SWBC members, Securious, are delighted to announce the promotion of two members of their team to senior leadership positions to facilitate further growth after a record year for the business. Darren Grey, previously Operations Manager, will now be taking on the role...
Speciality tea manufacturer, HotTea Mama, is the latest business to benefit from funding delivered by SWBC members, SWIG Finance. Based in Long Hanborough on the edge of the Cotswolds, HotTea Mama has received a £40,000 cash injection backed by British Business Bank’s...
Are you a business looking to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the Green Industrial Revolution and a low carbon future? Are you an academic working with a business to develop a new low carbon technology or service? The Devon Net Zero Innovation...
City College Plymouth is the first college in the South West region to be awarded the prestigious Google Reference College status, which celebrates its innovative approach to digital learning. ‘Google Reference’ status is awarded for the outstanding use of technology...
Organisations should follow NCSC advice and take action to improve their resilience with the cyber threat heightened. Following Russia’s unprovoked, premeditated attack on Ukraine, the National Cyber Security Centre continues to call on organisations in the UK to...
The South West of England’s tech sector is set to grow to almost £20bn gross value added (GVA) a year by 2026, creating over 125,000 new jobs, according to a new study from Whitecap Consulting. The research, commissioned by Tech South West, reveals that the South West...
The University of Exeter is pleased to announce we are once again able to offer businesses the chance to recruit an Exeter student intern for 35 hours this summer, with all associated salary costs and payroll administration covered by the University. We are now...
Following the highly successful 2021 R&D Solutions Fund, the University of Plymouth Research & Innovation Team are delighted to announce a new R&D Solutions Fund, aimed at developing R&D opportunities with a particular emphasis on international...
Buckfast Abbey, in South Devon, has announced that it will be celebrating Holy Week this year with an initiative to host twelve men who may be considering a vocation to the priesthood or religious life. In a first for the Abbey, the 12 men - reflective of the 12...
City College Plymouth students are encouraging Armed Forces veterans aged 50 and over to join them for weekly exercise sessions in a bid to improve the health and wellbeing of the local community. With the health and wellbeing of students, staff and the community...
A cohort of 13 women entrepreneurs showcased their innovative startups at a pitching event on 15th February as a finale to SETsquared Bristol’s Enterprising Women 2.0 pre-incubation programme. Now in its second year, the NatWest funded programme helps women-formed...
A young hairdresser is preparing to showcase her skills on the national stage after being named a finalist in a competition for trainee hair professionals. Chloe McGowan, a City College Plymouth first year apprentice employed at Alternative Styles in Torpoint, has...