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Forthglade based in Winkleigh, Devon, first started producing high quality natural pet foods over 40 years ago. Whilst many of the large local production firms were forced to close over the years, Forthglade’s success remained bright, thanks to a new team taking on the company’s challenges three years ago, with the belief to invest in its future.

Today the medium-sized business produces over 500,000 meals each week for cats and dogs throughout the UK. Selling through local pet shops and popular online shopping sites, Forthglade’s sales have soared, with an impressive 50% growth...

Burcher Jennings, a leading national legal cost and pricing consultancy is delighted to announce the company’s further expansion with seven new appointments across its London and Exeter offices. These appointments represent the next stage of the company’s growth plan, and further enhance the company’s offering to law firms. With these new additions, the firm now has one of the largest concentration of cost lawyers in the country. The new appointments in Exeter include:

• Nick Kitchen joins as Costs Consultant • Liz Button joins as Costs Consultant Burcher Jennings’ training...

Devon County Council has announced its new Chairman for the coming year.

Outgoing Chairman, Councillor George Gribble, handed over to the Council's new Chairman, Councillor Christine Channon, at a meeting of the Full Council this afternoon (Thursday 14 May).

Councillor Channon has represented Budleigh Salterton as local member for 22 years, and has served on many of the County Council's Committees.

Christine was Leader of the Conservative Group on the County Council for nine years, and Leader of the Council between 2002-03 and 2004-05 under a 'Rainbow'...

The number of Job Seeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants in Devon decreased even faster than nationally between March and April 2015, falling by 323 claimants (7.5% lower than March’s figure).

Total claimants for April came to 3,974, representing just 0.9% of the working age population of Devon.

JSA for Devon has fallen by 33% between April 2014 and April 2015, and a huge 57% since April 2011, when claimants stood at 9,451.

All of Devon’s eight districts experienced a decreased number of claimants between March and April 2015; North Devon falling the most by 12.6%....