Lloyds Banking Group has announced it will help 1,000 start-ups to push through the £1m turnover barrier by their third birthday as part of its 2015 SME Charter, contributing £1bn to the UK economy.
The new Charter focuses on growth, digital technology and sustainability as its key commitments for supporting for enterprise.
Plymouth City Council has been awarded a contract worth £120,000 to provide vehicle servicing and maintenance for over 50 Amey vehicles, creating more jobs and helping to reduce overheads.
The Council’s fleet and garage team will be responsible for the service schedules, vehicle maintenance and breakdown repairs for plant vehicles, heavy goods vehicles and vans.
PEOPLE in the South West are being urged to enjoy the sun safely this summer, following striking new skin cancer figures released by Cancer Research UK yesterday (Monday).
According to the charity, people over 65 in Great Britain are around seven times more likely to develop malignant melanoma compared to 40 years ago.
The most recent figures show that on average around 5,700...
Two Portsmouth goals in a rollercoaster second half were enough to subject Argyle to an agonising 2-1 defeat, though it was perhaps it was a goalless opening 45 minutes that played the biggest part in the Greens losing this Dockyard Derby.
The damage from Pompey was done between the 46th and 77th minutes, with goals from Jed Wallace and Ryan Taylor. An excellent Olly Lee strike less...
Plymouth University’s world class facilities and place at the heart of the community are to be showcased to the public as never before.
From open-air cultural events to laboratory tours, exhibitions of student work to pioneering partnerships, the city centre campus will be thrown open for The Big Festival Weekend on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June.
A new poll reveals the negative perception that Brits have of becoming a landlord, with 36% of UK adults saying it's extremely risky being a buy-to-let landlord.
Despite the negative perception, millions of buy-to-let landlords are reaping the benefits with data from HM Revenue & Customs showing that the number of buy-to-let investors in the UK is around 1.6 million, after an...
The Plymouth Skillsgroup Devils began their home campaign with a thrilling 46-43 victory over local rivals Somerset Cases Rebels, writes Mike Baxendale.
Devils team manager Lee Trigger admitted to being a little nervous before the meeting following the previous night's defeat at The Oaktree Arena. He explained "We are a new team with a lot of talent but we haven't had the meetings to...
The Plymouth Youth Concert band is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and members both past and present are planning to come together for a special concert.
Formed in April 2005, the band was the first city-wide youth ensemble created by the newly-formed Plymouth Youth Music Service and began with just 9 members.
The band has since gone from strength to strength, having...
Officers are investigating a serious assault which occurred at around 10.00pm on Friday 27th February, during a ‘Royal Blood’ rock concert at the Plymouth Pavilions.
The incident occurred at the rear of the dance hall and during an altercation the victim, a man, aged in his late 50’s was pushed to the floor and then kicked to the face and head several times. As a result of the assault...
