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Leading South West independent waste management firm DCW has launched a new waste data safe to help protect South West businesses from data breaches and information leaks which could lead to identity theft and business fraud.

DCW has invested in the new secure safes to encourage more local businesses to recycle their confidential waste securely and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). By using DCW’s Zero to Landfill data destruction service, businesses can also boost their environmental sustainability credentials as waste is diverted away from...

Anne Marie Morris MP was getting in the spirit on Friday 6th May at a visit to Exeter Gin to see the distillery premises in Teignmouth.

Exeter Gin was born from listening to their customers at their family-run pop-up gin bar in the heart of Exeter. Managing Director Karen Skerratt noticed that there was a demand for an Exeter gin after trying to source some for the gin bar. To no avail, she decided to make it herself. The distillery houses three main stills as well as a hand bottling, waxing, and labelling area.

Karen Skerratt, Founder of Exeter Gin, was keen to win the...

A consultation is now underway by East Devon District Council on a planning document known as a Local Development Order (LDO) for a site off Long Lane, opposite the Future Skills Centre near Exeter Airport.

The LDO makes the planning process simpler and therefore quicker, easier and cheaper for developers to bring forward high quality schemes and buildings that will provide new employment opportunities. The site will be known as Power Park, part of the Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone . It will provide a range of premises suitable for many types of business, encouraging...

A major new Devon-based award designed to celebrate and promote sustainability has been launched by Food Drink Devon, the county’s leading food and drink organisation which has over 350 members, at the Met Office headquarters in Exeter. Food Drink Devon’s Sustainability Pioneer Award will shine a light on businesses that go the extra mile in their endeavours to be environmentally friendly.

The organisation’s chair, Greg Parsons, said: “Underlying Food Drink Devon’s brand is the commitment to sustainability, provenance and quality, so this is central to everything we are about....