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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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Ashfords LLP commits to national mental health charter

Law firm, Ashfords LLP, has demonstrated its commitment to employee wellbeing after re-signing the Mindful Employer Charter, a national pledge for employers who are positive in their approach towards mental health and wellbeing.

The Charter is one element of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER® initiative, which aims to increase awareness of mental health in the workplace and assist businesses to provide a supportive working environment. Ashfords first signed the Charter in 2015 and is pleased to be re-committing.

A wide range of employers from across the UK are involved in the initiative...

Motorists advised not to travel unless essential

Devon County Council is urging people across snow-hit areas of the county not to travel tomorrow morning (Friday 1 February) unless absolutely essential.

Heavy snow has caused traffic disruption in parts of the county earlier this afternoon and this evening.

The A380 was completely closed at Ideford Dip due to a vehicle blocking the road, and the A38 Telegraph Hill has been blocked by stationary traffic but work is underway to reopen the A38 and free south bound traffic from the M5.

The A379 at Peamore near Exeter has been blocked by a jack-knifed lorry, the B3192...

Brewin Dolphin fundraises for young hearts

Eight Exeter-based businesses have competed in a mixed netball competition to raise nearly £500 for Jay’s Aim – a charity focused on reducing the number of young people who die from sudden cardiac death in the South West.

Organised by wealth management company Brewin Dolphin, the hotly-contested event took place in the sports hall at the University of Exeter’s Streatham campus. Those taking part were legal firms Michelmores, Trowers & Hamlins, Gilbert Stephens, Ashfords and Stephens Scown, accountants PKF Francis Clark, the charity Jay’s Aim and Brewin Dolphin.

“It was...

5 crucial shared hosting features for your website

When you create a website, it is important for it to be consistently accessible and allow your users to have flawless interactions. Here you can get information about how to make a website that will help you. To host your site successfully, you will need a reliable company that can provide you with the best features to run your site. The company should be able to provide reliable uptime for shared hosting . Depending on the size of your technology business or website, you should look into various types of companies that provide shared hosting or dedicated server hosting to see what they...

2019 Prince of Wales Award now open for business in Devon

The Devon County Agricultural Association (DCAA) has announced the launch of The Prince of Wales Award 2019.

The Award, which the DCAA has run for 34 years, is open to Devon-based community projects. Entries are encouraged from all areas of the community, from schools through to small farm diversification projects. The emphasis, reflecting HRH the Prince of Wales’ personal beliefs, is on sustainability and young people.

Entries are judged by a panel from the DCAA and the winner is selected based on their outstanding contribution.

Winners receive a cheque for £1000...

Princesshay announces charity partnership with Living Options Devon

Princesshay has announced Living Options Devon as its charity of the year for 2019. The Devon-based charity works to ensure that people with disabilities and Deaf people have the opportunity to live the life they choose.

Living Options will be launching the partnership on 8th February 2019 in Princesshay where its ‘See Hear On Wheels’ bus will be in the centre.

Living Options Devon supports more than 6,000 disabled and Deaf people every year through advocacy, engagement services, training, volunteering opportunities, outreach projects and accessible support services....

New technology installed at Sandy Park

Getting the right message across has never been so important, hence the significant investment Sandy Park has put into installing new state-of-the-art facilities for those heading to the popular Exeter venue for meetings, conferences and exhibitions.

As well as being one of the South West’s most accessible conference centres, with its convenient location by junction 30 of the M5 and Exeter International Airport, Sandy Park is aiming to be known as the most technologically advanced.

Working with main Exeter Chiefs sponsor, swcomms, the extensive makeover has further cemented...

Velopack: which are all the benefits?

If you are looking for a quality and reliable door for a large room, then velopack will not let you down. This high speed fold up door is suitable for industrial use. It is strong, highly responsive and last for long. The fact that it does not require floor installation means that it is suitable for any type of building or environment. The surface covering of this door is made up of high strength PVC that can be equipped with transparent potholes for free passage of air and visibility.

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Unlike other large doors that are very complicated and difficult to...

Exeter bucking the trend when it comes to business, new report reveals

Exeter is the only city in the UK where the number of business closures fell last year, a new report has revealed.

The Centre for Cities Outlook report for 2019 shows Exeter bucking the trend when it comes to the health of its businesses.

Cities Outlook 2019 is an annual health check of the 63 largest cities in the UK.

Whilst other cities across the country have seen a significant increase in High Street shops and businesses closing down, Exeter is showing the complete opposite, with a 2 per cent fall in closures.

Exeter’s success is in sharp contrast to...

Kerry joins Thomas Westcott's Business Recovery and Insolvency Servcie

The Business Recovery and Insolvency department of Thomas Westcott Chartered Accountants has been further strengthened by the arrival of experienced insolvency specialist, Kerry Austin.

Kerry, who joins the firm as an Insolvency Manager, started her career in professional services at a leading South West law firm before training at a national insolvency practice where she spent eight years handling a range of personal and corporate cases.

She said: “I’ve always known Thomas Westcott to be an excellent firm offering the full range of accountancy and business advisory...

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

Ashfords LLP commits to national mental health charter

Motorists advised not to travel unless essential

Brewin Dolphin fundraises for young hearts

5 crucial shared hosting features for your website

2019 Prince of Wales Award now open for business in Devon

Princesshay announces charity partnership with Living Options Devon

New technology installed at Sandy Park

Velopack: which are all the benefits?

Exeter bucking the trend when it comes to business, new report reveals

Kerry joins Thomas Westcott's Business Recovery and Insolvency Servcie

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