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Family Law Awards trophies

Hat-trick of finalists in national family law awards

The Family Law Company has been shortlisted in all three categories entered in this year’s Lexis Nexis Family Law Awards .

Imran Khodabocus who has carved out a reputation for his work in honour based abuse, is a finalist in the Family Law Partner of the Year Award. This recognises those who have made a major contribution to the field of family law through their practice and shown that they have executed a strategic vision through outstanding leadership.

The New Client Team, comprising the ‘First Impressions’ and Client Care teams who help to ensure the client journey is...

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IT Provider Bluegrass Group wins award

Bluegrass Group award win – Best Community IT Provider South West England

Authored by Sarah Bailey
Posted: Tue, 05/25/2021 - 10:58am

Managed Service Provider and South West based IT Experts Bluegrass Group are delighted to announce that they have won Best Community IT Provider South West England in the 2021 UK Enterprise Awards run by SME News.

David Thomas Joint MD comments “2020 was not the year that any of us expected. One of the toughest most businesses have ever experienced in fact. Which is why winning this award means even more to us.

"The Exeter and South West community is our home, it’s incredibly important to us and throughout the pandemic we were determined to support businesses within the...

Local rural champion calls on Devon businesses to enter national business awards

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Tue, 05/18/2021 - 2:25pm
Businesses in Devon are being encouraged to enter the prestigious Amazon-backed Rural Business Awards

Local business director and Rural Business Award winner, Phoebe Aubury from Cullompton, is encouraging fellow rural entrepreneurs to showcase their work, products and services to the nation at the 2021/22 Rural Business Awards. Entries for this year's competition close on 21st May 2021.

The Rural Business Awards 2021/22, backed by Amazon, marks the seventh year of celebrating the success of businesses across the UK's rural economy.

The Awards are organised by rural...

Exeter Deli Chef wins Coveted Sandwich Industry Award

Competition winners announced just in time for British Sandwich Week

A chef from Exeter has scooped a top prize at the annual British Sandwich & Food to Go Industry Awards, for his mouth-watering bacon and egg creation.

Edd Melloy is chef at the Chandos deli in Exeter. He wowed the panel of judges with his entry, named ‘Crispy Eggs & Bacon’, which scooped him the winning prize for the the Danish Crown Pre Cooked Bacon Category in this year’s Sandwich & Food to Go Designer competition.

Combining crispy cooked bacon, homemade brown sauce and a ‘show-stopping’...

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Brother and sister’s ‘Legacy to their Dad’ scoops top business award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/05/2021 - 11:05pm

A brother and sister from Paignton who created a funeral planning app following the death of their dad last year have won a leading business award in recognition of the impressive start up business.

Joe Drein and Steph Halls lost their dad, Martin, on April 1 last year after he contracted and sadly passed away from COVID-19. After taking on the responsibility of planning his funeral, they realised there was nothing out there to help make the process easier for grieving families and began creating an app with everything in one place. Using Joe’s skills in web design and Steph’s...

South West planning excellence recognised at RTPI Awards 2021

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/15/2021 - 4:10pm

Projects, teams and individuals from across the South West are in the running to win at the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence 2021 , it has been announced.

Finalists from the South West at this year’s RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence are

Interactive Plymouth Plan, submitted by Plymouth City Council (Excellence in Tech within Planning Practice)

Transformation of groundbreaking plan into fully interactive website; a portal to the plan’s strategic vision and policies as well as its delivery and monitoring

The Planning...

SME National Business Awards

Local leader to the fore

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/16/2021 - 2:20pm

The SME National Business Awards are delighted to announce that Jason Sinclair, Partner from Queensbury has joined the judging panel of these prestigious awards. The awards are in their fifth year and are open to all SMEs in the UK www.smenationals.co.uk

The final takes place on the Friday 3rd December at the iconic Wembley Stadium. Speaking on behalf of the organisers, Awards Director Damian Cummins said " We are thrilled that someone of Jason's calibre has joined our panel, we rely on experienced business people from across all sectors to choose winners in these sought after...

TV’s Rob Bell to host South West Civil Engineering Awards

TV’s Rob Bell to host South West Civil Engineering Awards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 03/10/2021 - 10:53pm

TV’s champion of engineering, past and present, Rob Bell is to host the South West’s top awards for civil engineering projects and civil engineers.

Bell, who presents many popular television series, including Abandoned Engineering, Walking Britain’s Lost Railways and Britain’s Lost Battlefields, will be hosting the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West Civil Engineering Awards in autumn this year.

With a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bath, Bell is an enthusiastic advocate for engineering and science, helping people of all ages...

A new Hero category for National Business Women's Awards

The popular National Business Women's Awards, which hail the success of female entrepreneurs across the country, have launched a new award category.

The Business Hero Award, as voted for by the public, will see a gong presented to the business woman who has gone above and beyond in the face of adversity and supported a local or national cause.

In a year blighted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Business Hero award recognises the challenges that have been faced across the business landscape over the past 12 months and the people who have found innovative ways to overcome...

Nominate your Dementia Hero

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Fri, 02/05/2021 - 10:01pm

Individuals and organisations in Devon who have gone the extra mile to support people affected by dementia over the past year could be recognised at a prestigious national awards ceremony.

Nominations are now open for Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Heroes Awards 2021 which will be hosted by Alzheimer’s Society supporter and TV presenter, writer and journalist Richard Madeley in May.

The awards, which are sponsored by Tunstall Healthcare, will take place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday 20 May during Dementia Action Week (17-23 May) and will showcase...

Fisher German

Leading Exeter property consultancy shortlisted for prestigious award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/15/2021 - 9:57pm

A leading Exeter property consultancy has been shortlisted for a prestigious award which celebrates excellence in undergraduate employability.

Fisher German, which has an office in Exeter, has been announced as a finalist for the National Undergraduate Employability (NUE) Awards’ ‘Best Development Programme’ award.

The award recognises employers who offer students development programmes that improve both technical and soft skills, as well as empowering them to be more effective and successful employees.

Fisher German was shortlisted in recognition of its...

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