Private client Solicitor Marjorie Creek, who works at local law firm Kitsons Solicitors in their Plympton office, has been recognised with a prestigious elderly care qualification.
After passing the ‘Older Client Care in Practice’ award, Marjorie undertook further study and passed the ‘Older Client Law in Practice’ award to become a fully accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderly...
Tax specialist Annette Stone has joined the Plymouth office of Thomas Westcott Chartered Accountants.
In her new role Annette, who previously worked at "Big Four" accountancy firm Ernst & Young as well as at a smaller independent practice in London and at Mark Holt and Co Limited in Plymouth, will help Thomas Westcott's private and business clients with their tax planning and...
As a leading regional housing association DCH has invested around £565m into the south west economy over the past five years.
DCH is committed to supporting growth in the region; from building thousands of new homes and working with partner organisations such as the Foyer Federation, to creating jobs and investing in communities.
A raft of new parking arrangements designed to make parking that bit simpler in Plymouth will come into effect from 1 April.
Cheaper long-stay parking, simpler tariffs and tickets that can be used in more than one place are part of a package of measures to help shoppers and visitors park more easily.
Smart meters will be installed to allow people to park for longer if they...
Schools and local football teams in the Plymouth area are being urged to Club Together in support of grassroots football teams. Topps, the UK’s leading collectibles company is offering youngsters in the area the chance to win a training day with Premier League and Manchester City superstar, Kevin De Bruyne, a Premier League Manager (past or present) and a week-long adventure holiday camp as...
Food lovers turned out in force on Thursday night for the hotly anticipated grand opening of Marco Pierre White’s new Plymouth restaurant.
The red carpet was unfurled outside the Steakhouse Bar & Grill to an exclusive city guest list eager to experience the city’s new gastronomy destination hot spot.
They have been waiting weeks for the new eatery, on the top floor of the...
Plymouth’s newest car park has picked up a prestigious award at the British Parking awards.
The British Parking Awards is an independent competition that recognises the leading examples of car park management, enforcement, design and team work.
Mayflower Street West Car Park beat off competition from other councils and the private sector to be named the ‘Best Surface Car Park...
Bugsy Malone is coming to the stage at Plympton Academy. The production runs from Wednesday March 22 to Saturday March 25. Tickets are available at main reception and cost £6 for adults and £4 for children. The show starts at 7pm.
Illegal skin lighteners, containing potentially harmful products, have been found on sale in our region.
Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service say that the creams are similar to products which have been on sale in London. Trading Standards officers have seized a considerable quantity of illegal skin lightening creams that were being sold over the internet by a Devon-based trader...
The mechanisms which cause earthquake cycles to begin up to 40km below the earth’s surface in the interiors of continents are to be explored in a new research project led by the University of Plymouth.
Such earthquakes account for around 30% of intracontinental seismic activity, but very little is presently known about what causes them and the geological effects they leave behind....
