The latest figures from CYBG’s SME Health Check Index has revealed the heath of the UK’s SMEs increased in Q1 2018 by 3.4 points to 47.4, ending five consecutive quarters of decline.
Out of eight indicators, lending, revenue, confidence and employment indicators all witnessed improvements, while poor GDP growth and a fall in the rate of net business creation weighed down the overall number.
The report, which is published in partnership with leading economic consultancy, Centre for Business and Economics Research (CEBR), also highlights that the contribution of new SME...
To mark the centenary of The Representation of the People Act 1918 which paved the way to men and women over 21 gaining the right to vote ten years later, Totnes WI are holding an ‘EqualiTeas’ event on Friday 29th June 2018 in their town.
‘EqualiTeas’ is part of programme of events from UK Parliament to mark 2018’s important milestones for democracy which will take place between 18 June and 2 July.
Totnes WI members have invited their local MP, Dr Sarah Wollaston (Chair of the Liaison Committee and the Health Select Committee in the House of Commons), to speak on the day,...
A group of intrepid Aussie cricketers are due to set foot in Devon ready for a second gritty Ashes series against the bustling might Broadclyst Cricket Club, who play at the Killerton Estate, just outside Exeter.
The one day, 44 over series starts on Sunday 1st July at 1pm, and concludes with the second game on Saturday 7th July. Having lost the original ‘Ashes’ series in 2013, Broadclyst are out for revenge.
The Aussies, known as the Daggy Greens, have 13 players and 9 WAKs (Wives And Kids). They will be facing a squad of local players drawn from Broadclyst, who have all...
As a child's first experience of live ballet, Northern Ballet's version of Ugly Ducking delivers on every level writes Natalie Marcus.
Taking a four-year-old to a ballet could be a bit of gamble, but with Northern Ballet you are in safe hands!
This retelling of the famous Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, Ugly Duckling was quite simply, an enchanting visual treat for children and adults from start to finish.
The show, which lasted a child-friendly 40 minutes, kept the attention of every...
The Department of Sport and Health Sciences (St Luke’s Campus) has been awarded an Athena SWAN Silver Award, recognising its commitment to advancing the careers of women in science through addressing gender inequality, tackling unequal gender representation across the student and staff population and improving career progression for female academics.
Sport and Health Sciences is the first department from the College of Life and Environmental Sciences to be awarded Silver under the new ‘Post May 2015’ Athena SWAN criteria.
This offers a more robust framework for enhancing...
An Earth observation company and ecommerce gift business have won this year’s Fast Track to Growth programme.
Pixalytics won the smaller company category, with House of Harris winning in the larger company category, at a final pitch event at Plymouth Science Park, the culmination of an intensive free business support programme for more than 20 Devon businesses.
Both companies have won £10,000 of on-going business support to help them grow.
Chris and Charlotte Harris founded the online store House of Harris in 2012 from their family home in Plymouth. With 25 years of...
A successful novelist from Exeter has just published her very own love story – and she hopes it will inspire others to find wisdom, peace and happiness.
Mother-of-two Catherine Harman wrote two gripping thrillers after relocating to Devon from her native Lancashire at the turn of the century to buy and run a convenience store.
The former computer programmer’s new surroundings inspired her to write the sensational five-star novels, What the Butler Saw and the sequel Rupert’s Unravelling.
Now, more than a year on, Catherine turned her attentions to telling her own...
This weekend cycle Fest comes to Seaton on Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July.
Riders dressed in vintage attire will enjoy a leisurely ride along the Jurassic Coast on Saturday 30th June with live music and family entertainment in Cliff Field Gardens throughout the afternoon.
On Sunday 1st July the faster criterium and Primary School cycle races will take place along the Seaton seafront. Spectators and supporters can enjoy all the action with a host of family entertainment taking place throughout the day within the town including face painting, bouncy castle, live music...
Paintings, ceramics, sculpture and glass will be exhibited in Torquay this August.
From August 25 to 31 fingerpaintings by Saskia Skoric will hang alongside nautical paintings by Len Murrell and landscapes and seascapes by Lynda Kettle, former vice president of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) and chair of Sidmouth Art Society. There will be glass pictures by Sue Purser Hope (chair of the Contemporary Glass Society), sculpture by Nicola Axe and pottery by Andrew Matheson RBSA. This exciting exhibition, organised by Creative Coverage, takes place at Artizan Gallery, 7...
Paintings, ceramics, sculpture and glass will be exhibited in Torquay this August.
From August 25 to 31 fingerpaintings by Saskia Skoric will hang alongside nautical paintings by Len Murrell and landscapes and seascapes by Lynda Kettle, former vice president of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) and chair of Sidmouth Art Society.
There will be glass pictures by Sue Purser Hope (chair of the Contemporary Glass Society), sculpture by Nicola Axe and pottery by Andrew Matheson RBSA. This exciting exhibition, organised by Creative Coverage, takes place at Artizan...
