Business Daily

New Lord Mayor Lesley Robson will use her term of office to raise money for her chosen charity, Age UK Exeter.

“The charity provides support and opportunities to over 1,200 older people in Exeter each week, she said, “combatting loneliness, improving wellbeing and giving older people and their families the advice and information they need to navigate an ever-more complicated world.” “Age UK Exeter is striving hard to maintain its services in a very challenging financial environment which makes it an excellent choice for my support given its vital role in the city.” Martyn Rogers,...

A farmer who has built up a thriving dairy farm from nothing, overcoming many challenges along the way, has been named Devon’s Farmer of the Year at the Devon Farm Business Awards. This tenacity and perseverance is echoed in several other winners, including a single mother who runs her tenanted farm by herself and a beef and sheep farmer who stepped up to help her dairy farming friends by persuading her local supermarket to stock pints of milk alongside fizzy drinks.

The awards, which are in their fourth year, are organised by Addington Fund, Stephens Scown LLP and Devon County...

Tony Rowe praised his ‘hard working’ Sandy Park team after the Exeter venue was named Business of the Year at the Express & Echo 2017 Business Awards. Exeter Rugby Club’s chairman and chief executive was on hand to pick up the night’s main award at a glittering ceremony held at Exeter’s premier Conferencing & Banqueting Centre, Sandy Park. In what has been another fantastic year both on and off the field, Sandy Park’s success was confirmed by the awards judging panel who were clearly impressed by the attention to detail put in by the company across the board. The black-tie event,...

Exeter BID is celebrating the achievements made by its members’ benefits scheme which has identified savings in excess of £50,000 for levy payers so far.

Introduced in July 2016, the scheme is the result of a successful partnership with Meercat Associates and offers businesses in the BID area a personalised service to identify how they can reduce their costs. The scheme is funded and managed by the Exeter BID.

Craig Bulley, CEO of Exeter BID said: “Meercat Associates are experienced at working with businesses to ensure they are receiving the best possible rates for services...