Plymouth's Brittany Ferries sees highest passenger numbers for 13 years
Lengthy delays on the Calais crossings and the strength of the pound has seen Plymouth's Brittany Ferries record the highest summer passenger numbers in 13 years. During the summer months of July and...
View ArticleSeven Plymouth pubs make it into Good Beer Guide
SEVEN Plymouth area pubs have made it into the Good Beer Guide for the first time this year.City hostelries The Mannamead, in Mutley Plain; Nowhere Inn, in Gilwell Street; Eggbuckland's Prince Maurice;...
View ArticlePlymouth's Cremyll Ferry to put prices up after councils withdraw funding
CROSSINGS on the Cremyll Ferry are to go up in price after both Plymouth and Cornwall councils ended their subsidies.Fare costs will rise for both adults and children as the company that operates the...
View ArticleMorrisons to close 11 supermarkets and sell off convenience stores in jobs...
ELEVEN Morrisons supermarkets are to close as part of cost-cutting plans that could lead to 900 job losses. The retail chain is also to sell off its convenience stores - such as those on Plymouth's...
View ArticlePlymouth to get new Tesco store
A NEW Tesco store is set to open up in Plymouth with a 24-hour facility, it has been revealed. The retail giant is to build its new Tesco Express near Mutley - less than half a mile from an existing...
View ArticlePlymouth woman names jewellery business after her dog
JOSI Francis was being pestered for attention by family dog Figi while trying to think of a name for her new business.That's how it came to be called after an attention-seeking Cairn terrier.Figi's...
View ArticleCrowdfunding effort to light up Plymouth's Palace Theatre reaches halfway point
A CROWDFUNDING drive to help light up the Palace Theatre has nearly halfway towards its target. The charity GO! appealed to residents and businesses to help with the first phase of its lighting and...
View ArticleFuture of Union Street under discussion at Plymouth business event
THE future of Plymouth's important Union Street will be debated at the next meeting of the city's premier business supper club.Roger Pipe, general manager of the Millfields Community Economic...
View ArticleMorrisons reveals full list of supermarket branches set to close
Supermarket chain Morrisons has revealed the full list of branches set to be closed. The chain, which has branches in Outland Road and Plymstock in Plymouth, is closing large supermarkets after...
View ArticleNew £130million mine on the edge of Plymouth opens for business
THE first metal mine to open in the UK for nearly half a century is 'open for business' and ready to ramp up production. The £130 million Drakelands tungsten mine at Hemerdon on the edge of Dartmoor...
View ArticleEden Project to create £100million centre in China
The team behind the Eden Project is to create a £100million tourism and education project in China. The Cornish educational charity has teamed up with leading developer China Jinmao Holdings Limited to...
View ArticleHow clean is your tattooist? Plymouth parlours given hygiene ratings
Plymouth tattoo parlours are being given new hygiene ratings similar to the 0 to 5 scheme handed out to city restsurants and cafes. The new scheme aimed at driving up tattoo hygiene standards in...
View ArticleAnother 2p cut off petrol prices at some Plymouth pumps
Another 2p has been cut from teh price of fuel at some Plymouth petrol pumps bringing the cost down to £1.05p per litre. Effective from today Asda has dropped the price of unleaded by 2ppl. Asda's new...
View ArticleNew plans for 17-storey student flats building in Plymouth city centre
A CITY centre building could be demolished to make way for a 17-storey student housing development which would be visible for miles around. Plans have been submitted to knock down Mayflower House, on...
View ArticleMassive new Poundworld to open in the heart of Plymouth city centre
A PROMINENT shop next to the sundial in Plymouth city centre is to become a massive Poundworld, it has emerged. The former Topshop and Topman shop on the corner of New George Street and Armada Way...
View ArticlePlymouth area energy broker expands
A CORNISH energy broker is celebrating eight years in business with the appointment of two new employees.Total Energy Solutions, based in Stoke Climsland, has taken on sales manager Bella Young and...
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Popular Plymouth pub to reopen following £200,000 upgrade
A POPULAR Plymouth pub has reopened following a £200,000 revamp, with new staff, more ales and improved dishes now on offer.Punters were greeted in style last Friday when The Brass Monkey, of Royal...
View ArticlePlymouth fish and chip shop named as one of three best in country in national...
A Plymouth fish and chip shop has been named as one of the top three in the country and will now go head to head with two others in a bid to scoop a national prize. Harbourside Fish and Chips has been...
View ArticlePlymouth waste deal means fewer bins on waterfront
THERE will be fewer bins on the streets and more bin collections following the signing of a new waste management deal for Plymouth's waterfront.Plymouth Waterfront Partnership Business Improvement...
View ArticlePlymouth hair salon's anger at being named and shamed for 'wage mistake'
A PLYMOUTH hair salon says an administrative error is to blame after it was "named and shamed" as having paid workers below the minimum wage.More than 100 employers who have failed to pay their workers...
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