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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...

Exeter & Heart of Devon Hotels & Restaurants Assoc raise over £1,500 for charity in one evening

Members of the Exeter & Heart of Devon Hotels & Restaurants Association raised over £1,500.00 for Hospitality Action at this year’s annual dinner held at the Deer Park Country House Hotel on Monday 5th March. The funds have been allocated to local heroes taking part in Le Tour de Cuisine 2018, The Cotswold Cycle Challenge on Monday 4th June 2018. Following a luxury four course feast was a raffle featuring some fantastic prizes donated by a selection of Heavenly Devon Hotels and Restaurants, including a night in the stunning Treehouse at Deer Park Country House Hotel, a night at...

PKF Francis Clark back National Apprenticeship Week

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/09/2018 - 8:53pm

PKF Francis Clark is supporting the 11th National Apprenticeship Week #NAW2018, by celebrating their apprentices’ success and encouraging school leavers to consider the apprenticeship route to give their career in accountancy a head start.

With attitudes towards higher education changing, apprenticeships are becoming an increasingly popular career path. Findings from recent research has shown that going to university is no longer necessarily the best choice for everyone and in addition to this, over half of the university students that were surveyed had stated that they do not...

Presenters ‘right on the money’ at timely PKF Francis Clark event

Over 100 business men and women attended the sixth ‘Finance in the South West’ event, which took place on the morning of 21 February 2018, at Exeter Racecourse.

The event was timely, in response to the small business financier’s Liberis research, that recently stated that “small business education is desperately required…on how to navigate the perceived minefield of financial options”.

Hosted by PKF Francis Clark, ‘Finance in the South West’ featured a total of 22 presentations by various sources of funding and/or business support agencies, covering the topics of grant,...

Activity in SW housing market wanes along with stock levels

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 03/08/2018 - 10:49pm

Activity in the South West’s housing market remained subdued during the month of February as the average stock levels on estate agents’ books in the region hit a near record low, according to the February 2018 RICS UK Residential Market Survey. Despite new buyer enquiries rising modestly during the month of February, with 13% more respondents in the region reporting an increase in demand rather than a fall, new instructions and newly-agreed sales continued to drift lower in February. Alongside ongoing concerns about affordability in some areas of the South West, the lack of properties to...

Flybe announces new aerospace engineering apprenticeship scheme

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has today (7th March 2018) during National Apprenticeship Week, announced its own new aerospace apprenticeship scheme that, starting in September, will place successful graduates in the enviable position of being able to enter the workforce as much sought-after, fully qualified, aircraft fitter/technicians after just four years. ‘Ofsted Outstanding’ Exeter College, Flybe’s long-standing training partner, has been chosen as the preferred knowledge provider to deliver and assess the theoretical elements of the new apprenticeship programme. The 15...

Exeter’s Hampton by Hilton Hotel adds more rooms and introduces digital key technology

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Thu, 03/08/2018 - 9:32am

Hampton by Hilton Exeter Airport has opened its new 40-bedroom extension, and now offers 160 rooms to guests.

Norlin Hotels who own and manage this busy and friendly, modern hotel have invested over £3.5million in the extension and refurbishment of the property.

Along with the extension of the bedroom offerings, the hotel has seen an extensive upgrade outside of the bedrooms too. A complete ground floor upgrade has been carried out, including three new fully equipped meeting rooms, to enable the hotel to meet the corporate and conferencing demand.

The introduction...

How to make your restaurant or café more successful

Café culture in the UK is booming and it’s hard to walk down a high street without passing numerous coffee shops and restaurants with tables spilling out onto the pavement. If you are thinking of going into the restaurant trade or you already run your own café or restaurant, you’ll know that you are only ever as good as your last meal served and your last review. This thought can be a nerve-wracking as you need to maintain high standards to ensure your profits rise continually. Below are some top tips that can help to make sure your restaurant or café stand out from the crowd and pull in...

Average worker spends extra eight hours and 15 minutes at work each week unpaid

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 03/08/2018 - 12:13am

The importance of knowing your rights at work cannot be over-stated. Knowing exactly what is expected of both yourself and your employer while within their employment can often be integral to ensuring you aren’t treated unfairly. However, 65% of UK workers are not part of any trade union, new research from UIA Mutual Insurance suggests.

Further, over a third (37%) have no idea what the legal limit of hours worked per week should be, 12% do not know the hours they are contractually obliged to work, or their employer is supposed to offer them. This shows a level of ignorance amongst...

Exeter business wins global award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/06/2018 - 9:24pm

A recruitment business in Exeter picked up two major awards at a glittering ceremony held in London’s Globe Theatre. The city’s branch of Berry Recruitment was presented with an ‘Achievement of Budget’ prize, marking its success in 2017. The event was organised by Berry Recruitment Group (BRG) for its staff, of whom there are more than 200 across 36 branches nationwide. Zoe Darnbrough from the Exeter branch was awarded with the hotly contested ‘Berry manager of the year’ award for her efforts leading the team. The group’s annual awards evening was held in the replica of the Elizabethan...

Specialist dementia service unveiled in Devon

An innovative new specialist dementia service to help sufferers live a better quality of life for longer has been launched in South Devon. The Ness Centre, in Teignmouth, helps people stay independent for as long as possible by combining research-based cognitive and physical activities with social interaction and technology. Run by Atlas Respite and Therapy (Art) the purpose-designed centre also provides respite, reassurance and teaching for families and carers. It is the only day care dementia service in Devon using the pioneering Dutch model of specialist meeting centres to manage the...

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