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Will you be painting your thumb nail red?

The fourth National My Red Thumb day takes place on Thursday 11May. This is the day we encourage you to paint your thumb nail red as a reminder not to use your mobile phone when driving.

My Red Thumb is a multi-agency road safety campaign designed to raise the awareness of the risks of distractions at the wheel. The painted thumb nail acts as a reminder every time they catch sight of...

Bond Dickinson advises Piper on Flat Iron private equity investment

National law firm Bond Dickinson LLP, which has a large office in Plymouth, has advised longstanding client Piper, the UK's leading specialist investor in consumer brands, on its £10 million investment in Flat Iron, the renowned London-based steak restaurant.

Piper's investment will provide Flat Iron with the funding needed to bolster the team so it can continue to deliver outstanding...

Martin blossoms in M&S role in Crownhill

Martin Dingley was convinced he was unemployable when he was referred to Remploy’s Plymouth branch for specialist help with his job searching. The 50-year-old had been out of work for 10 years after he was forced to give up his job in a busy restaurant because of physical and mental ill health.

“I really believed I was incapable of doing anything except the most menial work,” he said...

Flavour Fest gets ready to return

With one month to go until Plymouth ‘Flavour Fest’ - the West Country’s largest free food festival - returns for its 14th year (2-4 June), five of the City’s top chef’s got together with City College students to design a menu for 70 people.

Chris & James Tanner (Barbican Kitchen) and Patrons of Flavour Fest 2017 joined Dave Jenkins (Rocksalt); Ben Palmer (Greedy Goose); and Mike...

Did you witness nightclub attack?

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in an unprovoked attack in Plymouth.

The incident happened at Pryzm Nightclub in Barbican Leisure Park at around 1.30am on Thursday 4 May 2017.

The victim, a 20-year-old man, was on the edge of the dance floor close to the bar area when he was punched once in the face by an unknown person. He attended hospital where...

Plymouth photography business expands

Liberty Pearl Photography is delighted to announce it is expanding its team to incorporate four new Associate female wedding photographers.

It means the Plymouth based company is now able to offer the same high levels of customer service to brides and grooms for all dates, both in the UK and internationally.

All photography will be overseen and edited by Liberty Pearl...

Bond Dickinson ranked 16th in UK law firm brand guide

Bond Dickinson, which has a large office in Plymouth, has been ranked 16th in the Acritas UK Law Firm Brand Index 2017, up two places from 18th last year.

The report, which was launched on the 3rd May, measures the performance of law firms against six key criteria including top of mind awareness, favourability, consideration for top level litigation and M&A, most used for high...

Grimsby Town 1 Argyle 1

IN England’s fishing capital, Argyle narrowly failed to land the big catch that they had traveled 11,757 miles for over the course of the previous nine months.

The 1-1 draw at Grimsby Town meant that top spot, almost unbelievably, went to Portsmouth, whose thrashing of Cheltenham put them on top of the league for the very first time all season and left the Pilgrims empty-handed in...

Village pharmacy changes hands

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A Devon pharmacy has new owners.

After 20 years of running South Brent Pharmacy, owner Kay Reynolds is retiring and has sold the business to Beard Holdings Limited for an undisclosed sum.

Beard Holdings is a newly established business whose directors include Philip Beard, a qualified pharmacist, and his father, Robert Beard. Philip Beard becomes the pharmacy’s new proprietor...

City council launches alternate weekly collections in Plymouth

Plymouth City Council is officially launching its new alternate weekly collections service on Monday 8 May 2017, as part of its plans for a cleaner, greener Plymouth.

This means that one week households will have their recycling (green bins) collected by council crews and the following week their non-recyclable waste (brown bins) will be collected.

The Council recently sent...

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