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Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029 

Exeter City Council has today announced it will be submitting an expression of interest (EOI) for the prestigious UK City of Culture title. 

The City of Culture bid follows the culmination of five months extensive engagement and consultation with artists, creatives, cultural organisations and residents to shape the council’s commissioned new five-year Cultural Strategy for Exeter.

This will set out a clear ambition to become a leading city of culture. The new Exeter Culture Strategy is ambitious and will be delivered in partnership with the city’s cultural organisations...

Devon law firm's app wins award

A leading Devon law firm has scooped a national award at the inaugural Legal Innovation Awards for its ground-breaking iPhone App for clients.

Stephens Scown LLP launched its “My Lawyer” App in November 2014 as a way of allowing clients to keep track of their cases quickly and easily while they were on the move. The App allows clients to view documents, keep up to date with costs, pay bills online and diarise key dates.

Stephens Scown won the Client Management Innovation category of the Legal Innovation Awards beating a number of larger national law firms including Pinsent...

Ilfracombe’s Pall taken over in US buyout

The company which runs one of Ilfracombe’s largest employers has been bought by an American giant for $13.8billion.

Pall Corporation has been acquired by Danaher Corporation but will continue to operate under the Pall brand, making filtration, separation and purification technologies.

The Pall factory in Station Road employs several hundred people but it is not known if the deal will have any effect on the North Devon workforce.

It is understood the board of directors at both American-based companies unanimously agreed to the deal, which must now be ratified by Pall...

South West Coast Path Association and South West Water team up at County Show

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/27/2015 - 4:22pm

Following their joint presence at last week’s Devon County Show, the South West Coast Path Association and South West Water announce they will be working together to help protect the South West Coast Path.

The South West Coast Path attracts 8.6 million visitors a year and contributes £436m to the local economy, making it one of the most popular walking routes in the country. Alongside the quality of the Path itself, it is the views and natural environment that people come to enjoy when visiting the coast. South West Water has been working hard to help clean up our coastal waters,...

Sugru seeks investment to support global expansion

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/27/2015 - 11:14am

The world’s first ever mouldable glue, Sugru, is inviting its customers, followers and the public to become shareholders via its crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube.

With an initial target of £1 million, the money will be used to support the company’s rapid global expansion.

Invented in 2003 by Irish art student, Jane ni Dhulchaointigh, Sugru is an adhesive that moulds like play dough, sticks to almost anything and turns into a strong flexible rubber overnight. Forbes described this cool British brand as “21st century Duct Tape” and it has now sold 5 million packs in over...

Stagecoach SW launches Green Week

Stagecoach South West today announced plans for its seventh annual Green Week programme with a call for joint action to tackle the growing challenge of climate change.

The company, which operates bus services across Devon and into Cornwall and Somerset is planning a series of events between 1 and 5 June.

During the week-long programme of activities, part of a wider Stagecoach Group initiative, Stagecoach South West will encourage employees and customers to continue driving forward the green agenda through the Group’s new five-year Sustainability Strategy.

This year’...

Strengthening the rural economy of Devon and Cornwall

The official launch of the partnership between The Cornwall College Group (TCCG) and Bicton College has been celebrated, with an event at Devon County Show. Specially invited guests and a number of industry partners attended the traditional cream tea; where the future plans and vision for the newly merged organisation was laid out. The merger has created one of the country’s largest land-based providers of education and training; with over 1,200 acres of land in Devon and Cornwall being used for industry-based research and training. Head of Rural Economy at The Cornwall College Group, Dr...

Exclusive new development in Axminster

Independent developer C G Fry & Son Ltd., with multi-award winning sites, announces the release of its new ‘Lea Place’ development in Axminster. This small, and exclusive development of just 13 private new-build homes, is being built in two adjoining cul-de-sacs and due for completion in autumn this year.

A third-generation family-owned company, C G Fry & Son is renowned for its extensive portfolio of quality build ranging from high-end individual houses to major developments. Best known for the prestigious Poundbury development in Dorchester for The Duchy of Cornwall, all...

Exeter Family Friendly support Business Games

Exeter Family Friendly have donated £1100 to the Exeter Foundation in support of the Exeter Business Games run by Bigwave Media.

The award-winning insurance provider partially pound-matched £50 for each of the 22 teams that are competing in the games, which hosts a variety of team-based sports events through May and June.

Currently eighth place in the results table, this is the fifth year running that Exeter Family Friendly have competed in the games against other local businesses.

The business games, which is aiming to beat the £10,000 raised last year, host a...

How annoying are your colleagues?

Authored by karl_young
Posted: Wed, 05/27/2015 - 8:03am

There are millions of offices all around the world, with tens of millions of workers in them, but they all have one thing in common: the annoying colleague.

Exeter’s office workers find a colleague whining to be the most annoying workplace habit, a new study reveals, although only 29% are prepared to do anything to try and stop the problem.

Although just under 30% of workers stated that their colleague’s behaviour had made them consider leaving, only 2% of South West had actually followed through with the decision – a lower figure than the national trend of a 5% leaving...

Solar firm praises national report on best time to buy panels

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 05/26/2015 - 10:16pm

Renewable energy firm Solarlec has praised a national newspaper report enlightening consumers to the savings to be made through solar.

Telegraph Money has compiled data that shows how solar panel government subsidies have fallen over the past five years after peaking between 2010 and 2012.

However, the report reveals the drop in product and installation costs means strong savings are still available - the average system is £5,000 cheaper than it was five years ago.

Telegraph Money claims more than 300 solar panel systems are installed on UK homes every week - which...

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