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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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High tech specialist firm joins PSP success

Specialist cabling firm, Karris Networks, has recently joined the array of internationally acclaimed science and technological companies which are based at Plymouth Science Park.

The highly experienced team of engineers aim to provide a perfect network infrastructure within a client’s premises.

Their goal is to allow for both meeting the present requirements of the client and...

Man dies following A38 collision

Police were informed just before 9am on Tuesday 27 February of a small lorry having collided with the central reservation on the A38, Plymouth on the Marsh Mills flyover.

Both carriageways were closed as Police, Highways and both air and land ambulance attended the scene.

A 62-year-old man Kingsteignton was taken to Derriford Hospital by land ambulance, but was later declared...

Renovation complete on Plymouth's new Crowne Plaza hotel

The year long renovation of the Crowne Plaza hotel in Plymouth is over and staff raise a glass to celebrate the hotel’s new facilities.

The £5m project has seen the hotel’s 211 rooms, conference rooms and reception completely refitted, remodelled and revamped to bring the 1970s building and interior bang up to date.

General Manager Kevin Byrnes said: “The interior of the hotel...

Burts Chips raises over £1,500 for local charities

The Plymouth based snack brand Burts Chips has raised £1,681 for the Devon Air Ambulance Trust and Jeremiah’s Journey in 2017.

A 150-strong team participated in various events including a 10km bush mud run as well as holding ongoing raffles, donations and a ‘Wear Red to Work Day’.

David Nairn, managing director of Burts Chips, comments: “Burts Chips is passionate about...

Online trader sentenced for selling dangerous skin lighteners

An online trader who made thousands from selling banned cosmetics and cures which she falsely claimed could cure serious illnesses, has been given a nine-month suspended prison sentence.

Merarie Day, 48, of Milizac Close, Yealmpton, was sentenced on Tuesday (21 February) at Plymouth Crown Court for selling banned and dangerous cosmetics including skin lighteners.

She was also...

Multi disciplinary architectural firm connects with nature at PSP

Boosting people’s health and bettering the environment are the ambitions of Plymouth Science Park based architectural firm, CURA Design.

The team is already engaged with a number of multi-million pound building design projects in London and the South West.

CURA Design is one of the first UK based architectural businesses in the UK which fully embraces and uses ‘biophillic...

How to optimise technology to improve your business

The technology available today may occasionally seem like something akin to magic, but if you’re not up to date on what’s possible these days, you may be causing harm to your business. Whatever your industry sector, it’s more important than ever that you research and then implement the best and most appropriate technologies into your company structure in order to maximise your potential and...

New Lord Mayor Designate announced

Councillor Sam Davey has been Stoke ward councillor since 2012 and was Deputy Lord Mayor 2016/17.

Originally from Sunderland, where he served as a Police Constable in the Northumberland Police Force and a deck officer in the Merchant Navy, Councillor Davey moved to Plymouth in 1979 to attend the School of Maritime Studies.

He liked Plymouth so much that he decided to settle...

IKEA announces Exeter store opening date

Home furnishings retailer, IKEA, today announces that the doors of its new Exeter store will officially open for business on Tuesday 1st May.

IKEA has invested £80 million in the 29,000 square metre store on Newcourt Way, and will bring its extensive range of high-quality, affordable products to the south-west of England. The store will feature inspirational room sets, a crèche,...

The search begins in Plymouth for Screwfix’s top Trade Apprentice 2018

Now is the time to celebrate the great young trade apprentices who are learning and earning in Plymouth with the launch of the Screwfix Trade Apprentice Award 2018.

The competition, organised by Screwfix which has a store in Plymouth, is open for entries now. It’s designed to find the finest trade-apprentices or full-time apprentice students in the nation. One winner will be rewarded...

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