Students aged 16-plus from Plymouth’s schools were invited to attend a Political Awareness Day hosted by City MP’s Alison Seabeck MP, Oliver Colvile MP and Gary Streeter MP, in partnership with the Plymouth Excellence Cluster last week.
The three MPs, alongside the Excellence Cluster, have become concerned about increasing disillusionment amongst voters, particularly in relation to...
A newly created and innovative marketing communications agency launched on Monday (12 January 2015).
Triangle Communications has been set up by three experts in the fields of PR, Digital Media, Marketing, Events, and Internal & External Communications, specifically to support the needs of businesses in the South West.
As a specialist marketing, lead generation, media...
The first baby to be born at Derriford Hospital made a return visit last week to see maternity staff in the lead up to the unit’s 21st anniversary and his birthday.
Adam Jones, who was born on 17 January 1994, was the first baby to be born in the new Maternity Unit at Derriford Hospital, following its move from Freedom Fields Hospital. Last week he came up to the unit with his mum...
A team of apprentices from Plymouth City Council have launched their bid to become apprenticeship team of the year.
Over the next six months they will be developing a community orchard near Lakeside Drive in Plymouth.
This bid is part of the Brathay Apprentice Challenge, the official search for the apprentice team of the year supported by the national apprenticeship service....
People in Devon are being urged to take extra care when travelling later today and overnight, with widespread snow forecast.
Localised showers are expected to turn wintry from around 6pm tonight onwards, with The Met Office issuing a yellow alert for the risk of snow, particularly on higher ground and in the north of the county. However, snow may fall across any part of Devon.
With the New Year underway, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are asking people to make one of their resolutions in 2015 to check that their smoke alarms are up to date and are in the right place to protect their home.
Many people see January as an opportunity for a fresh start, and safety should be no exception. So this month we are encouraging everyone to make sure they...
Last week Alison Seabeck, Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, challenged the Leader of the House of Commons, William Hague MP, over why Ministers at the Department for Food and Rural Affairs continue to delay a report into the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
The MMO is failing local fishers in Plymouth and across the South West, by producing questionable data, which is potentially...
Private sector output in the South West of England continued to rise at a strong rate in December, according to PMI® survey data.
Growth was supported by higher new business volumes and the level of incomplete work continued to rise, despite a further robust round of job creation. That said, the rate of growth in new orders eased to the slowest in 19 months. In line with the broad UK...
Two Plymouth primary schools are celebrating getting government recognition for their work with disadvantaged pupils.
Boringdon Primary school and High View School have both been congratulated by Schools Minister David laws after qualifying for the 2015 Pupil Premium Awards following key stage 2 results published last month.
Their results showed that they have made or continue...
