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New data shows Amazon’s £150 million commitment to Devon

New figures released today show that Amazon has invested £150 million in Devon since 2010. The figures, taken from the latest Amazon Economic Impact Report, document Amazon’s investment in the South West and across the UK over the last 15 years.

The 2025 Amazon UK Economic Impact Hub features comprehensive data covering employment opportunities Amazon has generated across the region and the scope of economic activity driven by its investments including apprenticeship programmes and upskilling Amazon employees.

The figures show that the company has invested more than £150...

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Gold at the British Travel Awards takes Devon holiday park past 100th major award win

South Devon’s multi award-winning holiday park, Cofton Holidays, has picked up its 100th major award since it started welcoming guests to its heavenly corner of Devon 48 years ago, following Gold at the British Travel Awards (BTA), the UK’s largest consumer-voted travel awards.

The biggest award win in Cofton Holidays’ history tops a record year of results, which includes double success at the 2022 Western Morning News Business Awards in both the Tourism & Hospitality Resilience category, and the Environmental and Sustainability category, Gold at the Food Drink Devon Awards,...

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New plans approved for Venus Beach Cafe at Broadsands Image credit: Dillons Design Ltd

Venus Company gets the green light for extensive renovations at Broadsands, Paignton

Authored by Glen King PR
Posted: Fri, 12/16/2022 - 10:16pm

The Venus Company with a turnover of £2 – 3 m announces its planning application for ambitious plans to revamp the Broadsands Venus beach cafe in Paignton has been approved by Torbay Council. The multi-international award-winning business submitted images and drawings to Torbay Council together with a planning application for renovations to revamp the latest beach café in the company’s portfolio. The project has been given the go-ahead for works to start in the winter of 2023.

A well-respected and renowned environmental champion with sustainability at its heart, Venus operates its...

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Hoare Lea step it up at Broadwalk House (Photo credit: Glen King gkpr)

Engineering in Exeter: Consultants celebrate one year on & call for more collaborators

Authored by Glen King PR
Posted: Thu, 12/15/2022 - 11:18pm

Hoare Lea, one of the engineering industry’s most prominent consultancies, celebrates a full year of operating from its Exeter office; and calls for like-minded collaborators to join their vision for the city’s sustainable future.

Since its regional office opening at Broadwalk House in prestigious Southernhay West a year ago, Hoare Lea has brought its global network of excellence to the city by drawing on the expertise of its 1,000+ talented engineers, commissioning agents, and energy analysts.

Exeter Director Steven Libralon says: “Exeter is the thriving capital of Devon,...

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Jurassic Fibre supports Hospiscare with Christmas trees recycling scheme

Jurassic Fibre supports Hospiscare with Christmas trees recycling scheme

Authored by Program
Posted: Thu, 12/15/2022 - 12:44pm

Award-winning ultra-fast broadband provider, Jurassic Fibre , has today announced that they have pledged their support once again to Hospiscare this Christmas.

The Exeter-based telecoms company, who are on a mission to deliver their full fibre-to-the premises broadband to 500,000 homes and businesses in the South West, will be supporting Hospiscare’s Christmas Tree Recycling fundraiser, for the second year in a row, with a team of volunteers.

The yearly fundraiser aims to collect unwanted Christmas trees from residents in Exeter, Mid and East Devon to recycle in exchange...

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Foot Anstey advises GW Global Insights' Management team on MBO

National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP has supported and advised the management team of GW Global Insights (GWGI) on a Management Buy-Out (MBO) of its Gasworld brand backed by Mobeus.

The Gasworld brand was founded in 2003 and has been regarded as the go-to platform for the industrial gases industry and has established a global client base for its publications, worldwide events and business intelligence products.

The Foot Anstey team included, Adam McKenna (Partner), Claire Holland (Partner), Katie-Jane Rees (Partner), Emma Clayton (Senior Associate), Caitlin Shasby (Solicitor...

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South West Business Council pledges support to region’s Net Zero goals by hosting energy leaders conference in Devon

Authored by Program
Posted: Tue, 12/13/2022 - 9:11am

The South West Business Council (SWBC) will be bringing together world-class decarbonisation experts and industry leaders from the energy sector for a key conference in Devon.

The event, which addresses the energy transition and climate change mitigation, is part of the council’s pledge to support Great South West’s plans for the South West to become the first Net Zero region in England.

‘Energy Transition: The Challenges and Opportunities’ is at Sandy Park in Exeter on Friday January 27 2023. It will focus on the region’s roadmap to Net Zero and provide expert insight...

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Dual qualified solicitor joins family law specialist

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Thu, 12/08/2022 - 2:44pm

Family solicitor Shreya Kallingal has joined The Family Law Company ’s Divorce and Finance team in Exeter.

Before moving to the UK Shreya grew up in Coimbatore in South India. Her mother is a family lawyer and although Shreya considered pursuing medicine as a career she decided that working with people through times of distress would be a personally fulfilling choice, and that the interdisciplinary nature of the subject was an interesting prospect.

Shreya took her law degree in Chennai and was awarded the gold medal for human rights and international law. She went on to...

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Granny Gothards and Newton Print are a match made in Devon!

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Thu, 12/08/2022 - 11:34am

AN AWARD-WINNING ice-cream company has revealed this month (December 2022) how it worked with a fellow Devon-based business to create carbon balanced packaging sleeves for its range.

Granny Gothards joined forces with Newton Abbot-based Newton Print to develop the packaging for its pots of luxury ice-cream going on sale in Waitrose.

Amanda Stansfield, Managing Director and Owner at Granny Gothards, said: “We have been producing our range of ice-cream for more than 10 years and were approached in 2021 to trial our products in 60 different Waitrose stores.

“We all buy...

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Foot Anstey announces three new Partner promotions

Foot Anstey has announced the promotion of three of its lawyers into the firm's Partnership, bringing the total of new Partner promotions this financial year to eight. From 1 January 2023, Kutahya Cherry, Dickon Court, and Suriya Edwards will become Partners at the firm.

Martin Hirst, Managing Partner at Foot Anstey, said: "Congratulations to Kutahya, Dickon and Suriya on their promotions to the Partnership, which reflect the consistently high-quality advice and service they offer our clients, as well as their outstanding contributions to our firm's communities.

"Also, each...

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