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SW agency Launch strikes gold (and bronze) at the Performance Marketing Awards

Launch has been named as the winner in the Best Performance Marketing Agency category at this year’s annual Performance Marketing Awards .

The awards, celebrating the industry’s first-class campaigns, teams and companies, praised Launch for its innovative Powered by Happiness® philosophy. The foundation of the agency that focuses on perfecting three things simultaneously: powerful client relationships, innovative full-funnel performance marketing, and a psychologically safe culture where people do their best work.

Launch was commended for being a “benchmark for modern...

Vector7 honoured at Downing Street reception

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 01/21/2016 - 10:09pm

Vector7 Ltd of Honiton were invited to meet the Prime Minister, David Cameron on 18 January 2016 at a Downing Street reception celebrating outstanding businesses and their apprenticeship schemes.

Emma Moore, 27, director of search engine optimisation at Vector7, joined other representatives from across the country at the prestigious Downing Street reception to celebrate apprenticeship trailblazers; a group of employers that are setting new standards for apprenticeship schemes across the UK.

“It was such an honour to be asked and for the company to be recognized for its hard...

Donkey Sanctuary volunteer recruitment days

The Donkey Sanctuary is holding two recruitment events on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 February for people interested in joining a team of volunteers to help provide a warm welcome to visitors.

The animal welfare charity is seeking volunteers to play a vital part in a project to build a new specialist veterinary facility which includes relocating the hospital to Brookfield Farm, near Honiton.

The move will have a big impact on the Sanctuary‘s Sidmouth headquarters and the charity plans to use the opportunity to improve the visitor experience. It is here that volunteers are...

Exeter CAB reports huge rise in people seeking advice

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/21/2016 - 5:37pm

Leading local advice charity, Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau, has published its advice trend statistics for the period 1 April – 31 December 2015.

The charity has helped 5,998 people directly with their advice and information needs, an increase of 34% on the same period year.

The trends in the amount of advice that the charity has been able to provide compared to the same period in 2014, was as follows:

Welfare benefits

Overall, the charity has dealt with 29% more welfare benefit enquires this financial year. The main increases being:

• 38.7% about...

Devon County Show tickets go on sale

This year’s Devon County Show on May 19th, 20th and 21st promises to be an ‘entertainment extravaganza’.

Show Secretary Ollie Allen said there will be an eclectic mix of stunning arena attractions livestock competitions and local food and drink.

“The fantastic Shetland Pony Grand National will be a massive attraction in the Mole Valley Farmers main arena and, back by popular demand, will be the Bolddog Lings motocross stunt team performing their amazing, aerial stunts.”

Titan the Robot will also be back entertaining crowds in the avenues while North Devon farmer...

Exeter Bus Station redevelopment approved

Outline planning permission was granted last night (Wednesday 20 January) for the redevelopment of Exeter Bus & Coach Station.

The site in Paris Street is to be demolished to provide a new bus station, retail/leisure mixed use development and Leisure Centre.

The Princesshay Partnership - a collaboration of The Crown Estate and TH Real Estate - is delivering the retail/leisure development, while the City Council is providing the new bus station and Leisure Centre.

Council Leader Pete Edwards said that granting the outline planning permission was a “significant...

Car crashes into house in East Devon

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 01/21/2016 - 12:42pm

Building control officers from East Devon District Council were called in to assist the emergency services when a car came off the road and was left embedded in the side of a house.

The incident happened on Wednesday morning (20 January) in Fluxton near Ottery St Mary just before 10.30am.

Police and fire services called in the council’s building control team to advise on the structural damage to the property.

The building needed emergency protection works which took several hours to complete before the car could be removed. The officers supervised the works being...

Crime continues to fall across Devon & Cornwall

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 01/21/2016 - 11:12am

The latest figures for 2015 shows that crime continues to fall across Devon and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Recorded figures for January to December 2015 showed a decrease of 4.9% or 3,998 fewer offences compared to 2014, with reductions across a number of crime groups. The updated picture shows the Force continues to see reductions in public order offences (down by -12.4%), vehicle crime (-11.4%), theft (-12.8%), and criminal damage has fallen by 6.6%.

The figures show significant reductions in burglary offences, both dwelling (down -17.7%) and non dwelling, (down -...

Michelmores launches Rising Stars

Authored by Michelmores
Posted: Thu, 01/21/2016 - 9:51am

Michelmores are set to launch Rising Stars, a new forum for ambitious professionals in the first six years of their career. The forum will provide members with the opportunity to connect with other professionals and share knowledge for their future careers.

Rising Stars will host four events during the year – two training events and two social events. The launch event will be in March at Oddfellows in Exeter with subsequent events including a talk hosted by a business coach and personal development consultant Judy Salmon in June, a networking day at the races in September and a...

Further consultation on Exmouth tidal defences

East Devon District Council and the Environment Agency are working together to reduce the risk of flooding from extreme sea levels in the Camperdown area of Exmouth.

The work is being carried out as part of the Exmouth Tidal Defence Study and the Council and Environment Agency are reviewing the options to upgrade the flood defences. The project aims to protect the estuary frontage, parts of the seafront and around 1,000 properties in the town.

The project team is currently considering various options along the estuaryside from Withycombe Brook in the North, around to...

Exeter Hitz teenager shortlisted for national award

A teenager from the Exeter Chiefs HITZ programme has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.

Govinda Kay is one of the eight finalists for the HITZ Best Rugby Performer Award supported by Premiership Rugby. The award will be presented at the HITZ Awards on 4 February.

HITZ Best Rugby Performer recognises a young person for their progress and development in the sport of rugby – on and off the pitch. It rewards progress in physical fitness and skill. It also looks at the core values of rugby have supported them to overcome a range of challenges and progress on...

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