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Trowers' Exeter office continues growth with new partner hire

Trowers & Hamlins has expanded its Exeter team with the rehiring of Brian Hitchcock as Partner in the Projects and Construction team.

Brian brings 18 years of experience as a transactional infrastructure and project delivery lawyer, advising across a full spectrum of infrastructure, energy and real estate development projects in the UK. Brian has particular expertise in advising on contracting strategy and dispute avoidance.

He is ranked and recognised by the Chambers & Partners UK legal guide as "a go-to practitioner for large-scale construction project advice...

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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...

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...

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...

Official opening of Tithebarn Link Road

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...

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...

Exeter firm seeing huge growth

Four Seasons Home Improvements launched in 2016 with just two employees, the company now employ over forty staff and are currently recruiting.

This financial year Four Seasons have a forecasted revenue of over £9million, adding jobs to the local economy from their headquarters in Sowton. Tracie Bell head of communications said: “It’s been amazing for us to grow so fast. Our staff are all local and we couldn’t have done it without the excellent talent here in Exeter”. “Our success has been down our high quality of workmanship, word of mouth is clearly as powerful as ever”.

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Exeter tour operator leads the way in responsible tourism

Exeter based schools’ tour operator, STC Expeditions, has been awarded Travelife Certification – an internationally recognised scheme dedicated to driving sustainable practises in the tourism industry.

Hailed as the highest possible level of sustainability in travel, Travelife Certification is only awarded to companies which demonstrate a long-term commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility. To receive certification, the company had to meet over 200 separate criteria, covering everything from carbon offsetting, over-tourism and support for in-country Leaders,...

Microtest wins over 100 new customers in Wales

111 GP surgeries in Wales have chosen Microtest as supplier for their clinical IT system.

With its HQ in Bodmin and a development centre in Plymouth Science Park, Microtest is one of only four suppliers in England approved by the NHS to supply IT systems and software to GP practices.

Earlier in the year, NHS Wales Informatics Service had selected Microtest as one of only two preferred vendors to supply GP clinical IT systems in Wales.

Chris Netherton, Managing Director at Microtest says: “Wales is a completely new market for us and we are thrilled to have made such...

Too many people being let down, says Citizens Advice Exeter

Leading local advice charity Citizens Advice Exeter, has today released its annual advice trend statistics for the year ending 31st March 2018.

The charity has helped 10306 people directly with advice and information last year. The overall advice trends, compared to the previous year, were as follows:

Welfare benefits Overall, the charity saw a 13.5% increase in welfare benefit enquiries. The main changes being:

• 90.0% increase about support with council tax • 24.2% increase about employment and support allowance • 23.1% increase about housing benefit • 16.3%...

GripHero creates world's first anti-static hand-protection for the forecourt

Devon based GripHero Ltd, the developer of a revolutionary new fuel nozzle mounted hand-protection dispenser that enables drivers to refill their vehicles without coming into contact with contaminants, has succeeded in developing the world's first anti-static, recyclable hand-protection* for forecourt use, which will be available on forecourts from August 2018.

The dispenser, which has already secured interest from over 6,000 forecourts across Europe, succeeded in complying with the ATEX equipment directive 2014/34/EU in June, covering equipment and protective systems intended for...

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Trowers' Exeter office continues growth with new partner hire

Devon pubs make a clean sweep

New extended bus service to Exeter Quayside

Improving Your Business Strategy: A Guide

Official opening of Tithebarn Link Road

Gilbert Stephens Solicitors sponsor concert for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

Exeter firm seeing huge growth

Exeter tour operator leads the way in responsible tourism

Microtest wins over 100 new customers in Wales

Too many people being let down, says Citizens Advice Exeter

GripHero creates world's first anti-static hand-protection for the forecourt

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