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Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has made three senor appointments to boost its support for mid market businesses across the South West region.

James Meakin has been appointed Head of Asset Based Lending in the Mid Markets Global Transaction Banking team. He will lead ten business development directors and client managers to deliver working capital and asset-based lending solutions to local businesses such as Sertec. James has been at Lloyds Banking Group for 10 years and moves from a previous role within the Mid Markets Chief Operating Office. David Rooney has joined the team as...

Essential stabilisation work will continue on the B3193 Teign Valley Road throughout next month.

The embankment above the River Teign has partially collapsed and requires work to ensure the highway is supported. In order for the bank to be reinforced, special drilling equipment is needed which will take up the whole road. This will need the road to be closed, south of the Teign Valley Golf Club, from 8:30am to 3:30pm each day from Monday 2 October to Thursday 5 October. These dates are weather dependant and may have to be changed if there is heavy rain. As part of the scheme, it's...

Sustained economic growth and the fall in the Sterling exchange rate have put record pressure on businesses in the South West to increase the amount of money tied up in working capital, leaving them at risk if growth were to weaken in the months ahead, according to a new report from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.

Firms across the South of England now have around £120.6bn tied up in excess working capital – up six per cent from £113.7bn since the last report was released in May – meaning that firms could struggle to free up cash either to grow or to weather turbulent financial...

Recycling is high on the household agenda of people in Exeter according to a new survey launched to coincide with Recycling Week. (September 25-October 1)

More than 80 per cent of people questioned in the One Poll survey confirmed that they recycle as much as possible and less than three per cent admitted to not caring about recycling.

The survey by five star housebuilder Barratt Homes which is building new homes across the city, revealed that men and women are equally committed to recycling but there was a definite difference in the approach of age groups.

Almost...