award

Council wins regional award for getting people running – two years running!

Plymouth City Council’s sports development unit has won a regional award from England Athletics (EA) for its work in promoting and developing running groups for beginners.

The Council has been named Community Partner of the Year for the South West as part of EA’s Volunteer Awards and Hall of Fame programme.

EA South West Chair Nigel Rowe presented the award to Nyrene Dudley...

Devon Community Foundation awards £60,000 to groups in Plymouth

Devon Community Foundation has awarded £60,000 of Comic Relief funding to two organisations in Plymouth.

The grants have been awarded to Plymouth Pregnancy Crisis Centre, which will use its £30,000 to fund a baby loss support project working with parents who have suffered the loss of their child and are dealing with often crippling emotions, and Special Olympics Plymouth and District...

Plymouth school meals team crowned best in the country

A team serving up millions of school meals to children in Plymouth has been crowned best education caterer in the country for its locally sourced, quality ingredients and seasonal menus at a national award ceremony.

Plymouth City Council’s Education Catering Service was picked for the coveted top spot at the EDUcatering Excellence Awards 2013 in London this week, scooping the title of...

Census project wins international award as University-led partnership launches world statistics quiz

An innovative statistics project run through a partnership led by Plymouth University has received a prestigious global award.

CensusAtSchool, run by the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE), was named Best Cooperative Project in Statistical Literacy by the International Association of Statistical Education and the International Statistical Literacy...

Award for raising loan shark awareness.

A crime prevention officer for Devon and Cornwall Police has won an award for her outstanding work in raising awareness of the dangers of borrowing money from loan sharks.

Sarah German, crime prevention officer for Plymouth and surrounding area, has been named as the South West winner of the Stop Loan Sharks Award.

Crime Prevention Officer are often connected to the local...

National recognition for Plymouth University student mentor

A Plymouth University careers and employability advisor has won a national award for her outstanding support in mentoring a university-based entrepreneurial action group.

Kellie Smith received the ‘outstanding team advisor of the year’ award at the Enactus National Competition held in London last month beating off competition from 51 universities across the UK. A total of 41...

Fire and Rescue service receives recognition for its health and safety practice

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has had its approach to occupational safety and health recognised in an awards scheme run by the safety charity, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

The Gold award in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2013 was presented during a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, at the National Exhibition...

Building site Manager wins National Award for Challenging Affordable Housing Project

Site manager Nathan Pyett from independent developer, C G Fry & Son has won a Considerate Constructors Scheme 2014 National Site Bronze Award. Nathan received his award in London and was joined by his partner Julia Simmonds and Kevin Murch, Construction Director of C G Fry and his wife Teresa. This award is in recognition of improving the image of construction and was for Holmdale site in...

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