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Exeter’s Tyler Grange accredited as Living Wage Employer

Exeter-based B Corp four-day week environmental consultancy Tyler Grange has received Living Wage Employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation .

Tyler Grange Exeter has significantly increased employee salaries during recent years, to support staff during challenging times. This accreditation now officially recognises that all 80+ Tribe members are paid a fair and real Living Wage.

The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate based on the cost of living and is introduced voluntarily by employers. Tyler Grange is now just one of just 14,000 UK businesses – from...

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How businesses can improve the customer experience

Authored by Chris Lake
Posted: Wed, 06/20/2018 - 4:17pm

In business, customer experience is the only thing that matters. Whether you sell to consumers or businesses, it does not matter. What does matter is that your client chooses you over your competitors. If you sell a similar product or service as another company – even just one other company – then you have competition to beat.

The only way to get ahead of your competition is to make your customers feel welcomed and pleased with using you. This means more than just treating them right, it means offering them great service and speed, which is much more attractive than your...

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Community transport volunteers and staff recognised at awards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 06/20/2018 - 6:16am

Dedicated community transport volunteers and staff members received prestigious awards at a ceremony at County Hall last week (Thursday 14 June).

The annual Community Transport Awards, organised by Devon County Council and sponsored by local printers Pollards, recognises outstanding contributions to Devon’s community transport providers.

Ten accolades were presented, with the top award for Community Transport Volunteer of the Year going to Simon Edwards, in recognition of his 11 years as a volunteer minibus driver for the Exe Valley Market Bus.

Simon was nominated...

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Waste removal tradesman narrowly avoids jail for blighting Devon countryside

A waste removal tradesman who blighted Devon countryside with 2,000 tons of rubbish – then set fire to it – has narrowly avoided jail.

The Environment Agency prosecuted Edward Donovan, of Churchill Drive, Crediton, for a range of offences after he turned part of an elderly land owners’ farm at Spreyton into an illegal waste site. It was here he dumped waste he collected from commercial businesses across central and east Devon as EDS (Ed Donovan Services).

Donovan pleaded guilty to charges under the Environmental Protection Act at Exeter Magistrates Court, which included...

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Working on a construction site: A guide

The construction industry is one that happens to be relatively lucrative. Because of the work being done in that sector, we’re able to enjoy the many architectural structures and buildings that we see today. You may presently be working in the construction industry or perhaps you’re considering venturing into it. In that case, there are several things that you should know about working on a construction site, especially when it comes to health and safety. On that note, this guide is going to explore a few key things you should know about working on a construction site that you may find...

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Devon awarded £4 million of Safer Roads Funding

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/19/2018 - 11:19pm

Devon County Council has welcomed long awaited news of more than £4 million of funding for road safety improvements on two A-roads in Devon.

The Department for Transport has announced that Devon has successfully bid for Safer Roads Funding, with the County Council set to receive £1.9 million for improvements on the A3121 and £2.2 million for the A3123. Both of the roads are rural routes that suffer from higher average speeds, sub-standard alignment and a lack of physical segregation between vehicles. Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Highway...

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Devon pubs make a clean sweep

A task force of litter pickers from three Devon-based Hall & Woodhouse managed public houses swept across the region this month (June) to help tidy up bustling streets, hedgerows and green spaces as part of the brewery’s annual community litter pick event, Founder’s Sweepers.

Established 10 years ago, the Founder’s Sweepers litter campaign, in association with Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean initiative, was introduced by Hall & Woodhouse to celebrate the day the company was founded in 1777 and is supported by all of its 52 managed public houses across the...

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New extended bus service to Exeter Quayside

A new trial weekend bus service to Exeter’s Quayside is set to begin early next month. As part of a six-month trial, the H service will stop at the Quayside on Friday and Saturday evenings between 7pm and 11pm and on Sundays from 8:30am and 11pm. The trial service will begin on Friday 6 July. The extended service is being funded by the City Council, the Environment Agency, Devon County Council and the Exeter Quay and Canal Trust, who believe the trial will result in more people visiting the area. Stagecoach agreed to trial the extension following calls from the City Council. Cllr Rachel...

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Improving Your Business Strategy: A Guide

A healthy business should find ways to evolve to keep up with the demands of their niche. Otherwise, whatever the business is, it will lose out to the competition. New technologies and changing expectations from customers and clients mean that a business needs to be able to adapt to survive, but it is not always clear what strategies to implement. If you are looking for ways to improve your business strategy, this guide has some tips.

Review and Plan

The first step to improving any business strategy is to review the strategies already in place to see how they are...

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Official opening of Tithebarn Link Road

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 06/19/2018 - 12:04pm

A ceremony has been held to officially mark the opening of the Tithebarn Link Road in Exeter.

The Devon County Council scheme, which includes a 60-metre span pedestrian and cycle bridge, has been funded with over £4 million from Highways England’s Growth and Housing Fund, as well as developer contributions.

Councillor Caroline Chugg, Devon County Council Chair, officially opened the road which provides an alternative route, avoiding M5 Junction 29, to developments including Cranbrook, Skypark and the Exeter Science Park.

The pedestrian and cycle bridge, which runs...

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Gilbert Stephens Solicitors sponsor concert for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

Gilbert Stephens Solicitors are proud to sponsor Semper Fidelis – Courage & Sacrifice 1918, a concert organised by ABF The Soldiers’ Charity. Taking place on the 16th June in Exeter Cathedral, the concert will commemorate the ‘Battle of Bois des Buttes’ on 27th May 1918. This battle took such a hard toll on the local Regiment, the 2nd Devons, who in recognition of their sacrifice and courage were awarded the ‘Croix de Guerre’. This means the concert and the inspiration behind it is particularly poignant for the local community.

The concert will feature a number of world-class...

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