The first quarter of 2017 has seen a boost of confidence in the South West with hiring intentions of +8% according to ManpowerGroup, the world’s workforce experts.
The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey is based on responses from 2,104 UK employers. It asks whether employers intend to hire additional workers or reduce the size of their workforce in the coming quarter. It is the...
Staff at Stagecoach South West’s Plymouth depot are getting into the Christmas spirit by supporting St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth ‘Festive Friday’ fun day on 16 December.
Drivers will be making donations to don their best Christmas jumpers for the day - with some even dressing up as Santa and snowmen. Drivers will also be asking customers to donate any spare change they may have to...
Devon and Cornwall Police is launching a campaign designed to raise awareness of how domestic abuse can affect anyone and takes many forms.
The campaign will highlight the fact that domestic abuse can happen to anyone, at any age, in any kind of relationship. This phase will be highlighting the fact that domestic abuse can happen among groups such as the elderly, the disabled and same...
Bruton Knowles has completed the acquisition of the former B & Q premises at Coypool Road, Plympton, Plymouth for their clients HBH Woolacotts and Furniture World.
The off market deal followed weeks of speculation as to the store’s fate.
Mark Slade from Bruton Knowles’ Lockyer Street office said: “We were instructed to acquire the Coypool Road site – with a view to...
Kingfisher Fish & Chips in Plymouth has introduced changes to its portion sizes and seen its profit increase three-fold.
Co-owners of Kingfisher Fish & Chips, Craig Maw and Nikki Mutton, bought their chip shop in 2012 and its selection of portion choices attracts fish and chip lovers from far and wide.
Nikki said: “We now offer small, regular and large portions to cater...
A consortium of universities and colleges across the South West has won £5.5million in government funding to inspire young people from disadvantaged backgrounds into higher education.
Institutions across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset – led by the University of Plymouth – have been awarded two years’ funding in the first phase of the National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP),...
The housebuilder behind a brand new community in Plymouth is taking action to ensure its homes are on Santa’s radar this Christmas.
Barratt Homes, which is bringing new homes to Plymouth at its Reflections development, has written to Mr Claus to make sure he stops by this festive season. The five-star housebuilder is keen to make sure that Santa is fully aware of the development and...
A team of colleagues from Swinton Insurance has raised £1,105 for the South West Costal Path Association (SWCPA) and Cancer Research, by walking 200 miles from Plymouth to Poole.
12 Business leaders from 11 South West-based branches of the UK’s largest high street insurance broker completed the momentous trek, which took place over five Sundays in October.
Woolly reindeer, snowflakes, Christmas trees and Santa adorned hundreds of jumpers today (3 December) as shoppers donned their favourite festive pullovers for charity at Drake Circus, Plymouth.
The annual Christmas Jumper Day at Drake Circus on December 3 was a spectacle to behold as the normally fashionable people of Plymouth threw style out of the window to raise money for St Luke’s...
A gold lifesaving medal, awarded to Samuel Lake by 150 years ago, is estimated to sell for up to £10,000 in the Charterhouse two day auction on Thursday 15th & Friday 16th December,
“Samuel Lake was awarded a gold Albert Medal in 1866 for saving 450 Muslim pilgrims. Returning from Mecca, the pilgrims were aboard the sailing ship Diamond which ran into trouble and was wrecked off...
