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Further investment planned for Honiton hotel

The Deer Park in Weston, Honiton is delighted to announce that there will be further investment made into the hotel in 2014.

Work will commence this month on the refurbishment of the hotel’s Mews Rooms, situated adjacent to the main house of the hotel overlooking the walled garden. The work will also include further renovations to the main house and ongoing updates to the hotel’s grounds.

This announcement comes after a big year of transformation at the country house hotel, with over £500,000 invested in the hotel and its grounds in 2013. This included a range of new...

South West Communication Group announces ambitious growth plans

South West Communications Group has announced ambitions plan to significantly grow its business by the end of 2014.

Now in its 30th year as a telephone systems provider, South West Communications Group is aiming not only to expand its market share in telephony but also to increase the use of its purpose-built data centre hosting facility in Exeter and to expand the connectivity side of the business.

To support its growth plans, South West Communications Group is launching a recruitment drive to search for the best talent in the area to fulfill new roles in office-based and...

Exeter communications agency celebrates five new account wins

Authored by Gill Vosper
Posted: Wed, 01/08/2014 - 11:28am

Exeter based Absolute PR and Marketing rounded off a year of growth after securing a string of new account wins including a major national property developer and an award-winning Westcountry food producer and supplier.

In addition to its recent appointment as the communications consultancy for South West Lakes Trust, Absolute has now landed five new national and regional clients across the food and drink, tourism and leisure, engineering and property sectors.

Multi award-winning retirement property developer Urban Renaissance Villages has awarded the agency its national...

Building your business through referrals - In a nutshell

Authored by Bitpod
Posted: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 9:19am

In this video local business expert Vic Williams from The Audacious Company gives tips on how to build your business through referrals.

Vic discusses the importance of referrals and the best way to get them.

“That fact is that every new client you acquire and every client you have in your data base will know people you currently don't know and if you don't ask your clients for these referrals, some else will. You will have put in all the effort to offer your client great service or a great product and by not asking the right questions at the right time, you are literally...

Building your business through referrals - In a nutshell

Authored by Bitpod
Posted: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 9:19am

In this video local business expert Vic Williams from The Audacious Company gives tips on how to build your business through referrals.

Vic discusses the importance of referrals and the best way to get them.

“That fact is that every new client you acquire and every client you have in your data base will know people you currently don't know and if you don't ask your clients for these referrals, some else will. You will have put in all the effort to offer your client great service or a great product and by not asking the right questions at the right time, you are literally...

Everys Solicitors back Starlight Walk

Authored by Everys
Posted: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 8:01am

Everys Solicitors in Exmouth have agreed to sponsor the town’s Ladies’ Starlight Walk to help raise money for Hospiscare.

Having supported and taken part in the event last year, Everys has committed to next year’s event as an associate sponsor and to sponsor a number of the participants’ prize categories.

Kim Stradling, family law expert and partner at Everys’ Exmouth branch, said: “With all the money raised going to support people with terminal illnesses in Exeter, mid and east Devon, we are delighted to be sponsoring the Ladies’ Starlight Walk once again.

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Workplace injuries total matches population of a small village

In 2012 the number of people hurt in a work accident in East Devon was 549 – that’s equivalent to the entire population of Musbury.

Injuries ranged from broken bones, back injuries, amputated fingers and head injuries caused by slips and trips, falls from height and becoming trapped in machinery.

East Devon District Council is part of a project to help small businesses improve the way they manage health, safety and fire risks, with an initiative to be launched on Honiton’s Heathpark Estate.

Starting next week (w/c 13 January) 85 businesses on the industrial estate...

The Creation Station - Exeter & Mid Devon launches new six-week programme in conjunction with RAMM

Authored by erinblake
Posted: Sun, 01/05/2014 - 6:51am

The Creation Station Exeter & Mid Devon currently provides creative children's art and craft classes at various venues in and around Exeter. Their Little Explorer sessions for 1 – 5 year olds focus not on the end product, but on the journey of discovery the children experience whilst making their creations.

With the help of RAMM their journey of discovery is about to be expanded to a whole new level. Over six weeks The Creation Station will be looking at several of the collections held at RAMM, alongside Exeter’s youngest museum visitors. Together they will be exploring...

Is social media replacing emails – In a nutshell

Authored by Bitpod
Posted: Fri, 01/03/2014 - 9:26am

Local business expert David Hazzard from DestiNet NewZapp answers the question “Is social media replacing emails?”

David explains his answer and also goes on to describe how he thinks social media and emails can coincide.

“Social Media is a fantastic addition and opportunity for businesses to increase and improve their communication and marketing channels. But integration of email, social media and our forgotten old website is where companies gain most.”

To find out more you can contact David by email at sales@NewZapp.co.uk or by phone on 01392 447200

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