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Ollie Lee has secured an engineering apprenticeship

South Devon College T Level student secures engineering apprenticeship

As many young people head off to university in the next couple of weeks, apprenticeships remain a popular option.

Government figures for the last academic year show apprenticeship starts increased by 8.8% to 308,770 compared to 284,190 reported the previous year.

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Business leader joins independent PCC campaign

EAST Devon retired police officer Bob Spencer has won the influential support of a top Plymouth businessman in his bid to become the next Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall.

Charles Howeson, an acknowledged expert on South West economic regeneration, has been openly critical of the politicisation of the role of commissioner.

Only last month he challenged the...

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Sports ambassadors recognised at inspiring event

More than 100 pupils who promote sport within their schools have received special recognition at an event held by Plymouth University.

Young ambassadors for the Plymouth Schools Sports Partnership (PSSP) met athletic role models from the University and furthered their skills in promoting sporting opportunities at the celebration event last week.

The pupils, who came from...

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Stephens Scown advises Plymouth Community Solar Farm funding and construction

South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP has acted for Ernesettle Community Solar Limited, part of the Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) group, advising on the funding and construction of a 4.1MW solar farm in Ernesettle, Plymouth.

PEC, an award-winning Community Benefit Society, was formed to help Plymouth residents change how they buy, use and generate energy. The dynamic community-led...

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11 is heaven for Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery has been awarded VisitEngland’s ‘Quality Assured Visitor Attraction’ accreditation for the 11th time in a row.

The Museum was recently inspected by an assessor for the Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme (VAQAS) and was described as ‘very professionally set out and managed with many excellent and varied exhibits and high standards of...

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Superheroes take to streets at Lord Mayor’s Festival

Superheroes will be taking to the streets of Plymouth as part of a new look Lord Mayor’s Festival this year.

Batmen, women, boys and girls, together with Wonder Women and Supermen, will be creating a Marvel-lous mix as part of a new look family event to welcome the new Lord Mayor into their role.

Plymouth City Centre on Saturday 28 May will be the place for caped crusaders,...

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Staff celebrate Making Mealtimes Matter

Throughout the week, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Turst has been running different initiatives as part of their Making Mealtimes Matter campaign, which has been organised to coincide with Nutrition and Hydration Week.

The campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of nutrition to aid our patients’ recovery, as well as showcasing the work going on around the Trust to improve patient...

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South Devon's cafe-Ode shortlisted for Food Made Good Awards

ODE-true food in South Devon is vying with some of the UK’s best known restaurant and hospitality names to be a winner at the Food Made Good Awards 2016 – which reward the unsung heroes of hospitality who go way beyond just serving delicious food.

Its Cafe-ODE concept at Ness Cove, Shaldon and Gara Rock, East Portlemouth is on the shortlist in three award categories including best...

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New toilets open on Plymouth waterfront

New toilets are being opened on Plymouth’s waterfront this week as part of a programme to replace or refurbish facilities.

Refurbished toilets at Devil’s Point will be reopened – just in time for the Easter holidays – following the demolition of a rather dated block, believed to have been built in 1960s.

The uninviting concrete block has gone and in its place are new modern...

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Making a material difference to recycling

Five clothing banks will be installed in Plymouth at locations across the city as part of a push to reuse and recycle unwanted textiles.

JMP Wilcox will be installing the banks so that people can drop off old clothing shoes and even bedlinen and curtains so that they can get a second lease of life. However, items like duvets and pillows are not suitable in these recycling banks....

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Smart ticketing confirmed for Plymouth bus network

Stagecoach South West has confirmed it is expanding its smart ticketing scheme to include the Plymouth network.

From Monday (23rd March), all adult Plymouth Megarider and Plymouth Megarider Plus tickets bought on board Stagecoach South West buses will be stored on StagecoachSmart cards. Drivers will issue customers with a smartcard, which will store their ticket electronically, instead...

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