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Dining Devon Wins South West England Food Blog of the Year 2019

Dining Devon, a well-established online food blog, has been announced as South West England Food Blog of the Year 2019 by LUXlife Magazine, as part of their 4th annual Food and Drink Awards.

Founded in 2011, as Eating Exeter, the blog rebranded in 2017 due to its widening appeal and growing demand to visit establishments all over Devon to help with exposure for smaller independents as well as part of larger business PR campaigns.

Many featured venues are also just part of the three bloggers increasing appetite for the many tasty places they visit across Devon in their spare...

The Kitley House Hotel team celebrate a double win at the Devon Tourism Awards 2019

Gold and silver for Kitley House Hotel in Devon Tourism Awards

Kitley House Hotel is celebrating winning Gold and Silver in the prestigious Devon Tourism Awards 2019. The four* hotel was delighted to win Gold as ‘Wedding Venue of the Year’ against stiff competition from other leading businesses, and also scooped Silver in the ‘Business Events Venue’ category.

Kitley House Hotel received its two sparkling Dartington Crystal trophies at the Riviera Centre in Torquay on Thursday 28th November.

The Awards saw a record of 240 entries across 27 different categories, with 167 entrants - including Kitley - receiving judge visits as part of a...

Cofton Holidays shortlisted in FIVE categories at the Visit Devon Tourism Awards 2019

Cofton Holidays, the multi award-winning holiday park near Dawlish, South Devon, has been shortlisted in no-less than five categories in Devon’s most prestigious hospitality and tourism awards.

The family-run business is through to the final rounds of the Visit Devon Tourism Awards 2019, having been shortlisted for: Holiday Park of the Year; Self Catering Accommodation of the Year; Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism business of the year; Dog Friendly Business of the Year, and Café and Tea Room of the Year.

Now in its 10th year, the Visit Devon Awards saw a record...

Devon’s finest honoured at prestigious Food Drink Devon Awards

Devon’s talented food and drink scene was alive at Monday night’s vibrant annual Food Drink Devon Awards. The county’s finest food and drink producers, hospitality and catering businesses and speciality retailers celebrated in style at the esteemed Awards’ ceremony, held at the magnificent 19th century Victorian hotel, The Imperial in Torquay. The ceremony was hosted, for the first time, by Devon food and drink champion BBC Radio Devon’s, Kerry White.

Competition was immediately fierce in the ‘Taste of Devon Product Awards’ with a staggering 250 product entries. The highly...

BCR Associates win Customer Excellence Award

Authored by kbrook
Posted: Fri, 10/11/2019 - 11:31am

BCR Associates Ltd have been named winner of the Customer Excellence category as part of the Business Leader awards which took place at Aston Gate Stadium in Bristol on Thursday 26th September.

BCR Associates was recognised for its commitment to delivering excellent customer service levels and demonstrates a hands-on approach to supporting clients with cost and risk management. As procurement specialists, BCR Associates take a proactive approach to the management of energy, telecoms, insurance and business supplies contracts, making sure that clients are signing the right terms and...

Michelmores ranked as a top ten UK firm for client service by Legal 500

Michelmores has been named as one of the top ten UK-based firms for client service, by The Legal 500 industry rankings.

The Legal 500 research, collated by Legal Business Magazine, ranks law firms on a range of criteria including industry knowledge, team quality, billing practices and consistency of service – all based on recent client feedback.

As well as being named amongst the top ten best performing firms overall, Michelmores was also ranked within the top five UK Mid-size firms.

Andrew Maynard, Director of Client Services at Michelmores, said: "Our clients sit...

swcomms’ company secretary Harry Langley presenting an award at last year’s event

swcomms backs Devon Sports Awards 2019

South West Communications Group is backing the Devon Sports Awards for the 6th year in a row as the main sponsor.

Organised by Active Devon, The Exeter Chiefs Foundation and in partnership with Exeter College, the ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate the success of local community clubs, individuals, coaches and volunteers.

There are 31 finalists for 10 categories at the Devon Sports Awards due to be held on Thursday 11 July at Sandy Park.

swcomms is also sponsoring the Devon Coach of the Year and Devon Club of the Year.

Brian Lodge, swcomms’ Managing...

Former BBC Reporter Kally Adderkin-Hall with Naga Munchetty at the Heropreneur Awards

Exeter's Former BBC Reporter Kally Adderkin-Hall catches up with Naga Munchetty at Heropreneur Awards

Former BBC Reporter Kally Adderkin-Hall met up with current BBC Presenter Naga Munchetty at the Heropreneur Awards.

Kally who is from Exeter was at the ceremony in her role as executive producer of the video production company KAH Productions, where as Naga was their hosting the awards.

Heropreneur is an award ceremony that celebrates former members of the British Armed Forces who have forged a new life in business. Heropreneurs is the only registered charity in the UK which works exclusively to help former members of the Armed Forces, and their spouses, to fulfill their...

Dan Sandhu & Stephen Farmer of Cranbrook School

Exeter firm shortlisted for two education awards through partnership with Ted Wragg Trust 

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 03/20/2019 - 12:13pm

Sparx, an Exeter-based learning technology company, has been shortlisted for two Education Resource Awards, one in recognition of its collaboration with the Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust and a second for its innovative use of technology in education.

Sparx is particularly proud of their collaboration with schools in the Ted Wragg Trust. The Trust is a six school multi-academy trust responsible for the education of over 3000 children aged between two and 16 years. For the past eight years, Sparx has worked with a number of schools in the Trust to investigate how children learn maths...

Old Mill wins Adviser Firm of the Year, South West at Professional Adviser Awards

West Country financial planners and accountants, Old Mill have won a prize at one of the financial planning profession’s most coveted awards.

Old Mill – which has offices in Yeovil, Wells, Exeter and Melksham - was named Adviser Firm of the Year for the South West Region at the Professional Adviser Awards in London last night.

Now in their 14th year, the Professional Adviser Awards seek to reward excellence both within the financial advice community and among the broader financial services sector.

To enter the awards, adviser firms are asked to showcase their...

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