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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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British Firework Championships winner announced

Selstar Fireworks, West Sussex has been crowned the ‘British Firework Champion 2017’ at this year’s British Firework Championships following a spectacular two-day showdown between six of the UK’s top pyrotechnics specialists on Plymouth Hoe.

Runner up this year is Nemisis Pyrotechnics, Cheshire and in third place is Smart Pyrotechnics, Wiltshire. The six professional fireworks...

Ghost net removal in Plymouth ended with great results

On Saturday, 6 Ghost Fishing UK team members were joined by Healthy Seas, Milliken and Aquafil to clean up the popular wreck of the James Eagan Layne in Plymouth, UK.

The team showed up at various stages of Friday midnight, exhausted after their work and journeys but showed incredible commitment to have the boat loaded and ropes off by 7am. Dougie Allen, partner of Aquanauts Dive...

Work begins on Colin Campbell Court

Teams from Gilpin Demolition were on site on 8 August to begin bringing down three buildings on the corner of New George Street, which overlooks the court.

Numbers 109, 111 and 113 have already been extensively surveyed and gutted inside in readiness for the heavy machinery.

Plymouth City Council Leader Ian Bowyer said: “We’ve come a long way with the project in a short time...

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Plymouth stabbing victim named

A man who was killed after he was stabbed at Plymouth station yesterday morning has been formally identified.

Wayne Fenton, a 49-year-old man from the Plymouth area was seriously injured on the concourse just before 10am. He was rushed to hospital by paramedics but sadly died as a result of his injuries.

A man was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody....

Topping out ceremony for phase one of Oceansgate

The names of the first new building to go up inside the pioneering Oceansgate marine technology campus were unveiled as part of a topping out ceremony on Tuesday (8 August)

Council Leader Ian Bowyer helped fit a pane of glass at the highest point of the first building to be constructed within the former naval yard for the milestone event in the country’s only Marine Enterprise Zone....

Wind in the sails for Mayflower trails

Plymouth’s plans to mark the sailing of the Mayflower as part of the 2020 global commemorations are now under starters orders.

Three historic trails, which will form part of a national network of trails, will be created in Plymouth as part of a package of physical changes designed to bring to life the story of the Mayflower and its journey.

The Mayflower National Trail is a key...

Murder enquiry launched after stabbing at Plymouth railway station

A murder investigation has been launched after a man assaulted at Plymouth Station this morning [8 August] has sadly died.

Officers from British Transport Police (BTP) were called to the station at 10am this morning and attended alongside colleagues from Devon and Cornwall Police.

Paramedics from the South Western Ambulance Service also attended and took a man in his 40s to...

Stagecoach announce improvements to Plymouth bus network

Stagecoach South West has announced that, from 3 September, there will be changes to its Plymouth city bus routes. It is the first significant revamp of the operator’s services since it took over a number of routes from First Devon & Cornwall in September 2015.

The revised network of services will introduce a number of benefits for customers including higher frequencies across...

Tombstoning can kill

Plymouth police and city council have joined forces in a campaign aimed at preventing serious injury and death on the Hoe foreshore and other sites this summer.

One man died from tombstoning in Plymouth in 2016 and many more have received serious injuries. Risks of tombstoning include:

  • High risk of death or life-changing injuries (20% of cases involve spinal or limb
  • ...

Plymouth accountants shortlisted for city award

Plymouth-based Top 40 accountants, Bishop Fleming, have been shortlisted in the Best Professional Services Business category of the prestigious City & Waterfront Awards.

This is the second year running that the firm, with its offices in Sutton Harbour, has been shortlisted for the award that celebrates the best businesses in the City and waterfront areas of Plymouth.

Bishop...

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