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Exeter site manager recognised as one of the best in the country

A Redrow site manager at St Michael's Meadow has won a top national award for the quality of the homes they’re building in Exeter.

Roy Taylor has won a Pride in the Job award from the National House Building Council (NHBC) for the second consecutive year. This follows his success in 2025 when he achieved the Seal of Excellence in the regional stage of the competition – an accolade awarded to only the top 5% of site managers in the UK.

The awards, often dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the housebuilding industry, recognise the very best site managers across the country. Judging is...

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Vintage cycling collection is wheely fascinating!

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Tue, 08/27/2019 - 11:27am

Vintage cycling collection is wheely fascinating!

Cycling fans will be spinning with excitement when they learn about a collection of vintage cycling medals, photos and associated ephemera for sale in Chilcotts September Fine Art and Antiques auction.

The collection was amassed by Eric Cooper, an avid cyclist in the RAF who was stationed in San Severo, Italy before and through part of WW2.

Auctioneer, Duncan Chilcott said: “Anyone who thinks that cycling is a modern obsession should think again.

“The interest in the challenges of road races and hill climbs...

How to prevent cybercrime affecting your business success

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 08/27/2019 - 8:04am

Unfortunately, on top of all the other problems you have to deal with day in, day out as a business owner, you also have to contend with cybercrime. As your organization grows, so does the target on its back in this instance, which is why you need to take cybercrime prevention seriously. Fail to do so, and your business success will just continue to be affected over and over again.

To find out how you can prevent cybercrime, be sure to read on.

Invest in threat defense

Threat defense is vitally important in the fight against cybercrime. If you do not invest in this...

The importance and applications of WebGL

At its core, WebGL is a nifty interface for JavaScript that allows the browsers of today to make use of 3D graphics without the need for extra plugins. For those who might not necessarily be experienced in the art of programming and web design, it might not be that big a deal. However, those who are well aware of the need for plugins when it comes to rendering graphics in a browser, WebGL comes as something of a revelation. Here are just a few reasons why WebGL is much more essential than you might think!

When plugins were the standard solution, so too were security issues...

Some Exeter College vocational students at the garden party

Exeter College hosts Celebration of Vocational Learners

Exeter College’s vocational students joined together to celebrate their achievements in a garden party held at the college’s Hele Road campus.

Vocational and technical qualifications offer a more practical and applied style of study and are offered by a range of awarding bodies but at Exeter College BTEC, UAL and City & Guilds are the three largest.

Many Level 3 programmes are the equivalent of up to three A Levels. Vocational & technical programs tend to focus on continuous assessment rather than exams and typically provide a practical method of acquiring skills...

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Care work is a job for life in south Devon as county’s population ages

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Thu, 08/22/2019 - 1:13pm

A HOME care provider in Exeter says a role as a carer in south Devon represents a job for life due to the on-going growth in the area’s ageing population (August 2019).

According to official statistics, pensioner numbers are predicted to continue to rise nationally and regionally as people live for longer due to improvements in health care and nutrition.

Catherine Porter, Manager of Guardian Homecare in Devon, which cares for people in the Exeter area, said: “As a nation we have an ageing population that wishes to stay at home and that the authorities realise are...

Residents invited to find out more ahead of new Dawlish sea wall work restarting

Residents are invited to a drop-in session in Dawlish, Devon, to update them ahead of work restarting on the new sea wall which will help protect the town and the railway from extreme weather and rising sea levels for generations to come.

Network Rail will restart work on 9 September on the new bigger sea wall which will provide greater resilience for the stretch of railway that connects the South West with the rest of the country.

Work had stopped during the peak summer tourism season to minimise the impact on local communities and businesses.

Ahead of work...

Phillip Hatfield

Towergate Insurance Brokers appoint local Plymouth & South Devon Broker

Authored by effcompr1
Posted: Thu, 08/22/2019 - 10:33am

Towergate Insurance Brokers, one of the UK’s largest independent Insurance Brokers, has recently appointed Phillip Hatfield as Commercial Insurance Broker, into its Plymouth, Exeter and South Devon area.

The brokerage, which recently won Commercial Lines Broker of the year at the 2019 British Insurance Awards, are looking to grow their client-base in the area and Phillip’s local knowledge, understanding and insurance expertise complements the businesses philosophy of building strong real relationships, offering technical advice and delivering exemplary customer service and...

3 Ways to Improve Workplace Safety

As a business owner, you often think about scaling your business, bettering your product line, and improving workforce productivity daily. However, one thing you cannot forget about during the working day is the safety of your employees. Your employees are, after all, the ones who drive your business forward each and every day, and as such, they deserve to be looked after while they complete their tasks. Improving workplace safety should be high on your list of priorities if it isn’t already. To create a safe and healthy workplace, regardless of your industry or niche, the following...

Flybe signs latest interline partnership with Croatia Airlines

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/21/2019 - 9:25pm

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has secured a new interline agreement with Croatia Airlines which gives the travel trade the benefit of connecting customers to and from the Zagreb-based airline’s many European destinations via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle airports.

This is Flybe’s latest interline deal that adds to its fast-growing list of new partnerships that in the past few months has also included Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways, Widerøe, Lot and Air Serbia.

Alan Tune, Flybe’s Director of Sales, Alliances and Strategic...

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