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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...

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...

Local care company win regional business award

Graham Livingston is celebrating a fantastic start to the year after Caremark (Plymouth) is crowned as best in the region.

The coveted ‘Best Regional Business Award’ was given to Graham and his team at a glittering gala event, which took place on the 26th of January, at the De Vere Hotel in Daventry. With over 100 offices from across the UK in attendance, the conference acted as an...

UK’s top hypnotherapy practitioner in publishing first

One of the country’s foremost hypnotherapy practitioners, Matthew Cahill, is celebrating the launch of his book - which is the first of its kind as it charts the growing popularity of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy.

Plymouth-based Matthew, 45, is the Principal of The Observatory Practice, based in The Crescent, where he has successfully trained hundreds of students on the acclaimed CPHT...

Finance in the South West: Flagship event returns for 2018

PKF Francis Clark is set to be hosting their annual flagship ‘Finance in the South West' event for the sixth time, this year.

Delegates at last year's event described ‘Finance in the South West' as "an excellent summary of the competitive funding landscape" and "really good, a successful regional event with an impressive line-up of keynote speakers".

More than a dozen sources...

Top tips for businesses considering self-service kiosks

More and more businesses in the Southwest are exploring the benefits of self-service technology with the number of kiosks deployed across our towns and cities increasing significantly over the last few years.

The benefits to customers are obvious: they’re quick, easy (sometimes), and mean you can avoid a conversation first thing in the morning on your daily commute.

For...

Food Drink Devon 2018 Awards Launched

Following 2017's record-breaking year, entries are now open for the prestigious Food & Drink Devon Awards 2018. These gold standard awards celebrate the very best Devon has to offer by recognising the county’s most respected, influential and passionate artisan food and drink producers and establishments.

The awards, currently in their eighth year, continue to grow with 2017...

Growing Business and Employment at Plymouth’s Dry Stack Marina

A thriving Plymouth boatyard which is home to the UK’s largest “Indoor Marina” is seeing its on-site businesses expand and flourish, providing local employment opportunities in the marine trades.

Yacht Haven Quay in Plymstock is the base for a variety of growing marine businesses. Lewis Marine, an inboard and outboard marine engine sales and service company, has just declared a full...

Housebuilder brings £24m investment to local area

Five star housebuilder Barratt Developments, which has a number of new developments in Plymouth, has built 520 homes in the south west during the past year and brought around £24 million to communities where it is constructing new developments.

The figures form part of the company’s socio-economic footprint, and reveal just how the local economy has benefitted from the new housing....

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