Plymouth City Council

Plymouth City Council "forced" to sell voters' details

Plymouth City Council has been "forced" to sell the contact details of over 74,000 Plymouth residents to several organisations, according to research by a UK privacy and civil liberties campaigner.

The details, as part of the edited register, were sold to six buyers including Opinion Leader, a market research group which conducts postal and telephone surveys.

Several other...

Ham and West Park residents to be consulted on safer, greener travel schemes

Residents in Ham and West Park are being invited to share their views on proposed road safety improvements for the two neighbourhoods.

The Council is developing two ‘Safer and Sustainable Travel’ schemes, which aim to improve road safety and encourage more walking and cycling.

Ham and West Park are very busy communities with around 4,000 households combined, as well as and...

Council signs off on energy co-operative pledge for residents

Plymouth City Council officers and councillors have signed off their pledge to create an energy co-operative for their residents.

Councillor Tudor Evans, Leader of Plymouth City Council and Councillor Chris Penberthy, Cabinet Member for Co-operatives and Community Development promised residents last May that they would create a co-operative to negotiate better gas and electricity...

Council releases second Money Advice booklet

Plymouth City Council has produced a second money advice booklet specifically for carers and people living with disabilities.

The decision was made following a positive response towards the first advice booklet released following the welfare reforms last April.

The two booklets explain the changes to the benefit system such as the introduction of the Personal Independence...

Personal details leaked in 'unacceptable' mistake

Personal information including names, phone numbers and case reference numbers of vulnerable people in Plymouth have accidently been sent out in a mass e-mail.

Public service provider Action for Employment (A4e) sent an e-mail on July 19 with an attachment containing information about Plymouth users of Independent Living Services (ILS) to 157 recipients.

A4e is a national...

Just the job! New work club launching at West Park Library

A new 'work club' offering support and advice for job seekers is being launched at West Park Library on Wednesday 11 September.

The West Park Work Club will give job hunters advice on writing a CV, setting up email and universal job match accounts, filling in application forms, setting up businesses and job searching, as well as help develop their basic IT skills and interview...

Further road works in September

Plymouth City Council will continue its extensive road resurfacing programme in September.

Eight more Plymouth roads are due to be resurfaced in September as part of the major five month programme to repair some of the most severely damaged roads in Plymouth.

Five roads will be fully closed for between one to three days throughout the period. Diversion routes will be signposted...

Money advice roadshow announced

Money advice events are to be held across Plymouth to help people get to grips with recent benefit changes.

Plymouth City Council is teaming up with organisations across the city to help people who have been affected by the recent changes to benefits.

The focus will be on supporting carers and people living with a disability. Information, advice and support will be available to...

Plymouth's school meals shortlisted for national award

A team serving up millions of school meals to children in Plymouth has been shortlisted for a national award for its locally sourced, quality ingredients and seasonal menus.

Plymouth City Council's Education Catering Service has been chosen as one of three finalists for the Local Authority Caterer of the Year at the EDUcatering Excellence Awards 2013 for the second year in a row....

Council set to outsource £2million social care contract

Changes to how Plymouth's social care reablement services are delivered are to be considered by the City Council.

In partnership with the Western Locality NEW Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the City Council Cabinet will decide whether to award a contract worth approximately £2 million a year, at a meeting on Tuesday September 3.

If approved, the reablement team...

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