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National Highways delivers A38 bridge boost for all in Plymouth

National Highways has completed a scheme to modify a bridge and provide safer and more accessible crossings over the A38 near Plymouth.

Since 2015, National Highways has invested more than £85 million towards the creation of 160 new and upgraded cycle ways across England, providing safe, attractive and more accessible and inclusive facilities for people to travel for work, shopping...

Inspirational M&S Plymouth colleague nominated for national award

Merry Selemun, customer assistant at Marks & Spencer in Plymouth, has been nominated for the Breakthrough Star Award at the Movement to Work Youth Employability Awards 2022.

The Movement to Work Youth Breakthrough Star Award celebrates a recent graduate from a Movement to Work placement who has shown great potential at the start of their career and continues to show progression...

Devon residents called on to join the Great British Spring Clean

Devon residents and community groups are being called on by #Cleandevon to help clean up the county, as Keep Britain Tidy's nationwide annual Great British Spring Clean returns Great British Spring Clean | Keep Britain Tidy .

This year the message is simple. Join the #BigBagChallenge and pledge to pick up as much litter as you can from 25 March - 10 April 2022.

Pledging to...

Devon Among UK’s Top 10 Biggest Fans Of Outdoor Adventure In 2021

Analysing 2021 clothing and equipment purchases (per capita), outdoor gear specialists Cotswold Outdoors reveal the UK’s biggest fans of outdoor adventure, overall and per each activity .

Upon analysis of clothing and equipment sales for Hiking, Climbing, Camping, Swimming and Snow Sports, Devon has been revealed as the home to the 8th biggest fans of outdoor adventure in 2021 ....

Plymouth technology company helping charities work smarter with chatbots

Plymouth-based Disruption Works are helping charities to work smarter through automation, chatbots, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

More than ever, charities are leaning on the time-saving benefits of chatbots to redeploy staff in a more meaningful way.

Disruption Works, based at Plymouth Science Park , are using technology for good to help the sector with smarter...

Auctioneer with illustrations

Wildlife illustrations provide colour at next Chilcotts sale

A fascinating collection of paintings and ephemera from children’s book illustrator Kenneth Lilly is being auctioned at Chilcotts Auctioneers’ Pictures, Ceramics, Works of Art & Clocks sale in Honiton on April 9.

Originally from Bromley in Kent, Lilly was an avid admirer and observer of animal life from early childhood. He went on to study animal painting and anatomy at Sidcup...

Local Skills Report sets priorities for the South West

The Heart of the South West Skills Launchpad , part of the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (HotSW LEP), has launched a Local Skills Report, which sets out priorities for the region for 2022 to 2024.

The report recognises that the area's economy is shaped and led by the skills of its residents and businesses, but that the level of those holding a higher-level...

New data confirms Aldi as the cheapest supermarket in Devon

Aldi has been named as the UK’s lowest-priced supermarket by trade magazine The Grocer, in its independent price comparison survey.

Aldi retains its unbeaten record as it returns as the ‘guest retailer’ in this week’s Grocer 33, offering the lowest price for 26 products, meaning those in Devon can shop at any of the supermarket’s 12 stores in the region to guarantee the lowest prices...

Devon-based Lightfoot appoints Paul Hollick as new MD

Lightfoot, the trail-blazing, in-cab, driver fleet coaching technology and rewards platform, has announced that Paul Hollick, Chairman of The Association of Fleet Professionals, has been appointed as Managing Director at the Exeter-based, Devon green-tech business.

The former MD of Miles Consultancy Limited joins the business at an exciting time following Volpi Capital’s investment in...

New action plan set out for South West energy opportunities

On 11th March the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership met with Western Power Distribution , EDF Energy , Regen SW , the South West Energy Hub , and local Government partners for an Energy Deep Dive roundtable, to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the South West’s energy sector.

The Heart of the South West LEP is delivering the area’s Build Back Better plan...

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