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Bruton Knowles awarded commercial property portfolio by National Charity

The Gerrick Rose Animal Trust, a charity which provides financial assistance to organisations involved in providing care to animals, has awarded its property management contract to the Plymouth office of Bruton Knowles.

The charity made the most of high property values in London until recently when it reinvested those returns in higher yielding stock in the South West of England....

Student awarded opportunity to train with globally respected furniture designer

A Plymouth University student has been awarded the opportunity to train with one of the country’s most respected furniture companies this summer.

Scott Whitfield, who has recently completed his first year on the BA (Hons) 3D Design (Designer Maker) course, is one of just eight students from across the UK selected to take part in the first ever LINLEY Summer School.

The...

Have your say on council tax support scheme

Changes are being made to the Council Tax Support scheme and Plymouth City Council wants to hear your views.

Every year the Council reviews how much reduction in Council Tax is given to people of working age on a low income and this is published in the Council Tax Support Scheme.

The changes need to be in place by 1 April 2017 so a 12 week consultation has now started and local...

Plymouth's Eddie Ryan battling to regain title

On July 31st, only one man stands between Eddie Ryan and an historic third heavyweight wrestling title, that man is Tyler Hawke.

This match will be the main event of the spectacular summer showcase event ‘Heat Wave’ put on by Plymouth Wrestling Association at the Plymouth School of Creative Arts.

“Being a Plymouth boy, being PWA Heavyweight champion is something I expect of...

Native Makers bring creative magic to Plymouth

Native Makers are bringing some creative magic to the Yard with a festival filled with food, shopping and entertainment.

The festival will take place at Factory Cooperage at Royal William Yard on Saturday 16 July, between 10am and 6pm.

Rosie Drake Knight and Emily Dymond have been working on the festival since 2014.

Emily said: “We had a vision of a local marketplace...

Duchess of Cornwall to open new BBC South West HQ

Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall will officially open the new BBC South West Headquarters in Plymouth on Wednesday 20 July 2016.

For the last two years BBC South West has undertaken an ambitious redevelopment of its headquarters in Plymouth. The multi-million pound investment is the biggest BBC building project outside London in recent years. The new headquarters is home to...

Happy Day's charity supports local school

Happy Day’s children’s charity have gifted the children of a school in Plymouth a theatre performance.

The charity, who help local children with a variety of special needs with day trips and holidays will treat Courtland’s school with a performance of The Hobbit.

The play will take place on 21 July 2016 and will be performed by M&M productions travelling theatre company....

The Big Friendly Read – Summer Reading Challenge 2016

Libraries in Plymouth are getting ready to celebrate 100 years of the world’s greatest storyteller, Roald Dahl, with this year’s Summer Reading Challenge – The Big Friendly Read.

Children can visit their local library and sign up from Saturday 16 July. It’s free and every child who signs up will be given a special collector folder to keep track of their Summer Reading Challenge reading...

Plymouth paramedic students win international event

Plymouth University’s paramedic students have been named the best in the country.

At the simulated crisis event Spires, Plymouth paramedic students won awards for their excellent work.

Spires is the first UK international student paramedic conference and the only paramedic student competition in the UK.

To take the title the team had to perform throughout the day in...

Empowering women through beauty and make-up

To Plymouth lady Sandy Rice, 72, age is just a number.

A proud nanny with 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a lifetime of experience, Sandy has been empowering women through beauty and make-up.

Sandy started to work for Avon, and eventually start her own business after suffering from ankylosing sponditis, a form of spinal arthritis that eventually causes a fusion...

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