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Local businesses unveil alternative to google maps

Exeter-based, B Corp holiday company Luxury Coastal has unveiled a new interactive mapping tool providing seamless local recommendations for guests, using a technology developed in partnership with Brixham-based Geovey . The new maps provide access to the best recommendations in the south west – from secret beaches to local roasteries - enabling holiday guests to live like locals from the moment they step through the front door.

The bespoke Geovey maps on Luxury Coastal’s website provide a carefully curated local area guide, as the algorithms of tech giants are replaced by...

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You could run this seafront cafe

East Devon District Council is offering an exciting opportunity to run a cafe in a stunning seafront location on the Jurassic Coast in Seaton.

The Chine Cafe and the public toilets to the rear of the building are available on a 25 year lease with the opportunity for the new tenant to combine both buildings to provide a larger cafe/restaurant facility.

The cafe, located on the end of West Walk, has been empty since the previous lease expired last year. The public toilets currently open during the summer season only and the expectation is that these will become integral to...

Housebuilder receives national award

For the sixth year in a row house builder Barratt has been awarded the maximum five stars in the industry’s annual customer satisfaction rating run by the Home Builders Federation (HBF).

The independent UK-wide survey, completed by over 30,000 UK homebuyers revealed that over 90 per cent of respondents buying a home from the company would recommend Barratt to a friend. This makes Barratt among the most highly rated housebuilders in Britain and the only major national housebuilder to achieve this standard for six years in a row.

Sara Parker, sales director at Barratt Exeter...

Stagecoach scoops top apprenticeship award

Stagecoach’s UK Bus division has been named Large Employer of the Year at the People 1st Apprenticeship Awards.

The Perth-based transport group scooped the award after impressing judges with its comprehensive bus engineering apprenticeship programme which has successfully delivered more than 350 apprenticeships over the past seven years.

People 1st is the sector skills council for employers in the hospitality, tourism, leisure, travel, passenger transport and retail industries. The organisation’s annual awards recognise exceptional apprentices, mentors and employers....

Cornwall Council appoints Exeter law firm

South West law firm Browne Jacobson has broadened its public sector practice following its latest appointment by Cornwall Council.

The Exeter based firm has been appointed as sole legal advisers to CORMAC to advise the organisation on highway claims and other personal injury work.

CORMAC, which is wholly owned by Cornwall Council, provides highway and environmental design and maintenance services, design and construction of major highway schemes, and facilities services including property maintenance, cleaning and caretaking services. The company also provides fleet...

Association raises over £1,000 for charity

Members of the Exeter & Heart of Devon Hotels & Restaurants Association raised over £1,000 for three chosen charities at this year’s annual dinner. The three chosen charities were, Cancer Research UK, Hospitality Action and Equine Protection South West.

This year’s annual dinner was held at the Deer Park Country House Hotel where guests were treated to a sparkling wine reception followed by a sumptuous 5 course feast.

Mark Godfrey, MD at the Deer Park Country House Hotel was delighted to host the event saying, “There are so many exciting things happening at the Deer...

Melanie Leach reveals the secrets to her TV success

Plymouth is home to a television production company making a big name for itself worldwide. And, as Twofour CEO Melanie Leach tells ALEXIS BOWATER, it’s being based in Devon which is the key to the company’s success.

Forget Los Angeles and London: Devon is where Twofour’s heart is. This is the company that brought you The Hotel Inspector, The Jump, Splash, a positive plethora of documentaries and entertainment programmes and, most memorably, Educating Yorkshire.

Moreover, lifting an Emmy for doing so (and dropping it…more on that later) is an astonishing achievement by any...

Business Diary: What's On

Keep your business diary up-to-date with these key events:

• Every Friday: The Exeter Business Club, every Friday morning at 7.15am-9am at the Isca Centre, Summer Lane, Whipton. To reserve a place as a guest at one of our meetings please contact secretary@exeterbusinessclub.co.uk or visit www.exeterbusinessclub.co.uk .

• Every month: Firsty Fridays, the first Friday each month at a location in Exeter. Invitation-only meeting for business women to meet and enjoy cocktails. Contact Stephanie Walshe on 01392 421323 or 07977 442267 or e-mail stephanie.walshe@theplumconsultancy...

Creating a competitive edge with charity relationships

By aligning consumer needs with community involvement businesses can build customer loyalty and strengthen their commercial edge, says ALISON UPTON, a fundraiser with Exeter Leukaemia Fund

In a 2013 survey from Forresters, 82% of responders said that when choosing between two companies offering product and services for the same price, their decision would be affected by whether a company engaged with charities and its local community.

Whatever your size, the benefits of supporting a charity as part of your corporate social responsibility include:

• Enhance your...

Roger Young: How I became Devon's luxury car salesman

He’s the director of a multi-million pound company but that doesn’t stop Roger Young getting his hands dirty. Dressed in an immaculate grey suit and freshly polished shoes, this quiet, shy gentleman seems to come alive under the chassis of a Land Rover Defender 90.

It’s because that’s where his heart lies. Roger Young is one of the South West’s most successful businessmen, selling some of the most expensive vehicles money can buy, but it all started in a workshop on his father’s farm on Bodmin Moor – and he’s never forgotten it.

“A farmer I knew at the time brought an old...

Fire Sprinkler Week targets businesses

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is joining with Fire and Rescue Services across the UK in supporting Fire Sprinkler Week 2015, taking place from 16-22 March.

This is the second annual sprinkler awareness campaign undertaken by Fire and Rescue services and this year is focusing on the way that fitting sprinklers can help businesses and education, by reducing the impact of a fire.

Lee Howell, Chief Fire Officer said: “Devon & Somerset fully support this campaign as sprinklers save lives, protect property, promote prosperity and contribute to the community...

Business Daily

Local businesses unveil alternative to google maps

You could run this seafront cafe

Housebuilder receives national award

Stagecoach scoops top apprenticeship award

Cornwall Council appoints Exeter law firm

Association raises over £1,000 for charity

Melanie Leach reveals the secrets to her TV success

Business Diary: What's On

Creating a competitive edge with charity relationships

Roger Young: How I became Devon's luxury car salesman

Fire Sprinkler Week targets businesses

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