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Exeter-based law firm achieves record breaking results

Porter Dodson, the South West-based UK Top 200 law firm, has announced a record-breaking year of growth and achievement, increasing revenue to £20.2m, while retaining the highly prestigious Gold Investors In People accreditation for the third successive time.

Across its Exeter, Sherborne, Poundbury, Bridport, Wellington, Taunton, and Yeovil offices, the firm has seen year-on-year growth of 15.5%, leading to a 25.4% leap in net profit.

These impressive results round off a year in which the firm has achieved significant headcount increases, made possible in part by the...

Virtual reality training for “safety-critical” jobs

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Posted: Fri, 03/10/2017 - 8:57pm

New virtual reality training could help prevent accidents in “safety-critical” industries like the NHS, aviation, the military and nuclear power.

University of Exeter scientist Dr Sam Vine, Exeter-based Cineon Productions and experts from the nuclear industry have joined up to create a new training and technology organisation called Cineon Training ( www.cineon.training ).

Cineon Training is developing immersive, 360-degree training through virtual reality headsets to prevent accidents and improve the performance of workers.

It also uses technology such as eye...

EDDC takes innovative step towards setting up local housing company

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Posted: Fri, 03/10/2017 - 8:24pm

East Devon District Council is looking at setting up its own local housing company to play a more significant role in the local housing market and increase housing supply in the area to meet the demand for good quality housing.

The company, which would be wholly owned by the council, could play a key role in delivering new homes to the district’s growing population. It would be financed by the council and any profits would come back to the council.

Other key priorities for the new company would be to improve the quality of rented accommodation across the district, provide...

Discover the benefits of commuting by bike during Ride to Work Week

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Posted: Fri, 03/10/2017 - 4:10pm

People across Devon are being encouraged to take part in Ride to Work Week next week (Monday 13 March to Sunday 19 March).

Love to Ride Devon is running the week-long promotion as part of a package of measures being delivered by Devon County Council to inspire more people to travel actively, supporting access to employment, education and training. Ride to Work Week is a friendly competition between workplaces where the aim is to get as many staff members as possible cycling to work. Prizes are on offer nationally and locally for both riding and encouraging others to ride. Local...

Something new at Orcombe Point?

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Posted: Fri, 03/10/2017 - 3:05pm

Most people seem to agree that Exmouth’s Orcombe Point, the start of the Word Heritage Coast, could do with a café. It used to have one and people want something there again where they can get a drink and a bite to eat.

Local Councillor, Mark Williamson, is right behind the idea and is inviting people to come up with their ideas for what they want to happen at Orcombe Point be it a café kiosk or something else for the longer term and what type of food and drink people would like. You can send your ideas to Cllr Williamson at: MWilliamson@eastdevon.gov.uk

He will then send...

Be first to experience Lympstone Manor

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Posted: Fri, 03/10/2017 - 12:45pm

Lympstone Manor, the most eagerly awaited hotel launch in 2017, is offering the limited opportunity to experience the hotel and restaurant at 40% off during its soft opening period from the 20th March to the 2nd April. This soft opening will set the stage for Lympstone Manor’s grand opening, which follows on Monday 3 April, and promises to be an outstanding showcase of the hotel. Michael Caines MBE, Chef Patron and one of the UK’s most acclaimed chefs, has spent the past two years personally overseeing the complete transformation of the Georgian grade II listed mansion overlooking the Exe...

Falcon tickets available from onward travel kiosk at Bristol Airport

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Posted: Fri, 03/10/2017 - 12:43pm

Stagecoach has announced that tickets for single journeys on Falcon are available for pre-purchase from Bristol Airport’s new onward transport kiosk.

Customers can buy their ticket using either contactless card or chip & pin, helping speed up boarding times and negating the need for having cash ready to give the driver. Single journey tickets are available for the following destinations:

• Churchill £2.50 • Brent Knoll £6 • Taunton £6.50 • Exeter £13 • Plymouth £22

Bob Dennison, Managing Director of Stagecoach South West, commented “Thanks to Bristol Airport’s...

Devon design firm lands contracts at opposite ends of the British Isles

Creative design and digital agency Toucan has announced it has new contracts for clients at both ends of the British Isles – despite being based in the South West.

The Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney is nearly 900 miles from the Duchy of Cornwall on the Isles of Scilly, but distance is not getting in the way of delivering two major projects.

“Geography is no barrier to working with organisations at the very edge of the country,” said Creative Director Josh Beadon. “But we were slightly surprised that we landed both contracts through word-of-mouth!”

On St Mary’s the...

Businesses invited to the reap the benefits of the Two Moors Way

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Posted: Thu, 03/09/2017 - 11:24pm

Last year the Two Moors Way – Devon’s Coast to Coast walking route - celebrated its 40th anniversary. A series of improvement works were undertaken and the 115+ mile route, linking two coasts and the South West’s two National Parks, re-launched to celebrate this milestone. Local businesses are now invited to join free workshops to discover how they can benefit from the work as the industry gears up for the new visitor season.

Three workshops will take place along the route at the Simonsbath House Hotel on Exmoor (27 March), The Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton (25 April) and the Watermark...

Debenhams Exeter ramps up support for Help for Heroes

Debenhams Exeter is pledging its support for our military heroes and veterans by partnering with Help for Heroes for the fourth year in the row.

Ahead of this year’s National Collection Weekend – Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 March – Debenhams stores across the UK will be helping to raise as much money as possible for the charity that works to support wounded, injured and sick British servicemen, women and their families.

The Exeter store, along with other Debenhams stores across the UK, have collectively contributed more than £1.3m and are aiming to make 2017 its biggest year...

Cranbrook volunteers learn where to find safe health advice

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Posted: Thu, 03/09/2017 - 5:12pm

False news is not restricted to politics, it can also affect people looking for health advice online.

With so much information available on the internet, it is often hard for people to establish what is published by a reliable source – just because it is on the internet does not mean it is necessarily correct.

Helping to create Cranbrook Healthy Town, Cranbrook’s team of library volunteers and some members of Cranbrook Medical Centre’s Patient Participation Group (PPG) enjoyed finding out about reliable and safe online health information recently.

Part of a pilot...

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