Local interior designer launches a new creatives networking group in Plymouth. ‘Doo:zie [do-zee], South West’ is spearheaded by pioneering Kay Allen, senior interior designer at HLM Plymouth, Mills Bakery, Royal William Yard. A community for creatives across all disciplines and at all levels, Doo:zie is aimed at providing an opportunity for creative people to come together to meet and connect; discuss and process ideas; share knowledge and skills and to collaborate and realise creative ambitions.
HLM is a leading architectural practice with six offices across the UK. The award-...
Harbour commissioners in Plymouth have agreed a major new contract for a multi-purpose workboat at Cattewater.
Cattewater Harbour Commissioners have ordered the bespoke 14m craft to replace an ageing vessel for a variety of tasks, including mooring work, salvage work, oil pollution incidents, dive and dredging support, buoy maintenance and towage.
They chose Meercat Workboats, of Portchester, Hampshire, to build the vessel after opening up the tender process Europe wide.
Meercat is on target to complete the 14m by 5m workboat for the harbour authority’s fleet in mid...
Research published in the British Dental Journal shows that Brush DJ, an app designed to encourage youngsters to adopt and maintain an effective oral health care routine using evidence-based techniques, is effective in its aims.
Brush DJ was launched on the Apple App Store at the end of 2011 and in 2013 it was accepted into the NHS Choices Health Apps Library. By February 2015 Brush DJ, which is free with no advertisements or in-app purchases, had been downloaded on more than 197,000 devices in 188 countries. It can be used with any type of toothbrush.
Everyday cosmetic and cleaning products contain huge quantities of plastic particles, which are released to the environment and could be harmful to marine life, according to a new study.
Research at Plymouth University has shown almost 100,000 tiny ‘microbeads’ – each a fraction of a millimetre in diameter – could be released in every single application of certain products, such as facial scrubs.
The particles are incorporated as bulking agents and abrasives, and because of their small size it is expected many will not be intercepted by conventional sewage treatment, and...
Described as the most significant shakeup in commercial property agency in Plymouth in recent years, well-known local agent Mark Slade has joined Bruton Knowles.
Mark, a former fly half and Captain of Plymouth Albion, is a leading figure in Plymouth’s close-knit commercial property circuit and brings an extensive network of business contacts as well as a wealth of new leads.
Team Manager Ashleigh Phillips said: “Mark’s appointment is a key part of our growth plans and adds a full commercial agency and brokerage service to our core strengthens, combining more than 60 years...
Exeter really does have a monopoly on the world’s favourite family board game, Monopoly.
That’s because the city dubbed too posh to have an Old Kent Road on its board has seen its Devon rival ban the forthcoming official edition, it is announced today (Thursday 27th August 2015).
The much-loved and visited Cathedral city recently hit the national headlines, as social media went into meltdown, after it was claimed Devon’s ancient capital was just too well-heeled to have its’ own equivalent of Old Kent Road, the board’s most moderately priced location.
Leading South West dementia scientists will come together on Thursday 3 September to hold a free public event in Devon to discuss current dementia research.
The day will involve short talks from clinicians and researchers, as well as interactive workshops and an opportunity to ask the experts questions about Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
The meeting is organised by members of the Alzheimer’s Research UK South West Network Centre in partnership with the National Institute for Health Clinical Research Network (CRN) for the South West peninsula.
Police have welcomed the custodial sentence given to a 24-year-old Plymouth man jailed for nine months after filming himself travelling at 153mph on a motorcycle.
Ashley Dixon, from Plymouth, used a helmet camera to record himself on motorcycles travelling through rural roads in Devon and was described by the Judge sentencing him as a ‘lunatic’.
Dixon, who pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving, appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Thursday and was jailed for nine months and banned from driving for two years.
Plymouth commercial property specialist Bruton Knowles has sold an office investment near Plymouth city centre.
Glenn Kelly sold 210 Exeter Street next to the Cattedown Roundabout to a private investor off an asking price of £415,000 freehold.
The two-storey building – currently occupied by GP Strategies Training – offers a total of 3,818 sq ft of modern accommodation with seven parking spaces.
Glenn said the sale underlined increased investment interest across the city.
“We have seen a number of headline deals going through in the past few months and the...
