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Trowers' Exeter office continues growth with new partner hire

Trowers & Hamlins has expanded its Exeter team with the rehiring of Brian Hitchcock as Partner in the Projects and Construction team.

Brian brings 18 years of experience as a transactional infrastructure and project delivery lawyer, advising across a full spectrum of infrastructure, energy and real estate development projects in the UK. Brian has particular expertise in advising on contracting strategy and dispute avoidance.

He is ranked and recognised by the Chambers & Partners UK legal guide as "a go-to practitioner for large-scale construction project advice...

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First Digital Skills survey of SW companies

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Posted: Tue, 02/14/2017 - 12:22pm

Aptus Recruitment has announced the results of the first employers’ survey into digital and creative skills across Devon, Somerset and Cornwall.

The results are published in the first edition of The Aptus Guide, which has been created by the Exeter-based firm. The aim of the Guide is to inform and encourage more people to consider digital and creative careers in the region by highlighting the many benefits.

The survey, which included businesses in Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton along with the wider Devon, Somerset and Cornwall regions, revealed a shortage of suitable candidates...

Exeter City takes stand against homophobia

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Posted: Tue, 02/14/2017 - 10:00am

EXETER City Football Club will be saying ‘no to homophobia’ at its home game with Stevenage (Saturday 18 February; kick off 3pm). The match has been designated as the Club’s annual ‘Football v Homophobia’ fixture and a number of initiatives to mark the day have been organised by the Exeter City Supporters’ Trust and its One Game One Community (OGOC) Group and the Club’s Football in the Community charity. This is the eighth time that a Football v Homophobia match has been held by Exeter City and this long term commitment will be recognised with an award at halftime. Lou Englefield, Director...

Appeal after distraction burglary in Tiverton

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Posted: Tue, 02/14/2017 - 8:55am

At around 2:30pm on Friday the 10th of February, the suspect knocked on the door of an elderly woman who was in her home at Elmore Way in Tiverton.

The suspect claimed that she was in the area visiting a neighbour who wasn’t in, and convinced the victim to let her into her home to allow her to warm-up.

Whilst the victim was making the suspect a cup of tea, £100 pounds was taken from her purse.

The suspect is described as a white female, aged between 30 and 43, 5’6” tall, slim build, wearing a black felt hat with felt flowers on the right hand side. She was wearing a...

Email marketing help for nonprofit organizations

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Posted: Tue, 02/14/2017 - 6:20am

If you work for a nonprofit company or you have an interest in helping a cause that is close to your heart then you may find this infographic useful. It focuses on how nonprofits can tap into the email marketing potential presented by the Giving Tuesday concept and the awareness that already exists for this fundraising campaign.

If you want to increase the donations that are raised for your nonprofit then take a look at the statistics around Giving Tuesday. The last few years have seen fundraising on this specific day grow from $12m to over $250m, so this is clearly a vehicle that...

Cost of livestock worrying claims rises to record level

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Posted: Mon, 02/13/2017 - 10:35pm

Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets under control in the countryside as the cost of insurance claims from livestock worrying has reached a record level.

New figures show the cost of dog attacks on livestock reported to leading rural insurer NFU Mutual rose by nearly 50 per cent across the UK in 2016.

Between January and April, when pregnant ewes and lambs are often grazing on low-lying pasture in areas more accessible to walkers, the cost of claims more than doubled.

With many families expected to visit the countryside during half-term and the Easter...

LWC Drinks crown Old J Rum cocktail competition champ

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Posted: Mon, 02/13/2017 - 10:15pm

LWC Drinks and Old J Spiced Rum have recently hosted six of Devon and Cornwall’s top bartenders in a cocktail-making competition at the 2017 Source Trade Show.

The six finalists battled it out in front of an audience with Andy Bell from The Brigg in Falmouth taking first place, closely followed by Justine Bock of the Bike Shed Theatre in Exeter and Josh Stewart of the Treasury in Plymouth.

The competition closed the first day of the show, following a lively demo carried out by London Signature Brand Activation Manager, Rui c. Teixeira. The six finalists took it in turns to...

Extra £2.5m funding for highway drainage and rural roads

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Posted: Mon, 02/13/2017 - 12:00pm

Devon’s road network is to benefit from an extra £2.5 million of funding.

Devon County Council’s Cabinet announced on Friday (10 February) plans to invest an additional £2 million in rural roads, and an extra £500,000 for highway drainage in 2017/18.

Devon has continued to maintain 97% of A and B roads in good condition, and the additional investment will be used to improve road surfaces on lower category roads across the county.

The additional funding will be used for patching and longer term repairs to add life and resilience to roads.

Councillor Stuart...

Milkman of the Year 2017 nominations open

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Posted: Mon, 02/13/2017 - 10:07am

Voting for the 2017 milk&more Milkman of the Year competition is now open.

Organised by Great Britain's largest milkman delivery service, milk&more , the competition will recognise and reward the very best milk&more milkmen and women from across the country. Delivering milk before most of us are even out of bed, the valuable work of milkmen and women is so often not seen or appreciated. This competition will shine a light on the support milkmen provide to their local communities and grateful customers and celebrate the special place milkmen have held for generations in...

Burrington Estates staff raise cash for Cancer Research

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Posted: Mon, 02/13/2017 - 9:23am

Burrington Estates, a developer of commercial and residential schemes in the South West, organised a fundraising event on on Friday for World Cancer Day, which fell on Saturday 4th February.

The event was in aid of Cancer Research UK, a charity that means a lot to employees of the company.

On Friday 3rd February, all Burrington Estates employees dressed in pink for the occasion and organised a Fundraising Raffle. They had a donation box from Cancer Research UK, in their reception at their head office, Dean Clarke House located in Southernhay and encouraged all employees and...

SW economy registers slower growth in January

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Posted: Mon, 02/13/2017 - 8:10am

Economic growth in the South West lost momentum at the start of 2017, while there was a strong rise in cost pressures faced by local businesses, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Regional PMI.

The South West PMI® fell to 54.8 in January, down from 58.7 in December. A PMI reading above 50 signifies growth in business activity.

Data from January showed that the pace of growth in business output and new work eased. Firms continuing to create jobs, however, albeit at a slower rate than in December.

This extra caution towards hiring can be linked to rising input costs...

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