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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...

New woodworking space opens in Exeter

A new community woodworking facility, The Woodspace UK, has opened this week in Marsh Barton, Exeter, with a mission to provide flexible and affordable access to a professional workshop space, with equipment to support small businesses, freelancers and hobby woodworkers.

Founded by Martin Lammers, a professional joiner and traditional boatbuilder, The Woodspace UK aims to be the best woodworking space in the South West by providing safe, efficient and brand new fully extracted machinery in a well organised, clean, tidy and bright space. As Martin says: ‘We welcome all woodworkers,...

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Barratt Homes marketing apprentice earns early promotion

A marketing apprentice with one of the region’s leading housebuilders has earned promotion – just months after starting his new role.

Barney Munn, who was appointed as Barratt Developments’ first marketing apprentice in Exeter, has been promoted to apprentice marketing executive by the five star housebuilder.

Barney joined the Exeter-based team, which looks after Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, in the region last year and has now been given more responsibility, something he said he was excited about.

“I’ve really enjoyed working as marketing apprentice with...

Why do you have to invest in stocks?

There are important things that seem obvious yet many people don’t take them seriously. If such fundamental things are taken seriously, then the living standard of many people across the globe would change drastically. One such thing is investing. You don’t have to be a billionaire to invest. With the little amount you have in your hands, there is always something you can invest in and become successful.

If you don’t know the importance of investment in stock, you will not take it seriously and definitely your life will not change. Although stocks are considered to be highly...

Why your company needs a dedicated business phone number

When starting out, a huge percentage of business owners will not put into consideration, during their preliminary planning and setting up of the business, a functional business number. Having a business number has a lot of benefits which would help your company grow.

Those people, who use personal or private lines for their businesses, will soon get caught up and start regretting why they did not get a business number from the word go. With the introduction of mobile phones, the traditional 9 to 5 working hours is slowly becoming extinct.

This is because people might be...

SMEs battle on against a backdrop of Brexit uncertainty

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/12/2019 - 7:24am

CYBG’s latest SME Health Check Index rose to 54.9, the highest level in six quarters, with SMEs continuing to hire staff taking employment rates to record levels.

The report, which is published in partnership with leading economic consultancy, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), covers Q4 2018, also reveals that businesses have increased their borrowing, with lending reaching the highest level since this Index began tracking in 2014.

In contrast, this was accompanied by plummeting confidence levels which reduced 12 points to the lowest level since the...

4 Steps to Creating an Omnichannel Marketing Strategy

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Mon, 03/11/2019 - 7:43pm

Technology continues to revamp the way we make purchases every day. We've moved from an old-fashioned system of bartering and trading through exchanging cash for goods in a brick-and-mortar store, to an ecommerce system that can deliver just about anything to your doorstep in a day or two. During each stage, marketing professionals have faced the same challenge: how to promote the right product to the right person at the right time. The goal is always how to generate the most sales at the lowest cost per sale. Today, having an omnichannel marketing strategy can help propel your business to...

Eutopia Homes displays proposals for Exmouth Junction site in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 03/10/2019 - 11:49pm

Eutopia Homes have thanked residents for their feedback after holding a public exhibition on draft proposals to redevelop the Exmouth Junction, a former Network Rail site, on Prince Charles Road in Exeter.

Plans to develop the site with 465 new homes to buy and rent, as well as retirement homes were displayed to the public at St James Church on Wednesday 27th February.

If you would like to view the information on the proposals you can visit www.exmouthjunction.co.uk where the display materials used at the exhibition have been uploaded and a feedback form can be submitted...

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Grand Duke’s descendants united with painting

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Sun, 03/10/2019 - 3:05pm

A determined buyer travelled from North West Germany to Honiton to secure his bid on the 19th century portrait of a Prussian Grand Duke.

Dr Johann van Lengerich learned of the sale of the portrait at Chilcotts Auctioneers from the internet and was so keen to purchase it that he made the journey on the day of the auction together with his young son.

It transpired that his wife and son are direct descendants of the Grand Duke. The family had previously tried to buy the painting when it was auctioned at Christies but on that occasion, they were unsuccessful. Instead, the Grand...

The Innovations behind LOWA Military Boots

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Sat, 03/09/2019 - 11:55pm

Established in 1923 by Lorenz Wagner, LOWA started out as a small Bavarian manufacturer of Oxford Brogue shoes. Handcrafting their footwear using the Norwegian welt-stitch, by the end of the decade LOWA’s reputation had grown to the point where supply could no longer meet demand and their manufacturing facility had to expand. Jump forward to the present day and the brand’s growth has lost none of its momentum. Having shifted their focus from formal shoes to more practical footwear during the 1960’, the 1970s and the 1980s, LOWA’s use of the latest innovations have led to them becoming a...

Plans for new entertainment venue in Exeter to be explored

Plans to look into the feasibility of a new multi-purpose performance venue in Exeter City Centre have taken a step forward.

Exeter City Council has appointed destination development experts Fourth Street to explore the potential, opportunity and viability of an entertainment venue as part of the £300 million plans to redevelop the wider St Sidwell’s Point area – next to the leisure centre and new bus station - which were revealed in November.

Fourth Street, supported by Hopkins Architects, has been asked to define the size and use of any facility, along with a 25 year...

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