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Inform Plymouth’s Immersive Future…
The University of Plymouth is currently working with consultants Golant Innovation and The Fifth Sector to undertake a review of the Immersive sector in and around Plymouth, under the working title ‘Immersive Futures’. Joining up the immersive capability …
SailGP Inspire and Plymouth City Council establish legacy through youth sailing programmes
Following the success of the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, SailGP’s Inspire programme and Plymouth City Council have banded together to continue supporting local youth sailing initiatives in Britain’s Ocean City, through generous donations and support …
Summer splash for pontoon
Plymouth’s wild swimmers will be able to use a swimming pontoon as the city begins to make waves as the UK’s first National Marine Park. The floating pontoon has been installed today as part of a pilot scheme to see how well it is used. Cattewater Harbour …
New campaign supporting Plymouth’s tourism, retail and hospitality sector
A new campaign is working to address the recruitment challenge currently facing tourism, retail and hospitality businesses in Plymouth. Destination Plymouth’s new ‘Geddon in Tourism’ campaign showcases the wide range of opportunities within the sector. It …
New Harbour Master at the helm in Sutton Harbour
A new Harbour Master has been appointed to manage Sutton Harbour in the heart of Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City. Mark Veale, a former Royal Navy officer and Warfare Specialist and previously Assistant Harbour Master in Looe, will replace well-known …
New Employer Hub launched to support Plymouth’s businesses
Led by Plymouth City Council, Skills Launchpad Plymouth has unveiled a new online Employer Hub designed to bring together localised solutions to help address recruitment, employment, workforce skills and training challenges. Aimed at helping local small …
Free defibrillator training courses for waterfront businesses
Plymouth City Council is offering more free training courses in how to provide CPR and how to use the new lifesaving automated external defibrillator equipment (AED), following the installation of five of the lifesaving devices along the waterfront. The …
Harnessing the Power of Student Knowledge Exchange
In 2020, The University of Plymouth became one of twenty institutions to be awarded funding from the Office for Students and Research England funding competition , designed to explore the impact of student involvement in knowledge exchange. The project …
Local shopping has changed
The Coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on independent local businesses, where before lockdown restrictions around 35% of people did their shopping online or part online & part in person, raising to 75% during the pandemic. However, the …
Demand for new commercial premises growing despite pandemic
Demand for additional commercial buildings at one of our popular business parks is being satisfied by new buildings being constructed to help expanding city firms grow and to attract new investment into Plymouth. Plymouth City Council has started the …