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More local stores in Devon and Dorset offering soft plastic recycling

Soft plastics, such as cling film, biscuit wrappers and carrier bags, can now be recycled in even more co-operative convenience store locations in Devon and Dorset.

Following the success of its trials and in response to customer demand, Southern Co-op now has soft plastics recycling bins in five of its stores in Devon and 14 of its stores in Dorset - a total of 167 across the south...

New Finance Director joins the Board at Devon charity Westbank

Devon health and wellbeing charity Westbank Community Health and Care is going from strength to strength. A new Finance Director has recently joined the Leadership Team.

Stephen Thomas, 32, grew up in North Devon and takes up his seat on the Board of Westbank less than a year after his initial appointment as Head of Finance and Business Planning. His swift promotion is in recognition...

Smart Sound Connect Recognised by Industry for Innovation

Smart Sound Connect , the world’s first ocean-focussed 5G testbed, has been recognised by the mobile sector as a cutting edge innovation platform for the development of the next generation of marine technologies.

At the 20th Mobile Industry Awards, held at Lancaster House in London on the 22nd September, Smart Sound Connect was named as the 5G Innovation of the Year (Product/Service...

How Can Businesses Weather an Increase in Interest Rates?

The UK’s economic outlook has been difficult to predict lately, as successive financial crises rock businesses and households alike. The trouble began with a spike in the rate of inflation, itself largely a result of rising energy prices. Simultaneous increases in international instability and barriers to trade caused wholesale costs to rise too, leading to the Consumer Price Index rising to...

Are you the best heating installer in the South West

Entries are now open for the regional heats of the Heating Installer Awards 2023 , as the competition returns for its eighth year to once again search for the best installers in the UK. The awards endeavors to bring recognition to those within the heating industry that often go unnoticed, despite their incredibly hard work and dedication to excellent customer service.

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Celebrations as semi-finalists are announced in the West Country Women Awards

Women from Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset are among those celebrating reaching the semi-finals in the inaugural year of the West Country Women Awards.

The annual awards recognise and celebrate the amazing women all across the region and were set up this summer by Alexis Bowater OBE and Tess Stuber.

More than 1,000 nominations were received across all 15 categories that...

Foot Anstey and Weston College join forces to nurture future legacy lawyer talent

National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP has collaborated with Weston College to bolster its legacy team through the hiring of five Paralegals who will be trained to be specialists in the charity and legacy sector.

The collaborative approach to bolstering talent in the legacy sector is in response to Legacy Foresight's recent commentary, which estimated that the legacy sector needs another...

Retain Limited land Silver ERS Award

Retain Limited group of companies are extremely proud to receive the prestigious Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award, after gaining the bronze award earlier this year. Achieving this award reflects their continuous commitment to support the armed forces community in a manner that aligns with the values of the Armed Forces Covenant.

Through a three-tier approach of...

£2m to fund new South West Environmental Living Lab

The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has announced a £2 million investment in the Environmental Living Lab, enabling the trial and demonstration of sustainable agricultural and environmental technology in the South West.

The funding will support the Satellite Applications Catapult to establish an Environmental Living Lab within the Heart of the South West area...

EV Grant Scheme: How tradesmen are set to benefit from it

As the market for electric vehicles in the UK constantly expands, another market that expands is EV ChargePoint installation trade. The EV grant scheme that came into effect in April 2022 represents an opportunity for more car-buyers to consider the electric market and an opportunity for tradesmen to expand their work to meet the demand for charge points.

How the EV grant scheme...

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