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On Thursday 24th September, members of the Gilbert Stephens’ Young Professionals Network gathered at Exeter’s newest restaurant and cool cocktail bar, Circa 1924, for the chance to catch up with some familiar faces as well as welcome new ones for a long lunch.

The friendly and informal networking group enjoyed exclusive use of the 1920s inspired venue and enjoyed one (or maybe two) prohibition inspired cocktails from its moonshiner bar.

Steve Wadham, YPN regular from Thompson Jenner accountants, says: “Each event I go to is always different and I really enjoy being able to...

Leading specialist property adviser Christie + Co is having another bumper year in hotel transactions market across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.

Matthew Smith, Director of the Exeter office comments: “Although 2014 showed significant growth in hotel transactions across the South West, we are still experiencing further growth throughout 2015 as a result of the banks re-entering the hospitality sector and showing greater appetite to support buyers keen to acquire profitable hotel businesses. This extends to first time entrants to the hotel sector, as well as experienced hotel...

RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund aims to help a number of community groups to complete projects that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to do by giving away £1,000 worth of building materials every other month.

Having recently supported a youth group, an animal welfare centre and a project to help the homeless, RGB is now asking for groups that provide health and fitness facilities to those in their local community.

Perhaps a group would like to update its changing facilities or requires materials to create an area to use for sporting activities - whatever the...

Interserve, the international support services and construction group, laid down a challenge for the students of St Luke’s Sports and Science College in Exeter to design, cost, programme and present back a solution for a new sustainable swimming pool to be built within the College campus.

Every year the College holds a Challenge Day for their students where the whole school takes part in activities focused on developing the students’ life skills.

This year’s Challenge Day had all 1000 students working in their tutor groups to produce a bid for a new swimming pool. Students...