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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...

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PKF Francis Clark’s Chris Bishop named ‘Emerging Dealmaker of the Year’

Regional chartered accountants and business advisers, PKF Francis Clark is celebrating yet another impressive award, after Corporate Finance Senior Associate, Chris Bishop was announced ‘Emerging Dealmaker of the Year’ in the prestigious South West Insider’s Dealmakers Awards 2019.

The significant awards recognise and reward the wealth of talent in the region’s professional services sector and celebrates the success achieved by dealmakers in the South West over the past 12 months.

Chris Bishop joined the firm’s Corporate Finance team, the largest and most active deal making...

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust invests £7 million in new energy technology

The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) is set to reduce its energy costs by £800,000 a year, following a £7 million investment in sustainable energy measures.

The project, delivered by Centrica Business Solutions, will see state-of-the-art energy technology installed at five sites across Exeter, helping the RD&E to cut its energy costs by 17 per cent.

Design and construction is set to be completed by the end of April 2020. It includes the installation of a new 1.5MW combined heat and power unit that will generate power onsite at Wonford Hospital, as...

Start your own business today with these simple steps

Starting your own business can be one of the most rewarding and freeing journeys that you take in life. If you have a passion, talent or marketable skill that you think you can spin into a business, why wait? Far too many people are going to work every day to jobs that they don’t really enjoy, not because they want to, but because they have to.

You can break free from the drudgery and monotony of an unsatisfying professional life by taking control and starting your own business. It’s a much more realistic proposition than many people realise. There are lots of things that keep...

60 tonnes of black plastic prevented by British bacon brand

Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton visited leading Devon-based bacon producer Denhay’s factory on Thursday 27 June to learn more about the local company’s new sustainable initiative.

Denhay has switched its products’ packaging to fully recyclable clear trays made from 25% recycled plastic - removing black plastic from any Denhay retail packs of bacon which will avoid an estimated 60 tonnes of non-recyclable waste from going to landfill.

A clear new vision

Denhay’s new easy-peel packaging is both consumer and environmentally-friendly, as the clear plastic tray...

4 tips for reducing the cost of your taxi insurance

Having a wide-ranging taxi insurance policy in place is a vital part of your job as a driver. Without the right kind of cover, you could find yourself suffering financial pitfalls if a claimable event occurs.

Whether private or public hire, and no matter if you operate in a small village or huge city, you need to be sure you are protected against all the situations that can come up every day.

However, the last thing you want is to pay over the odds for your policy, particularly as such an event may never even occur. Having said that, it pays to be over-insured rather than...

What is a DBS Check?

Back in 2012, the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) merged to become known as the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Consequently, all CRB checks became known as DBS checks, which have been designed to help various business owners to make informed and safe recruitment decisions. By performing a DBS check, an employer can relax in the knowledge that an employee is suitable to work with a vulnerable group of people.

When is DBS Check Required?

Many employers in both England and Wales are required to perform DBS checks on...

Layla Anna-Lee (MC), VHR (Business of the Year More Than 50 Employees and Overall Winner) and Brendan Brien (Clydesdale Bank) onstage at the SME National Business Awards 2019 at Wembley Stadium, London]

SME National Business Awards extend deadline

Due to a phenomenal reaction, the SME National Business Awards have today announced an extension to their entry deadline due to the number of late requests. The new deadline is Wednesday 3rd July at 3pm. Applicants can enter up to 3 categories at www.smenationalbusinessawards.co.uk

Awards Director Damian Cummins explained "The phone has not stopped ringing as busy entrepreneurs seek an extension to complete their entries and we are happy to oblige to ensure we take the country's premier businesses to the finals at the iconic Wembley Stadium".

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Signs that you can’t remain in the same office anymore

In as much as you might not want to move to another office because you know it’s going to be a difficult task; you have no choice under certain circumstances. As your contract expires, you need to decide if it’s in the best interest of your company to leave. These are the signs telling you that you need to consider moving now and not renew your current contract with the landlord.

Your employees are increasing in number

Before, you only had a few employees because you didn't need a lot of them to run the company. Now, the number has increased because of your customers and...

Bishop Fleming employees at ready to take on the three peaks challenge

Accountants raise £22k for charities after successful Three Peaks challenge

A group of 30 accountants have scaled the heights of endurance in their successful attempt to climb a trio of mountain peaks in the space of just 24 hours.

Employees of Bishop Fleming Chartered Accountants have raised over £22,500 as they completed the Three Peaks Challenge.

The group, from across the firm, climbed Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in the Lake District and Snowdon in Wales, completing it within the 24-hour time slot.

The firm, which has seven offices across the South West and Midlands, is celebrating its centenary year and has pledged to raise £...

Newly elected Chair Pamela Woods and Deputy Chair Peter Harper.

Dartmoor National Park Authority elects new chair

Christow resident Pamela Woods has been elected chair of Dartmoor National Park Authority.

Her deputy, farmer Peter Harper, is also from the Teign Valley.

The appointments were made on Friday 14 June at the authority’s annual general meeting held at Parke, Bovey Tracey.

Ms Woods, a management consultant, has lived in the valley for almost three decades and served on the authority, in different guises, for five years.

She is the first woman to take the chair and succeeds Bill Hitchins who has stood down after 20 years’ membership, eight of those in the chair...

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

PKF Francis Clark’s Chris Bishop named ‘Emerging Dealmaker of the Year’

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust invests £7 million in new energy technology

Start your own business today with these simple steps

60 tonnes of black plastic prevented by British bacon brand

4 tips for reducing the cost of your taxi insurance

What is a DBS Check?

SME National Business Awards extend deadline

Signs that you can’t remain in the same office anymore

Accountants raise £22k for charities after successful Three Peaks challenge

Dartmoor National Park Authority elects new chair

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