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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....

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How to be healthy sitting at your desk #InaNutshell

In this very informative In a Nutshell video, Adrian Walker shares his advice on how to remain fit and healthy when we spend so much time sitting at our desks.

He discusses the alarming impact that a sedentary lifestyle can have on our health and offers simple solutions to reduce the damage that can be caused by prolonged sitting during our working days.

Adrian comments that 'the advantages of getting this right are huge and in addition to benefiting our general health we can improve productivity and reduce the costs of absenteeism'.

To find out more, contact Adrian...

Exeter City to remember players killed in Somme

Exeter City Football Club will be remembering four former players who died during the Battle of the Somme at a special ceremony to be held at their St James Park war memorial.

The memorial service, in partnership with the Royal British Legion, will take place at 2pm on Friday 1 July. This is the exact centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. That day alone saw 57,470 British casualties including 19,240 who were killed. Two Exeter City players - Fred Bailey and Evelyn Lintott died on this first day and two others Arthur Evans and Percy Worner during the rest of the...

Jewellery stolen in Dawlish burglary

Police are appealing for information after a large quantity of sentimental jewellery was stolen from a property in Dawlish.

Several gold and silver rings, necklaces, bracelets and anklets, similar to the items pictured, were taken during the burglary at a property in Badlake Hill on Wednesday 15 June, sometime between 8.10am and 7.20pm.

A sapphire and diamond gold eternity ring, a ruby and diamond gold ring, a silver necklace with a green Chinese letter pendant and a Rotary gents’ chronograph watch were among the items taken.

Enquiries are continuing to locate the...

New lease of life for Duchy Square Centre

The Duchy Square Centre in Princetown has been given a new lease of life, re-opening with a range of business tenants.

Councillors have been given a tour of the rejuvenated building to see the array of companies that have moved in to give the local economy a boost.

The centre houses 15 businesses and nearly all of the units in the building are now occupied.

All of the businesses are either manufacturing on site, in a service industry or involved in web sales. As there are no retail units the building is not open to the public, other than by appointment for...

Exeter PR firm appointed to support international energy project

South West public relations consultancy KOR Communications has won a major contract to deliver strategic communications advice and services to an international project which will see electricity flowing between France, the Channel Islands and the UK.

The Exeter-based consultancy is providing communications and engagement support to the FAB Project which aims to build a subsea and underground interconnector linking the French and British national grids.

The cables will run from the Cherbourg peninsula in France to East Devon via the Channel Island of Alderney where they will...

Devon JSA claimants lowest on record

The number of Job Seeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants in Devon fell to 3,237 during May, the lowest on record.

In Devon the total number of claimants fell 75 when compared to the previous month April.

Seven of Devon’s eight districts experiencing small falls in JSA, ranging between 6 and 8 claimants. Exeter being the exception, with a rise of just 5 claimants over the period.

The claimant rate (proportion of the county’s working age population claiming JSA) remained largely unchanged, South Hams and West Devon falling by just 0.1%.

The number of youth...

EU Single Market critical to regional economy

The UK’s membership of the European Union has helped boost job creation and growth in the South West for more than forty years, with as many as 250,000 jobs in the region currently linked to exports to the Single Market, the CBI argues.

According to figures from HM Treasury, there is the potential to create 74,340 future jobs for the South West if the UK remains in the EU, and continues to deepen economic ties with its member states.

Several key sectors in the region depend on the Single Market:

83,960 manufacturing jobs in the South West are linked to UK

PKF Francis Clark’s Matt Willmott named Young Dealmaker of the Year

PKF Francis Clark is celebrating the success of Corporate Finance senior associate Matt Willmott who has been awarded Young Dealmaker of the year at the Insider South West Dealmakers Awards 2016.

The prestigious awards recognise and reward the wealth of talent in the region’s professional services sector and celebrate the success achieved by dealmakers in the South West over the past 12 months.

Matt Willmott joined PKF Francis Clark’s Corporate Finance team in 2010 and has extensive experience across company acquisitions and disposals, raising finance, due diligence,...

Last Call for UK manufacturers

UK manufacturers both large and small from all over the UK are being urged to enter The Manufacturer MX Awards (TMMX) by the deadline of June 30.

TMMX Awards is the biggest annual celebration in the industry’s calendar, attracting almost 1000 attendees. The free to enter programme is not just about the awards though, they are the pinnacle of a stringent programme designed to provide valuable business improvement advice and feedback from an expert panel of judges in the form of a confidential business report.

The TMMX Awards categories range from recognition in innovation...

Sir Ken Knight visits Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service hosted former Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser Sir Ken Knight on Monday 20 June, to discuss the Service’s progress on recommendations in his 2013 report Facing the Future.

In his Government-commissioned review, Sir Ken published his conclusions as to how English fire and rescue services could become more cost-effective and efficient in the future.

The report found that while incidents had reduced by 40 per cent in the last decade, the fire and rescue service could achieve greater cost savings by using different staffing models and...

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

How to be healthy sitting at your desk #InaNutshell

Exeter City to remember players killed in Somme

Jewellery stolen in Dawlish burglary

New lease of life for Duchy Square Centre

Exeter PR firm appointed to support international energy project

Devon JSA claimants lowest on record

EU Single Market critical to regional economy

PKF Francis Clark’s Matt Willmott named Young Dealmaker of the Year

Last Call for UK manufacturers

Sir Ken Knight visits Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service

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