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Access All Aerials needs your help!

Access All Aerials is an exciting project run by CEDA (Community Equality Disability Action) – a local not-for-profit charity dedicated to supporting disabled people across our area.

Their Marsh Barton-based studio in Exeter gives disabled people the chance to express themselves through music, radio and media – building skills, confidence and community.

They are looking for local businesses to help grow this project through sponsorship.

This is a fantastic opportunity to:

✅ Support an inspiring local cause ✅ Promote your business within the local...

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Pinhoe library to receive free WI-FI

An Exeter library is one of the selected locations to be a part of BT and Barclay’s innovative community based programme.

In March 2015 BT and Barclay’s joined together to promote a scheme in which 100 libraries around the UK will receive free WI-FI.

BT found 80 percent of people in the south west rely on the internet for local community involvement, and Exeter’s Pinhoe Library is to receive free WI-FI to boost this.

36 percent of people in the south west said they use free WI-FI to access local information, and empowers them to gain new experiences when finding out...

Heart of the South West devolution partners to consider Combined Authority

Councils across Devon and Somerset have been reassured that their devolution proposals do not require an elected mayor.

At a recent summit meeting with council leaders, Local Government Secretary Greg Clark said Government would not impose an elected Mayor as part of any Heart of the South West (HotSW) Devolution Partnership deal.

New powers would instead be overseen by a Combined Authority consisting of representatives of Devon and Somerset county councils, Plymouth and Torbay councils, the 13 district councils in the two counties and Dartmoor and Exmoor national parks....

Better journeys on the way for SW rail passengers

Plans to give rail passengers along the South Western network more trains, more space and faster journeys were today (4 July) announced by Rail Minister Claire Perry. The Department for Transport has published documents setting out how bidders for the new South Western franchise will be required to provide plans for:

At least 95 additional services on weekdays from December 2018.
A doubling of services along the London Waterloo to Reading and Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside routes from two to four trains an hour.
Earlier first trains and later

Devon MP recognised in Dairy UK awards

Three dairy champions have been recognised for their hard work within the industry.

Heather Wheeler, MP for south Derbyshire and Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton have both been awarded the annual Dairy UK award for their support of UK dairy farmers.

Heather Wheeler chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dairy. Neil Parish chairs the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee and is former chair of the Dairy APPG.

The third winner, Catherine Collins, winner of the Scientific Excellence Award, is a highly respected registered...

Devon Contract Waste signs £2.5m Princess Yachts deal

An Exeter-based waste management business, Devon Contract Waste, has secured a contract with Princess Yachts worth around £2.5million to manage the British luxury yacht manufacturer’s waste for the next three years.

The new contract will mean the majority of the commercial waste collected from six of Princess Yachts’ Plymouth sites – home to 2,050 staff – will be managed by Devon Contract Waste’s Zero to Landfill service which is unique in the South West. Princess Yachts is among the expanding group of businesses in the Westcountry spearheading the movement towards a cleaner county...

Largest raise on Crowdcube pushes EU limit on crowd rounds with prospectus

The UK’s leading investment crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube is inviting the UK public to register for early access to its latest round of funding.

Crowdcube’s last crowdfunding round in 2014 saw the company raise £1.2 million from crowd investors, alongside £3.8 million from one of Europe’s leading venture capital firms Balderton Capital, in just 16 minutes.

This time, in a first for Crowdcube, the company is raising funds with a prospectus, to allow the company to issue shares to the crowd above the limit set by EU rules. The company has previously raised a total of £12.8...

Appeal to trace missing man

A family are looking for a 47 Year old man who has gone missing.

Steve Rose from Chesterfield in Derbyshire was last seen in Exeter on 16 June 2016.

His family and friends are appealing to anyone who have seen him or may know where he is.

The public are urged to contact the police by calling 101 if they have any information.

New career for former Devon Royal Marine

For 29-year-old former Royal Marine Greig Mills, a chance encounter at a jobs fair has turned into a blossoming career.

The Tiverton resident is now on track to become a site manager for the country’s biggest housebuilder, after joining the Barratt Developments Trainee Assistant Site Manager Programme for the Forces Community.

Greig signed up for the Royal Marines after leaving college and enjoyed the lifestyle, which saw him travel all over the world. After six and a half years in the forces he decided it was time for a change and, having always been interested in...

Package of measures suggested to help South West businesses

A leading tax accountant is calling for a package of measures to help businesses in the South West following the UK's historic decision to leave the European Union.

John Endacott, Head of Tax at chartered accountants and business advisers PKF Francis Clark, says action is urgently needed in a number of areas to promote economic activity.

His proposals include:

• Boosting domestic business investment through the new Investors' Relief. • Reviewing Stamp Duty Land Tax rates, in particular the new three per cent surcharge. • A possible temporary cut in VAT, if necessary...

Third economic well-being survey launched

Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, today launches its third economic well-being survey.

The survey, in partnership with the Express and Echo, Radio Exe, Exeter City Council and Exeter Chamber of Commerce, will highlight the current financial and employment situation in Exeter. It will help Citizens Advice Exeter to highlight trends with policy-makers and to further tailor their advice and information resources to meet the needs of local people.

The anonymous survey can be found on the Home Page of the Citizens Advice Exeter website – www....

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Access All Aerials needs your help!

Pinhoe library to receive free WI-FI

Heart of the South West devolution partners to consider Combined Authority

Better journeys on the way for SW rail passengers

Devon MP recognised in Dairy UK awards

Devon Contract Waste signs £2.5m Princess Yachts deal

Largest raise on Crowdcube pushes EU limit on crowd rounds with prospectus

Appeal to trace missing man

New career for former Devon Royal Marine

Package of measures suggested to help South West businesses

Third economic well-being survey launched

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