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RAW named PR Agency of the Year at Roxhill Media Awards 2026

Specialist food and drink PR agency RAW has been named ‘PR Agency of the Year’ at the 2026 Roxhill Media Awards, following a rigorous judging process led by senior national journalists.

Founded in 2011 and based in Devon, RAW is celebrating 15 years in business this year. The judges of the award commented: “This agency has been named PR Company of the Year for consistently delivering national-calibre results while remaining proudly regional, offering a truly integrated 360° service that rivals major London firms with stronger ROI and a highly collaborative client experience. By...

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Everys continues its support of Bicton Arena

Everys, a well-known firm of solicitors with nine offices in Devon and Somerset, have announced their continued sponsorship at Bicton Arena in east Devon, one of the West Country’s leading competition venues. Everys - www.everys.co.uk first sponsored the all-weather surface in 2011 and the name has become synonymous with Bicton Arena.

The Everys Arena is seen as an integral part of Bicton’s success and is used throughout the year for competitions and training. From children enjoying Pony Club camp to competing international event riders hundreds of horses have been ridden in the...

Business Promotion Grants awarded to Devon companies

Funding has been awarded to 12 Devon businesses to help them promote themselves to new audiences.

Devon County Council’s Business Promotion Grant was recently launched through its Devon Delivers programme, which aims to encourage businesses to relocate to the county.

The Council has now announced the companies receiving grants of £1,000 to cover direct exhibiting costs of attending trade shows or events this year. With the support of this County Council grant, some of Devon’s most cutting-edge products and services are gaining valuable exposure at high-profile industry...

Devon architect named one of Europe’s top women in construction

Glayne Price from the Devon-based practice of LHC Architecture + Urbanism has been named one of Europe’s leading ‘Women in Construction and Engineering’ (WICE).

Architectural Technologist Glayne is one of an elite shortlist of women from across Europe who have reached the finals of the WICE Awards following a two-month judging process.

As a Company Director for LHC, based in LHC’s Exeter studio, Glayne has delivered a wide range of projects across the South West region and further afield including the award-winning Horizon development in Budleigh Salterton, the brand new £...

Cornwall and Devon vie for top place on solar

A new renewable energy league table reveals which counties have the most solar panels installed across England and Wales. The South West comes out top, with Cornwall taking first place and Devon hot on its heels. The renewables industry is an important source of jobs, with more than 10,000 in the South West, including 2,800 in the solar sector. There are 120,000 people employed in the industry across England and Wales. The league table is published just after Plymouth’s largest solar array went online. Constructed on a former landfill site in Ernesettle, energy generated from the 4.1MW...

Police warn businesses of magazine scam

Small business owners have been warned about a telephone scam offering cheap or heavily discounted advertising in local newspapers and magazines.

Devon and Cornwall Police say scammers have targeted at least three firms in North Devon during the last week. Each time, regular advertisers were offered discounted advertising space in a sister publication and asked for credit card details over the phone.

Detective Inspector Praveen Naidoo said: “In one case, a business agreed to place a £20 advert but scammers attempted to bill the firm for £3,500. Thankfully, this was declined...

Creating Shared Value - In a Nutshell

Vanessa Cobb from Vanessa Cobb Professional Development talks about creating shared value (CSV) within your business or organisation.

She discusses how the divide between business and community has been bridged and how CSV is a strategy that can result in new market development, higher staff engagement and unlocking natural leadership potential within the team.

Vanessa explains how shared value is 'created now by philanthropy or good PR but when a business makes a connection between it's commercial goals and the needs of the communities in which it operates'.

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Doodlebug Creative welcomes new director

Doodlebug Creative Ltd based in Ebford, near Exeter are excited to announce news of their new Director Beci Boxall. The addition marks yet another milestone in the company’s rapid growth during the last 12 months.

Managing Director Zoe Gill said ‘We’d been working with Beci for some time before she joined the team in January this year, with her wealth of skills and experience it felt like a natural step that she should join Ben and myself as Directors’.

Doodlebug Creative and Boxall Graphic Design had been working in offices that were side by side for the best part of a...

Firms urged to comply with new register

Leading South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP is warning companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) that they must complete their register of Persons with Significant Control (PSC) by 6 April – with failure to undertake this being a criminal offence committed by the Company and its controlling officers.

Introduced under the Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, the PSC register is designed to record which people own or control a company or LLP so as to provide greater public transparency. The register will also help combat the issue of shell companies in...

Effective one minute networking presentations...In a Nutshell

Philippa Constable from Women Mean Biz shares some very useful advice on preparing for the, often dreaded, one minute presentation at networking events. She takes us through how to create and deliver an engaging presentation that will be memorable and have impact.

'Start off by introducing yourself and your company, then grab attention with an interesting fact or statistic about your industry or business, using the words "did you know", Philippa advises.

To find out more contact Philippa via email at philippa@womenmeanbiz.co.uk or call her on 07871 463 701.

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Exeter Business Survey Results March 2016

The latest Exeter Business Survey carried out by the Exeter Chamber of Commerce and Industry has indicated that business is in the city is flourishing.

62% of businesses are reporting that they have seen their sales figures rise this last quarter. This is the highest record of increase in sales for 2 years.

Businesses in Exeter are also recording the best figures for investment in the last quarter since the commencement of the recession in 2008. 89% of businesses report that they have invested in the last quarter and are still planning to keep investing in the near future...

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RAW named PR Agency of the Year at Roxhill Media Awards 2026

Everys continues its support of Bicton Arena

Business Promotion Grants awarded to Devon companies

Devon architect named one of Europe’s top women in construction

Cornwall and Devon vie for top place on solar

Police warn businesses of magazine scam

Creating Shared Value - In a Nutshell

Doodlebug Creative welcomes new director

Firms urged to comply with new register

Effective one minute networking presentations...In a Nutshell

Exeter Business Survey Results March 2016

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