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West Country Hawks Wheelchair Rugby Club set to soar with Enable Law sponsorship

The West Country Hawks Wheelchair Rugby Club is ready to soar after entering an exciting new chapter of growth and athletic excellence.

This momentum is fuelled by a significant new sponsorship agreement with Enable Law, a leading personal injury and medical negligence firm headquartered in the South West.

By securing this vital support, the club is now better positioned than ever to enhance their presence in the sport, providing players with vital resources to excel on the court and also further solidifying the club's impact within the regional sporting community....

Sunday trading shake-up expected

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 07/07/2015 - 11:06am

Shops could be allowed to open for longer on Sundays under radical plans to devolve powers over trading hours to major towns and cities to be unveiled in tomorrow’s summer Budget.

In the biggest shake-up of Sunday trading laws since the 1990s, Chancellor George Osborne wants to allow mayors and councils to determine for themselves what the rules should be in their areas.

The existing law prevents larger stores from opening for more than six hours. It was relaxed as an exception during the 2012 Olympics, resulting in a significant surge in sales.

Mr Osborne has...

Growth of festivals leaves firm feeling flush

The growth of regional festivals is helping to boost the bottom line of many local companies who provide essential services, and there’s none more essential than the toilet facilities!

Thanks to the growing abundance of festivals in and around Cornwall, Exeter and Devon AndyLoos is feeling well and truly flush.

The company’s Southern depot in Newquay provides a perfect base to service all types of festival and fayres around the region – co-ordinating the delivery, installation and servicing of all of its portable toilets and showers at events.

With events such as...

£100k tennis courts for EGCC

Just in time for the Wimbledon Championships, Exeter Golf and Country Club have announced they will invest £100,000 in new tennis courts.

The club, who first installed tennis courts in the 1930s will close four of the six courts at the end of September so the work can be completed outside the main tennis season.

The four courts will be removed entirely and re-built with a new foundation, asphalt base and artificial grass surface. The club has a commitment to recycling and sustainability which has been carried through this project. The existing court surfaces will be used to...

Webb Ellis Cup coming to Devon

In the build up to Rugby World Cup 2015 coming to Exeter, one of the 11 Host Cities, the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour will head to the city, showcasing Exeter and Devon to a world audience.

Since May 2014, Rugby’s most coveted prize has been capturing the imagination of thousands of people across the world as part of the build up to Rugby World Cup 2015 and now the world famous Trophy has touched down in the UK following its’ global tour.

The Trophy is named after William Webb Ellis, credited as the inventor of Rugby Football, and is the prestigious prize for the sport....

Bricks Financial introduced to the business community

Authored by Proteus
Posted: Tue, 07/07/2015 - 4:51am

Intermediaries hear of ‘extraordinary opportunities in the alternative finance market’

Representatives from the South West financial community including financial advisers, corporate finance specialists, developers and banks attended a breakfast event on Tuesday to learn more about Bricks Financial Limited, the new lending business which is offering alternative financing for investors and borrowers.

Jerry Rihll, a director and one of the four founders of Bricks Financial director explained the ethos and motivation behind the new venture. He said: “Today we announced our...

Rail strike to go ahead

Rail Union RMT said this morning that talks aimed at settling a dispute on First Great Western over the threat to jobs and safety from the introduction of the new Hitachi Inter-City trains have broken down without agreement and the forty eight hours of strike action across the company starting at 18.30 hours on Wednesday 8th July goes ahead as planned.

There will also be a rally in support of RMT’s members on FGW in their dispute at 17.00 hours Wednesday 8 July at Paddington station.

RMT said that First Great Western were simply playing for time in the talks and were going...

Awards for Devon engineering projects

Two Devon projects have been recognised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West.

The awards were presented at the ICE Annual Project of the Year Awards in Bristol.

The Community Award was presented to the Exe Estuary Trail project, a cycle and walking route that extends over 16 miles set within the beautiful and sensitive backdrop of the Exe Estuary, on Devon’s south coast. It was described by judges as ‘an excellent example of a civil engineering project which benefits the community in a number of ways’

This year the judges also felt that a very high...

BCR Associates scoop Best Business Award

Authored by kbrook
Posted: Mon, 07/06/2015 - 3:51pm

BCR Associates have been named winner of the Best Small to Medium Sized Business Award at the 2015 Best Business Awards.

BCR Associates was recognised for its innovative approach to business cost reduction. BCR Associates’ business model differs from most other cost reduction companies in that they do not charge their clients for their services but obtain commissions directly from suppliers, passing on the full 100% of savings to its customers.

The BBAs have a large panel of over 20 independent expert judges who select winners according to strict criteria for each category...

New school planned at Ladysmith Junior

Exciting plans have been unveiled for a brand new replacement school at Ladysmith Junior in Exeter.

The £2.3 million scheme would see the outdated buildings replaced with a modern design with facilities fit for 21st century learning.

The old buildings would then be demolished and the whole area landscaped with environmentally-friendly grounds.

The scheme will be paid for by the Government’s Education Funding Agency and is subject to final funding approval and planning permission.

A public information meeting will be held at the school from 3pm to 8pm on July...

Topping-out milestone in £52.5m research development

A topping-out ceremony has marked a major milestone in the construction of a new £52.5 million facility at The University of Exeter.

The Living Systems Institute will seek to find new approaches to understanding and diagnosing disease. Due to open in Autumn 2016, the ground-breaking facility will tackle some of the most severe diseases facing humanity, from chronic neurodegenerative diseases to the animal and plant diseases that threaten food security.

On Friday, the University and partners including contractor BAM Construction held a traditional topping-out ceremony, to...

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