Demand from business for commercial property in the South West rose for the eleventh consecutive quarter, while available space in the region fell for the ninth successive period, according to the latest RICS Commercial Market Survey.
As a result, rents are expected to rise at the fastest pace in the South region as a whole since the survey began in 1998 with 44% more respondents forecasting higher, rather than lower, rent rates going forward. Industrials are the segment of the market in the South West where rental expectations are currently most buoyant, while retail in the South...
Robert Camp, managing partner of leading law firm Stephens Scown, has been shortlisted for the The Smith & Williamson Entrepreneur of the Year for the 2015 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. Going up against other finalists, Robert Camp will compete for the prestigious award, with the winner being revealed at the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards gala dinner held on 10 November at Park Lane’s Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Since becoming managing partner in 2011, Robert has overseen the firm's growth of 41% and picked up numerous awards including The Sunday Times Best 100...
Exeter's Montgomery Primary School's JM DanceFit Little and Junior Starz* classes ended their Summer term on a Zumba high with performances enjoyed by parents and family.
All of the Little and Junior Starz* were awarded well deserved performance certificates for their creativity and enthusiasm in class this term. Summer Term Star of the Week certificates were awarded to Little Starz Laila-Rose Hutt, Rebecca Hewins and Alfred Woodland and Junior Starz Isabella Buckley and Ella Manley.
The classes which allow children to have fun while improving both their confidence and...
The Perks Ensemble has an irresistible charm that is due in no small measure to the fact that its three energetic and committed founding members all just happen to be related. During the summer months the group's vibrant members will be performing at a number of venues in France and the UK, including Exeter, Bridport, Ilminster and Shute, near Axminster in Devon for Concerts in the West. This dynamic chamber ensemble was created in 2012 by two brothers - Oscar and Elliott Perks - and their sister Ursula. Together they have earned a highly deserved reputation for playing exciting...
David Beckham and Justin Timberlake named male fashion icons as Reem Clothing starts its search for the Face of Reem
ReemClothing.com is searching Exeter for its own fashion icon with the launch of the ‘Face of Reem’ – a competition to find a new male model.
To enter, aspiring models need to upload a picture of themselves on to the Face of Reem competition site. The winner will receive a professional photoshoot, modelling portfolio, a year’s worth of clothing and be asked to join the other models on the Reem Clothing website .
More than 170,000 businesses and households now have access to faster, more reliable broadband due to Connecting Devon and Somerset programme Latest communities to get fibre broadband include (Devon - South Brent, Colyton, Lifton, Buckfastleigh, Cheriton Bishop, East Allington and Exborne) Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) has passed the halfway mark in its rollout of superfast fibre broadband. More than 170,000 households and businesses in the two counties now have access to fibre broadband as a result of the CDS programme, of which nearly 150,000 are estimated to be able to get...
Researchers studying wild banded mongooses in Uganda have discovered that these small mammals have either cooperative or selfish personalities which last for their entire lifetime. The findings of the 15-year study are published today in the journal Animal Behaviour.
The researchers investigated the selfish behaviour of mongoose mate-guarding – where dominant males guard particular females – and the cooperative behaviour of ‘babysitting’ and ‘escorting’ the young.
They found that cooperative mongooses that helped out with offspring care did so consistently over their whole...
Exeter and Crediton based law firm Veitch Penny, is giving this year’s Mid Devon Show visitors the opportunity to win a luxury Devon hamper.
The Veitch Penny team will be one of the many local businesses exhibiting at the Mid Devon Show on Saturday 25th July. At the event they’ll be running a free prize draw with the chance to win an Artisan Feast luxury hamper from Purely Devon Hampers.
Entry is simple – just visit the Veitch Penny stand and fill in one of the entry forms. The winning name will be drawn the same day at 5pm.
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault which took place in Exminster.
On Friday 19 June at 5.20pm a 34-year-old man was driving along the main road, near the Tesco Express store by the Church Stile junction, when an object was thrown at the victim’s car by another man.
The victim confronted the man and then he was assaulted. He suffered minor facial and arm injuries as a result.
Police believe there may have been several witnesses to this incident, including a man who helped the victim.
Officers would like to hear from anyone who witnessed...
