Forty young people from Devon have been honoured for achieving their Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award.
The young people have completed their Gold award and were presented with their awards by Deputy Lieutenant, Sir John Evans QPM DL LL.B at a ceremony at County Hall in Exeter on Saturday 4 January.
The ceremony was attended by Helen Jenny MBE, Chair of the Duke of Edinburgh's...
HLM Architects Plymouth have won a 'Sustainable Construction New Build' award at the Cornwall Sustainability Awards 2013 for their work on Brannel School.
The aim of Cornwall Sustainability Awards is to encourage, reward and gain recognition for some of the excellent work businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are doing to improve their sustainability.
Plymouth City Council’s sports development unit has won a regional award from England Athletics (EA) for its work in promoting and developing running groups for beginners.
The Council has been named Community Partner of the Year for the South West as part of EA’s Volunteer Awards and Hall of Fame programme.
EA South West Chair Nigel Rowe presented the award to Nyrene Dudley...
Devon Community Foundation has awarded £60,000 of Comic Relief funding to two organisations in Plymouth.
The grants have been awarded to Plymouth Pregnancy Crisis Centre, which will use its £30,000 to fund a baby loss support project working with parents who have suffered the loss of their child and are dealing with often crippling emotions, and Special Olympics Plymouth and District...
A team serving up millions of school meals to children in Plymouth has been crowned best education caterer in the country for its locally sourced, quality ingredients and seasonal menus at a national award ceremony.
Plymouth City Council’s Education Catering Service was picked for the coveted top spot at the EDUcatering Excellence Awards 2013 in London this week, scooping the title of...
An innovative statistics project run through a partnership led by Plymouth University has received a prestigious global award.
CensusAtSchool, run by the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE), was named Best Cooperative Project in Statistical Literacy by the International Association of Statistical Education and the International Statistical Literacy...
A crime prevention officer for Devon and Cornwall Police has won an award for her outstanding work in raising awareness of the dangers of borrowing money from loan sharks.
Sarah German, crime prevention officer for Plymouth and surrounding area, has been named as the South West winner of the Stop Loan Sharks Award.
Crime Prevention Officer are often connected to the local...
A Plymouth University careers and employability advisor has won a national award for her outstanding support in mentoring a university-based entrepreneurial action group.
Kellie Smith received the ‘outstanding team advisor of the year’ award at the Enactus National Competition held in London last month beating off competition from 51 universities across the UK. A total of 41...
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has had its approach to occupational safety and health recognised in an awards scheme run by the safety charity, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
The Gold award in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2013 was presented during a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, at the National Exhibition...
Site manager Nathan Pyett from independent developer, C G Fry & Son has won a Considerate Constructors Scheme 2014 National Site Bronze Award. Nathan received his award in London and was joined by his partner Julia Simmonds and Kevin Murch, Construction Director of C G Fry and his wife Teresa. This award is in recognition of improving the image of construction and was for Holmdale site in...
