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Property Lending specialists, Exeter Finance, reaches significant milestone, with ten year funding partnership with Shawbrook

Hot on the heels of celebrating a decade in the property lending sector in 2023, Exeter Finance have now reached a further milestone with a ten year collaboration with Shawbrook.

Exeter Finance is a specialist provider of loan facilities in the South West and was established by Peter Keech in 2013 to serve the local property market with a personal and efficient approach. The business has arranged over 700 loans to date, 130 of these current, and delivered over £250million to fund bridging loans, auction purchases and development projects.

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Stagecoach SW concludes Environment and Community Week togetherness campaign with more local events

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/16/2018 - 4:51pm

Bus company Stagecoach Southwest is celebrating its local communities and the Environment this week.

The week also marks the end of a month long Getting There Together initiative across Stagecoach companies within the UK which has also focused on customer service, safety, wellbeing and inclusion

Stagecoach Southwest will hold activities to help raise money for local charities and to help promote protecting the environment.

Charity activity will include a ‘Safety with Stagecoach’ day at St Peters School, Exeter on the 17th October. Presented to year 7 pupils, each...

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Devon County Show appoints new Honorary Show Director

The Devon County Agricultural Association has announced the appointment of a new Honorary Show Director for its flagship event, the Devon County Show which is held annually on the showground at Westpoint, Exeter.

Stewart Stevens takes up the reins for the 2019 show and beyond, replacing David Parish who retired in June.

Mary Quicke MBE, Chairman of the Council of the DCAA, is delighted that Stewart has accepted the role: ‘Stewart is one of the most respected individuals on the agricultural show circuit. We have no doubt that his vast experience and wealth of knowledge will...

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Housebuilders support The Exeter Foundation with gala dinner

A fundraising evening organised by Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes has raised more than £10,000 for The Exeter Foundation charity, with money raised going towards helping a range of charities and groups across the region.

Staff from the five star housebuilder together with suppliers and sub-contractors enjoyed a James Bond themed evening at Sandy Park, the home of the Exeter Chiefs which included a raffle, auction and fundraising casino.

Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes commercial director Steve Fowler said the fundraiser was part of the housebuilders’ long-term...

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Chiefs take a share of the spoils in Heineken Champions Cup clash

Having blown away all that have stood in front of them so far this season in the Gallagher Premiership, Exeter Chiefs were unable to kick-off their Heineken Champions Cup with similar reward against visiting Munster.

Rob Baxter’s side huffed and puffed in patches – and they could easily have won it at the death – but in the end they had to settle for a share of the spoils against the Irish province on their first-ever visit to Sandy Park.

Luke Cowan-Dickie’s converted first half try, plus a penalty from Gareth Steenson, gave the Chiefs a slender 10-3 lead at the break....

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Weather Warning: Storm Callum roads advice

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Posted: Fri, 10/12/2018 - 1:54pm

Devon County Council is urging people across the county and particularly in the south west of Devon and Dartmoor to prepare for disruption on the county’s roads caused by high winds, surface flooding and debris today (Friday 12 October) and over the weekend.

There could be a total of up to 40mm of rainfall on Friday and Saturday (12 – 13 October) in southwest Devon and up to 14mm on the south and southwest facing slopes of Dartmoor. The heaviest rain is expected from midnight Friday to Saturday evening. People are advised to avoid exposed coastal areas and are strongly advised not...

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Exeter based Eliana Sydes crowned UK Financial Adviser of the Year and top adviser in South West England & Wales

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 10/11/2018 - 10:04pm

Tilney is delighted to announced that Chartered Financial Planner Eliana Sydes, who is based in our 25-strong Exeter office and advises clients across the south west on their financial affars, was last night crowned the overall UK Financial Adviser of the Year, having also topped the South West & Wales category, in the inuagural Women in Financial Advice awards. She was presented the awards at a gala dinner in London, hosted by comedian Zoe Lyons.

The awards were created to celerate the achievements of women working in the financial advice and weath management profession and...

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Cofton Holidays shortlisted for six prestigious industry awards

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Posted: Thu, 10/11/2018 - 3:48pm

Cofton Holidays, the multi award-winning holiday park near Dawlish, South Devon, has been shortlisted in six categories across two major hospitality and tourism awards.

The family-run business is through to the final rounds of the Visit Devon Tourism Awards 2018 and the Herald Express South Devon Tourism and Hospitality Awards 2018.

This year’s Visit Devon Tourism Awards saw a record 164 entries, which is now in its 9th year. Shortlisted in the Responsible Ethical and Sustainable Tourism, and Holiday Park and Village of the Year categories, Cofton Holidays will now proceed...

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Six tonnes of apples harvested in time for Killerton’s Apple Festival

Over 700 people have helped continue the tradition of hand-picking apples from the orchard at the National Trust’s Killerton estate, in time to be pressed at Killerton’s Apple Festival on 13 and 14 October. Thanks to hundreds of helping hands they were able to pick approximately 6 tonnes of apples, ready for the start of the cider and apple making season. The apples are harvested then pressed on a 200-year-old cider press during the event to make the estate’s award winning cider and apple juice, which people can see being made at the apple festival this weekend. Killerton is home to 50...

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Doing business abroad? Save money on currency exchange

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Thu, 10/11/2018 - 7:09am

Nowadays, doing business involves international cooperation more and more. The EU's open borders encourage companies to look for new opportunities in other countries. Most often, such collaborations involve foreign currency transactions. How can your firm benefit from making the right currency exchange decisions?

Do not wait for the perfect moment 
 There are numerous factors that determine the value of a country's or zone's currency. And when currency exchange comes into play, that number tends to double. If you have a lack of knowledge about financial mechanisms and don’t follow...

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Stagecoach staff raise funds at World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event

Stagecoach South West has raised £500 for Macmillan Cancer Support, following a World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event at the Exeter depot.

Staff were able to enjoy a morning cuppa with colleagues, along with a tempting selection of homemade cakes and treats, all of which were available for a small donation to Macmillan.

The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan’s biggest fundraising event for people facing cancer. Individuals and organisations from all over the UK host their own Coffee Mornings and donations on the day are made to Macmillan. Last year alone, the...

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