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Why you should consider a portable card machine for your business

Offering convenience and flexibility is key to maintaining customer satisfaction and staying competitive in any business. One of the most effective ways to enhance both is by introducing a portable card machine into your operations. Whether you're a retailer, café owner, or service provider, a...

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Major new South West Food Hub initiative to help ensure local sourcing

A major high-tech procurement platform being developed by the Government’s Crown Commercial Service is to be trialled in the South West and could help ensure that ingredients in many thousands of meals a day served in places like school kitchens across the region are sourced from local small businesses.

A Community Interest Company (CIC) called the South West Food Hub has been formed...

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Resurgence in webcam scam fooling Plymouth “work from home” staff

A clever online scam that’s been around for years has seen a resurgence in Plymouth in the last few weeks – because everyone’s using their webcams more.

The so-called “sextortion” scam fools staff into thinking they’ve been filmed by their own webcam while visiting adult websites.

Some choose to pay up to £1,000 in Bitcoin to prevent the videos being released.

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Cost management tips we can learn from lockdown

Lockdown has hit small businesses hard. To stay open, most have had to change the way they work, whether it's staff working from home or changing the products and services they offer.

The change process forced on us by the coronavirus pandemic has taught us that when we need to, we can adapt quickly to survive. It’s also focused us on planning for the future and developing strategies...

The importance of access control systems in nursing homes

Nursing homes face many unique security risks compared to other buildings and facilities. These risks can come from both the outside and the inside. Access control to a nursing home, and within the home, is of utmost importance to ensure the safety of residents, equipment and medications. The quality of life of all residents should also be at the forefront as it is their home. The last thing...

Devon-based specialists launch world's first dissolvable catheter for women

Innovative and award-winning self-catheterisation specialists Hunter Urology based in Exeter, has ‘Rocked the World’ of medicine with its ground-breaking development of EmtevaPure®. The new product designed for women which has taken years to bring to market is the world’s first catheter to dissolve entirely in water in just 30-60 minutes!

Established in 2001, Hunter Urology is based on...

Advertising Agency Software – What You Need to Know

For most of us, an advertising agency’s chief responsibility is to craft the perfect sales pitch for clients. True it is. But there’s a lot more that goes on behind the scenes. From project management to data analysis to account reporting to time tracking, advertising agencies have to handle numerous business operations.

With their limited staff, smaller-budget agencies often find...

‘We need more women engineers to fuel Plymouth’s economic growth’

A leading Plymouth civil engineer says encouraging more women into the profession is vital for re-booting the city’s economic growth after the COVID19 pandemic.

Katy Toms, South West Chair of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and a senior engineer, based at WSP in Exeter, is highlighting the importance of greater diversity of talent ahead of International Women in Engineering...

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Plymouth firm makes 3,500 visors for COVID-19 medial staff

A Plymouth based company tells how it joined the nationwide effort to help doctors and nurses at the height of the fight against the spread of Covid 19.

ADS Window Films, which has its offices in Stonehouse, is one of a number of window film companies which completely altered its production line to produce plastic visors for usage by medical staff across the region.

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Elderly support charity receives £5,000 from The Cadbury Foundation

Local charity Age Concern has been chosen by Crediton-based employees at Ernest Jackson to receive a donation of £5,000.

Dedicated to supporting and improving the quality of life for the elderly in Crediton and its surrounding villages, the charity will be granted a substantial figure from The Cadbury Foundation, as part of its ‘Your Charity Your Choice’ scheme.

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Temporary street cafe licences introduced

Temporary “street cafe” licences are being introduced by Devon County Council to help hospitality businesses to re-open in the coming weeks, as coronavirus lockdown restrictions continue to ease.

Although a large number of cafes and pubs currently remain closed, many are already planning for when they are able to re-open.

Tables and chairs on paved or pedestrianised areas...

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