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South West based Property Search Group explains how new partner, Property Information Exchange Ltd, shares the company’s vision to give back and make a difference.

PIE has merged with PSG Connect Ltd (PSG) to create the number one provider of legal services for the residential conveyancing industry.

The combined companies will build on their shared values of customer support and excellent products to provide an unrivalled service to their clients. Bringing together the best people, the latest technology and over 30 years of experience in the industry, the merged businesses...

The Civica Group, a market leader in business-critical software applications, digital solutions and outsourcing services has acquired specialist software provider Carval Computing Limited.

Plymouth Science Park based Carval provides integrated HR and payroll systems and related payroll processing services. Its software applications are used in more than 300 installations, ranging from organisations with less than 100 employees to those with more than 10,000. Customers span both public and private sectors, such as Middlesbrough Council, Staffordshire Housing Association, multi-...

Local police officers are out and about near Exeter this week to check that vehicles have safe and legal tyres fitted.

The maximum penalty for driving with defective tyres is three penalty points and a £2,500 fine…and that’s per tyre.

More importantly, defective tyres pose a danger to the driver and to other road users.

PC William Welch said: “The condition of tyres and vehicle handling go hand in hand. Tyres are the only points of contact between a vehicle and the road, and so affect braking, steering and grip.

“Tyre treads are also vital in clearing water...

An Exeter researcher has just been awarded £362,337 from leading charity Diabetes UK to understand if certain genes can protect people from developing Type 2 diabetes. Dr Hanieh Yaghootkar who works at the University of Exeter Medical School has been awarded Diabetes UK’s R D Lawrence Fellowship, set up in recognition of the life and work of the late Dr R D Lawrence, co-founder of Diabetes UK. It was as a medical student in her native Iran that Dr Yaghootkar realised that diagnosing and treating patients was not enough for her. She decided to become a researcher in genetics in a bid to...