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Exeter site manager recognised as one of the best in the country

A Redrow site manager at St Michael's Meadow has won a top national award for the quality of the homes they’re building in Exeter.

Roy Taylor has won a Pride in the Job award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) for the second consecutive year. This follows his success in 2025 when he achieved the Seal of Excellence in the regional stage of the competition – an accolade awarded to only the top 5% of site managers in the UK.

The awards, often dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the housebuilding industry, recognise the very best site managers across the country. Judging is...

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Twisted Oak in Exeter is Family-Friendly Finalist at this year’s Great British Pub Awards

Following two rounds of rigorous judging, the Twisted Oak, on Little John’s Cross Hill in Exeter, has reached the final six in the Best Pub for Families category of the Great British Pub Awards (GBPAs). Seeing off hundreds of other entries, the pub’s family-centric vibe, catering to anyone who wants to escape the city centre for an afternoon, formed a large part of its success.

The Great British Pub Awards recognise, reward and celebrate the fantastic work pubs do for our country and their communities, the established industry awards is widely considered to be the Oscars of the...

Report highlights positive signs of recovery

A new report from Devon County Council has highlighted that while the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been more widespread across Devon than previous recessions, there are positive signs of recovery.

Devon’s economy shrunk by almost 10% last year - in line with the UK average, but future recovery is expected to be a “mixed picture” in the county.

The economic update has tracked the rapidly changing situation through the use of Government statistics, commissioned studies and forecasts, and information gathered directly from the business community....

Two new partners join Michelmores

Michelmores has announced the appointment of two more Partners to the firm, in a move that will boost the Restructuring & Insolvency Team, and the Transaction Real Estate Team.

New Partner Benn Richards is a solicitor-advocate (all higher courts, civil and criminal) in both England and Wales, and is admitted to practice in the Eastern Caribbean Circuit. He joins the growing Restructuring & Insolvency Team and will be specialising in both contentious and non-contentious insolvency.

Benn has specific expertise in Civil Fraud, Asset Recovery, Restructuring &...

Exeter City Women’s FC players open new Travis Perkins branch in Exeter

Exeter City Women’s FC and the Lord Mayor Cllr Trish Oliver, attended the opening of the new Travis Perkins branch in Exeter.

The branch has set up a new sponsorship deal with the club which includes a subscription to the software of the team’s new goal analysis camera and a tripod as well as programme sponsorship. The goal analysis camera means that the club can record and analyse their matches and training sessions and track the movement of their players and the ball.

Daniel Haggerty, branch manager at Travis Perkins says: "Exeter City Women’s FC sits at the heart of...

The CitNOW Group launches its first Graduate Programme

The CitNOW Group has launched its first ever Graduate Programme to recruit new talent interested in a career in the digital software space. The Group is currently looking for six graduates to join its new programme, which is due to start in September 2021, with positions available at CitNOW and Dealerweb.

CitNOW, the leading digital communications specialist, is recruiting for one Junior Designer to join its marketing operation, and three Client Services Executives. There are also two opportunities within Dealerweb, the leading provider of showroom management systems. Based in...

The smart home and the need for better broadband

Steve Garrood, Chief Commercial Officer at Jurassic Fibre, shares his thoughts on how ultrafast connectivity is supporting digital lifestyles in the South West...

Our reliance on high-speed broadband connectivity is showing no sign of letting up as digital lifestyles increasingly become the norm.

And even though lockdown restrictions have eased, our consumption of data continues to speed up, not slow down.

The smart home revolution and shifting lifestyle habits are driving the need for ultrafast fibre broadband to the home and work premises to meet the demand of...

Vistry Partnerships appoints new SW sales director

eading regeneration business Vistry Partnerships has appointed Jenna Waters as Sales Director for the South West.

An influential figure on new developments in the region, Jenna has worked in the industry for more than 7 years’, bringing a wealth of experience into her new role.

Having started her career as a Sales Executive for Linden Homes in 2014, she has worked her way up through the ranks. She has been instrumental in helping Vistry Partnerships South West achieve a very successful half year of trading including exceeding sales targets and successfully opening 6 new...

6 Steps to Invest in Stock Market for Beginners

Investing in a stock market is not an easy task. It can be quite overwhelming especially when one is a beginner. There are some formalities that are required to be fulfilled before beginning one's journey in the stock market. It will become complicated if ones do have the proper guidance about what to do and when.

However, there is nothing to stress about as one can easily learn how to invest in the share market with the help of the following tips. These include:

PAN Card: Obtaining the PAN card is the primary step as no financial transaction can be executed

South West law firm receives national recognition for private wealth expertise

Three Partners at employee-owned law firm, Stephens Scown LLP, have received the highest ranking and national recognition in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners’ High Net Worth Guide, which has just been published.

Following an extensive annual research programme, the Chambers High Net Worth Guide ranks the leading and most dedicated lawyers and law firms for international private wealth based on feedback from clients and other specialist industry professionals.

Private Client partners Phil Reed and Graham Murdoch retained their Band 1 status in the 2021 Guide,...

Heart of the South West LEP awarded further £750,000 for Skills Bootcamps

The Heart of the South West LEP has secured £750,000 of funding from the Department for Education’s National Skills Fund to extend its current programme of Skills Bootcamps across the region.

Comprising flexible courses lasting up to 16 weeks’ duration, the eight additional Skills Bootcamps offer adults aged 19 or over the opportunity to build up or retrain in specific digital skills required by employers across the Heart of the South West LEP area, as well as in Dorset, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and the West of England.

Part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills...

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Exeter site manager recognised as one of the best in the country

Twisted Oak in Exeter is Family-Friendly Finalist at this year’s Great British Pub Awards

Report highlights positive signs of recovery

Two new partners join Michelmores

Exeter City Women’s FC players open new Travis Perkins branch in Exeter

The CitNOW Group launches its first Graduate Programme

The smart home and the need for better broadband

Vistry Partnerships appoints new SW sales director

6 Steps to Invest in Stock Market for Beginners

South West law firm receives national recognition for private wealth expertise

Heart of the South West LEP awarded further £750,000 for Skills Bootcamps

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