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17 Feb 2012
Mayflower Marina Gets Top Marks in THYA Awards
Plymouth’s Mayflower Marina has been awarded top marks of 5 Gold Anchors by The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA).
 
... Full Story >

 
13 Feb 2012
StairAid Now Available in Exeter

Lifestyle Solutions, a family-run business based at Exeter Disability Centre, has become the exclusive distributor in Exeter for a new mobility aid which was designed and is manufactured in the sou ... Full Story >


 
09 Feb 2012
Bowel Cancer West Awards Major Research Grant

Local charity, Bowel Cancer West, has awarded two research projects with the inaugural David Darke Research Grant.

 
Siobhan Creanor from the Department of Mathematics an ... Full Story >

 
08 Feb 2012
The Quick Way to 50 Years Service with Walter C Parson - Funeral Directors

Harold Quick celebrates 50 years, boy and man, as Funeral Director

Walter C. Parson, the family owned funeral directors with branches throughout the south west, acquired Hugh Mills ... Full Story >

 
07 Feb 2012
Dame Margaret Fry Steps Down as Chair of Primrose Foundation

Dame Margaret Fry, who has overseen the creation and growth of the Primrose Breast Care Centre at Derriford Hospital, has retired after 14 years as the Chairman of the Primrose Foundation Trustees. ... Full Story >


 
25 Jan 2012
We are looking for a Designer.

We are looking for a talented designer to support our wonderfully creative web development and design team.

If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please email kimberley@forme ... Full Story >


 
20 Jan 2012
Devon Life Online Coverage for Michael Spiers New Showroom
 
Lots of great photos by Janine Hall of the launch event for Michael Spiers’ new Plymouth showroom, and Formedia’s write up about the evening, on Devon Life’s ... Full Story >

 
05 Jan 2012
StairAid Mobility Product Featured in Western Morning News

 Cornish (Callington) company Crichton Manufacturing Ltd (trading also as Aluminium Castings Ltd) has launched an innovative device to help people climb stairs.

 

 
04 Jan 2012
Walter C Parson Charity Donations
South West family-run funeral directors Walter C Parson decided that instead of sending hundreds of cards, it would spend the money instead on helping to make a difference for various charities a ... Full Story >

 
31 Dec 2011
MBE for Keith White, MD of Michael Spiers

INSPIRATIONAL Plymouth people have been recognised by The Queen in her New Year's Honours list.

Keith White, president of the Devon Squash Rackets Association, is made an MBE for services ... Full Story >

 
14 Dec 2011
PRESS RELEASE: Major Success For Plymouth GAIN Investment Initiative
Major Success For Plymouth GAIN Investment Initiative
 
The Peninsula Growth Acceleration and Investment Network (GAIN) has brokered a major investment in an i ... Full Story >

 
09 Dec 2011
Praise for Formedia Web for New Lang & Co Website

 Great position in today’s Plymouth Herald for our press release and photo about Simon Osborn of Formedia Web's work on the new Lang & Co Estate Agents website.

Thanks are ... Full Story >

 
05 Dec 2011
City Centre Chiropody, Plymouth, in the News

Foot Solutions in Plymouth takes an innovative  approach to health care. It's owners, Andrew and Karen Scowcroft have opened a complimentary chiropody clinic above the existing store in ... Full Story >

 
28 Nov 2011
Salty Monk Recipe for Success in Devon Life

Our friend Andy Witheridge at The Salty Monk resturant with rooms (it's lovely!) in Sidford came up with some great recipes for Christmas, and we were able to place this one in the December Christm ... Full Story >


 
27 Nov 2011
Nash & Co Solicitors LLP in the Western Morning News
A considered piece from Matthew Bryant at Nash & Co Solicitors LLP which had input from both Matthew and writers at Formedia. Portrait photo by Fiona Beckman.
... Full Story >

 
26 Nov 2011
Plymouth Herald Photographer Captures Glittering Eveniong at Michael Spiers, Plymouth
A splendid time was had by all last week at the launch of Michael Spiers’ newly enlarged and refurbished Plymouth showroom, and Janine Hall was there to record it all for posterity. The Ply ... Full Story >

 
25 Nov 2011
Great Positioning for Walter C Parson in Plymouth Herald Business Section

Here's the cutting from Wednesday's Plymouth Herald. Our thanks to William Telford for running the story. Copy and image by Andy Sinclair here at Formedia.

... Full Story >

 
24 Nov 2011
Good coverage for Walter C Parson Funeral Directors in Plymouth Herald

It was genuinely fascinating to meet two of the directors of the independent family run funeral directors Walter C Parson, and the company's two new female funeral directors.

At Formedia we ... Full Story >


 
17 Nov 2011
Congratulations to Rosie Hellings for winning the Herald's Young Business Person Award!

Our Congratulations goes to Rosie Hellings this week. She's become this years' Young Business person winner with her inspired Yofrog brand and commercial approach.

Rosie sketched her ideas ... Full Story >


 
17 Nov 2011
South West Funeral Directors Walter C Parson Employs the Gentle Touch
Walter C Parson, the independent funeral directors with branches throughout the south west, has announced the qualification of two new female Funeral Directors.
 
< ... Full Story >

 
15 Nov 2011
Lang & Co's New Website has all the Right Properties
 
Lang and Co Estate Agents, which has offices on Mannamead Road in Plymouth and The Broadway in Plymstock, is delighted to announce that  its new and updated websit ... Full Story >

 
08 Nov 2011
Nash & Co Solicitors LLP in WMN Commercial Property section

 

Formedia is pleased to have placed another article for a client, this time Nash & Co Solicitors LLP. Article appeared in Commercial Property section of the Western Morning News o ... Full Story >


 
08 Nov 2011
Medics Rugby Challenge - Tonight's the night!

Plymouth Albion is the place to be tonight for the legendary game of three halves, as Anthony Lambert once described it. Two on the pitch, and one in the bar so we are told.

Watch this spa ... Full Story >


 
07 Nov 2011
Blackfriars Contract Division in the News

 

A nice piece in the Plymouth Herald for Blackfriars Contract Division, being neighbourly in Stonehosue with the Oasis Cafe and Plymouth Food Bank.

Full Story >


 
05 Nov 2011
DINNER WITH A DIFFERENCE AT THE SALTY MONK, SIDFORD

 

Andy and Annette Witheridge, who own the award winning restaurant The Salty Monk in Sidford, are offering dinner with a difference on Tuesday 8th November.

An ideal evening ... Full Story >

 
04 Nov 2011
Exeter: Michael Spiers Saves Mimi's 18th Birthday

 

When John Wood from Eastwood in Exeter landed up in the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital for an extended stay, he wasn’t so much concerned for himself as for the fact that it ... Full Story >


 
03 Nov 2011
Are you ready for the Medics Rugby Challenge?

We are!

We have taken great pleasure in developing the website for the Medics Rugby Challenge and offering our support to this incredible even ... Full Story >


 
01 Nov 2011
Good Neighbours in Stonehouse, Plymouth
 
Plymouth business man Simon King, Director of Blackfriars Contract Division, has given a helping hand to a very near neighbour in the Stonehouse area of Plymouth.
... Full Story >

 
31 Oct 2011
Stratstone Jaguar makes the news...in ink and online

Here's the page of photos in the Plymouth Herald, taken by Tony Cobley, for Barry McGuigan's visit to Stratstone Jaguar in his role as Ambassdor for the Jaguar Academy of Sport.

The full pr ... Full Story >


 
31 Oct 2011
Mayflower Marina in the Plymouth Herald

 

A rallying call from Charles Bush at Mayflower marina in the wake of Plymouth's tremendous response to hosting the America's Cup.

Well done to Jolly Jacks too, the marina's o ... Full Story >


 
27 Oct 2011
Formedia Finds Big Cats in Devon
 
 
Plymouth based PR and marketing company Formedia is pleased to welcome a new client, Stratstone Jaguar which is based on Langage Business Park, just outside ... Full Story >

 
25 Oct 2011
Revolutionary fat reduction treatment hits Nuffield Fitness and Wellbeing Centre
 
[ Look out for coverage of this story in the Plymouth Herald, week beginning 31 October]
 
Muffin tops, saddle bags, bingo wings, call them what yo ... Full Story >

 
21 Oct 2011
Boxing Legend Barry McGuigan Visits Stratstone Jaguar, Plymouth

 

 Barry McGuigan MBE, the world featherweight boxing champion nicknamed The Clones Cyclone, was the guest of honour on 20th October at Stratstone Jaguar in Plymouth. ... Full Story >

 
11 Oct 2011
Mayflower Marina Boss Gives Thumbs Up for Plymouth
 
Charles Bush, Managing Director of Plymouth’s Mayflower Marina, is reporting that the marina has proved very popular at the recent Southampton Boat Show.
&nbs ... Full Story >

 
07 Oct 2011
Formedia gives Hunt Associates a smart new style
 
Hunt Associates has implemented the smart, clean new branding developed for the company by Formedia.
 
New signage has already gone up on Hunt Asso ... Full Story >

 
06 Oct 2011
Best Foot Forward - Big coverage for City Centre Chiropody launch
 
Jonathan and I had a very lovely time at the small evening event to launch Andrew Scowcroft's new footcare venture, City Centre Chiropody at 34 Royal Parade, Plymouth.
< ... Full Story >

 
03 Oct 2011
MP Gary Streeter Praises New City Centre Chiropody Clinic
 
Gary Streeter, MP for South West Devon, was the guest of honour when a new business opened in Plymouth city centre last week (Thursday 29th September).
 
... Full Story >

 
29 Sep 2011
Plymouth Senior Citizens in World Record Attempt
 
Plymouth has been on the world stage recently with its hugely successful hosting of the America’s Cup. Now there’s a bid to make it centre stage again in an altoget ... Full Story >

 
28 Sep 2011
Chiropody Clinic Employs 3 University Graduates in Next Step for Plymouth Businessman Andrew Scowcroft
 
 
Gary Streeter, MP for South West Devon, is to be the guest of honour when a new business opens in Plymouth city centre on Thursday 29th Septemb ... Full Story >

 
28 Sep 2011
Ink!
A short retrospective of recent newspaper coverage for various of our clients, including Michael Spiers and Mayflower Marina who have been with us for quite a while.
 
... Full Story >

 
27 Sep 2011
Pery Waddams in TVR Tuscan Action

 

Team Furious TVR Momentum
Silverstone Race Report – Sat 17 September 2011
 
Perry Waddam ... Full Story >

 
27 Sep 2011
Keith White of Michael Spiers receives Honorary Sporting Colours from University of Plymouth

 

University of Plymouth 2011 Graduation Ceremony - School of Management.

Honorary Sporting Colours presented to Keith White, managing director of Michael Spiers group, by Seni ... Full Story >


 
26 Sep 2011
Urgent Warning about new Computer Scam
 
Amos Swan, Managing Director of Plymouth based IT company Acronyms which specialises in computer support and security measures, has issued an urgent warning about a new and bra ... Full Story >

 
22 Sep 2011
Live-in couples can be better protected than married couples
 
Couples who live together but do not marry could have more protection under the law than married couples who sign a pre-nuptial agreement, says Plymouth law firm Nash & Co ... Full Story >

 
09 Sep 2011
Mayflower Marina helps to bring America's Cup to global audience
 
Before competitive racing starts on Wednesday, last minute preparations to the America’s Cup support fleet continue at Plymouth’s Mayflower Marina. ... Full Story >

 
05 Sep 2011
Buy-to-let popularity comes with risks for landlords, says Nash & Co Solicitors LLP
 
The appeal of increased availability of buy-to–let mortgages and high demand in the rental market  has prompted Nash & Co Solicitors LLP in Plymouth to war ... Full Story >

 
15 Aug 2011
Bowel Cancer West – Derriford to Lands End Bike Ride Completed!
On Saturday 6th August, 26 cyclists left Derriford Hospital to cycle 118 miles to Lands End in one day.
 
This was a sponsored bike ride in aid of Bowel Ca ... Full Story >

 
10 Aug 2011
High-tech Help at Plymouth’s Mayflower Marina
 
Plymouth’s Mayflower Marina is employing the latest technology, supplied by South West companies, to ensure the best possible service for its long-term berth holders a ... Full Story >

 
28 Jul 2011
Plymouth Drake Foundation gives lucky winner an Off-Road Experience
 
One lucky, plucky Plymouth woman is going to have an experience to remember, even if it means a bit of a bumpy ride, after winning a Land Rover Off Road Experience day in a ... Full Story >

 
27 Jul 2011
Plymouth Mayflower Marina Tops for Customer Care and Innovative Approach to Business
 
Plymouth’s Mayflower Marina has scored 97% in an independent customer satisfaction survey conducted by specialist market research company The Research Box.
... Full Story >

 
26 Jul 2011
Car 77 on the Pace at Donington
Team Furious TVR Momentum
 
RACE REPORT: TVR Challenge at DONINGTON PARK, 15 July 2011
 
Perry Waddams, team principal and driver of Car ... Full Story >

 
25 Jul 2011
Tamar Science Park base for Successful European Company
 
Having completed Masters Degrees in Marketing and Management, International Marketing and Relations and European Commission Programmes for Education, Training and SME Enterp ... Full Story >

 
18 Jul 2011
Formedia Talks PR
The Formedia PR team was very pleased to be invited to City College Plymouth to give a seminar to several local businesses and charitable organisations on the benefits of using PR to reach their ... Full Story >

 
14 Jul 2011
PR on a Shoe String
 
We really enjoyed presenting the PR on a Shoe String seminar at City College Plymouth last night. Thanks from us - Jonathan, Kim and Andy - to Sharron Robbie for inviting ... Full Story >

 
13 Jul 2011
Watch Perry Waddams in Brands Hatch Action for Team Furious TVR Momentum
Formedia is proud to support TVR racing driver Perry Waddams and Team Furious TVR Momentum. Watch him in action in the thundering crimson Car 77 at Brands Hatch on Sky Sports!
RACEMAX ... Full Story >

 
12 Jul 2011
Squash Champion Nick Matthew Visits Plymouth
THE upcoming visit of world squash champion Nick Matthew to the city has been hailed as a major coup.
 
Matthew will bridge a gap of over half-a-century when he visit ... Full Story >

 
29 Jun 2011
Michael Spiers Jewellers Makes the Platinum Standard
 
All of the stores in the Michael Spiers Jewellers group have been awarded Recommended Retailer status by the Platinum Guild International (PGI).
 
... Full Story >

 
28 Jun 2011
Formedia puts Eco Concepts in the bright light of publicity
 
Excellent communications and co-operation between Formedia, NHS Plymouth and our client Eco Concepts resulted in lots of coverage for the South Brent based solar energy company ... Full Story >

 
24 Jun 2011
Rare appearance for stunning timepiece at Michael Spiers in Truro
 
A very rare visitor came to Michael Spiers jewellery showroom in Lemon Street, Truro, this week.
 
On display was a rare example of the Pate ... Full Story >

 
14 Jun 2011
SQUASH SCOOP FOR PLYMOUTH – WORLD CHAMPION NICK MATTHEW TO VISIT CITY
 
Saturday, 16th July 2011 at the Elfordleigh Hotel Golf and Country Club
 
 
For the first time since the 1960&rs ... Full Story >

 
06 Jun 2011
South Brent based Eco Concepts Completes Major Installation on Plymouth NHS Properties
South Brent based Eco Concepts Ltd has completed work on a major solar energy installation project on 12 NHS buildings in Plymouth.
 
The company beat o ... Full Story >

 
06 Jun 2011
Michael Spiers in The Times
Formedia is very pleased to see the announcement in today’s edition of The Times that as of 22nd June Michael Spiers in Truro will be the official agent in this part of the UK fo ... Full Story >

 
31 May 2011
Michael Spiers Adds Sparkle to Face of Plymouth 2011
 
We’re very pleased to see a big article about Michael Spiers sponsorship of Face of Plymouth 2011 on page 6 of today’s Plymouth Herald. Just a short amount of time ... Full Story >

 
25 May 2011
Rally Portugal Sets Sail from Plymouth’s Mayflower Marina
 
International field promises colourful spectacle before setting off on high seas adventure.
 
Rally Portugal, an event for cruising sailors ... Full Story >

 
25 May 2011
New Accounts Manager for Blackfriars Contracts Division, Plymouth
 
A familiar face within the Plymouth business scene has joined the sales team at Blackfriars Contract Division which has been operating in the centre of the city for the last ... Full Story >

 
24 May 2011
On Target for Plymouth Drake Foundation
 
Bowmen of the Tors archery club raise money for local charity
 
 
Handy with a bow and arrows and doing good work for chari ... Full Story >

 
18 May 2011
Your name here?
 
If you’re looking for an interesting opportunity to engage with your clients, have you considered sponsorship?
 
Formedia is very pleased to ... Full Story >

 
13 May 2011
Fast and Furious - TVR Racer Perry Waddams Wants You On the Team
 
Kentisbeare man Perry Waddams has been a fan of TVRs for over 20 years and has owned several of the archetypal British sports cars. He is a specialist in TVR sales, but only pa ... Full Story >

 
12 May 2011
Michael Spiers Sponsors Face of Plymouth 2011
 
Michael Spiers is proud to sponsor Face of Plymouth 2011. The Grand Final at Plymouth Pavilions is always a glittering ... Full Story >

 
10 May 2011
A Nice Result for The Salty Monk and Formedia
Congratulations once again to our friends Andy and Annette at The Salty Monk in Sidford, who have won a much deserved recommendation in The Trencherman’s Guide. ... Full Story >

 
27 Apr 2011
Keith White, MD of Michael Spiers chain, features in Retail Jeweller

 
26 Apr 2011
Recommendation for Sidford's Salty Monk in Trencherman's Guide
 
The Salty Monk in Sidford, a restaurant with rooms converted from a 16th Century salt house by its owners Andy and Annette Witheridge, joins other top-class South We ... Full Story >

 
21 Apr 2011
A Remotely Sound Investment – Microshade VSM moves to Tamar Science Park
 
Small and medium sized businesses in the south west now have a new company based at Tamar Science Park to turn to for cost-effective solutions to their IT requirements. ... Full Story >

 
13 Apr 2011
Law Society Stamp of Approval for Plymouth Law Firm
 
Nash & Co. is one of the first law firms in the South West to receive the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation.
 
&nbs ... Full Story >

 
11 Apr 2011
South West IT Firm Provides a Silver Lining for The Cloud
Amos Swan, Managing Director of Plymouth-based Acronyms IT, has some good news for small businesses that are considering installing Microsoft business operating systems.
&nb ... Full Story >

 
08 Apr 2011
Why PR is Good News for Everyone
 
PR is one of the most cost-effective marketing tools available to businesses of any size.
 
It catches target audiences in a diff ... Full Story >

 
07 Apr 2011
Businesses Save Money With A Streamlined Approach
 
A soldier working in the MOD stores recently highlighted the unnecessary expense that results from not having full control of where everyday business supplies come from.   ... Full Story >

 
06 Apr 2011
Enthusiastic Pair Take on Yacht Brokers at Mayflower Marina
The new duo running the Network Yacht Brokers office at Plymouth’s Mayflower Marina are certainly dynamic, with youth and enthusiasm to spare.
 
Taking o ... Full Story >

 
04 Apr 2011
Baselworld 2011 a great success for Michael Spiers
The seven strong team from Michael Spiers, including directors and buyers, have returned in an ebullient mood from the massive Baselworld 2011 watch and jewellery expo held in Switzerland last we ... Full Story >

 
21 Mar 2011
Swiss Trip for Michael Spiers Team
This week a team from Michael Spiers will be travelling to the biggest watch and jewellery expo in the world, Baselworld 2011.
 
There they will spend 5 days meeting ... Full Story >

 
15 Mar 2011
Simply the Best: New Aston Martin Unveiled in Exeter at Red Carpet Event
 
Over 250 guests gathered at Grange Aston Martin in Exeter last Friday (11 March) to see unveiled, for the first time in the West Country, Aston Martin’s smallest ... Full Story >

 
10 Mar 2011
Formedia sits behind the wheel!

Formedia approaches its marketing, PR a ... Full Story >


 
02 Mar 2011
Formedia Generates Generous EAV for Michael Spiers

Our clients Michael Spiers were present at the customer launch of the stunning new Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class at Mercedes-Benz Plymouth with an equally stunning display of jewellery and watches. Laura ... Full Story >


 
24 Feb 2011
Mayflower Marina Announces Major Investment in Facilities
Plymouth’s Mayflower Marina will be spending over £300,000 on renewing pontoons and pontoon services this Spring as part of a phased programme of renewals that will conclude in 2013, ... Full Story >

 
23 Feb 2011
ENTRIES NOW OPEN FOR 2011 PORT OF PLYMOUTH REGATTA
Entries are now open for the 2011 Port of Plymouth Regatta which will run from 30 July to 7 August.
 
With main sponsorship once again by the Cattewater Harbour Commi ... Full Story >

 
18 Feb 2011
125 Years of Mercedes-Benz Excellence Celebrated in Plymouth
125 years of motoring innovation was celebrated in Plymouth on Thursday 17 February with the unveiling of Mercedes-Benz latest model, the CLS-Class.
 
Over 100 ... Full Story >

 
15 Feb 2011
New Face For New Phase at Formedia
Formedia Limited, the Marketing and Public Relations company based in Plymouth, has appointed a new Account Manager as part of its strategic plan to expand the business after a number of successf ... Full Story >

 
10 Feb 2011
A Succesful Operation!
Formedia is rapidly becoming the destination of choice for organisations and individuals in the medical world that need a website. We have a proven track record in creating bespoke websites that ... Full Story >

 
09 Feb 2011
Growing Company finds perfect match with Tamar Science Park
 
The latest addition to Tamar Science Park’s constantly expanding portfolio of organisations, CRS|Inc, chose the Derriford site as the logical progression in a growth c ... Full Story >

 
08 Feb 2011
What The Salty Monk Did on Holiday...
Most couples, having over the course of 11 years turned a derelict property into a successful restaurant and boutique bed and breakfast, working every hour available ... Full Story >

 
04 Feb 2011
Leading South West Surgeon Launches Website
 
Consultant General Surgeon Anthony Lambert has launched a website, created by web-developers at Plymouth based company Formedia Marketing and Public Relations (Full Story >

 
02 Feb 2011
Finding and Fighting Radon, the Invisible Threat
RPMatters, a company which specialises in radiation protection including detection of radon, moves on to Tamar Science Park.
 
 
Radon is a Full Story >

 
01 Feb 2011
OMEGA Honour for Michael Spiers Manager
Oliver Peppiatt, Watch Manager at Michael Spiers Jewellers Plymouth showroom has just returned from an intensive training course with watchmaker OMEGA in Biel/Bienne ... Full Story >

 
17 Jan 2011
Woollcombe Yonge and Will Aid Raise Awareness about Wills

Plymouth legal firm Woollcombe Yonge, which has offices in Bretonside, has reported a good response from the public to its participation in Will Aid 2010.
 
During November, soli ... Full Story >


 
14 Jan 2011
OMEGA Honour for Oliver

Oliver Peppiatt, Watch Manager at Michael Spiers Plymouth showroom, is one of only three people from the UK who will attend Swiss watchmaker OMEGA’s Grand Ambassador training programme.
... Full Story >


 
13 Jan 2011
National disability assessment company opens centre at Tamar Science Park

Contact Associates Ltd provides Assistive Technology assessments and support for disabled students who wish to access grants under the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) scheme.
  ... Full Story >


 
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