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Hornoring Outstanding Talent in Business.

Honouring Outstanding Talent in Business

The South West is a region brimming with innovation, creativity, and resilience. Yet, so many of the individuals and organisations driving this dynamic business ecosystem remain under the radar. That’s something the HOT List 2025 is set to change.

Recognising Unsung Business Heroes

Launched as part of the prestigious Business Fest South West, The HOT List 2025 is a new initiative designed to celebrate the unsung heroes of the business world across the South West. These are the individuals and organisations whose effort, ingenuity, and leadership are transforming...

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Leading Exeter climate scientist honoured

A world-leading climate scientist from the University of Exeter has been honoured with a prestigious national science award.

Professor Pierre Friedlingstein, from the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences has been bestowed with a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award.

He is one of just 14 scientists nationwide to be awarded the honour, in recognition of his outstanding research entitled Earth System biogeochemical feedbacks, climate targets and emissions mitigation.

Professor Friedlingstein, from Exeter’s Mathematics department, said he was...

Sponsors sought for sports awards

Businesses in and around Teignbridge are being invited to sponsor categories at this year’s Teignbridge Sports Personality Awards.

Category sponsorship opportunities remain for the ceremony which celebrates the best in community sport and support on Friday 28 November at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren.

The annual awards ceremony has become one of the largest of its kind, recognising and rewarding a number of athletes, teams, volunteers, coaches, and unsung heroes for their hard work and dedication to sport, health and physical activity across the District and...

Devon winner reflects on NHS Leadership award success

Assistant director for health and social care, Keri Storey was crowned a national winner at the NHS Leadership Academy’s recognition awards in February, winning the category of NHS Partnership/System Leader of the Year 2014. Her win followed on from success in the same category at the South West regional awards.

The National NHS Leadership Recognition Awards celebrate leaders at all levels of the health service, and where they have ultimately improved patient care and patient experience of the NHS. Entrants were nominated in nine categories, with 83 regional winners then going...

Sponsors step up for 2014 green awards

Environmental networking charity DEBI says it has just a few sponsorship opportunities remaining for its 2014 awards.

DEBI has already secured category sponsorship from South West Water and South Devon tyre recycler Bandvulc. The Environment Agency and green issue management specialist JP Associates are co-sponsoring this year’s Environmental Champion, won in 2013 by Gabriel Wondrausch of SunGift Energy.

DEBI’s well-regarded annual awards celebrate the best of Devon’s sustainable and green businesses, and this year a new category has been introduced to recognise initiatives...

Exeter café shortlisted for prestigious award

A local community café has been shortlisted for a high profile national award by UK charity and leading awarding body in deaf communications, Signature.

Exeter’s Café 55 has been named as one of four contenders in the Community Spirit category at the 2014 Signature Annual Awards.

The awards honour individuals, organisations and community groups that are striving to break down the barriers of communication between deaf and hearing people.

The public will choose the winner of the Community Spirit category, and Signature is urging people to go online to cast their vote...

Judges announced for Startups Awards

The judging panel for the 11th annual Startups Awards has been announced, with some of the greatest business brains in Britain set to assess entrants across the South West.

Nineteen high profile judges have been selected, including entrepreneurs, CEOs and managing directors of the country’s most successful companies, as well as media experts.

They will assess all 15 awards on offer, with winners announced at a prestigious ceremony at Kensington Roof Gardens, London, on Thursday 27 November, 2014.

Sponsored by Simply Business and organised by Startups.co.uk, the...

Tourism awards hit new high

Entries are up in this year’s Devon Tourism Awards and look set to grow further as organisers announced an extended deadline to 29 August in the Outstanding Customer Service and Tourism Event categories.

Awards organiser Robin Barker of Services for Tourism is delighted: “The Awards have really taken off this year, hitting record numbers following the region’s success in last year’s national awards, when we were England’s top region. What is great to see is the number of first-time entrants alongside many ‘regulars’ – plus the success of the new ‘Dog-Friendly’ category.

The...

Eddie crowned Devon's best bus driver

Devon’s best bus driver has been named by Devon County Council at a surprise presentation yesterday on Tuesday.

Hundreds of bus passengers across the county have been voting for their favourite bus driver over the past couple of months, in a competition organised by the County Council.

The competition was launched earlier this year to coincide with national “Catch the Bus Week”.

The results are now in, and the drivers with the most votes have been recognised for their kind and courteous behaviour behind the wheel, and for their efforts at providing exceptional...

Entries open for Country Crime Fighters Awards

NFU Mutual, the UK’s leading rural insurer, is urging crime-fighters to enter the Country Crime Fighters Awards 2014 to help crack down on crime in rural areas of the UK.

With only a few weeks left to enter, people are reminded to visit www.nfumutual.co.uk/crimefighters and tell the insurer in 300 words or less why they or their community group deserve to win an award and how they have helped to reduce crime in their local area.

Entries close on Monday 11 August.

NFU Mutual is expected to release its latest rural crime statistics this summer. Last year, the insurer...

Local building projects rewarded for excellence

Builders, architects and their clients have scooped prestigious awards for building excellence in projects across Teignbridge, West Devon and the South Hams.

A wide range of housing projects were honoured in the Devon Building Control Partnership Building Excellence Awards with winners including school buildings, the conversion of a large mill and reconstruction of a number of listed buildings in Dartmouth that had been severely damaged by fire.

Projects were judged on criteria including compliance with building regulations, accessibility and inclusive environment,...

Awards

Honouring Outstanding Talent in Business

Leading Exeter climate scientist honoured

Sponsors sought for sports awards

Devon winner reflects on NHS Leadership award success

Sponsors step up for 2014 green awards

Exeter café shortlisted for prestigious award

Judges announced for Startups Awards

Tourism awards hit new high

Eddie crowned Devon's best bus driver

Entries open for Country Crime Fighters Awards

Local building projects rewarded for excellence

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