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Aborocultural traineeships and apprenticeships

The Arb Academy specialises in Forestry and Arboriculture Training qualifications, specialising in high quality Traineeships and Apprenticeships. We are running a 6 week traineeship programme starting on the 27th July at the River Dart for motivated school leavers and job seekers.

The Traineeship is designed to prepare the candidate for a career in Arboriculture, giving them the best...

Council forces sale of derelict listed building

The Council is taking action to force the sale of a derelict and unsafe Grade 2 listed building which has been empty since a fire nine years ago.

Plymouth City Council is starting enforced sale action under the Law of Property Act 1925, a former snooker club Pot Black – also known as the Former Mechanics Institute at 18-20 Duke Street in Devonport.

The action is going ahead...

Witness appeal after Devonport mugging

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses following a robbery.

The incident occurred at around 2.20pm on Wednesday 8th July in the Devonport area of the City.

The victim, a 20 year old man was walking in the lane which runs between Chapel Street and St Aubyn Street when he was approached by a man carrying a free-view box and a folder. He demanded money and punched the...

Plymouth hosts the first Mayflower 400 International Joint Choirs Project

A group of 31 children from schools in the American city of Plymouth Massachusetts have been visiting Plymouth this week.

The children represent part of the international choir that has been rehearsing, via the internet, across the waves between Plymouth UK and Plymouth USA. Collectively, there will be over 100 US and UK children singing together, at their very first live concert to...

Iconic Opticians to open in Plymouth

An empty shop in Plymouth city centre is to get a new lease of life as an independent optician – the first to open in the city centre for more than 30 years.

The premises in Cornwall Street, which used to be a St Luke’s Hospice shop, has been vacant for over a year.

The shop is being taken over by a family-run business, Iconic Opticians, which is hoping to contribute to the...

Plymouth apprentices crowned Apprentice Team of the Year 2015

Nine apprentices from Plymouth City Council have gone head to head with seven other teams from around the country in a bid to be crowned Apprentice Team of the Year 2015 at the Brathay Apprentice Challenge.

The two-day long adventure finale at Brathay Trust’s Windermere headquarters marks the end of six months hard work, involving some of the country’s leading apprentice employers,...

Council apprentices joint winners in Brathay Challenge

The nine apprentices from Plymouth City Council, who have been taking part in the Brathay Apprentice Challenge have been announced as joint winners of the Brathay's Community Project Award, for their orchard project in Ernesettle.

At the finals which were held at Lake Windermere, the team were also delighted to take second place in the overall competition.

This is the country’s...

Rock solid: FGW strike action continues

Pickets are out in force again today as a strike over jobs, services and safety on First Great Western ‎enters it's second full day.

General Secretary Mick Cash said: "The solidarity, unity and fighting spirit of RMT members the length and breadth of the FGW franchise has been a fantastic example for the whole trade union movement as we face up to attacks on our jobs and conditions and...

Join the Summer Reading Challenge

Plymouth children who sign up for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge on Saturday 11 July could also help to set a brand new Guinness World Record.

Organised by The Reading Agency in partnership with local libraries, the Summer Reading Challenge encourages four to 11-year-olds to read six or more library books or eBooks during the school summer holiday.

The Summer Reading...

Teenage Lounge opens at Derriford Hospital

Last week, patients and staff celebrated the official opening of the Teenage Lounge on Wildgoose Ward.

The room was opened by brothers, Charlie and Arthur, who have been frequent visitors to the ward and cut a ribbon to mark the occasion.

With the help of Children's Happy Hospital Fund, Derriford Children’s Cancer Service, Teenage Fund, 243 Field Hospital Army Reserves and...

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