using up-to-the-minute data to tap directly into the pace and excitement of the financial markets.

The Plymouth Business School has teamed up with finance and media company Bloomberg to create an interactive learning suite accessible to those on a range of business courses.

It brings the complexities of financial decision making and...

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Argyle 1 Yeovil Town 0: Match report

RYAN Brunt has not made loads of appearances nor scored stacks of goals this season, but he has featured in every Argyle game and popped up with some vital strikes, not least of which was his Boxing Day winner that maintained the Pilgrims’ lead of Sky Bet League 2.

He deserved to be the one to break stubborn Yeovil’s resistance as the gap between top and bottom was reduced to his...

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New Year’s Day racing at Exeter Racecourse

New Year’s Day racing on Haldon Hill is a much loved Devon tradition and hundreds of people will gather at the racecourse to enjoy the excitement and camaraderie of a day at the races.

General manager Dan Thompson said: “The atmosphere at Exeter on New Year’s Day is always fantastic with people wanting to celebrate the first day of the New Year in the fresh air against the backdrop of...

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Pedestrian seriously injured in collision

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses following a serious injury road traffic collision.

At 9.35am on Wednesday 23 December a serious injury road traffic collision occurred on the five lane stretch of the carriageway in Morgan Road next to the park and ride, in Estover, Plymouth.

Involved in the collision were a red and white motorcycle and a 69 year old pedestrian....

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PR Consultancy appoints new Business Development Director

Devon-based PR consultancy Glen King PR established in 2005, celebrated its tenth anniversary with expansion of the team and a move to a larger city-centre office in the summer of this year. London-born David Greensmith, with over 40 years’ experience in engineering and construction has now joined the company as Business Development Director.

The company has worked with a diverse...

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