Business

Blackpool Sands takeaway reopens under a new partnership

The owners of one of the UK’s most iconic beaches, Blackpool Sands near Dartmouth in South Devon, have partnered with new operators to re-open their renowned eating establishment and implement a series of fresh and exciting changes over the next 12 months.

Geoffrey and Robert Newman have joined forces with Charlie and Zuzana Deuchar, owners of Dartmouth’s multi-award winning boutique...

RGB South Molton completes renovation project

The South Molton branch of RGB Building Supplies has opened a brand-new plumbing and heating centre, completing a 12-month full renovation project.

The new centre has allowed the branch to double the size of its plumbing and heating (P&H) product offering and install a dedicated trade counter, manned by a P&H specialist.

In addition to the new plumbing and heating...

Expanding Exeter firm of lawyers Bertram Fairbanks takes on a new property partner

Bertram Fairbanks, formerly known as Bertram Law, continues to raise the bar, with the appointment of Julia Knight as a new Partner and Head of Commercial Property at its head office at Belvedere House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, in line with its ongoing ambitious expansion plans.

Qualifying in the South East in 2005, Julia trained and worked at specialist commercial firms, before...

Bellway’s Mason housetype which will be built at the new Fox Mill Gardens development in Willand

First homes on sale at new development in Devon village

The first homes have been released for sale at a new development in the Devon village of Willand.

Bellway is building 125 homes at Fox Mill Gardens, off Meadow Park, and potential buyers had their first opportunity to reserve a place there in December, when a sales cabin was opened on site.

Tim Lund, Sales Director of Bellway South West, said: “Welcoming the first visitors on...

Devon firms dominate regional business awards nominations

Nearly 20 businesses and individuals from Devon have helped the county lead the way in the shortlist for the biggest awards contest for small businesses in the South West.

The regional FSB ‘Celebrating West Small Business Awards’, which will culminate at a final in Weston-Super-Mare early in March, has seen a near record-breaking amount of entries across 12 categories for both...

Search is on to find the SW's best heating installer

After a record year so far, the Heating Installer Awards 2023 will be closing for entries on February 24th.

The incredible talent of installers from the South West has been especially noticeable and the competition for the prestigious title of National Heating Installer is tougher than ever.

Past winners from the South West included Craig Brookes of C Brookes Plumbing &...

Airband rolls out full fibre broadband to another 1,700 homes and businesses

Access to full fibre broadband has been rolled out to another 1,700 homes and businesses by internet service provider Airband as part of the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme.

The network of Gigabit capable full fibre broadband is now live in areas of Cotford St Luke, Staplegrove, and Monkton in Somerset, as well as parts of Bradninch, Tiverton, Calverleigh, Cruwys...

New Tourism Network will help East Devon businesses flourish

A new free-to join tourism network has launched to help businesses share expertise, fight climate change and offer the best product or service to customers.

East Devon District Council awarded the contract for the new East Devon Tourism Network (EDTN) to East Devon Excellence, following a competitive tendering process.

The new network is a key part of the East Devon Tourism...

Foot Anstey's Islamic Finance team supports shariah-compatible acquisition of Vodafone HQ

The Islamic finance team at national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP has completed a shariah-compatible financing of Vodafone's Newbury-based global headquarters, The Connection, for Riyad Bank (London Branch) for an undisclosed sum.

The Foot Anstey team included Zahir Nayani (Partner) and Kate Heard (Senior Associate) who provided integrated legal advice on financial aspects of the 490,000...

Samantha's business success story after joining The Tribe

For local author and illustrator Samantha Williams, The Tribe Work Hub in Totnes has been a real-life fairy tale.

When she first went to the coworking space for female entrepreneurs, her intention was simply to finish the series of five books she had been working on. She has ended up achieving that and so much more.

Samantha started writing and illustrating several years ago...

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