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International materials handling company STILL UK has signed a deal for a new £5m facility at Hill Barton Business Park in Exeter.

Planning consent was granted in May for the new 5,100 sq m building that will become the UK HQ for the company. Contracts were exchanged last week.

Nick Smith, managing director of STILL UK, said: “STILL is delighted to have now legally committed to this exciting project.

“Working with Stuart Properties and JLL, we have designed our new facility, which will be our UK headquarters. This is great news for the business and particularly our...

Exeter will be staging its first ever Google Startup Weekend at the Innovation Centre, Rennes Drive, University of Exeter on 17 to 19 July 2015. It promises to be an exciting opportunity for anybody with a new business concept looking to turn their idea into reality.

Google’s Startup Weekend is a global phenomenon which takes place over 54 hours from Friday through to Sunday evening. You can pitch your idea, develop it, explore potential markets and plan a business launch. The event provides a unique opportunity to build lasting relationships with co-founders, mentors and possible...

A quaint community post office and village store in the picturesque Devon village of Lower Ashton has been put on the market by Christie + Co.

The small village of Lower Ashton lies within the beautiful Teign Valley on the eastern edge of Dartmoor National Park, an easy drive from splendid sandy beaches of the South coast and the Cathedral city of Exeter.

Occupying a prominent corner position in the centre of the village, the Grade II listed Post Office and store dates back to the 17th century and has been serving the local community for over100 years, offering a variety of...

Pedal power comes to Exmouth later this month as static outdoor dynamo bikes – which can generate enough power to charge up mobile phones - are installed near the seafront.

Exmouth Town Council, East Devon District Council and a local resident have worked together to bring the unique £30,000 exercise bicycles, complete with a shelter, to the town. Not only will the bikes help keep people fit, they will generate electricity too with small lights showing how much power your hard pedalling has produced.

The bicycles, which are being installed in the sunken gardens next to The...