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Ministry of Defence
09:36, 1 MAR 2021
Royal Navy looks into building money-spinning Cold War museum in Plymouth
Museums
Senior Service begins a four-month study into proposed project which would feature a decommissioned nuclear submarine
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Latest on first ‘garden village’ to be built in East Midlands
Housing
Newton Garden Village will see 528 homes go up on the former RAF Newton site, near Bingham, east of Nottingham
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Helicopter firm Leonardo and tech giant O2 link for 5G defence project
Technology
Leonardo’s Innovation and Technology Incubator Centre is looking at next-generation “future factory” manufacturing capabilities
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Engineering campus plan for Plymouth's Oceansgate marine enterprise zone
Engineering
City College Plymouth will take space at the waterfront development and start new degrees in marine engineering and robotics
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Lawyer probes historic dockyard asbestos use after ex-worker falls ill
Employment
Specialist seeks info about Devonport Dockyard in the pre-privatisation 1960s after claims man was exposed to asbestos dust
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Missile manufacturer MBDA to create 190 jobs after securing £550m MoD contract for F-35 strike weapon
Ministry of Defence
The company said the contract would create highly skilled technology jobs at its sites in Bristol, Bolton and Stevenage
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Plymouth's Christmas Day tug strike called off as talks continue
Employment
Walkout which threatened to hamper Royal Navy shipping movements is scrapped but workers say a strike in January could still happen
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Some good retail news as sports chain announces new Leicester store
Retail & High Street
New Foot Locker opening soon in Leicester’s Highcross shopping centre
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Why vaccine success will be music to the ears of this Hull manufacturer
BBC
John Dixon is clinging on through coronavirus after loss of live gigs wiped out demand for protective cases
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Serco offers to extend talks in bid to stop strike crippling Royal Navy
Employment
Outsourcing giant says it will seek compromise after tug crews voted to go on strike in Plymouth from Christmas Day
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Tug strike threatens 'Christmas chaos' for Royal Navy in Plymouth
Employment
Unite union members are to strike from Christmas Day potentially crippling naval shipping movements around Devonport
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New chief executive appointed for Babcock's key Marine sector
Engineering
Engineering and defence company has new man in charge of dockyards in Plymouth and Scotland
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Babcock's £600m warship upgrade programme reaches crucial stage
Engineering
Five Type 23 frigates are currently being worked on at Plymouth's Devonport Dockyard under scheme to extend their life for years
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Helicopter firm Leonardo praised for productivity in Ƶ IP report
Engineering
Yeovil manufacturer of the Wildcat and Merlin whirlybirds is highlighted for doing its part to boost exports and boost the economy
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BAE Systems welcomes £16.5b defence spending boost as PM appears to talk up Tempest
Ministry of Defence
Next generation air combat capability is being brought forward with Leonardo, Rolls-Royce and MBDA
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Devon's Appledore Shipyard is ready to deliver in Johnson's £16.5bn defence funding pledge
Ministry of Defence
Appledore is ready to play a role in creating a world class Navy, says shipyard boss John Wood
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Ex-cop launches business to get more BAME staff in senior police, emergency services and Armed Forces roles
Armed Forces
Kul Mahay was once one of the most senior Asian officers in the Ƶ police force
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Warship work will save Ƶ ship building skills, says Appledore boss
Engineering
Infrastrata Chief Executive John Wood said there is a small window to save regional ship building skills and tap into a huge multi-billion order book
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South West firms triumph at Make Ƶ regional awards
Engineering
Companies and apprentices from Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Bristol are honoured at annual awards, held virtually in 2020
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Revealed: The Top 150 businesses in Devon and Cornwall
Employment
The list profiles the biggest businesses in the region - from utilities to retail, manufacturing to professional services
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Ƶ-built warship pledge could create 600 jobs at Appledore shipyard
Armed Forces
Appledore has a track record of contracts for the MoD and has been looking for skilled boatbuilders
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'Tempest a huge boon for Brough' - aerospace engineer on excitement of role on his doorstep
Engineering
Zachary Carrison is working on the next generation air combat
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Stockport military engineering firm WFEL awarded £46m Ministry of Defence contract
Ministry of Defence
The MGB contract will be fulfilled by December 2025, it said, with the first two bridging sets delivered to the Ƶ MoD by December 2021
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Six Plymouth firms shortlisted for top tech awards
Technology
The high-flying half-dozen are all based at Plymouth Science Park in the north of the city
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