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SW agency Launch strikes gold (and bronze) at the Performance Marketing Awards

Launch has been named as the winner in the Best Performance Marketing Agency category at this year’s annual Performance Marketing Awards .

The awards, celebrating the industry’s first-class campaigns, teams and companies, praised Launch for its innovative Powered by Happiness® philosophy. The foundation of the agency that focuses on perfecting three things simultaneously: powerful client relationships, innovative full-funnel performance marketing, and a psychologically safe culture where people do their best work.

Launch was commended for being a “benchmark for modern...

Body found in search for missing Devon man

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 03/29/2017 - 3:37pm

Police have located the body of a man during the search for Peter Giles from Newton St Cyres.

Officers were concerned for the welfare of Mr Giles, 70, who was reported missing on 8 March.

His Land Rover Discovery was found in an area known locally as ‘Newton Rec’ in Newton St Cyres and police carried out detailed searches of the area.

The body of a man was located in the River Creedy in Newton St Cyres on 24 March.

Formal identification has not yet been carried out but the family of Mr Giles has been informed.

The death is not being treated as...

Naturalmat puts the Westcountry in West London

Authored by AmyatWire
Posted: Wed, 03/29/2017 - 2:19pm

Topsham based natural sleep company, Naturalmat have just opened a flagship showroom in Chiswick, West London – with each mattress and bed bearing their “made by hand in Devon” stamp.

Aiming to bring a slice of Westcountry life to the city, the 3000 sq ft showroom is a haven for clean sleep enthusiasts who are keen to experience the Naturalmat effect offered by their organic, luxurious, handmade products. Alongside the Cornish Bed Company, Naturalmat are showcasing their entire adult range of mattresses, toppers, linen and beds – with a few unique and exciting twists on the...

Virgin Money Exeter store collecting Easter Eggs for Exeter Foodbank and Age UK

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 03/29/2017 - 1:30pm

The Virgin Money Exeter Store is collecting Easter Eggs on behalf of the Exeter Foodbank and Age UK.

Mark O’Higgins, Virgin Money Exeter Store Manager said: "We are collecting Easter Eggs on behalf of the Exeter Foodbank and Age UK , who both play an important part in our local community.

"We hope that by collecting and donating the Easter Eggs we can put a smile on people's faces this coming Easter.

"I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has already made a donation, we are extremely grateful.

'For anyone who would still like to donate an...

Stagecoach SW shortlisted for top industry award

Stagecoach South West has announced that the South West Falcon, its 24/7 coach service connecting Plymouth, Exeter, Bristol Airport and Bristol City Centre, has been shortlisted at the UK Coach Awards 2017 for ‘Making Coaches a Better Choice’.

The announcement comes just over a month after the service celebrated its first anniversary. It further reinforces that the Falcon is delivering an innovative product, quickly establishing itself as an integral part of the region’s transport infrastructure.

Two independent panels of highly experienced people in the industry undertook...

Chef Chris Sherville launches new restaurant in South Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/28/2017 - 9:09pm

Moorish kebabs, goujons of plaice and Mediterranean mezze will sit on the menu side by side with local cheese, raspberries “from the village” and quintessentially British puddings when The Vineyard Kitchen opens at Sharpham in South Devon at Easter.

The alfresco café overlooking the River Dart at the 500-acre Sharpham estate near Totnes will be the “evocative” location for chef Chris Sherville who has peppered the menu with local produce, exotic flavours inspired by his travels and award-winning wine and cheese produced on the estate.

Chris will be guided in this new...

Visiting Exeter just got a lot more interesting

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/28/2017 - 5:16pm

Visit Exeter - a new brand for the city - is being launched today (29 March).

Exeter City Council’s tourism team will launch its new identity at the iconic Royal Albert Memorial Museum.

Formerly marketed as part of the Heart of Devon Tourism Partnership, a new brand has been developed for Exeter, celebrating the diversity of experiences on offer here, and helping Exeter on its journey as one of the South West’s best love cities. The launch will focus on eight fantastic experiences, celebrating not only the tradition and heritage the city is often best known for, but also...

Exeter ‘speed dating with funders’ event declared a success

Organisers have hailed the latest ‘speed dating with funders’ event as a huge success.

More than 150 people attended the fifth annual Finance in the South West seminar at Exeter Raceourse, organised by chartered accountants and business advisers PKF Francis Clark.

A dozen sources of grant, debt and equity funding took part together with business support agencies.

The 24 speakers included Chris Garcia, Chief Executive of the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

A key feature was ‘short and sharp’ five minute presentations allowing...

British Ceramic Tile supports young cancer patients

Local company House of British Ceramic Tile ended a three year partnership with CLIC Sargent on a high by raising £4000, resulting in a overwhelming £7647.52 being raised for your cancer patients.

CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading provider of support for young cancer patients under the age of 25, and their families.

When cancer strikes young lives CLIC Sargent helps families limit the damage cancer causes beyond their health.

Cancer affects every part of life, for the young person and their families – relationships, confidence, money, school, and work.

CLIC...

Saltare plan to make Exeter a Centre of Business Intelligence Excellence

Authored by Saltare
Posted: Tue, 03/28/2017 - 10:35am

Business intelligence (BI) consultancy Saltare have started their plans to turn Exeter into a ‘National Centre of Business Intelligence Excellence’ by signing their first affiliate partner.

Their affiliation with South West Business Intelligence (SWBI) was agreed on 16th March, 2017, and means businesses in the South West are now able to get maximum benefit from their BI technology.

The partnership will provide local businesses with the skills needed to gain high value information from their data, in specialised ways that were previously not available to Exeter or the...

What is Application Hosting?

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/28/2017 - 8:58am

You may be using a form of application hosting and not even know it. For example, if you have a smartphone, the chances are you will have downloaded a mobile app or, at the very least, have apps already installed onto the device. The app on your mobile phone needs to be hosted from a location for it to work on your mobile phone, so it is available to you on a cloud infrastructure via the internet.

Both Facebook and Google Docs are a prime example of application hosting, as both have created flexibility and accessibility to our daily lives, and the cloud-based solution is now...

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