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National Small Business Saturday Bus Tour stopping in Plymouth
Small Business Saturday the nationwide campaign to support, inspire and promote the UK’s small businesses, is unveiling its celebrated tour this year with a sensational bus tour to mark 5 years since the campaign was launched. The bus will be visiting 29 …
First time Innovate UK has run a loans competition
Small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working on late-stage infrastructure systems projects can apply for a share of £10 million in a pilot loans competition – the first opportunity to access Innovate UK’s new alternative financial support scheme. This …
How a small British city hacked its way to tech hub status – on a shoestring
With relatively little funding, Plymouth Council is turning the city into a regional tech hub by opening up its data for private sector innovators. Data Plymouth, a data centre for the council, runs “Data Play Days,” hackathon-style events which allow …
Building work on city centre leisure scheme gets underway
Construction work is due to get underway on the huge Drake Circus Leisure development at Bretonside. The £53 million scheme looks set to transform this key gateway entrance to Plymouth City Centre, creating hundreds of jobs as well as a new destination …
Sizzling Southeast Asia Roadshow: Plymouth
Southeast Asia presents a unique opportunity for British investment to explore a region which is strategically placed, dynamic, high in growth and has strong demographics. It is one of the most fast-moving and competitive regions in the world. The …
Tech firm to create 200 jobs in Plymouth revealed to Prime Minister during USA visit
A medical technology firm is to create 200 jobs in Plymouth by investing £172million into its city factory. BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) plans to pump in £172million to build eight new manufacturing lines at its site at Belliver Way, in Roborough. …
Babcock has taken on 220 new workers at Devonport Dockyard
Engineering giant Babcock has taken on 220 new recruits at its Devonport base. A total of 130 apprentices and 90 graduates have joined the ranks. The newcomers hold a variety of roles at the extensive 330-acre site, including welders, fabricators, …
Multi-million pound Plymouth spa hotel is officially the best in Britain
It’s official – Plymouth’s multi-million pound Gaia Spa has been crowned the country’s best. The luxury spa, at the Boringdon Hall Hotel, has been named the Best Destination Spa in the whole of the UK and Ireland at the celebrated Condé Nast Johansen …
Local chandlery offers free refills for boat owners in bid to improve environmental awareness among Plymouth's boaters
A local yacht chandlery based in Plymouth’s Mayflower Marina has started offering free refills of Ecowork Marine’s sustainable yacht wash during August and September to Plymouth’s boat owners in a bid to raise awareness of better sustainable practices …
Work has started for the new £42 Million Drake Circus Leisure Scheme development
It was once the most important gateways into the city – now it is about to be demolished to make way for a plush leisure complex. Dubbed Drake Leisure, the development will replace what was Bretonside bus station and bring new life to worn-down site. In …