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Plymouth firm named in top 50 best places to work

Plymouth business Sponge UK has been named among the best places to work in the country in a leading workplace study published by the Sunday Times.

The elearning company was placed at 49 in the Sunday Times list of 100 Best Small Companies to Work, 2016.

It’s the only company in Devon and Cornwall to make the 100 list for the small business category.

The ranking is...

Plymouth Half Marathon on course for sell out

GO2, organisers of Plymouth’s Half Marathon, are pleased to announce that the event has now attracted over 4,500 runners to take part in the event on Sunday 17th April! With entries being snapped up at such a fast rate, there is every likelihood of a race sell out with eight weeks still to go until race day!

Jamie Warren, Head of Marketing at GO2, said: "The interest in Plymouth’s...

Police appeal after Plymouth robbery

Police are appealing for witnesses after a street robbery left a grandmother and her grandson with minor injuries.

The incident took place at the junction of Skerries Road and Alderney Road, Southway, Plymouth, at around midday on Tuesday 23 February.

The victim, a 72-year-old woman, was pushing a pram which contained her one-year-old grandson when her handbag was pulled from...

Derriford Hospital throws open its doors

Derriford Hospital in Plymouth will be opening its doors to everyone on Saturday 19 March for the Open Day 2016 event

Everyone is welcome to go along to the hospital between 10am and 2pm and see what goes on at theTrust.

The event offers something for everyone, including:

• Step inside an operating theatre • Meet hospital military staff • Bring your Teddy Bear to the...

Sunday trading changes to damage high streets in Plymouth

Research conducted by the Association of Convenience Stores has shown that out of town superstores and retail parks are set to be the beneficiaries of planned changes to Sunday trading regulations.

The survey of 70 local authority chief executives across England and Wales showed that 52% included out of town retail parks, out of town supermarkets and large shopping centres as their...

Sale highlights demand for Grade A accommodation in Plymouth

One of Plymouth’s few remaining Grade A offices has been sold by leading city agents Bruton Knowles.

Sandy Court – a detached, high quality office building on the popular Langage Business Park - has been snapped up by luxury scuba diving holiday provider Blue O Two.

Mark Slade from Bruton Knowles said the office hadn’t been on the market long.

He said: “With so little...

Plympton pupils take part in International Safer Internet Day

Students from Ridgeway School have taken part in a day to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology.

The International Safer Internet Day is celebrated in more than 100 countries and is in its thirteenth year. This year’s theme was ‘play your part for a better internet’.

Running up to the day students got involved in a number of activities to help to...

Work on Ivybridge’s new recycling centre to start

Preliminary building work on Ivybridge’s new recycling centre will start this week (commencing 22 February 2016).

The new facility is on land opposite the Ivybridge football and tennis clubs and is scheduled to open in the spring of 2017.

It will replace the old recycling centre at Bridge Court – that facility is now too small to serve the community’s needs.

The new...

Can you help save the world?

In the run up to Earth Hour on 19th March, WWF and People’s Postcode Lottery are asking the people from Plymouth to share their ingenious sustainable ideas for making your neighbourhood, workplace or school more environmentally friendly.

Jennifer Clements, spokesperson for WWF-UK said: “Every year Earth Hour helps to put the spotlight on the pressures facing the planet to remind us...

Snowflake Run turns passion into progress to help save more lives

SALTRAM Park was transformed into a winter wonderland on Sunday as hundreds of runners united with one mission in mind – to give cancer the cold shoulder.

Men and women in a spectacular array of beanies and bobble hats were showered in snow for the first ever 10k Cancer Research UK Snowflake Run in Plymouth - one of just four taking place across the UK this February.

Now...

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