Plymouth

Richard Hammond said it’s the most fun he’s ever had and Jeremy Clarkson said he loved it. No, they are not reminiscing about Top Gear, but instead about test driving a Wildcat from one of the few remaining truly British car brands in the UK. And in an extraordinary step, for the very first time the public are being offered the chance to own a part of the business.

Wildcat, the Plymouth based automotive group that is owned and run by 35-year old Oliver Mitchell - has turned down numerous offers from foreign investors and in-stead, is turning to the public in order to develop two...

The first day of the Buckfast Abbey Storytelling Festival was a great success with schools despite the torrential rain, which threatened to make it a wash-out.

The day started off well but just as the schools were about to do their first sessions with the host of well-known storytellers, who had come to the Abbey for this unique event, the skies just opened.

Many paths were flooded and the storytelling tent of Footprints Theatre Company from Nottingham let in so much water that they had to abandon it and retreat to an inside space.

Despite this, however, the schools...

On Sunday July 5th, a twenty-strong team of architects and urban designers from LHC’s Exeter and Plymouth studios will cycle across Devon to raise funds for one of the UK’s oldest charities, Devon based Hannahs.

The team will cycle an impressive 58 miles and climb 3750 feet of rolling Devon hills, raising money towards a new £11,000 all-terrain wheelchair that will get more kids and young adults at Hannahs off-the-beaten track and having more adventures, whatever their abilities.

The team from LHC, including six of the company Directors, will ride from the Exeter Design...

Yacht Havens is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Kitchen as the new Marina Manager at Plymouth Yacht Haven.

Many berth holders will already be familiar with Steve as he has been part of the Yacht Havens team for over three years in the role of Manager at Blagdons Marine Business Park in Plymouth. Furthermore, as a keen sailor and Plymouth Yacht Haven berth holder, Steve has a very good understanding from first-hand experience of what is expected of a Five Gold Anchor marina.

Commenting on his new role, Steve said, “I’m looking forward with real excitement to...

As exclusively revealed by the Exeter Daily yesterday, David Fitzgerald is to take over the presenting slot currently occupied by Judi Spiers.

Fitz and his Producer Monica Ellis will be moving to the Mid-Morning Show on BBC Radio Devon from Monday 6 July.

The BBC also announced this afternoon that Pippa Quelch will be the new voice of Drive Time.

Pippa, who was born and grew up in Devon, will present a mixture of news, travel and music each weekday from 5pm – 7pm in her new Drive Time Show.

Pippa currently presents the Sunday morning show on the station, ‘...

In April 2012, private equity house Livingbridge invested in Happy Days Nurseries, one of the largest and highest quality childcare operators in Cornwall.

Significant new investment and management expertise catapulted Happy Days onto a high growth path, with a business plan of doubling the number of nurseries over a wider geographic footprint of the wider South West.

Now, three years later and building on success, Happy Days is pleased to announce two successful development capital fund raisings from Livingbridge in 2014 and the Bank of London & The Middle East plc (“...

A hairdressing apprentice who started as a ‘Saturday girl’ has been promoted to manager of a new salon due to open in Plymouth.

Skills Group apprentice Holly Harrison, aged 20, will head up the new branch of Loose Ends Hair and Beauty in Foxwood Gardens, Plymstock, from July 5.

Holly has worked at the Dean Hill branch of Loose Ends Hair and Beauty for four years. She started on Saturdays before joining full-time after leaving school aged 16.

With the support of training provider Skills Group, Holly has successfully completed NVQ Level 2 and 3 in hairdressing and...

Seaside communities are being urged to create dedicated Coastal Community Teams to drive forward economic regeneration and a long-term vision, by new Coastal Communities Minister Mark Francois today (16 June 2015).

The government is providing over £1 million to set up 110 Coastal Community Teams to deal with the specific economic challenges faced by seaside towns and take forward a local strategy for success.

In a letter to coastal MPs, the minister said the creation of these new teams would make sure the economic recovery is felt across the country – helping areas deal...

What do you get if you take 1,000 ping pong tables, 10,000 bats and 60,000 balls, and place them in the streets and open spaces of 19 towns and cities nationwide?

The answer is, of course, Ping! - probably the biggest and coolest ping pong festival in the world and certainly the one with the most street cred.

Bouncing back for its sixth successive summer; the festival sees ping pong tables popping up in a variety of diverse and surprising locations. The South West features strongly in cities chosen to host the event. Once again, the people of Exeter will be enjoying ping...

This year’s Plymouth Business Show will feature a new VIP networking lunch, with a taste of world cuisine, courtesy of sponsors The Duke of Cornwall Hotel. The highlight of the very first Plymouth Business Week, Plymouth Business Show, now in its third year, is set to welcome over 120 exhibitors and 1,000 visitors through the doors of Plymouth Pavilions on Wednesday 17th June. This year the show will feature a brand new networking lunch, hosted by sponsors The Duke of Cornwall Hotel. Suzi Cumberland, Events Manager for Plymouth and Devon Chamber of Commerce said: “Plymouth Business Show is...