Awards

Will Jordan (centre) receives MAT Excellence Award for IMP Software.

IMP Planner named Product of the Year at MAT Excellence Awards 2026

IMP Planner, the flagship budgeting, forecasting and reporting platform for multi-academy trusts (MATs) from Exeter-based IMP Software, has won the Product of the Year award at the prestigious national MAT Excellence Awards 2026.

The awards, which give school trusts and organisations supporting the MAT sector the opportunity to celebrate their achievements and recognise their impact on pupils, staff and the community, were held in London earlier this month.

Judges commended IMP’s “impressive” submission, stating that it is “having a demonstrable impact on the MAT sector”,...

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Stover Park rangers celebrate tourism award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/18/2015 - 11:13am

Rangers at Devon County Council’s Stover Country Park in Newton Abbot are celebrating after scooping a prestigious award last night.

The park and nature reserve won bronze in the Access & Inclusivity Award category at this year’s South West Tourism Excellence Awards.

Stover was one of only six from across the region to be shortlisted for the award which honours tourism businesses that excel in being accessible and inclusive. To qualify entrants had to demonstrate exceptional customer service to all and offer an outstanding experience for visitors, particularly those...

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Highbullen Hotel takes silver at SW Tourism Awards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 02/16/2015 - 3:03pm

Hot on the heels of its Gold award for Large Hotel of the Year at the Devon Tourism Awards (which were hosted in its own brand new events venue The Palazzo) in November 2014, Highbullen Hotel is pleased to announce it has taken the silver for the same category at the prestigious South West Tourism Awards which took place on 12 February in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. Highbullen, a 37 room hotel which sits in its own 125 acre estate, was up against some exceptionally strong competition in the Large Hotels category, with hotels represented from across the region.

They included...

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Trust wins national e-learning award

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 02/12/2015 - 11:08am

The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has beaten off competition from Sony Europe, Tesco Bank and Jurys Inn to win a national award for the success of its online learning management system (LMS) for staff.

The Trust and Kallidus, the LMS company it works with, struck gold at the e-Learning Awards in London.

They won the Best Learning Management System Implementation category at an awards ceremony attended by around 550 guests and experts from across the industry.

The Trust has reported significant improvements in e-learning since switching to Kallidus in 2013....

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Cream of SW food and drink rises to the top

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 01/29/2015 - 11:53am

South West foodies voted in their thousands for their regional favourites and on Monday night the winners were crowned at a fabulous ceremony.

Yeo Valley’s quirky headquarters in Blagdon, Somerset, played host to the cream of the South West’s food and drink industry, coming together for the Food Reader Awards presentation and dinner.

Over 9,000 Food Magazine and Food Insider’s Guide readers cast 40,000 votes for 150 businesses in the fourth year of the awards.

On the night, Michelin-starred chef Hywel Jones beat Paul Ainsworth of Paul Ainsworth @ No 6 in Padstow and...

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Renewables firm shortlisted for UK award

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 01/22/2015 - 10:35am

ZERO, a leading renewables company based in Sowton, Exeter, has been shortlisted in a national Government-led competition to help drive down energy bills and boost low carbon heat supplies in the UK.

Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Davey, officially unveiled the 17 winning entries at the Association for Decentralised Energy Parliamentary Reception on Tuesday, 20 January. The winners are spread across the country and will share a prize pool of £1 million to carry out feasibility studies, before up to 10 of the best projects bid for a share of £6 million to fully implement...

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Andrew Marr supports search for stroke heroes

Journalist, author and political commentator Andrew Marr is supporting a nationwide search for stroke survivors to enter the Life After Stroke Awards (LASA) 2015.

The awards, hosted by the Stroke Association, recognise the achievements of everyone affected by stroke, from survivors to carers, volunteers and health professionals. Andrew, who had a stroke himself in 2013, explained why he was supporting the event:

“These awards pay tribute to the character, guts and determination of extraordinary people who have come through the devastating consequences of a stroke The Life...

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Exeter firm receives special industry award

Exeter based business Exeter Fabrication Ltd have been awarded the ‘Chief Executive’s Special Award’ by Constructing Excellence South West (CESW), the first time this award has been given.

CESW is part of the Constructing Excellence Regional Network and exists to improve industry performance in order to produce a better built environment.

The CESW ‘Chief Executive’s Special Award’ is part of the Chartered Institute of Building’s prestigious South West Built Environment Awards which recognises industry performance. It has not been awarded before and is in recognition of the...

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Devon’s Property Service recognised for supporting Farmwise Devon

NPS SW Ltd has received an award for their strong support of Farmwise Devon

Farmwise Devon had another extremely successful event this year and the day was attended by over 1,400 primary school children from across Devon from 27 different schools.

The event gives children the opportunity to visit Westpoint and learn about farming, food production & stewardship of the countryside. Feedback from the event both from children and teachers has been extremely positive.

The event is very well supported by tenants from the Devon County Farm Estate and the tenants are a...

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Devon Hotels’ members celebrate awards success

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 11/27/2014 - 11:14am

Members of the Exeter and Heart of Devon Hotels and Restaurants Association are celebrating recent success at the Devon Tourism Awards, winning awards across categories including Dog Friendly Accommodation of the Year, Venue & Business Tourism Award, Taste of Devon, Small Hotel of the Year and Large Hotel of the Year.

Mike Coombes, Chair of the Exeter and Heart of Devon Hotels and Restaurants Association, commented: “It’s great to see these fabulous Devon Hotels awarded for their consistent attention to quality and innovative service. A ringing endorsement of the quality of...

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Stagecoach SW celebrates special commendation

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 11/26/2014 - 10:30am

Stagecoach South West is celebrating winning a special commendation at the 2014 UK Bus Awards, held in London on 18th November 2014.

The commendation was given for ‘Keeping the West open for business’ for their efforts during the Dawlish rail closure.

Following the unprecedented weather events of February this year which resulted in the closure of the main rail line into the South West, Stagecoach introduced a range of measures to help local residents continue about their daily business. These included:

• Extension of the Exeter Megarider Plus to include Dawlish •...

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