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Devon County Council’s Cabinet (Wednesday 14 December) agreed to propose a preferred route to government for a £180 million improvement scheme for the A30.

Councillors approved recommendations to put the “Orange Route”, as modified through consultation, to the Secretary of State as the preferred route, for his view and potential implementation.

It follows a public consultation throughout August and September during which the County Council presented three route options (Orange Route, Blue North and Blue South), to improve the A30 between Honiton and Devonshire Inn. More...

The Crown Estate and TH Real Estate’s plans for an extension to Princesshay Shopping Centre have been submitted to Exeter City Council for approval. Outline consent for the scheme was formally granted in July 2016. This saw the basic concept for the scheme approved, including things like its size and scale, and the types of uses that it will include. The Reserved Matters Planning Application looks at detailed design elements of the scheme, covering things like materials and architecture. The plans have been submitted by The Crown Estate and TH Real Estate following extensive consultation...

RGB Building Supplies has been named on Real Business magazine’s Hot 100 list which reveals the fastest growing private businesses in the UK.

Based on turnover and profit growth over a four-year period, to make the list a company had to achieve sales of more than £10m and post an EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) of more than £1m. With a turnover of £54.3m and EBITDA of £2.1m, RGB is the only Devon based company to make it on the Hot 100 list.

The builders merchant completed a family and management buyout deal at the end of 2015 to secure...

The Exeter Foundation has donated £5000 to Exeter-based adult hospice charity, Hospiscare, to help fund 60 nurse bags.

The bags, which will hold key pieces of diagnostic equipment, will be used by Hospiscare’s 28 community nurses and bank staff at patient’s homes, nursing homes and at hospices to help diagnose patients more directly.

In addition to the 60 bags, the donation has facilitated the purchase of key equipment including thermometers, stethoscopes, urinalysis sticks, pulse oximeters – which check and monitor changes in pulse rates, and sphygmomanometers – which...