(a)        To receive announcements from the Lord Mayor, Chief Executive, Service Director for Finance or Head of Legal Services;

(b)        To receive announcements from the Leader, Cabinet Members or Committee Chairs.

The Lord Mayor made the following announcements:

a)     Plymouth City Council had been shortlisted for several Public Service Excellence Awards including Council of the Year, Best Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship Initiative, Best Community and Neighbourhood Initiative, Best Climate Action Initiative, Best Service Team: Parks, Grounds and Horticultural Service.

Councillor Evans OBE (Leader of the Council) made the following announcements:

b)    Welcomed to the Plymouth City Council Karime Hassan (Interim Strategic Director for Growth), Temilola Salimon (Service Director for Children, Young People and Families)and Gary Wallbridge (Strategic Director Adults, Health and Communities, Adult SocialCare Retained Functions);

c)     Wished a happy retirement and bid farewell to Anthony Payne and GilesPerritt;

d)    Plymouth had been recognised as the most liveable city in the UK according to a recent study published in the Daily Telegraph;

e)     The £25 million Community Diagnostic centre at Colin Campbell Court had now started development and construction;

f)      The Derriford District Centre had initiated a “hand-over” of units to respective businesses including Aldi and Costa,

g)     £750,000 of “Shared Prosperity Projects” had been completed across the City;

h)    The largest ever contract granted in the city for Beaumont Way as part of the Free Port development had been granted;

i)      2,000 free sessions had been offered and the Mount Batton Centre had been selected to support the National Marine Park;

j)      The Brickfields Investment Case would be initiated at Christmas providing a £25 million investment into sports facilities in the City;

k)     Enhancements at Tinside Lido were currently underway;

l)      The ‘Innovation Centre’ at Oceans Gate and hotel work on Embankment Road would commence shortly;

m)   Demolition work around Tavistock place was to start, in order to facilitate development work during the forthcoming year;

n)    Centre-city housing discussions were to start taking place regarding the low quantity and density of residential use of the area.

Councillor Briars-Delve (Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change) made the following announcements:

o)    A new delivery approach for major heat networks had been signed off, this long term project was expected to attract £350 million of external green funding, 400 green jobs and save 30,000 tons of carbon annually;

Councillor Aspinall (Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care) made the following announcements:

p)    The International Day of Older People was to take place on 1October, which would provide opportunities for older people to meet new friends and acquaintances through way of various sports and activities;

q)    Caring Plymouth, the skills based project launched in the previous municipal year, would be having a relaunch and open days on 19  September and 4 October.

Councillor Cresswell (Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Apprenticeships) made the following announcement:

r)     Launchpad Live was to host a two-day careers event showcasing a range of opportunities on the 26^th and 27^th of September;

s)     The launch of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library had taken place;

t)     A grant of £1.246 million over a three year period to deliver the Early Years Expansion Programmed culminated in its launch on 12 September 2024 and subsequent visit from the Department for Education’s Early Years Expansion Road Show which had included Steven Morgan (The Minister for Early Years).

Councillor Laing (Cabinet Member for Children's Social Care, Culture and Communications) made the following announcements:

u)    The “You Can Do It Awards” had taken place on 13 September 2024. an annual celebration event where members of the Corporate Parenting Group and officers come together to recognize and celebrate the achievements of care experienced children and young people aged from four to 18;

v)     There had been 45,000 visits to the Box during the preceding Summer;

w)   An exhibition launching 18 October at the Box would include Turner paintings from both the Tate and PCC collections;

x)     Funding had been secured from Arts Council England for an event between 18 and 20 October to showcase independent artists and professionals in the City.