If you run a local business, you may be missing out on a goldmine of effective online marketing opportunities. Even small, family run businesses can benefit from carrying out strategies for marketing online. Social media is well-known for connecting businesses to customers and you can use it to find revenue generating customers both in your local area and further afield. Along with social media, however, there is also a huge variety of online marketing opportunities which you can use to market your location-based business successfully. Here are some of the top marketing strategies which...

ODE-true food in South Devon is vying with some of the UK’s best known restaurant and hospitality names to be a winner at the Food Made Good Awards 2016 – which reward the unsung heroes of hospitality who go way beyond just serving delicious food. Its Cafe-ODE concept at Ness Cove, Shaldon and Gara Rock, East Portlemouth is on the shortlist in three award categories including best independent of the year, award for sourcing and food made good champion. The diversity of eateries on the shortlist for the Food Made Good Awards, run by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) and sponsored...

Local healthcare and protection insurance provider The Exeter has presented their 2015 Charity of the Year, Rainbow Living, with a cheque for £9,367.

Staff at The Exeter raised the significant sum through a series of innovative fundraising events, including a 72-mile sponsored cycle challenge, raffles, dress down days, cake sales, an internal fundraising competition, as well as fundraising events organised by individuals in their own time. Staff also supported the charity through volunteer work, including gardening at the Exeter Rainbow House, running car boot sales and modelling...

In its response to the Budget 2016, leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter highlights how it dealt with 32% more enquires about disability benefits, including Personal Independent Payments, last year and the importance of more investment in frontline money and debt advice services.

Steve Barriball, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice Exeter, said: “Household finances mirror the instability of the wider economy. Increasing the personal tax allowance threshold to £11,500 from April 2017 and helping households to save are both very positive steps. We helped with 4,500...

On Thursday 5 May 2016 voters across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will go to the polls for the election of a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Devon and Cornwall

The Police and Crime Commissioner oversees the running of local police forces, including appointing the Chief Constable, setting the local budget and deciding what the priorities should be for the police in their area.

John Street, the Police Area Returning Officer for Devon and Cornwall said: "May 5th will see almost 1.3 million voters across the Devon and Cornwall Police Force area choose a new...

People in Exeter can find out what is being done in the city to assist those who are homeless at a drop-in event next week.

The City Council – working in partnership with Teignbridge District Council – has drawn up a Homelessness Strategy for Exeter and Teignbridge.

As part of the Strategy the public are being asked for their views on a raft of initiatives put forward to prevent homelessness.

Cllr Emma Morse, Lead Councillor for Customer Access, said: “This is a great opportunity for people to drop in and see what we have been doing to address homelessness in the...

Adrian Hemmings, partner at Simpkins Edwards LLP, commented: “This budget seemed to be the most technical we’ve had in recent times, compared to the more politically charged announcements of the past couple of years with a raft of smaller measures across the tax landscape. “The Chancellor has confirmed a series of measures such as the tampon tax, insurance premium rise to fund flood defences, tightening the VAT rules for online traders, NIC on termination payments and the anti tax avoidance initiatives that are what I would term ‘sensible tinkering’. From a commercial perspective I would...

SWH Group’s National Skills Academy for Construction (NSAfC) has just received accreditation from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) for a further three years.

The company’s academy, based in Exeter, has so far reached more than 4,500 young people to promote construction related careers.

SWH Group first achieved NSAfC status in 2013 and has since undertaken a wide range of activities to promote a career in construction to young people in schools and the local community. SWH Training, part of SWH Group, also offers a range of apprenticeship programs as well as...

A mother of one from Taunton, Somerset, will take on Exeter’s Rock Solid Race in March to raise money for Scotty’s Little Soldiers, a national charity that helps bereaved British Forces children smile again.

Laura Winter's husband Colour Sergeant Aaron Winter of the Royal Marines, also known as Tiny, died on 6 December 2013 from Sudden Adult Death.

Since losing Aaron, Laura has experienced the crucial work Scotty’s Little Soldiers carries out first hand as their four-year-old daughter, Ava, has been supported by the charity for over a year. The charity has provided Ava with...