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Research by BSI (British Standards Institution) has revealed that almost half of SMEs (small and medium enterprises) don’t feel that their business is operating efficiently.

The survey which targeted 250 SMEs throughout the UK with between 1-250 employees, also highlighted that the highest number of businesses that showed concern about operating efficiently were based in East Anglia, Scotland and Yorkshire and the Humber. Around 60% of businesses in these regions highlighted this as a challenge for their company.

Furthermore, a quarter of respondents also claimed that there...

Update: 23 September: Police investigating a sexual assault, which happened on a train between Taunton and Exeter on 15 July, have arrested a man in connection with the matter.

The 36-year-old from Bideford was arrested yesterday (23 September) on suspicion of sexual assault. He was later released on police bail pending further inquiries.

The man came forward following a media appeal to trace a person detectives wanted to speak to about the incident. Officers would like to thank all those who shared the appeal.

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One of Exeter’s leading law firms has become a dementia friendly firm and joined the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance. Stephens Scown LLP, which has offices in Exeter, Truro and St Austell, is one of the first law firms to join the alliance in Exeter, which now has 22 corporate members including Barclays Bank, The Met Office, Age UK Exeter and Alzheimer’s Society – Devon. This shows the firm’s support for the government’s plan to promote dementia friendly communities. Stephens Scown will be raising awareness of dementia amongst staff to ensure they are sensitive to the relevant issues when...

Pre-season or not, running up a half century of points against your nearest and dearest will always be something to savour.

Exeter Chiefs made it two wins from two in this season’s Westcountry Challenge Cup as they swept aside rivals Bath with an eight-try blast at Sandy Park.

The home pack did much of the damage for Rob Baxter’s side, producing seven of those scores – three of which came from penalty tries – as the visitors struggled to contain the energetic and forceful Exeter eight.

Then behind, young fly-half Joe Simmonds enjoyed a magical debut display,...