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Rebecca Thurgood joins LHC Design board with ambition to support thriving places across the South West

Leading architecture, masterplanning and landscape practice LHC Design today [Friday, July 24th, 2026] announces Rebecca Thurgood’s appointment as board director as the firm builds on its 35-year track record of supporting sustainable development.

An award-winning architect with 25 years’ experience, Thurgood joins fellow board directors Graham Devine and Ian Noakes with an ambition to create sustainable, thriving places across the South West and the UK.

As the studio lead for LHC’s Exeter city centre office, she will support the team’s architecture, masterplanning and...

Simpkins Edwards’ team of volunteers spent two days helping to clear non-indigenous invasive Himalayan Balsam from the banks of the River Tale.

Local accountants clear Tale Valley river banks of invasive Himalayan Balsam

A team of eleven, wader clad volunteers from Simpkins Edwards, Exeter, recently swapped a day in the office for a day on the banks of the beautiful River Tale in East Devon to support the work of The Tale Valley Trust.

Building on last year’s volunteering success with the charity, Simpkins Edwards’ team of volunteers spent two days helping to clear non-indigenous invasive Himalayan Balsam, a tall attractive pink flowering plant, which has been an issue for the Trust for the past 13 years, from the banks of the River Tale.

In addition to clearing historic field irrigation...

Nexus Managing Director, Stuart Wilson, and Operations Director, John Brett, receiving the award.

Nexus Open Systems celebrates a major win against tough competition at the UK Managed Services & Hosting Awards 2019

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/01/2019 - 9:19pm

Devon-based IT provider Nexus Open Systems is celebrating its national award win at the UK Managed Services & Hosting (MSH) awards. Nexus won the prestigious title of Most Innovative Managed Service Solution: General category for its Nexus Cloud Connect backup solution.

The annual MSH Awards recognises the pioneers in managed IT services solutions and this year saw major entrants including Microsoft, Webroot and IBM.

Nexus faced strong competition in its category from large-scale organisations up and down the country; coming first place in such impressive company is a...

World's leading independent manufacturer and installer of stairlifts chooses Lightfoot for its fleet

World's leading independent manufacturer and installer of stairlifts chooses Devon's Lightfoot for its fleet

Acorn Mobility Services Ltd, the world's leading independent company specialising solely in the manufacture and installation of stairlifts, has announced that it has rolled-out Chudleigh-based Lightfoot’s award-winning in-cab technology and rewards platform across its fleet of 136 commercial vehicles and company cars.

Introduced to reduce the company’s carbon footprint, fuel use and claims incidence, Lightfoot’s driver behaviour technology has already resulted in a miles per gallon saving of 12.3% and a 100% reduction in over speeding among its drivers.

Built to exacting...

Charity Night for Children’s Hospice South West a big success

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/01/2019 - 10:46am

Educated Recruitment are thrilled to announce that at their event on Friday evening they had raised a huge £1063.58p for Children’s Hospice South West through the £50 Challenge.

Starting with only £50 given by the charity the ER team organised a big event with intention to multiply the money given held at Coombeinteignhead Village Hall. The night included a quiz, raffle, a silent auction and a disco to round off the evening!

The team here at ER would like to take the opportunity to thank all the local business who had so kindly donated prizes for our auction and raffle, to...

Guardian Homecare asks Devon firms to take on staff with dementia

Guardian Homecare asks Devon firms to take on staff with dementia

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Tue, 10/01/2019 - 9:44am

A LEADING care provider in south Devon is asking companies to think about employing people with early onset dementia or to keep those on who may have received a diagnosis (October 2019).

With some not unreasonable adjustments, Guardian Homecare says it’s possible for people with the condition to work and they shouldn’t leave employment immediately if they aren’t ready to do so.

Catherine Porter, who is a Manager at Guardian Homecare, which provides care in the Exeter area, said: “Following the recent Channel 4 programme ‘The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes’, it’s clear those...

Working freelance in Exeter: What you need to know

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 10/01/2019 - 8:36am

Many people decide to go freelance for a number of reasons. Perhaps you can’t get the job you’re looking for in your desired field and, therefore, wish to go self-employed, or maybe you’re hoping for more flexible working patterns and hours. Living in the West Country may not have the job opportunities in your desired field, which is where freelancing may become the best option for you, dependent on your chosen sector. Freelancing is a great way of obtaining more freedom over your own career. If you’re looking to go freelance, you may have a number of questions that need answering in order...

Best workspaces in and around Exeter revealed at awards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 09/30/2019 - 9:47pm

Unique desks, spectacular spaces and innovative workplace initiatives were amongst the winners of the 2019 Space Awards at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter.

The awards, which are in their second year, celebrate the best workspaces and work initiatives in and around Exeter, including Best Sustainable Space, Best Corporate Workspace, Co-Working, Well-Being and Coolest Workspace awards.

Held on Thursday September 19, the awards are part of the Future of the Workplace initiative supported by Space, Exeter Chamber and Exeter Live Better, celebrating and encouraging...

How a young professional can advance their career with these tactics

Young professionals often times wonder how they could advance their career quickly through a combination of hard work, leveraging relationships, and correct career moves. Being willing to do whatever it takes to get a promotion or a pay bump is the mindset that a person needs to have. With this being said people that constantly undermine others to look better might get a promotion or two but these types of games always are brought to light in the end. Taking a proactive approach to advance a career needs to be done as great jobs simply do not fall in the laps of individuals. The following...

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4 ways to create more space in your home

Why is that there never seems to be enough space in your home? When you moved in the place seemed huge, but somehow over the years it has shrunk — a lot.

Maybe you have extended your family, or have invested in a few too many home furnishings? Whatever the reason, there comes a time in most homeowners lives when a bigger living space is needed. However, before you start scouring the property pages for a new house, why not look at ways to create more space in your current home?

It is not as complicated or expensive as you may have feared.

Make your rooms multitask...

Should businesses outsource their call answering?

Statistics show that 52% of small businesses plan to outsource at least one business process in 2019. The apparent benefits of business outsourcing include increasing operational efficiency, boosting expertise and reducing costs. Answering calls is a crucial undertaking that requires immense courtesy. Reasonably, some businesses have resorted to outsourcing this function in an attempt to improve the handling of complaints in a timely manner and to enhance company-client interactions.

Even as more companies seek to outsource call answering, some individuals still remain critical of...

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