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Staffing crisis for hospitality - Mickeys Beach Bar & Restaurant to close 2 days a week temporarily

Brand new Exmouth foodie destination, Mickeys Beach Bar & Restaurant, will be open 5 days rather than 7 at the start of July temporarily to maintain the highest standards of operation within the restaurant, whilst ensuring staff are well looked after. The restaurant will be closed on two Mondays and Tuesdays in July (Monday 5th & Tuesday 6th and Monday 12th & Tuesday 13th July), further dates will be reviewed there-after.

The Mickeys Beach team will be contacting all those booked in for these dates to inform customers of the closure and staff will rebook all...

Food labelling rules are changing in October - sign up to a FREE webinar to find out how it affects your business

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 07/07/2021 - 9:30pm

Businesses throughout the region who sell or serve food prepared on the premises can learn more about the changes in food labelling legislation at two free webinars.

Hosted by Heart of the South West Growth Hub, Better Business for All, Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards and Devon and Plymouth Chamber, the first webinar take place on July 8 and will be repeated the following week on the July 15.

They are open to all businesses in the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership Area – Devon, Somerset, Torbay, Devon, and Plymouth – as well as...

A complete guide to studying masters in Exeter

Authored by Saanvi Bajaj
Posted: Wed, 07/07/2021 - 10:11am

Studying abroad provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to access the greatest education available, especially in today's competitive environment. Studying abroad will give you a leg up on the competition when it comes to finding the right job, and it's also one of the finest methods to refine all of your hidden talents. Exeter, known for its extraordinarily high educational standards, is a popular study destination and home to one of the world's largest foreign student groups. It provides various flexible and well-recognized courses in MBA, arts, medical, and STEM disciplines...

National Recognition for Local ‘Entrepreneur for Good’

The Co-Founder of the Life Chance Group and School for Inspiring Talents in Newton Abbot and Ashburton has been shortlisted for the ‘Entrepreneur for Good’ category in the Regional Finals of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

Mark Escott, from Exeter, was shortlisted from more than 4,800 entries in the annual awards that acknowledges the hard work and inspiring stories of entrepreneurs across the UK.

It was Mark’s own entrepreneurial story that captivated judges of the prestigious national awards. Despite his chaotic childhood, and time later spent in the criminal...

Chris Harris-Deans awarded honorary fellowship of the CISI

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 07/05/2021 - 11:05pm

Chris Harris-Deans, Director of Investment Management Services – Branches, has been awarded an honorary fellowship of the CISI, the most prestigious nomination awarded by the Board of the Institute to senior individuals who have made a significant positive contribution to the Institute and the financial services profession.

Based in the Charles Stanley Exeter office, Chris has a long and distinguished history with the CISI. He is a past Board member having initially joined the South West Committee as its first student member, eventually becoming President and helping the...

Green Your Clean with Recycle Devon

Recycle Devon is encouraging Devon residents to ‘Green Your Clean’ this summer by sharing greener ways to clean our homes to reduce the amount of waste produced by shop bought cleaning supplies

The Green Your Clean campaign launches on Monday 5 July and runs until Sunday 1 August. Devon residents who take part in this waste reduction challenge can win one of 10 greener clean kits containing a range of natural ingredients which can be made into cleaning products for around the home.

Tips for how to produce homemade cleaning products will be shared on Recycle Devon social...

Michelmores supports WWF and Tesco on future of farming report

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 07/05/2021 - 7:33am

Michelmores has contributed to the UK's first report on the future of insect protein in pig, poultry and aquaculture feed.

The Report, ‘The Future of Feed: a WWF roadmap to accelerating insect protein in UK feeds' , produced by WWF and Tesco, was launched during a virtual panel discussion where Michelmores' leading Agricultural Lawyer, Ben Sharples, discussed the existing legislation and urgent need for the UK government to introduce new regulations for this important sector.

The Report highlights the huge potential for insect farming to help tackle the climate and...

Rain? Pah! Nothing stops Topsham’s Big Afternoon Tea

A wet summer’s day did nothing to dampen the spirits of one east Devon town which celebrated its annual Big Afternoon Tea in style - and mostly under cover.

Topsham residents held their first Big Afternoon Tea a year ago when lockdown meant the celebrations were confined to sitting outside your front door or in private gardens.

The idea of the event is to encourage residents to come together and create a street party or gathering in a park or someone’s garden. Locals are also encouraged to shop in Topsham for all their provisions to also give the town’s businesses a...

Top industry award-win for Devon’s first female co-working space

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 07/02/2021 - 10:51pm

Devon’s first co-working space for female entrepreneurs is delighted to announce they have won a Business Excellence Award, tipped as the ‘Best Coworking Space 2021 in Devon’.

Based in the heart of Totnes, The Tribe was given the top accolade by judges after what has certainly been a turbulent year for all industries. Hosted annually, the Business Excellence Awards seek to celebrate and reward companies for excellence in the industry, the quality of their products and their dedication to service.

A community-driven boutique co-working space for women, The Tribe was...

CDS calls for flexible Government approach for hard to reach areas

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 07/02/2021 - 2:00pm

Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) is calling for a flexible approach from Government to improve broadband connectivity in very hard to reach areas in order to avoid the risk of communities “being left behind”.

In its response to the Government’s consultation on the issue, CDS states that a mix of large contractual delivery, in parallel with support for community solutions through voucher schemes, is needed to tackle the challenges of delivering broadband to the most rural communities.

Matt Warman MP, the Minster for Digital Infrastructure, issued a call for evidence to...

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