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The Beauty Salon at THD holds skincare launch event

Senior therapists Rachael Reid & Amanda Spivey, based at THD Hair & Beauty in Topsham, held a ladies-evening at the salon to launch the premium Swiss product range, ‘Arbonne’. Rachael and Amanda originally met as Lecturers of Beauty Therapy at Exeter College and in addition to their education and training skills; they jointly have extensive knowledge and experience of working in Salons...

St. John's Chambers lends a helping hand to the young people of Bristol

Four Barristers at St. John’s Chambers are donating their time and expertise to ‘The Bright Outlook’ project to help the young people of Bristol to change their lives.

St. John’s, based in Victoria Street, Bristol, is a premier set in the South West with 80 members including, seven Queens Counsel. Adrian Maxwell, a member of St. John’s Regulatory & Disciplinary team; Ben Handy –...

Global company expands to newly refurbished premises in Exeter

BPA Quality, a global company with offices in the UK and the USA, has opened a new European HQ in Exeter. The company, a leading provider of Customer Contact Quality Monitoring, works with global organisations from a variety of sectors including transport, technology and telecommunications.

The UK operation previously consisted of a two separate offices and the company was keen to...

C G Fry & Son hands-over The Seaside Boarding House refurbishment

Dorset-based independent builder C G Fry & Son Ltd., handed-over the completed internal refurbishment of the ‘The Seaside Boarding House’ in Burton Bradstock, located on the cliffs overlooking Chesil Beach and the stunning Jurassic Coast.

The exciting new venture is the brain-child of business partners, Mary-Lou Sturridge and Tony Mackintosh, the duo who set up the legendary...

New energy-efficient council homes in Poole are the first for 20 years

Delighted residents now have “a lovely place to live” after the Mayor of Poole, Cllr Peter Adams, welcomed families to the first set of new, energy-efficient council homes to be built in the town for two decades.

Responding to the demand for more affordable housing in the town, Borough of Poole, PHP and construction firm C.G. Fry & Son have worked together to transform a previously...

Peter Waterfield Olympic Silver Medalist opens the new viewing area of Paignton Academy Sports Hub

Olympic Silver Medallist, Peter Waterfield, opens the new spectator, viewing and coaching area in the Multi-sport Hub at Paignton Community and Sports Academy (PCSA) with an official ribbon cutting ceremony. The £150,000 project received lottery funding from Sport England.

The new spectator’s area is the final phase of the original £1.6m sports arena completed in 2010, also funded by...

Clampdown on cold call companies unveiled

Fines of up to £500,000 will soon be enforcable against comapnies who make nuisance calls under tough new regulations announced by the government.

Changes to the current law, which has been described as "a licence for spammers and scammers", will make it easier to impose hefty sanctions.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has this morning welcomed the announcement by...

Mum moves into first council home built in Poole for 20 years

The first family to become tenants of the first new council homes to be built in Poole for 20 years, could not be more delighted.

Rebecca Lemmard, 33, and her children Keeleigh, 12, and Oakley, 11, were handed the keys of their energy efficient home in Bearwood by Poole Mayor, Cllr Peter Adams in the morning and were due to move in during the evening.

“It’s absolutely lovely,”...

CIHT South Western Conference and Dinner 2015

The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) held its South Western Annual Conference 2015 at Rougemont/Thistle Hotel sponsored by WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff with broadcaster Paul Nero acting as Master of Ceremonies.

The theme of the CPD event was ‘Resilience: Infrastructure, Networks and Services’ and attracted more than 80 delegates from all over the UK.In addition...

Meet 'help to buy' experts at open weekend in East Devon

Independent developer C G Fry & Son Ltd. is holding an open weekend to assist ‘Help to Buy’ purchasers on the final six homes available at its Hillcrest development, located in the desirable St. John’s Road in the popular sea-side town of Exmouth.

The event is being held from 10 am – 4 pm on the weekend of 21st and 22nd February. Visitors on Saturday will have the chance to talk to...

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