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Exeter care home worker scoops coveted national title

Staff and residents at Cumberland Grange care home in Exeter are celebrating because their wonderful colleague, Mervyn Knights, has beaten all the competition to be crowned National Foundation Champion of the Year in the Barchester Care Awards 2024.

The Barchester Care Awards celebrate the staff who go the extra mile for the benefit of the 13,500 residents living in Barchester’s 262 care homes and private hospitals across the country. Categories range from ‘Team of the Year’ and ‘Carer of the Year’ to ‘Dementia Care Champion’ and ‘Activities Coordinator of the Year’.

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A force for good: hospitality and hotel marketing agency Clockwork Marketing gains B Corp accreditation

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Posted: Fri, 08/23/2024 - 9:24pm

Specialist hospitality and hotel marketing agency, Clockwork Marketing, is proud to announce that it has been awarded B Corp accreditation, verified by B Lab, to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

Certified B Corporations are leaders in the global movement for an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy, with their entire social and environmental impact measured. Clockwork Marketing has undertaken B Corp accreditation to become more purpose-driven and lead by example in a sector that has a large carbon footprint and...

Pictured: Martin Wilson, Managing Director, Scot Group with a newly branded Switch van

Nationwide rollout begins for 7,000 Switch branded rental vehicles

Exerter-based new vehicle rental business Switch is now operational across the entire Scot Group Ltd network of 90 UK locations.

The new Switch brand launched in June this year as part of Scot Group’s strategic growth plans to provide more flexible forms of car and van rental.

To date, 500 vehicles dual branded with Switch and Thrifty signwriting have hit the roads and Switch expects to badge 40 vehicles a day. The business estimates that approximately 3,000 vehicles bearing the new brand will be on the road by September.

Martin Wilson, Managing Director of Scot...

Employment Hubs: supporting local communities across Devon

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Posted: Wed, 08/21/2024 - 12:37am

Devon County Council is set to expand its network of Youth and Adult Employment Hubs across the county to support people into employment and training.

Working in partnership with four district councils (East Devon, Exeter City, Mid Devon and North Devon), the County Council already has a number of Hubs in operation at Barnstaple Library, Cullompton Library, Exeter Library, and at the Beehive Community Centre in Honiton. Now, two more Hubs are set to open at the Family Hub in Ilfracombe and the Old Heathcoat School Community Centre in Tiverton.

What are Youth and Adult...

routeone Awards 2024 finalists announced

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Posted: Tue, 08/20/2024 - 8:42pm

The routeone Awards, the most esteemed awards programme in the UK coach and bus industry, has announced its 2024 finalists, which include two Devon businesses.

Tally Ho Coaches, operating from Kingsbridge, is a finalist in the Coach Tourism Programme of the Year category and Stewart Fletcher, Engineering Manager at Dartline Coaches, based in Clyst St Mary, is a finalist in the Engineer of the Year, small/medium operator (up to 150 vehicles) category.

Celebrating excellence across the industry since 2005, the 18th routeone Awards continues to recognise those operators and...

Fostering clean growth for a resilient economy

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Posted: Thu, 08/08/2024 - 8:45pm

Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone (EEDEZ) [ Exeter & East Devon Enterprise Zone – Accelerating clean growth (eedez.com) ] is sponsoring the Sustainable Futures Award at the University of Exeter 's Knowledge Exchange Awards [ Knowledge Exchange Awards 2024 | University of Exeter (exeterinnovation.com) ], celebrating the best collaborations between the University of Exeter researchers and external partners regionally, nationally, and globally.

The Sustainable Futures Award recognises excellence in sustainability, environment and life sciences. Potential innovations can...

BYD South West Announces Exeter Chiefs’ Wing Immanuel Feyi- Waboso as Official Brand Ambassador

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Posted: Tue, 08/06/2024 - 10:12am

BYD South West are excited to announce Exeter Chiefs player Immanuel Feyi-Waboso as an Official BYD South West Ambassador. Born and raised in Cardiff, Feyi-Waboso represents England at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.

Feyi-Waboso began playing with Rumney FC, before signing for the Cardiff Blues academy ahead of the 2020-21 season. In 2022, Wasps announced the signing of Feyi-Waboso. Following the Wasps’ expulsion from the league due to their administration, Feyi-Waboso was signed by Exeter Chiefs.

Feyi-Waboso received his first call-up to the...

Architectural practice supports employees to complete studies

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Posted: Mon, 08/05/2024 - 2:55pm

A Westcountry architectural practice is supporting two members of staff to complete their architectural studies whilst working for the company, bucking the national trend which forces many would-be-architects to take unpaid leave in order to further their studies.

According to Poynton Bradbury Architects, the architectural industry in the UK faces several challenges, including a skills shortage and the rapid evolution of design and construction methodologies. Poynton Bradbury, who has offices in St Ives and Exeter, says architectural practices should encourage ongoing education...

Taylor Wimpey staff swap petrol for pedals on Cycle to Work Day

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Posted: Sun, 08/04/2024 - 10:50pm

Devon-based Taylor Wimpey staff joined thousands of others across the region as they took to their bikes on Cycle to Work Day on 1st August 2024.

Employees at the housebuilder’s head office in Exeter did their commute by bicycle, helping to keep traffic from the roads and cut emissions. Whilst some participating cyclists are based not too far from their workplace, others came from further afield - with one making the 13-mile trek along the scenic River Exe National Cycle Route from Dawlish.

Sustainable travel is a priority for Taylor Wimpey and many of the housebuilder’s...

Tops Day Nurseries Ranked 9th in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK

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Posted: Fri, 08/02/2024 - 12:26am

Tops Day Nurseries, a leading provider of high-quality childcare and early education, with a new nursery located in the University of Exeter, Tops Exeter, is thrilled to announce its remarkable achievement of being listed 9th in the prestigious Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK, developed by the Department of Education. As well as it being a huge standalone achievement for this year. This is also an improvement over their position last year when they ranked 12th!

This recognition underscores Tops Day Nurseries' dedication to nurturing talent, fostering professional...

Darts Farm restaurant listed as one of Britain’s Best 100 Local Restaurants

Darts Farm is delighted to announce that its flagship restaurant, The Farm Table has just been named by The Good Food Guide as one of the UK’s 100 Best Local Restaurants. This fantastic accolade follows hot on the heels of an AA Rosette, which was awarded at the end of last year.

Michael Dart, who runs Darts Farm alongside his two brothers, James and Paul, comments: “We are blown away to have our new restaurant voted as one of the best local restaurants in the country and to be featured in such an iconic publication as The Good Food Guide, less than two years after opening. Our...

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