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SW small business eye share of nation’s £5bn Christmas Spend

Local small businesses across the South West are gearing up to take their share of a much-needed Christmas boost, as new data predicts the UK could spend £5.3 billion with small firms over the festive period, delivering critical end-of-year gains for this vital segment of the economy.

In wider positive economic signs, new data from the Small Business Saturday campaign also found Brits could spend over £23 billion in total across the UK this festive season, representing a nominal 16% year-on-year spending rise.

On average, one fifth of the nation’s seasonal spending pot...

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Fan-tastic collection up for auction

A collection of unusual antique fans assembled over many years is to be sold at Chilcott Auctioneers’ next sale.

The fans belonged to Jane Campbell-Allan, originally from Stirlingshire but who lived in Devon for most of her life until her death in 2017.

Jane was known as an eccentric lady with a wicked sense of humour who enjoyed collecting antiques, especially jewellery. But it was fans that caught her imagination. Her interest is believed to have started after an elderly aunt gave her an antique fan when she was young.

Jane became a passionate collector of fans,...

The Donkey Sanctuary receives Royal recognition for employee training

For the second time the international animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary, has been commended by HRH The Princess Royal for its inspirational commitment to the learning and development of its staff. The Donkey Sanctuary is among 48 UK organisations and businesses that have been commended by the 2018 Princess Royal Training Awards, other organisations include John Lewis Partnership, GlaxoSmithKline and the Royal Air Force. The charity and fellow Award recipients, who were all subject to a rigorous assessment process, will receive their Awards from HRH The Princess Royal at a...

Lympstone Manor to host celebratory Protégé Dinner

On 19 September 2018, Lympstone Manor will be hosting its inaugural Protégé Dinner event to celebrate the talented chefs who have trained under celebrated British chef Michael Caines during their formative years.

Each of the eight hand-selected protégés will be joining Michael from across the UK and Ireland to create a collaborative eight-course tasting menu in his Michelin-starred kitchen.

All of these chefs now hold the accolade of running their own kitchens at properties including the Grove of Narberth, Ballyfin Demesne and Kentisbury Grange.

The collaborative...

McDonald's in Exeter celebrates long serving employee

Mark Thompson, who works at the Marsh Barton restaurant in Exeter, has recently celebrated 35 years with the company.

Mark began working at McDonald’s in 1983 as a Crew Member in the Friar Street restaurant in Reading and has since spent much of his career as a Shift Manager; running restaurants’ breakfast, day and night shifts. Mark currently works as a Customer Experience Manager four days a week and is responsible for ensuring the restaurant delivers the best possible customer care.

McDonald’s franchisee David Shawyer, who owns the Marsh Barton restaurant along with two...

PayPal aims for Asian Market despite fears over phone hacking

Despite recent concerns that the payment platform giant could be vulnerable to ingenious new attacks from hackers, PayPal is doggedly pursuing a licence in the Chinese market.

The Paper, China’s state-funded media website, reported earlier this month that the organisation has been actively attempting to secure licences in the Chinese region for the past 4 years. Lu Liuliu, general manager of the PayPal Merchant Business Unit in China has stated that despite the complex legal procedure involved in applying for licenses to operate in the Chinese domestic market, obtaining them will...

Marketing tips to promote your local business

Local businesses benefit from the ability to market themselves, both on and offline. Unlike digital-first businesses, you may find some benefit in location-based marketing as well as online.

Nowadays, it's very easy to look-up just about anything that comes to mind, and finding effective marketing techniques is also not hard to do. For example, lightweight LED signs that look like neon as the ones offered by CustomNeon.co.uk can drive a lot of customers to your business just because you are visually promoting it. We must learn what makes people have more interest in coming in and...

Celebration of Speed at Lympstone Manor raises £6,000 for Spinal Injuries Association

Lympstone Manor in Devon recently hosted Celebration of Speed, an event celebrating Porsche’s 70th birthday and all things motoring. Guests were given the exclusive opportunity to view Williams Martini Racing Formula One (F1) Championship cars, meet Paddy Lowe; Chief Technical Officer at Williams Martini Racing and discover super cars from the South-west Helston Garages Group. The event was a huge success, with over 200 people attending and a fantastic £6,000 raised in aid of Spinal Injuries Association (SIA). Last week, SIA held a cheque signing at Lympstone Manor with Michael Caines, and...

City-bound side of Bridge Road closed overnight tonight

Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed in one direction overnight tonight (Monday 20 August).

The city bound road closure will take place from 8pm tonight until 6am tomorrow morning (Tuesday 21 August) when the road will re-open.

The closure is needed to carry out repairs to some defective deck components that were discovered during a detailed inspection of the Bascule Bridge last week.

An outside lane closure has been in place since Wednesday afternoon and will remain until the repairs are undertaken tonight. Delays are possible, especially during rush hour this...

Burts Chips renews sponsorship deal with local clubs

Burts Potato Chips, makers of premium artisan snacks, are proud to continue their sport sponsorships with Exeter Chiefs and Plymouth Argyle for the 2018-2019 season, demonstrating the company’s love and support of all things South West. Renewed contracts will be rolling out with both local sports teams this season, which will continue to raise awareness amongst likeminded local supporters as well as those who travel further afield and aren’t as familiar with the brand – but enjoy great crisps! This year, the brand will also be supporting local charities by donating match-day tickets to...

Almost £200,000 available for East Devon projects

Almost £200,000 is now available for East Devon community projects through the Communities Together Fund and voluntary and community groups, town and parish councils, community interest companies and registered charities can now apply for funding from this grant pot.

The fund money has been given by East Devon District and Devon County Councils. For every elector in the district, East Devon has put 10p into the grant pot and Devon County Council put forward £1.

As with all funds, there are certain criteria that applicants need to be aware of:

• All projects must...

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SW small business eye share of nation’s £5bn Christmas Spend

Fan-tastic collection up for auction

The Donkey Sanctuary receives Royal recognition for employee training

Lympstone Manor to host celebratory Protégé Dinner

McDonald's in Exeter celebrates long serving employee

PayPal aims for Asian Market despite fears over phone hacking

Marketing tips to promote your local business

Celebration of Speed at Lympstone Manor raises £6,000 for Spinal Injuries Association

City-bound side of Bridge Road closed overnight tonight

Burts Chips renews sponsorship deal with local clubs

Almost £200,000 available for East Devon projects

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