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Celebrating Devon’s best: Entries open for the 2026 Food Drink Devon Awards

The countdown has begun as entries officially open for the highly anticipated 2026 Food Drink Devon Awards. Following the resounding success of last year’s event, the awards once again promise to celebrate the very best food and drink Devon has to offer, from artisan producers and innovative brands to much-loved cafés, pubs, restaurants, bars, takeaways and retailers.

Widely recognised as the gold standard for food and drink excellence in the county, the Food Drink Devon Awards shine a spotlight on the talent, passion and creativity that make Devon such a celebrated food and...

A comprehensive guide to building a business website

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Mon, 04/20/2020 - 12:05pm

In this digital age, businesses that are reluctant to embrace digitization risk being eliminated in this competitive sphere today. A sizeable consumer group not limited to the rising Gen X and millennials rely on the internet to search for products, store locations and reviews on them. The website you build does not have to be exceptional or complicated. Just a simple and user-friendly site can help open new doors to an untapped pool of potential consumers. All this can be achieved without needing to sink in big sums of money and long hours.

Putting together a simple website for...

Coronavirus: How can 3D printing help?

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Mon, 04/20/2020 - 11:03am

There are already many great examples of companies turning their normal manufacturing practices into something that can help the fight against coronavirus. Top of the list is making medical equipment and particularly PPE or personal protective equipment. But can 3D printing from both expert companies like Protolabs and keen hobbyists also help with the problems created by Covid-19?

The PPE shortage

Currently one of the biggest issues for health workers, care home workers and those on the front line of dealing with coronavirus is the shortage of PPE. But 3D printing experts are...

How to set up the best construction project communication plan

Communication is one of the most important factors to success in construction business. No wonder, businesses with effective communication systems usually have higher success rates. The bigger the construction project is, the more you need efficient communication systems. Therefore, the first step for your business to be productive and achieve better outcomes is to adopt an efficient communication plan. This post discusses how you can identify and communicate with key stakeholders.

The stakeholders

From the onset, you should always come up with a list of all stakeholders...

Backlinks Agency Hybrid Traffic

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Mon, 04/20/2020 - 6:20am

Link Building

The process of link building is when you get other blogs or websites to link back to your website. This process is a way to increase the rankings of your site on search engines. The link building process can also be achieved by guest posting on other sites and using hyperlinks pointing back to your website. Link building can get your website to rank higher, get more referral traffic to your site, and improve your ROI. So that Google doesn’t penalize you; it is a good idea to work with a professional link builder agency. Link building agencies have the experts that...

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Oneserve offers free Job Planning Software Solution, ‘Oneserve Community’, to support key workers

Authored by jenEv
Posted: Sun, 04/19/2020 - 1:08pm

Job Management Software specialist Oneserve is pleased to offer its newly launched simple solution free to organisations that manage teams of key workers. ‘Oneserve Community’ is a quick start, pre-configured solution that allows users to create and schedule jobs via an easy to use mobile application. The solution will be offered free of charge to key workers during the COVID-19 crisis.

The new solution will offer a free simple version of Oneserve’s market leading Job Management Software and is aimed to assist teams of key workers whether in the care sector, providing emergency...

Research project to evaluate impact of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions receives substantial funding

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 04/17/2020 - 6:25pm

A pioneering project to predict the spread of COVID-19 in the UK, and evaluate the impact of quarantine restrictions, has received a substantial research grant, it has been announced.

Dr Leon Danon, from the University of Exeter, has received a grant of £220,403 to develop an essential new tool to forecast where and when the disease will spread across the country.

The grant has been awarded as one of 21 new projects, funded by the UK Government, as part of the £24.6 million rapid research response funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and by the Department of...

Hundreds of businesses not yet applied for Covid-19 funding

Hundreds of businesses in Exeter invited to make a claim for a grant to help them through the Coronavirus outbreak have yet to do so, Exeter City Council has revealed.

The Council is helping distribute £25 million of government funding in the form of either Small Business Grants or Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants.

Last week, the Council wrote to 2,000 businesses in Exeter inviting them to make a claim.

And on Thursday evening, only around a third to a half of those businesses eligible had responded.

City Council Director Bindu Arjoon said they...

Trading Standards waives regulatory business support fees

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 04/17/2020 - 11:10am

All businesses in Devon and Somerset can now access regulatory advice free of charge until the end of July.

Devon Somerset & Torbay Trading Standards offers an award-winning regulatory advice and support service, and to help businesses during the coronavirus pandemic that advice is now free.

The service’s specialist team of officers can provide advice on all aspects of trading standards law.

This includes helping businesses to diversify into different areas and develop a different business model that could operate during the government’s current lockdown...

Timber industry has our support, says Forestry Commission chairman

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 04/17/2020 - 8:57am

The recently-appointed chairman of the Forestry Commission, Sir William Worsley, has spoken of the importance of maintaining the timber industry for its essential role in supply chains during the coronavirus lockdown.

Sir William has outlined his views in a blog published on the Forestry Commission website .

Keeping the timber industry operating is important because it produces items such as pallets that are vital to be able to transport goods such as food to shops and medicines, as well as fuel for homes and businesses.

While the government has asked people to...

Hoteliers comply with lockdown restrictions over Easter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/16/2020 - 5:55pm

Almost all accommodation providers in Devon, Somerset and Torbay have stayed shut over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

On March 23 the Government announced that, with very few exceptions, all hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels, holiday rentals, campsites and boarding houses must stay closed until further notice.

Last week Trading Standards appealed to owners to follow the lockdown rules to stem the spread of coronavirus.

And despite the weekend being one of the warmest of the year so far, trading standards officers have confirmed that most accommodation...

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