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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....

Exeter BID launches new website

Exeter Business Improvement District (Exeter BID) has launched a brand new website: www.inexeter.com . Designed for both residents of and visitors to the city, the website provides a wealth of information and news on businesses, shops, attractions and events in Exeter.

Exeter BID was introduced in March 2015 and will result in £2.4million being invested into the city centre to make it more attractive and user friendly for visitors, residents and business owners. Activities managed by the Exeter BID include boosted marketing for the businesses and events within the city centre,...

North Devon Link Road consultation extended

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 07/26/2016 - 4:46am

The consultation on options for improving the North Devon Link Road is being extended by two weeks.

Devon County Council has decided to keep the consultation open until Friday 12 August.

The consultation puts forward two preferred options, both of which improve traffic flow to reduce journey times between the M5 and Northern Devon, as well as tackling congestion at peak-times between Barnstaple and Bideford, and improving safety on the Link Road.

The first option, estimated at £35 million, is to upgrade junctions which are currently pinch points. The second option,...

Exeter City Council leader raises stakes on high street betting terminals

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 07/25/2016 - 6:35pm

Exeter City Council leader Pete Edwards is urging the government to listen to local government and reduce the stakes on fixed odd betting terminals from £100 to £2.

Two years ago Exeter City Council, alongside 91 other local authorities from across the political spectrum, supported a Sustainable Communities Act to try to improve the situation.

The proposal called on the government to slash the maximum stakes on gaming machines found in high street betting shops from £100 a spin to £2, bringing them in line with other machines available in arcades, pubs and bingo halls....

Exeter Cathedral awarded £170,000 for urgent repairs

Exeter Cathedral has been awarded £170,000 for vital repairs to keep the building dry as part of the government’s First World War Centenary Cathedrals repair fund.

The grant will pay for urgent work to the drainage around the Cathedral, which is vital for taking water away from the stonework and not causing damp and decay.

The Dean, Very Revd Jonathan Draper, welcomed the grant, and said it would pay for important work to part of the Cathedral which – though unnoticed by the thousands of visitors who pass through its doors each year – was vital for the building’s long term...

Excitement builds for West Country Brick Show

On Saturday 30 July, two rooms of the city centre's Exeter Phoenix will be taken over by LEGOⓇ fans and traders for the West Country Brick Show.

Show organisers, 'West Country Bricks', are a LEGO user group of adult fans from the South West who enjoy collecting, building, and customising LEGO, as well as sharing their passion for the hobby. They are also members of the Brickish Association, the largest LEGO User Group in the UK.

West Country Bricks will be joined by dozens of exhibitors at the show displaying colourful constructions and sharing LEGO building expertise to...

Hydraulics company on the move despite Brexit

The UK has become a hotbed of uncertainty over the last month since the majority of the public voted to leave the European Union.

Multiple questions are flying around from all avenues of UK life which are all trying to ascertain how this big political decision will affect everyone’s day to day business and personal lives.

Unfazed by the current political climate are Hydraulics & Pneumatics company Derek Lane & Co who are on the move to a bigger and better building; leaving their Exeter home of over 35 years in favour of a better suited premises a few miles along the...

Thousands take part in Exeter Race for Life

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 07/25/2016 - 12:58pm

Thousands of women united at Westpoint Exeter this weekend with one mission in mind – to conquer cancer.

Now Cancer Research UK is calling on Exeter’s formidable army of mighty-mums, gutsy-grans, feisty friends and go-getting girls to make every step count by paying in their sponsorship money as soon as possible.

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring women-only series of 5k, 10k and Pretty Muddy events which raises millions of pounds every year to fund life-saving research.

Ruth Chamings, Race for Life event manager for...

Teignmouth media agency sees rapid growth

A Teignmouth-based media agency has seen rapid growth in both its staff numbers and client base in recent months.

Aquamarine Media Ltd, who specialise in paid search and social media marketing, have expanded from one staff member to four and moved to a bigger office, as they continue to increase their UK-wide client base.

The agency, who provide full set up and management of paid search and paid social campaigns to a variety of clients, have employed a PPC Executive (Bradley Jordan) and a Paid Social Executive (Sophie Hancox) to manage the growing demand for their services...

New work hub opens and another expands

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 07/25/2016 - 11:30am

Exeter’s small business community has received a boost with the opening of a new work hub and the expansion of another.

Devon work hubs, which is supported by Devon County Council, is a growing community of friendly and flexible work spaces, perfect for home-based and mobile workers, business start-ups, freelancers and entrepreneurs.

The Generator, which opened in Dix’s Field almost four years ago to provide creative types Jim Strongand other freelancers with an alternative to conventional offices, recently opened a second location by the Quay.

The work hub, in...

Used car dealers sentenced

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 07/25/2016 - 11:15am

Two used car dealers operating out of Bideford, North Devon, have been found guilty of selling dangerous and unroadworthy second-hand cars.

At Exeter Crown Court on 21 July 2016, Paul Fitzgerald John Hussey received a suspended sentence and was ordered to carry out 200 hours unpaid work and Adam George Wallis was ordered to carry out 150 hours unpaid work.

In summing up the judge said it was only by luck that their activities had not led to a ‘serious road accident.’

The pair, who operated out an industrial estate in Bideford, pleaded guilty to supplying dangerous...

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