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Plymouth Argyle Sign IU Energy as Official Partner

Plymouth Argyle Football Club has appointed South West energy consultancy IU Energy as their official utilities partner following a competitive tender process.

Newly promoted Argyle have signed a two-year deal which will enable IU Energy use its national buying power to improve the performance of the club's spend on gas, electricity and water contracts.

The contract sees...

Expanding chartered accountants announce appointment of new partner

Multi-award winning chartered accountants, Haines Watts South West, with Head Office in Bideford and further offices in Launceston Barnstaple and Okehampton, announces the appointment of a new partner. Gill Herniman, joins Haines Watts South West as their new ‘Agricultural Specialist Partner’. Haines Watts has over 350 farming clients across the South West, and in her new role, Gill will look...

New taxi livery for Hackney Carriages for Mayflower?

A new distinctive taxi livery for all Hackney Carriages could be introduced in Plymouth as the city gears up to commemorate Mayflower 400.

The public as well as the taxi and private hire trade are being asked what they think about the idea as part of a number of proposed changes to the city’s Taxi Licensing Policy.

The new policy also proposes that all taxi drivers must attend...

Plymouth based Artemis host Johnny Mercer as they announce £500k partnership

Artemis Optical, leaders in the design and manufacture of bespoke optical thin film coatings, hosted a visit by Plymouth MP Johnny Mercer in the same week they announced a £500k deal with a top European electronics firm to provide head-up displays (HUDs) for military aircraft.

Mr Mercer saw at first hand Artemis’ capabilities and some of the enabling technologies which it supplies into...

Others just taking note, Devon's The Venus Company has been plastic free for years

Michael Smith is a man on a mission. He aims to operate the greenest beach café and shop operator, not an easy feat by any stretch. Since they launched their first outlet at Blackpool Sands in 1995, Michael and Louisa Smith, together with Lee Porter, decided that they wanted to have minimal impact on the environment, while working to enhance the beautiful spaces they occupy.

Here’s...

Thousands join the fight against cancer at Plymouth Race for Life

Central Park, Plymouth became a sea of pink on Sunday as thousands of women joined the fight against cancer by taking part in Cancer Research UK’s Pretty Muddy 5k obstacle run.

Just over 2,200 mums, daughters, sisters and friends showed their incredible commitment to the cause as they came together over the weekend, battling the wet and muddy conditions, to help bring forward the day...

SW teens lay foundations for a career in construction

Youngsters from Bath, Bristol and the South West learnt how to pave the way to a successful career in construction last week.

Scores of teenagers took part in an event organised by graduates from Barratt Developments, aimed at encouraging more young people to consider roles in the building industry.

The Building Futures day, at Bailbrook House in Bath, saw 16-18-year-olds take...

Police appeal for witnesses after elderly woman dies following Plymouth crash

An 86-year-old woman has died following a single-vehicle collision in Plymouth last week.

Emergency services were called at 2.30pm on Thursday 28 September after a silver Vauxhall Corsa collided with a wall on Royal Navy Avenue in Keyham.

Both occupants from the car were taken to Derriford Hospital. The driver, a 63-year-old woman from Kingsbridge, sustained minor injuries....

United Plymouth calls for end to public sector pay pinch

Plymouth council has backed a motion from Plymouth Labour group and GMB Union to call for the government to end the public sector pay pinch.

The motion called for Plymouth Council to back the GMB’s national Pay Pinch Campaign and to write to the government to secure a better deal for hard pressed public sector workers.

Since 2010 public sector workers' wages have been frozen,...

Bristol Rovers 2 Plymouth Argyle 1: Match report

Bristol Rovers 2 Gaffney 22, Bodin 62

Argyle 1 Blissett 52

"I can take the despair; it's the hope I cant stand."

Stop me if you have heard it. Argyle fall behind in the first half, then rally, equalise and get in the ascendency, only for a breakway goal and a red card to scupper everything.

Bristol Rovers won a topsy-turvy affair at the Memorial Ground, and over...

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