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Exeter-based IMP Software supports smarter finance in multi-academy trusts with MAT-first solutions.

New IMP Software and ISBL collaboration brings ASOT benchmarking directly into finance workflows

The first phase of a new partnership between IMP Software and ISBL , the central hub within the Centre for Education Operational Excellence , is set to give finance teams a single place to see how each school in their trust is performing against the industry-standard metrics used in ISBL’s...

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Plymouth architects appoint new associate

Award-winning HLM Plymouth, based at Mills Bakery in Royal William Yard, has announced the new appointment of Lee Ferris as Associate Architect.

Lee (39) is a fully qualified architect with 13 years’ experience in delivering quality building projects, with 10 years spent working internationally designing and delivering large mixed-use projects ranging from iconic high-rise towers to...

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South West jobs optimism rebounding

The first quarter of 2016 has seen a boost of confidence within the jobs market in the South West with hiring intentions of +9% according to Manpower, the world’s workforce experts. This is a jump of seven percentage points from the last quarter.

The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey is based on responses from 2,102 UK employers. It asks whether employers intend to hire additional...

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Countdown to work starting on new bus station

The countdown to work starting on Plymouth’s new bus station is well and truly underway with final designs tweaks being submitted.

The project team is submitting a planning condition amendment as a result of improvements to the design and look of the site.

The amendments include a new pedestrian ramp to make it easier for people with disabilities and parents with prams to get...

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Sponge UK launches ‘best ever’ Christmas game

Award-winning learning provider, Sponge UK is using its expertise in multi-device elearning games to create a fun festive challenge.

The Plymouth-based company has launched a new Christmas game, Save Santa!

Players take on the role of an elf who must find a way through a frozen underground world, collecting presents, dodging yetis and defeating rocket-powered penguins, before...

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Work with veterans featured in new BBC series

Plymouth will be in the national TV spotlight again as a new series for BBC Two, presented by Alex Polizzi, highlights the pioneering work in the city to help veterans back into work.

The presenter has been filming in Plymouth over the past few months for the new BBC Two series ‘Alex Polizzi: Hire Our Heroes’. A number of ex-servicemen are followed in the documentary which features the...

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Warning issued over exploding hoverboards

Consumers are being urged to think before buying this year’s ‘must have’ for Christmas, a hoverboard, which could be at risk of catching fire or even exploding.

Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service is appealing to Christmas shoppers to follow a 12-point safety checklist (below) if they are thinking of buying a hoverboard or have already purchased one.

Since October 15...

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Over 350 SW renters a week at risk of losing homes

Research by the housing and homelessness charity Shelter has revealed that approximately 19,000 renters were put at risk of eviction in the last year - equivalent to over 350 renters per week.

The shocking new analysis, which uses Ministry of Justice figures, showed that 1 in every 86 rented households in the South West have been put at risk of losing their home.

The charity...

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Say no to #FishyFinance

Plymouth is supporting a national awareness campaign this week, encouraging people to stand up to loan sharks.

The National Illegal Money Lending Team’s social media campaign - #StandUpToLoanSharks – runs all this week (30 November – 6 December),

Throughout the week, Plymouth City Council is also promoting its ongoing campaign against loan sharks - #FishyFinance – which was...

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Builder gives schoolchildren taste for the outdoors

Children at a school in Plymouth will be given lessons in growing vegetables and improving the ecology thanks to a donation from a leading house builder.

Pilgrim Primary School has bagged a £1,000 donation from Persimmon Homes South West to improve outdoor learning for the pupils.

The school is hoping to buy polytunnels to grow vegetables, a water butt and a composter.

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Plenty on at Plymouth's Waterfront this Christmas

Christmas shoppers are urged not to forget about the Waterfront this Christmas, where the Barbican, Sutton Harbour and Royal William Yard will also be joining in on the festivities with an abundance to see and do.

Waterfront Manager, Sarah Gibson, said: “Christmas in the Waterfront this year will be a Christmas extravaganza that people will not want to miss. Barbican, Sutton Harbour...

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