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Estate agents in and around Exeter scooped no less than five separate accolades at the Experts in Property Awards 2021.

With the ceremony held via Zoom, the Experts in Property Awards 2021 was attended by principals and staff from its member agencies across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Bristol and celebrated what was most important in agency in 2021, majoring on training, online marketing and community support.

There were seven awards categories in total, and agents in and around Exeter romped home with a full house in Customer Services. This award was based on...

New research by Acas has found that over a third (35%) of British employers have not spoken to their staff about their mental health and wellbeing over the past year during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Acas commissioned YouGov to ask businesses in Britain about whether they had personally talked to their staff about their mental health in the last 12 months during the pandemic. The poll found that:

• Nearly three out of five (59%) had spoken to staff;
• Over a third (35%) had not talked to staff;
• 3% did not know or could not remember; and
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A Plymouth data security expert has revealed how hackers work – and that something as simple as posting a picture from your child’s birthday party can put your business at risk.

Martin Limburn, of IT support company Limbtec is an expert at helping local businesses stay safe and keep hackers out.

“All local businesses are being targeted all the time by cyber criminals. That’s the grim reality of doing business in 2022,” he explained.

“They use automated software to look for hacking opportunities. And are more likely to find them in smaller businesses than big, as...

The government-funded Train4Tomorrow programme is running a Digital Jobs Fair on Wednesday 16 March 2022, to connect employers with local adults who have recently completed a digital bootcamp to gain in-demand skills.

The South West is facing a skills shortage. The rapid growth of the digital sector has led to businesses struggling to find the skilled people they need to meet their demand, and businesses across the region are facing recruitment challenges. The Train4Tomorrow programme aims to tackle the skills crisis by offering adults access to fully-funded training in in-demand...