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PSG expands South West operations

Market leading national conveyancing search provider PSG is set to expand its South West operations.

From Friday 27 February, operations will move from the St Judes based office to a larger bespoke office based in Estover. The move will allow the Plymouth franchisee PSG branch to bring improvements to the services it provides clients as well as being able to hold in-house events and...

Childcare costs soaring in Plymouth

Childcare costs for Plymouth's families are soaring according to a new report published yesterday.

The study shows that nursery costs for a child under the age of 2 have increased from £80 per week in 2009 / 2010 to £100 per week in 2015 in Plymouth, whilst wages have remained largely static.

A report from the Labour Party shows that creeping costs in Plymouth are creating a...

Submissions invited for Contemporary Open

The best in up and coming creative talent will be rubbing shoulders with nationally and internationally significant artists at a major new exhibition this summer.

The Plymouth Contemporary Open 2015 is open to all visual artists working in any medium, with four cash prizes available of up to £2,500 for the most outstanding pieces.

But artists must first compete for a place in...

Plymbridge bursting with lights

On Saturday 7 February, a group of runners, walkers and their four-legged friends came together at Plymbridge Woods to have a night time adventure.

A buzz of excitement filled the woodland on the crisp February evening, as glow-in-the-dark face paint got everyone geared up ready to go.

Participants of all ages ran in the darkness with their torches, following either an explorer...

Stoke pupils deliver speed message

Officers from Devonport joined forces with local schoolchildren to deliver a message to drivers on the implications of breaking the speed limit.

The event was part of Devonport Speed Awareness Day and was led by members of the Devonport local policing team with a little help from their colleagues for the day - the pupils of Stoke Demerol Primary School!

Local officers and PCSOs...

Police train call handlers to deal with suicidal callers

Call handlers at Devon & Cornwall Police are receiving enhanced training to deal with calls from distressed people threatening suicide

The move follows an increase in calls from distraught people threatening to harm themselves.

A core team of employees attended a specially adapted course designed to give them the knowledge and skills to better deal with intense phone...

Explore Devon this half term

A host of opportunities to explore Devon the naturally healthy way are on offer during February half term, giving people the chance to take a deep breath of fresh air and make the most of Devon’s fantastic woodlands, parks and urban green spaces, moors and coasts.

Explore Devon is a new website packed with activities and places to go during the February half-term, and ways to entertain...

Power to Switch: £210m up for grabs by switching energy supplier

1.05 million households across the South West are missing out on their share of £210 million by sticking with their energy company.

By shopping around and taking advantage of the best energy deals on the market, millions of people can save around £200 - and some can save even more.

The ‘Power to Switch’ campaign, launched today, encourages people to switch supplier and save...

P.A.N.I.C could save a life

Staff from Somerset County Council’s Highways department will be issued with a new mobile phone ‘app’ to help explain what to do if they come across a Road Traffic Collision. The PANIC app is designed to help in the first few moments of being involved in a car crash.

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have developed the ‘P.A.N.I.C’ app that can be downloaded FREE of charge...

Help build Plymouth’s biggest community renewable energy project

For a limited time, Plymouth residents are being offered the chance to own the city’s biggest ever solar roof.

Following its hugely successful solar schools initiative last year, which provided solar PV installations for free to 21 schools and community buildings, Plymouth’s award winning community energy groups, Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) and PEC Renewables, have set their sights...

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