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House prices are expected to rise in the South West by 4 per cent per annum, over the next five years (a cumulative increase of around 22%)

Rising property prices in the Home Counties could be having a knock-on effect in the South West, encouraging urbanites to downsize into the region’s small holdings, says a local RICS spokesperson. Anecdotally, chartered surveyors in the South West say that small holdings in the region which they couldn’t sell previously have now become very much in demand.

According to a survey published today by the Royal Institution of Chartered...

Exeter Chiefs players past and present, together with leading club officials, members of the Armed Forces and supporters formed the congregation for a special 'Armistice Day' service held at Sandy Park. Conducted by club chaplain Simon Atkinson, the 45-minute Service of Remembrance paid tribute to those former club players - and other servicemen and women around the world - who had paid the ultimate sacrifice in conflicts around the world. For years, Exeter Rugby Club have proudly displayed within the County Suite a memorial plaque of the names of those former players who paid the ultimate...

Tesco will significantly improve the support it offers war veterans and reservists, the retailer announced today.

Tesco has a proud record of supporting the Armed Forces dating right back to founder Jack Cohen, who set Tesco up with his demob money after serving in the First World War. Last year Tesco became the first retailer to sign up to the Ministry of Defence’s Military Corporate Covenant - a public commitment to do more to support serving personnel, veterans and reservists.

In a move designed to strengthen this commitment, Tesco will:

* Launch a brand new...

Staff at Exeter’s Hampton by Hilton are over the moon after receiving a special award from Hampton Hotels.

The ‘Spirit of Hampton’ award, the first of its kind awarded to a hotel, was given in recognition of the engagement of the team, which not only came first in the EMEA Hilton ‘HHonors Challenge’ for the third quarter of the year, but also achieved an outstanding revenue and audit performance for 2015 so far. The hotel was chosen over more than 700 Hampton Hotels in the EMEA region.

Richard Martin, General Manager said: “We were delighted to receive a call from the...