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The future is bright for Beers LLP

Solicitors Beers LLP are looking to the future, with the appointment of a new partner and managing partner.

Beers LLP, which has offices on Sutton Harbour in Plymouth and in Fore Street, Kingsbridge, says the changes will help the firm to continue its growth in the decades ahead.

James Canning steps up from partner to managing partner and Beers solicitor Sonia Hems becomes the...

Developers and companies to draw up plans for skills

Developers setting their sights on Plymouth and companies with large Council contracts will be asked to support the next generation of construction employees through employment and skills plans.

Plymouth City Council is the first Council in the region to use both its planning and procurement system to boost the number of people entering the construction industry.

Under the...

Solar eclipse eyesight warning

Devon Local Optical Committee and the Optometry group at the School of Health Professions at Plymouth University are warning people to exercise caution when viewing the solar eclipse.

The solar eclipse will take place on Friday 20th March 2015 and, dependent on location, people will see a partial eclipse, with up to 97% of the sun blocked out.

Whilst a solar eclipse is an...

Waterfront set to resurface

One of last year’s most enduring images captured the moment a much-loved Plymouth watering hole was almost wiped from the map, as waves driven by the fiercest storm in living memory swept clean through the Waterfront Pub and Eating House and took most of the fixtures and fittings back out to sea with them.

The sheer weight of the water that pulverised the Waterfront led many experts to...

An evening of fun with Beatles tribute The Fab Beatles

A popular Beatles tribute band will be performing to party-goers at Holiday Inn Plymouth on Saturday, March 21, and there are still a number of places left for you to enjoy a night of themed live music.

The hotel wants to take you on a magical mystery tour for an evening of fun with Beatles tribute band, The Fab Beatles, which are the UK’s number one Beatles tribute act and have a range of celebrity fans which include Jonathon Ross and Terry Wogan.

Tickets are priced at £23.95 per person and include a three course meal, performances by the band and then a DJ playing until...

Charities unite to put nature on the agenda

The National Trust, RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts are calling on people across the West Country to put nature at the heart of debate in the run up to May’s General Election and encourage candidates to support nature.

Together the three charities have produced South West Nature 2015 - a new website that details landscapes, wildlife and the issues these face, across all 55 Westminster...

Appeal after assault at Jesters nightclub

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Jesters nightclub, Union Street, Plymouth, on Saturday 31st January.

Between 1.45-2:15am, a 25-year-old man was assaulted in the nightclub and suffered serious facial injuries. The suspect is described as male, white with long hair and wearing a light coloured long sleeved top

Police would like to identify the man in...

South Yard to become an Enterprise Zone

Plymouth’s South Yard is to become an Enterprise Zone, making the site even more attractive to businesses.

Chancellor George Osborne yesterday announced that the bid put forward by the Heart of the South West Local Economic Partnership (HotSW LEP) on behalf of the city had been successful.

The status means that businesses based there have more freedom to expand and reinvest,...

Last chance to sign up for Half Marathon

Organisers of Plymouth’s Half Marathon, GO2, are urging runners not to leave it until the last minute to sign up for this year’s race, with less than one week left to secure their place with entries set to close at midnight on Monday 23rd March!

The event has already attracted a phenomenal level of interest, breaking records within the first 24 hours of entries opening, and securing...

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