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BUSINESS & CULTURE IN GERMANY

By WILLIAM TELFORD, Business Editor  BUSINESSES in Leipzig support the city’s cultural offer – because they say that’s the way to build a thriving location,…

NEW YORK ARTIST CREATIVE AT THE BAUMWOLLSPINNEREI

By WILLIAM TELFORD, Business Editor ANGELA Miskis is from New York – but she is working in Leipzig. The talented painter is one of the…

LEIPZIG BUSINESS ANGELS SUPPORT SME'S

  By WILLIAM TELFORD, Business Editor  THE concept of business angel investment is not unknown in Plymouth – but in Germany it’s not all about…

GERMAN PRIVATE EQUITY: SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES

  By WILLIAM TELFORD, Business Editor A SUBSIDIARY of Leipzig’s saving’s Bank is aiming to grow established SMEs by providing private equity funds. And Stefan Leermann,…

REGIONAL BANKS SUPPORT GERMAN BUSINESSES

  By WILLIAM TELFORD, Business Editor BUSINESSES in Germany were less affected by the global banking crisis because the country’s network of savings banks works at…

DORCAS MEDIA'S FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT

DORCAS MEDIA will be celebrating its first year anniversary with a special showcase, at the Lord Mayor’s reception Hall on Wednesday 30th July, from 12:30pm…

SOUTH WEST BID TO CHANGE IMMIGRATION POLICY

DEVON business leaders are calling on the British government to take international students out of the net migration figures, and change a policy that is…

THE WHOLE WORLD COMES TOGETHER AT PORTSMOUTH GUILDHALL

The whole world comes together at Portsmouth Guildhall Teacher Mark Cook, Almat Kakimov, 17 and Maryam Alalawi, 22. Picture: Paul Jacobs by STUART ANDERSON stuart.anderson@thenews.co.uk…

CLEVER STUDENT LETS FEATURE IN STUDY TRAVEL MAGAZINE

Clever Student Lets to increase accommodation capacity UK-based student accommodation provider Clever Students Lets has announced plans to expand capacity in Plymouth, in order to meet growing…

DISCOVERING LEIPZIG

Wilkommen! Discover the German city with Plymouth parallels By WILLIAM TELFORD, Business Editor  LEIPZIG is keen to build its reputation as a tourist centre highlighting…

750 MILLION EURO SHOWCASE THAT'S A REAL GLASS ACT

  By WILLIAM TELFORD, Business Editor  WHEN it was decided a trade fair and exhibition centre would boost Leipzig’s post-Communist era economy an enormous 750million…

SALON CARES FOR THE CARERS

William Telford, Plymouth Herald   Victor Rixon , Kieryn Brogan, Kerry Pearce, Kaylea Corkish, Tara Willis, Lesley Groom, Vicky Lewis, Aimee Ponsford and Vittoria Rixon….

DORCAS BREAKING NEWS: The Rockhoppas the homecoming, episodes one & two, now on our website