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Peninsula Transport Expands Team to Deliver Regional Strategic Transport Plan

Peninsula Transport, sub-national transport body (STB) for Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay, is pleased to announce three new staff appointments and welcome a placement year assistant to support the delivery of its Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) 2025 -2050.

Published earlier this year, the SIP sets out a roadmap to transform transport within the peninsula. It builds on the STB’s transport strategy released in early 2024, translating a vision and long-term goals into actionable priorities. The plan focuses on four key themes: enabling easier journeys,...

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South West housebuilder makes new appointment

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Posted: Mon, 05/12/2025 - 7:52pm

Persimmon Homes South West has promoted from within to find its new Contracts Manager.

Kenny Corrick has moved into the position after serving as a site manager and senior site manager for the five-star housebuilder for the last six years. He was an assistant site manager for two years before that.

Kenny has had a long career in construction, starting aged 17. He was an apprentice carpenter that used to sub-contract for Persimmon back in 1998, working on sites in Honiton and Seaton in Devon, before a spell as a self-employed carpenter.

Following this, he held...

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Tech South West Awards 2025… Bigger, bolder, better

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Posted: Sun, 05/11/2025 - 11:50pm

The Tech South West Awards 2025 are officially open for entries — and this year’s celebration of innovation, talent and impact is set to be bigger, bolder and more brilliant than ever.

From trailblazing startups and game-changing scaleups to inspiring leaders and teams driving global impact, the awards spotlight those pushing boundaries, solving real-world challenges, and putting the South West firmly on the map.

Following a record-breaking event at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol last year, with more than 400 attendees and a packed room of innovators, this year’s awards...

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Absolute PR and Marketing Celebrates Second Birthday as an Employee-Owned Business Following Most Successful Year to Date

Exeter-based, employee-owned communications agency, Absolute PR & Marketing is celebrating two years since becoming an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) — marking the milestone as the agency’s most successful year in its 25-year history.

Since the transition in March 2023, the award-winning agency has expanded its client base, and delivered measurable success for clients, all while embedding its values-led culture and commitment to sustainability at the heart of the business.

The move to employee ownership followed a decision by Founder and Managing Director, Rachael...

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Hospitality training programme for jobseekers to launch in Exeter

UKHospitality, in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is today announcing it will be running the new hospitality Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) in Exeter to help people into jobs in the sector and provide them with a Hospitality Skills Passport.

The new programme trains jobseekers with hospitality skills in a working environment and provides them with both work experience and a guaranteed interview with a choice of employers. The companies, operating both nationally and locally, are working with Jobcentre Plus and local training providers....

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Exeter’s Fore Street Flea Returns for 2025

May is here, and with it comes the much-anticipated return of the Fore Street Flea . Now in its ninth year, this iconic market has become a firm favourite in Exeter’s cultural calendar, drawing crowds to the heart of the city’s West Quarter for a day of discovery, community, and celebration.

Mark your calendars, for the Fore Street Flea dates for 2025:

  • Sunday 18 May
  • Sunday 13 July
  • Sunday 14 September
  • Sunday 23 November

First launched in 2016 as a grassroots initiative by local traders, the Flea has grown into one of...

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Southwest based Glanville Environmental acquired by Adler & Allan

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Posted: Wed, 05/07/2025 - 6:29pm

Specialist drainage, geospatial surveys, and civil engineering company Glanville Environmental, head-quartered in Devon, has been acquired by national environmental risk reduction services business, Adler & Allan.

Adler & Allan enable utilities, energy, and industrial infrastructure owners to overcome the biggest environmental challenges of the 21st century, reducing risk to the environment and their operation by managing assets compliantly while achieving commercial, ESG and Net-Zero goals.

This is Adler & Allan’s seventh acquisition in the utilities sector...

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North Devon resort partners with award winning family TV show ‘Moley’

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Posted: Tue, 05/06/2025 - 10:33am

The Mole Resort has announced a partnership with award winning TV show Moley.

The British animated television series, produced by Two Daughters Entertainment, features the voices of an all-star cast, including British actor Warwick Davis (Harry Potter, Star Wars), Gemma Arterton, Stanley Tucci, and Richard E. Grant.

The exciting partnership was unveiled at the Resort's Spring Explorer event on Friday April 25 2025, where regional influencers, press and local businesses were invited to explore the 125 acre grounds, set against a backdrop of North Devon's rolling countryside...

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Businesses gather in Exeter for Environment Bank’s Biodiversity Net Gain Breakfast

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Posted: Mon, 05/05/2025 - 10:50pm

Businesses met in Exeter yesterday to hear how Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) policy mandating the protection and enhancement of nature will impact development in Exeter.

Corporates, developers, planners, local authority representatives, ecologists and environmental consultants met at a BNG breakfast event hosted by Environment Bank, to discuss the planning, ecology, and legal aspects of the BNG policy and to showcase its Puddington Habitat Bank which is already generating off-site Biodiversity Units and unlocking development projects nearby.

The BNG legislation took effect...

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BYD Exeter announces move to bigger showroom

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Posted: Mon, 05/05/2025 - 10:45pm

BYD South West’s flagship showroom BYD Exeter has announced its move to a bigger and more central location, almost two years after its opening.

The growing success of BYD since its launch in the UK in 2023, and in turn the consistent success of BYD South West, has enabled City West Country to run a total of four showrooms in the South West.

Following BYD Exeter’s launch in 2023, BYD Plymouth, BYD Taunton, and BYD Truro opened in 2024, allowing for dedicated service across all points of the South West. The start of 2025 saw BYD Plymouth moving to a bigger showroom to...

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Sarah Birbeck has joined the team at Exeter Science Park as Digital Marketing and Events Executive

New appointment at Exeter Science Park

Exeter Science Park has welcomed a new member to its team.

Sarah Birbeck has joined the organisation as Digital Marketing and Events Executive, a role which will see her promoting Exeter Science Park to external audiences, as well as providing opportunities and creating events for the Park’s growing community.

Sarah brings a wide variety of marketing experience to Exeter Science Park , having worked in similar roles in charity, tourism, theatre and clothing industries.

Jason Buck, Senior Business Development Manager at Exeter Science Park, said: “It is fantastic to...

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