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Local businesswoman takes over Complete Estate Agency as four Devon branches remain

Local businesswoman Sara Watkins-Schmidt has taken over Complete Estate Agency, with all four of its Devon branches and its existing 23-strong team remaining in place.

The established estate and lettings agency operates from Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth and Exeter (Cranbrook), with all four locations continuing to trade under the Complete Estate Agency name following the acquisition.

The deal includes Complete’s portfolio of 375 managed rental properties, alongside its residential sales operation and established presence within the local new-build market....

Adults spend one day a week online

A new survey has revealed that adult mobile phone users in the UK currently spend an average of one day per week (25 hours) online.

Ofcom has found that of those, 42 per cent say they go online or check apps more than 10 times a day, while around one in 10 (11%) access the internet more than 50 times daily.

Most internet users (59%) even consider themselves 'hooked' on their connected device - while a third (34%) admit they find it difficult to disconnect.

Many people are, however, facing up to the consequences of spending too much time online, and recognising how...

Ashfords LLP ranked most active legal advisers in UK

Independent research by Experian MarketIQ has identified Ashfords LLP as one of the most active, by volume, legal advisers in the UK and the South West.

Ashfords has been ranked top 20 in the UK and first in the South West, putting the firm in first position within the region consecutively for 18 months.

Ashfords is delighted to be recognised consistently for its strong and growing national corporate practice.

To view the full report, please click here.

The Experian MarketIQ is a market intelligence platform which reveals the market insights of organisations...

St Thomas residents' anger as newly planted trees destroyed

St Thomas residents responded with shock, disappointment and anger after recently planted fruit trees in Cowick Barton Playing Fields were destroyed over night. Many residents were very upset by the senselessness of the actions.

The majority of the new trees we broken and some dragged in to roads neighbouring the fields; one was even left pushed through the railings in the gate.

St Thomas Councillors, Rob Hannaford, Hannah Packham and Paul Bull condemned the actions of the vandals in the strongest terms.

Rob Hannaford said "The trees were bought with money from the...

‘Day of Action’ on rogue doorstep traders

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/03/2016 - 3:22pm

Legitimate businesses in East Devon are giving Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service a helping hand in its fight against rogue traders.

Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service, Devon & Cornwall Police, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and HMRC all took part in a day-long operation.

Trading Standards officers and Police Community Support Officers talked to legitimate traders and builder merchants in Kilmington, Axminster, Honiton, Sidmouth, Seaton and Colyton asking them to help trading standards officers protect the vulnerable from doorstep crime....

Dead pigeons found lined up on road

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/03/2016 - 2:54pm

Devon and Cornwall Police are investigating reports of dozens of dead pigeons having been placed on a road near Honiton.

A member of the public informed police just after 9am today (Wednesday 3rd August) that a number of dead pigeons had been placed in a line along the markings in the centre of the road on the A35 near Windmill Garage and along Battishorne Way and Weatherhill Road.

PCSO Steve Mingo from the local neighbourhood team said: "We have found over 40 dead pigeons in the area and they appear to have been deliberately placed in the road for quite some distance, a...

Great line-up at Chiefs' season launch dinner

Authored by sandypark
Posted: Wed, 08/03/2016 - 12:10pm

The entertainment at this year's Exeter Chiefs Season Launch Dinner on Saturday 27th August has been confirmed, with Q&As, a special guest speaker and live music just some of the great things on offer.

The evening, which will be celebrating 10 years of Sandy Park, will feature a special Q&A with star names from the Exeter Chiefs squad, as well as guest speaker David Flatman, the former England Rugby international turned TV Pundit, and live music from Charge!

The evening will be a chance to sit side by side with members of the Exeter Chiefs squad, including new...

Flexible work key to retaining top employees

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/03/2016 - 9:33am

If your business doesn’t offer flexible work options then top employees may look to switch to somewhere that does according to a new survey from Regus. Over 3,000 professionals across a variety of sectors were quizzed on the importance of flexibility in today’s working life. And respondents in Exeter left very little doubt about the value of a flexible approach. 93% of workers in Exeter said that, faced with a choice of two similar jobs, they would choose the one that offered flexible working. And almost a fifth (38%) of respondents also stated that they would have stayed longer in their...

£1,000 community fund available for drama groups

Through its Well Built Community Fund, RGB Building Supplies is continuing its support of different groups in the region by donating £1,000 worth of building materials every other month.

So far in 2016 groups that support those with a disability, an outdoor project, a heritage scheme and a community centre have been beneficiaries, but now it’s time for amateur dramatic groups to tell the builders merchant how a donation of materials could help.

Whether a group needs help with a stage backdrop, or would like to update the facilities where they rehearse or put on a...

Traffic signal works to start at Countess Wear roundabout

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/02/2016 - 4:01pm

Essential maintenance work on the traffic signals at Countess Wear roundabout in Exeter will start this week.

From early August preparatory works will take place to minimise the amount of time that the temporary traffic signals will need to be used.

From the middle of September old signals, poles and cabling will be replaced, along with cable ducting where required.

The scheme is scheduled to last for 9 weeks, with temporary traffic lights in place for three weeks starting in the middle of September to allow the main installation works to be completed.

With...

Sharpham enjoys a Royal tipple

During the scorching hot day at the Taste of the West Food Fair on the Green on Tuesday 19th July, Sharpham Wine and Cheese were amongst 60 Gold Award winners lucky enough to meet TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

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