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A Devon man enjoyed a complimentary weekend of relaxation at one of Exeter’s top hotels after running around the whole world!

Kevin Carr, who has become the fastest man to run, solo and unsupported around the globe, in 621 days, had a well-deserved rest at the Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel in Southernhay.

The team at the city centre hotel decided to offer Kevin a free weekend, after hearing about his incredible achievement, which saw Kevin, from Woolacombe, arrived back in the county at Haytor on 9 April beating the existing world record by less than 24 hours.

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An Exeter-based travel company is celebrating 15 years of trading in the city.

Incredible holidays in Bhutan, Indonesia and Guatemala are just some of the experiences enjoyed by customers of Nomadic Travel in recent weeks.

And now the company, in Gandy Street, has expanded its own breadth of expertise, launching its latest programme of staff visits to extraordinary destinations around the globe, to make sure customers continue to have the very latest up to the minute information.

“Research using the internet or guidebooks is fantastic,” said Rob Hitchings, managing...

Material shortages ease but 63% of respondents in the UK cite labour shortages as leading restraint on growth

Although recent official construction data has been a little mixed, the latest RICS Construction Market Survey for Q1 2015 shows labour shortages in the sector intensifying alongside feedback that workloads are continuing to rise. Some 63% across the UK cited labour shortages as an issue followed by 55% highlighting finance.

In the South West, 60% more respondents cited a lack of Quantity Surveyors, 60% a lack of other construction professionals, and 45% more...

Innovative IT firm Hosted Desktop UK (HDUK), based in Exeter, is jubilant after being announced as the Express & Echo’s Small Business of the Year at a gala ceremony at Sandy Park last week. And if winning the most hotly contested category in this year’s Business Awards was not enough, the firm was also selected as a finalist for the prestigious Business of the Year category.

The cloud computing firm is getting accustomed to such accolades, as this awards success comes hot on the heels of HDUK being recognised both regionally and nationally by two key business publications. The...