This week’s Plymouth Chronicle focuses on how local people, services and organisations are shaping everyday life across the city right now.
Students at Tor Bridge High are gaining practical career experience after recruitment specialists from Babcock worked with sixth formers on mock interviews, helping them prepare for apprenticeships and job applications. (P.7)
The new councillors’ column for Derriford & North begins in this edition, where local ward councillors from Budshead & Honicknowle share updates on issues affecting their communities, from neighbourhood concerns and resident casework to ongoing projects and local priorities. (P.14)
At Derriford Hospital, a new Building Lives Academy has launched alongside construction of the Emergency Care Building, creating training and employment routes into construction for local residents who face barriers to work. (P.8)
Community fundraising also features strongly this week. Hearts Together (P.3) has launched its latest city-wide fundraising campaign, while staff at Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital have raised £6,000 through their own fundraising efforts to support local causes. (P.16)
Housing and homelessness are also in focus, with Plymouth Community Homes highlighted for its role in helping people move out of homelessness through prevention, support services and long-term housing solutions. (P.12)
And there’s an update on the Woolwell to The George transport scheme, a major infrastructure project aimed at improving connections and easing congestion in the north of Plymouth. (P.12)
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