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September, 2017

Posted on:
September, 2017
The completion of an ‘East to West’ shared cycling and pedestrian
route in Newton Abbot was approved by Devon County Council’s
Cabinet today (Wednesday 13 September). The £1.45million
scheme, along Ashburton Road, will complete the route between
Greenaway Road and Mile End Road. It will connect housing
developments Houghton Barton and Hele Park...
Posted on:
September, 2017
Devon County Council’s Cabinet has given the greenlight for work
on a new two-way, segregated cycle route along Cumberland Way
and part of Pinhoe Road in Exeter to commence. On Wednesday 13
September they approved the 900m-long route, stretching from the
Tithebarn Link Road/Cumberland Way Roundabout to southwest of the
Pinhoe Trading...
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September, 2017
Big name businesses from across Exeter will be on the lookout for
new employees at Exeter Jobs Fair on Friday, September 15. Hosted
by Exeter City Council, businesses including Ikea, Toys R Us, EDF
Energy, Sitel, JD Wetherspoons and Tesco will be meeting candidates
and discussing job opportunities from 9:30am until...
Posted on:
July, 2017
Devon County Council is disappointed to have to confirm that the
proposed Bridge Road opening date, for the week commencing Monday
31 July, will not be met. This further inconvenience on one of
Exeter’s busiest road is regrettable, but the contractor has a
full-time seven days a week presence on site....
Posted on:
July, 2017
Exeter City Councillors are being asked to back an increased budget
to ensure delivery of a new Exeter Bus Station and state-of-the-art
new leisure complex. The developments, funded by Exeter City
Council, are seen as crucial to the £115m redevelopment of this key
city centre site, in partnership with the Crown...
Posted on:
March, 2017
Insurance industry software specialist, Business Administration and
Actuary Corporation (BAAC), is opening a new office in Exeter,
following the Managing Director’s relocation from South Africa.
Established in 1997 as PinnAfrica, BAAC provides bespoke web based
software to the insurance industry in order to manage sales, claims
and contact databases. Owners Neville and...
Posted on:
March, 2017
Growth Hub - RDPE Grants now open to applicants Briefing event for
potential RDPE Grant applicants Rural Development Programme
for England Growth Programme Briefing - Grants for rural
businesses and economic projects Friday, 24th March, 10.00 -
1.00pm Cullompton Community Centre New grant funds have recently
been released for rural businesses in Devon and Somerset.
Businesses with...
Posted on:
March, 2017
Public Health England South West is aware of the fire at Devon
Contract Waste on Marsh Barton Road in Exeter and is working with
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, the Environment Agency
and Exeter City Council to manage the incident. The fire has been
extinguished but is still smouldering,...
Posted on:
March, 2017
Consultation Paper Summary Aim This paper is a summary of a longer
document ‘Driving productivity in the Heart of the South West
Consultation Paper (Green Paper)’1. It is written for businesses to
explain why we need your help in shaping a new Productivity Plan
for our area, which you can do by...