News - February, 2017
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February, 2017
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Planning consent for a new rail depot at Exeter has been submitted
by Network Rail on behalf of GWR [today]. This submission forms
part of a wider programme of rail improvements to increase rail
capacity in the South West, including new and refreshed trains and
station improvements. The train operator GWR...
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February, 2017
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An urgent and radical reform of business rates is needed, according
to Top 40 accountants Bishop Fleming. Citing the current uproar
over impending rate rises for many businesses, the firm called on
the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, "to tear up the rule book" on
business rates and introduce a much fairer form...
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Join Co-Bikes outside the Civic Centre (opposite TIC) on Wednesday,
1st March 2017. Staff will be available between 10am and 4pm to
answer any questions and show you the bikes. Come along and try
them out! For more information on Co-Bikes and the
service available, check out their website. As well as...
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The launch event for the Big Devon March went off with a blast as
28 staff from across Devon came together in Exeter to pledge their
support to get their workplaces walking more during March. The Big
Devon March is a Devon-wide walking campaign being run by Active
Devon on behalf...
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With spring in the air, and a spring in the step of race loving
folk, March ushers in the first of the Festivals. Cheltenham is on
the tip of everybody’s tongues and as the sports pages fill with
the clatter and clamour of anticipation, Exeter Racecourse will
play host to...
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Accountants Bishop Fleming have been ranked 42nd in The Sunday
Times 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2017, as well as being
awarded a coveted Two Star status accreditation from the ‘Best
Companies' organisation. The firm which has offices in Bath,
Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, Truro, and Worcester, has 29...
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Exeter Chamber will be talking to MPs and others regarding the
business rates revaluation. If you would like to let us know
your views, and in particular if you are facing increases, please
click below. Launch me! Thank you for your
responses. The Exeter Chamber Team
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Exeter Library’s Business and Intellectual Property (IP) Centre is
offering people the chance to meet two Fairtrade farmers from Ghana
and a local jeweller at its Fairtrade Fortunes event on 7th March,
as part of Fairtrade Fortnight. Cocoa producers Isaac Baidoo and
Veronica Mintah from Kuapa Kokoo, a cocoa farmers' co-operative,...
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Results reveal candidates with digital skills in high demand
Aptus Recruitment recently announced the results of the first
employers’ survey into digital and creative skills across Devon,
Somerset and Cornwall. The results are published in the
first edition of The Aptus Guide, which has been created by the
Exeter-based firm. The aim...
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February, 2017
People are being invited to share their views about the future of
the Greater Exeter area and the key issues that need to be
addressed. The comments received will help to inform a new joint
plan that will identify the housing, jobs and infrastructure needs
across the four districts in...