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Winners of the 2026 Michelmores Property Awards revealed

The 23rd Michelmores Property Awards took place on 25 June 2026 at Sandy Park Conference Centre in Exeter, celebrating the very best of property development, construction and regeneration across the West of England and South West. The evening was hosted by Josh Widdicombe and brought together professionals from across the sector to celebrate this year’s shortlisted and winning projects.

The Awards continue to celebrate projects that demonstrate exceptional quality, innovation and sustainability, while making a positive contribution to their communities and the wider built...

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£1,000 Community Fund available to help with environmental project

For its next Well Built Community Fund, RGB Building Supplies is inviting groups, schools and charities to get in contact with details of environmental projects for the chance to receive £1,000 to spend at an RGB branch.

Whether a community group is looking to create an eco-friendly space, a school would like to add a green area to teach pupils about the importance of protecting the environment, or a charity would like materials to help protect an open space in the local area, RGB wants to hear about it.

From all the nominations received, three finalists will be chosen...

Flybe welcomes Aviation Minister to Exeter HQ

Flybe CEO, Christine Ourmières-Widener, today (Friday 16th November 2018) welcomed Aviation Minister Liz Sugg, to the airline’s Exeter HQ which, as part of her fact-finding tour of the South West, served to highlight the importance of aviation and connectivity for the South West’s regional economy and the role Flybe plays in the national transport infrastructure. During her visit to the UK’s largest domestic regional airline, the Minister met young engineering students and apprentices at the Flybe Training Academy and with the airline’s local education partner, Exeter College; spoke to...

Racing home with a WIN for Beach Schools South West at the RuralBusiness Awards!

Community Interest Company, Beach Schools South West won the accolade of Best Rural Educational Business at the prestigious finals event held by the Rural Business Awards at Bath Racecourse.

Company Directors Tess Stuber and Alexis Bowater represented the Beach Schools South West team as they attended the event, being one of five businesses in their category to reach the finals.

Beach Schools South West make it no secret that they are proud to teach on the beach. Their full-time practitioner travels around the beaches of the South West to take children out of the classroom...

Lightfoot wins prestigious Made in the South West award and place in Made in the UK 2019 finals

Lightfoot, the creator of the first connected car technology to reward smoother drivers, has fought off a nine-strong shortlist to claim the Digital Engineering/Technology Award at the Made in the South West Awards.

Held at The Bristol Hotel on 08 November, the Made in the South West Awards ‘showcases manufacturing from across the South West and gives the region's companies the opportunity to celebrate their commitment to world-class quality and excellence.’ Winners in each of the 12 categories are automatically entered into the grand final – the Made in the UK Awards – ‘where the...

Public safety paramount when assessing damaged trees, says City Council

Public safety is paramount when assessing storm damaged trees, Exeter City Council has said today. “Everyone loves trees and we do everything possible to allow them to flourish, however we sometimes have to make some tough decisions and consider the risk that they pose, especially when they have suffered damage over the years,” said Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for Place. The local authority said it places a high value on all its trees but must consider the risks to the public when a tree is badly damaged or reaches the end of its life. The Council was responding to calls for a...

Civic Leaders back Flybe

Civic leaders have signed an open letter backing Exeter-based airline Flybe and recognising the important contribution the company makes to the local economy.

The move comes as Flybe announced disappointing financial results this morning on the Stock Exchange.

Flybe is the largest independent regional airline in Europe and carries eight million passengers a year between 81 airports.

The airline employs 1,000 people at Exeter Airport including high value aviation and engineering roles. Two-thirds of passengers at Exeter Airport fly with Flybe.

The letter,...

Excellence in South Devon building work recognised at national awards ceremony

A Devon Building Control project has scooped a prestigious national award, winning ‘Best individual new home’ at the LABC Building Excellence Awards 2018.

A record-breaking 860 attendees from the construction world and local authority building control attended the awards night at Westminster’s Park Plaza on Friday 9 November, hosted by comedian and impressionist Jon Culshaw.

Winning entries were nominated by professional surveyors from Devon Building Control Partnership which provides the building control service on behalf of Teignbridge, South Hams and West Devon district...

4 Office Efficiency Tips for Exeter SMEs

All Exeter-based SMEs need to operate resourcefully to prevent wasted effort and lost resources.

Here are four quick ideas on how to create a more efficient office.

1. Get the Office Cleaned

Office cleaning is often assigned to the person lowest on the totem pole. This is demoralising for the person whose responsibility it is. Putting the chore on a rota system for several employees to take turns isn’t much better. It lowers morale because employees weren’t principally employed to be a part-time office cleaner and they resent it.

Think about it from a...

Bitcoin just the latest in a long line of trading evolution

When we look at the new cryptocurrency market which Bitcoin represents, it’s easy to get caught up with just how enormous game-changer this technology is. What many of us are not aware of, however, is that prior evolution in trading are just as important, and still shape the trading industry as is exists today.

Taking off

What could be considered the first trading app came from the development of the Small Order Execution System (SOES) in 1987. Far from the analogue system now synonymous with older, wasteful, and incredibly inefficient ticker systems, the...

The Forgotten Costs of Operating a Business (and how to eliminate them)

Exeter is full of thriving businesses, both big and small. According to official statistics posted by Exeter City Council , there are 4,877 thriving businesses and approximately 35,000 people commute to the area on a daily basis. These businesses - like all businesses across the UK - face the major challenge of operating costs.

Operating costs are defined as the expenses associated with managing and continuing to operate a business, from operating a device to the upkeep of a facility and even sales and marketing costs. In other words, it is all the money a business has to...

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Winners of the 2026 Michelmores Property Awards revealed

£1,000 Community Fund available to help with environmental project

Flybe welcomes Aviation Minister to Exeter HQ

Racing home with a WIN for Beach Schools South West at the RuralBusiness Awards!

Lightfoot wins prestigious Made in the South West award and place in Made in the UK 2019 finals

Public safety paramount when assessing damaged trees, says City Council

Civic Leaders back Flybe

Excellence in South Devon building work recognised at national awards ceremony

4 Office Efficiency Tips for Exeter SMEs

Bitcoin just the latest in a long line of trading evolution

The Forgotten Costs of Operating a Business (and how to eliminate them)

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