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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...

Local businesses need to prepare for imminent changes in the tax system

Worrying new research published in Accountancy Age has revealed that with less than two months to go until ‘Making Tax Digital’ becomes mandatory on 01 April, just 57 per cent of UK businesses are expected to be ready for the change.

To help get businesses Making Tax Digital-ready, local Chartered Accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards is staging a series of free "What You Need To Know" seminars. Events will take place on:

  • 26 February at Daignton Park Golf Club with NatWest, 10.30am-12pm
  • 28 February at Holsworthy Golf Course, 12-2pm
  • 01 March at Simpkins
  • ...

Can you help plant 2,200 trees for a greener future in East Devon?

Volunteers are needed to plant 2,200 new trees in East Devon.

The trees will be planted at Mosshayne Farm on Friday 15th February and Saturday 16th February. If you can lend a hand, please contact Jon Freeman by emailing jfreeman@eastdevon.gov.uk.

East Devon District Council’s project officers for Great Trees in the Clyst Valley helped farmer Henry Gent sign up to the Woodland Trust’s MOREWoods scheme. The Woodland Trust provide the trees, expertise and a tailored plan. The tree-planting will create new environmentally-friendly woodland at Mosshayne Farm in the Clyst Valley...

The best ways your business could benefit from temporary buildings

Architects and designers of various structures have become more innovative today. Businesses can now enjoy temporary and relocatable structures that are convenient and smart in many ways. According to most business people who have used them either for storage or as retail outlets, the benefits are numerous especially now that obtaining permanent land is a problem.

For someone starting a business, deciding to use these structures could be a big plus. But first, let us tell you all the benefits your business will receive as a way to convince you that temporary structures are ideal...

Flybe boosts 2019 summer schedule from Exeter

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has confirmed an expansion of its 2019 Summer schedule from Exeter Airport with the addition of an extra three flights a week to Edinburgh operating on Monday, Thursday and Friday evenings; together with an extra Sunday service to Amsterdam. All flights are available for booking now at www.flybe.com for travel between 31st March and 26th October 2019.

The airline’s double-daily flights to and from Paris Charles de Gaulle continue through to the summer programme. They offer the added opportunity for convenient onward connections to a wide...

Regional Member of the Year award winners Pall-Ex South West Limited

Pall-Ex South West Limited drives to success

Authored by Sarah Ross
Posted: Wed, 02/06/2019 - 7:39pm

The palletised haulage network presented Pall-Ex South West Limited, from Cullompton, with the Regional Member of the Year – South West award at a prestigious ceremony in the East Midlands, which brought together over 90 haulage firms from across the UK.

Held at De Vere East Midlands Conference Centre, the awards event was hosted by comedian Paddy McGuinness, who shares his hometown of Bolton with Pall-Ex founder Hilary Devey CBE.

The event marked the end of a successful year for Pall-Ex, which saw the firm win a number of new contracts, increase pallet volume, launch new...

Two weeks left for rural groups to apply for £50,000 from The Prince’s Countryside Fund

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 02/06/2019 - 3:54pm

Applications for grants from The Prince’s Countryside Fund close on February 21st 2019.

The Fund gives out grants twice a year, and projects in rural areas across the UK can apply for funding of up to £50,000 in the spring round of funding.

Set up in 2010 by HRH The Prince of Wales, the charity aims to improve the prospects of viability for rural communities and farm businesses. Every year the Fund gives out over £1 million in funding, and can support projects for up to three years.

The Fund aims to support projects that sustain rural communities, improve the...

Browne Jacobson elects Caroline Green as Senior Partner

Exeter law firm Browne Jacobson today announces that Caroline Green has been elected the firm’s new Senior Partner with effect from 1 May 2019 for a three year term.

Caroline, who is one of the firm’s longest serving partners and jointly heads up the firm’s Retail Sector Group, will be its first female senior partner.

An outstanding commercial contracts and real estate lawyer with a ‘fantastic reputation in retail’ (Chambers and Partners), Caroline joined Browne Jacobson in 1984 and has been the architect of its nationally recognised retail and logistics team. Her clients...

Main contractor raises the roof of local textiles firm

Independent Devon Contractors located in Clyst St Mary, Exeter has successfully completed a re-roofing project for the technical textile specialists Heathcoat Fabrics. The new roof was installed for the local manufacturer to facilitate the addition of new equipment currently prohibited by the low existing roofline. This will enable Heathcoat Fabrics to expand and meet the needs of their growing product range.

Established in 1946, Devon Contractors has built on its long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality buildings. The firm carries out minor and major works, including...

Business management tips for the self-employed

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Wed, 02/06/2019 - 10:58am

When people talk about small businesses and their importance to the economy – especially in areas like the south west of England – there tends to be an image of a business owner and a small team of staff running a shop or a café, or manufacturing niche products. Less frequently do the self-employed or sole traders get featured, and yet they are just as important as businesses that employ staff. If you work alone, as a tradesperson, freelancer, or sole trader, you’re running a business just the same as a company with employees, and like all businesses you need to be able to manage your...

Pitch@Palace 11.0 On Tour Devon comes to Exeter College

Entrepreneurs and business start-ups are being invited to apply for Pitch@Palace 11.0 On Tour Devon – in Exeter on Monday February 18, 2019- to help make their business dreams become a reality.

The Event will be hosted by Exeter College in partnership with the University of Exeter, on behalf of SETsquared Exeter, part of SETsquared, the award-winning business incubation network run by five leading research-led UK universities. Twice ranked as the Global No. 1 Business Incubator.

Pitch@Palace isan initiative founded by The Duke of York, to amplify and accelerate the work of...

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