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Stubbing out illegal tobacco sales in Devon

Work to stub out illegal tobacco sales in Devon is being highlighted next week.

Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service is visiting Green Lanes Shopping Centre in Barnstaple on Thursday 30 August between 10am and 5pm to let residents know about the real harm caused by illegal tobacco and how residents can help to prevent its supply.

The event is part of the...

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Drake Circus helps young people kick-start their career with free training programme

Drake Circus is calling for young people in Plymouth to take the first step in their retail careers by registering for its free training programme, Bright Lights Starting Out in Retail.

The five-week programme starts on the 10th September and will give young people in Plymouth access to high quality training, including advice from industry experts, support with interviews and CV...

Burts Chips renews sponsorship deal with local clubs

Burts Potato Chips, makers of premium artisan snacks, are proud to continue their sport sponsorships with Exeter Chiefs and Plymouth Argyle for the 2018-2019 season, demonstrating the company’s love and support of all things South West.

Renewed contracts will be rolling out with both local sports teams this season, which will continue to raise awareness amongst likeminded local...

STEM ambassador achieves goal of apprenticeship with asbestos experts at Plymouth Science Park

A graduate trainee at Kovia, one of the few UK companies specialising in the identification, on-going management and the safe removal of asbestos, is finally realising her university dream of becoming a specialist in the field.

A team of six are based at its prestigious Plymouth Science Park headquarters with a further four consultants and surveyors, working on various sites across the...

Half of Plymouth businesses suffer drop in traffic as Google “punishes” website security 

Up to half of all businesses in Plymouth are likely to have seen a big drop in website traffic, after Google started labelling their websites as “not secure”.

The internet giant made a major change to its Chrome browser on July 24th, according to local IT expert Your Martin Limburn at Limbtec Limited.

“Without getting techy, if your website isn’t encrypted, Chrome now warns...

Headway Charity gets a helping hand from The Screwfix Foundation

Headway, based in Plymouth, is celebrating after being awarded £5,000 worth of funding from The Screwfix Foundation, a charity which supports projects to fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and facilities for those in need.

Amanda Self from Headway comments: “We are very grateful to The Screwfix Foundation for donating these much-needed funds to support our charity. We have...

What is preventing you from making a profit

You might be a novice trader or a person wanting to start trading for a living. You are concerned about making enough profit for your living or your family living. ‘Can you make a decent income from your trade or will you end up being broke and losing all your investment?’ These type of question may be poking you in your head all the time. This type of a headache is really bad for trading...

5 Ways to Improve Retail Sales

Unfortunately, there’s no one quick and simple way to boost retail sales. Doing so involves many facets such as expert, clever marketing, ensuring customers enjoy a straightforward journey to finding what they want and need, upselling and suggesting they purchase more items than they had originally planned to and fostering a good relationship with customers so that they feel inclined to return...

Calling all Devon South West startups - Have a go at Pitch Fest

£1 million in the room. Pitch Fest presents Golden Opportunity for Startups at Exeter’s Innovation & Ideas Festival

The Like Minds Innovation and Ideas Festival is set to return again to Exeter this September. Having hosted high profile global events in locations such as New York and Helsinki, there is a particular excitement regarding the Festival’s return to Exeter, the city in...

Exclusive: 45% of South West employees have felt bullied by a boss

New research has revealed that 45% of people in the South West have felt bullied by a boss throughout their careers, and a huge 87% said they would confront their boss if they thought they were in the wrong.

The survey of more than 1,000 employees was carried out by UK printing supply company TonerGiant . Interestingly, 42% of the South West see their boss as a friend, but not a close...

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