Plymouth

Plymouth recruitment agency expands

Due to major business growth, a Plymouth recruitment agency has announced a series of new appointments and a £100,000 investment in new offices.

Sphere Solutions, which specialises in recruitment for the construction industry, has relocated to The Millfields, the site of the Grade 2 listed former Royal Naval Hospital.

With an annual turnover in excess of £20million, Sphere...

Barne Barton gets planning

People in Barne Barton are becoming town planners and will shape development in their area for the next two decades.

Instead of the Council’s Planning Service putting together a plan and asking local people what think about it, residents have joined forces to create their own plan that will shape development in the future – whether that’s where to build homes, business premises or...

Sailors set course for top spot

Plymouth University Sporting Scholar Lorenzo Chiavarini will be hoping to retain his national title in November when the annual BUCS Fleet Sailing Championship returns to the city’s shores.

Lorenzo is one of over 100 entrants set to compete in one of sailing most hotly-contested competitions, all of whom are aspiring to be crowned the best sailor in the city of Sir Francis Drake, Sir...

Schools and nurseries should help children to brush their teeth

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has urged local authorities to tackle a growing crisis in the state of people’s teeth in disadvantaged areas of England.

Tooth decay and gum disease are the two most common, largely preventable dental problems. At risk are those who are among the most vulnerable in our society and who are dependent on others to care for them...

Vispring hosts former employee at its factory

Local employer, Vispring, hosted former employee Beatrice Denby, who visited the factory in Plymouth for the first time, at the age of 87.

Beatrice worked as a payroll clerk at Vispring for two years after leaving the army in 1945, aged 19; in those days, the factory was based in Willesden, North London. The luxury bed maker moved its operations to Plymouth in 1971, after the London...

New charter to set standard for private rented housing in Plymouth

Landlords in Plymouth are being asked to sign up to a new charter to improve private rented homes in the city.

A consultation is being launched yesterday (Thursday 23 October) to share the draft Charter for PR Housing with landlords, tenants, and the wider public in Plymouth.

Plymouth City Council has committed, as one of its 50 pledges to the people of Plymouth, to improving...

Partnership hopes after Chinese conferences

Future collaborations between academics and students in the South West and China could be on the cards after two major conferences in the Far East.

Professor Simon Davies, Chair in Aquaculture Nutrition at Plymouth University and one of the world’s leading aquaculture experts, was among the keynote speakers and session chair at Aquatic China 2014, attended by more than 3,000 people in...

Respect for everyone this Hallowe'en

Devon and Cornwall Police want to ensure that Halloween is a happy and safe time for everyone, whether young or old.

If you are going trick or treating this Halloween we want you to have fun and be safe but remember not everyone wants you to call at their home.

The ‘Sorry... no trick or treat this Halloween' campaign encourages members of the public who do not want to be...

Project SEARCH Derriford shortlisted for top award

A supported internship programme, based at Derriford Hospital, that supports young adults with learning disabilities to gain paid employment, has been confirmed as a finalist for a top award.

The work of Project SEARCH in supporting young adults with learning disabilities to gain paid employment has been shortlisted in the NHS Inclusivity Leader of the Year category of the 2014 South...

Beautiful Show opens in gallery run by children

Monstrous art works including an enormous typhoon and a giant eyeball are currently on show at Radiant Art Gallery, Plymouth City Centre.

Following two months of intensive training as art curators with Effervescent’s team, nine talented girls aged 10 – 14 came up with the idea for the show and selected art works by five artists based in Plymouth, in the UK, and in Europe.

The...

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