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Nicholsons Expands into the South West

Nicholsons is pleased to announce the opening of its newest office near Exeter further strengthening its ability to support clients across the South West with specialist services in forestry, landscapes and ecology.

The new office will be led by Julian Burchby and will provide a local base from which Nicholsons can work closely with landowners, estates, businesses and organisations throughout Devon and the wider region.

The opening reflects Nicholsons' ongoing commitment to supporting clients across the South West, providing local access to the company's expertise in...

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Glazebrook House wins Hotel of the Year Award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/03/2017 - 9:01am

Glazebrook House Hotel in Devon has been chosen as Hotel of the Year in the Sawday’s British Hotel awards. Tom Bell, Special Places to Stay: British Hotels & Inns editor says: “So many large hotels are anonymous spaces where you are known only by your room number and left to fend for yourself. Small hotels are the polar opposite: warm, intimate places that aren't ruled by a set of corporate instructions.

He said of Glazebrook House “It’s hard to think of another small hotel in Britain that packs such an intoxicating punch.”

From swish suites with lofty ceilings to beds...

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Michael Caines wins back a Michelin star

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Mon, 10/02/2017 - 9:25pm

Following Lympstone Manor’s opening in April, Michael Caines MBE is pleased to announce that his country house hotel has been awarded a coveted Michelin Star, published in The Michelin Guide 2018 to Great Britain & Ireland.

The guide is the most revered restaurant guide amongst chefs, restaurant critics and guests alike.

Speaking of the accolade, Michael said: “It’s such an incredible achievement for myself and the team to be awarded the Michelin Star. The hotel and restaurant have been open for only six months, so to have achieved this within such a short time is an...

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South West Chef of the Year announces 2017 finalists

Authored by abigail
Posted: Mon, 10/02/2017 - 4:48pm

This year’s South West Chef of the Year competition continues to pick up the pace with the announcement of its 2017 finalists following closely-contested semi-finals on Saturday.

Now in its 14th year, South West Chef of the Year champions the very best of the region’s professional chefs and junior and home cooks as well as its exceptional produce for which the peninsular has gained a worldwide reputation.

Places in the competition are much coveted with chefs and culinary enthusiasts from 11 years up entering for their chance to cook for the panel of highly regarded regional...

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Exeter BID lights up the city

Authored by abigail
Posted: Mon, 10/02/2017 - 12:46pm

For the second year in a row, Exeter Business Improvements District (BID) will hold the city’s Christmas lights switch on event with a huge party for all the family to enjoy scheduled to take place in Princesshay Square on Thursday 16 November.

As well as live music from local musicians, the evening will mark the official switching on of Exeter’s city-wide festive illuminations and kick off the first of six Thursdays leading up to Christmas, when shops will stay open until late.

City residents and visitors can enjoy the celebrations from 4pm on the Thursday when local...

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Conference focuses on support for armed forces community

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/02/2017 - 9:57am

Specialist training could be offered to help frontline NHS and council staff across the county better support the needs of Devon’s veterans, forces personnel and their families.

It is one of the ways that £190,000 awarded to a consortium of South West Councils from the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant fund and announced at The Devon Armed Forces Community Wellbeing Partnership conference today (Friday) could be used. More than 50 delegates from the armed services, local authorities, businesses, charities and the public sector convened to debate and discuss subjects ranging from...

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Search to find Devon's best park

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/02/2017 - 7:46am

Do you think that your local park, playground or playing field is the best in the country? Here’s your chance to prove it.

National charity Fields in Trust have launched a campaign to find the UK’s Best Park, as voted by YOU! This unique award is open to all public green spaces across the UK through a simple online nomination at www.fieldsintrust.org/bestpark . It might be that your local park is great for a Sunday afternoon stroll, your neighbourhood playground is a hive of activity for children, or a nature reserve provides a stress-free space to relax. This is your chance to...

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South West businesswomen gather at high profile event

Bishop Fleming, alongside Ashfords, were delighted to host a dinner for some of the most influential business women in the South West at Lympstone Manor.

The evening brought together women from Flybe, Pennon, South West Water, Grey Matter, Condition Monitoring Group, Hazelwoods Holiday Park, EIC Group, Exeter City Council, Ashfords and Bishop Fleming, including Tax Director, Isobel Savage and Partner, Fleur Lewis.

Fleur commented "Getting these influential women together in busy modern day life is always a challenge. Dinner at Lympstone Manor, hosted by Michael Caines, was...

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Property Search Group announces spectacles appeal for World Sight Day

In Property Search Group’s 20th year, 3 of its South West offices have joined forces to raise money for international charity Vision Aid Overseas.

In celebration of World Sight Day, PSG’s teams based in Swindon, Somerset and Plymouth are planning to visit law firms across the region to collect old spectacles for recycling. Vision Aid takes the glasses and recycles them, with the income generated from the campaign used to help train eye care workers in Ghana, Ethiopia and Zambia and provide eye care services and life changing glasses to some of Africa’s poorest areas.

Elaine...

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DWT's Emily has three wheels on her wagon

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 10/01/2017 - 10:26pm

There’s a new bike on the streets of Exeter this autumn and it’ll be arriving at a school near you soon!

The bike in question is a very special three-wheeler and it belongs to local nature charity, Devon Wildlife Trust. Since April the Trust has been running a project which is working with most of the schools in Exeter, helping them to take their pupils out of the classroom and into the great outdoors to learn more about nature and themselves.

The Exeter Schools Project, as it is known, is being supported by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. Its aim is simple: to...

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Sanderson Weatherall bolsters holiday and caravan park team

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 10/01/2017 - 10:03pm

Nationwide chartered surveyor and commercial property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall has grown its holiday and caravan park team with the appointment of Lee Southan, who joins the firm as senior surveyor. The caravan park market continues to capitalise on buoyant trading conditions with Sanderson Weatherall’s specialist caravan and holiday park teams agreeing in excess of £40M worth of sales over the past nine months. Commenting on current market conditions, Chris Tucker, partner at Sanderson Weatherall said, “We are predicting that these strong trading conditions will continue, which...

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