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TerraCycle® Brings Joy to Exeter Community By Donating Bench Planters Made From Recycled Materials

TerraCycle, the global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle materials, has unveiled Sylvania Community Stores and Café in Exeter, Devon, as the winner of two bench planters made entirely from recycled materials.

The bench planters are made using recycled waste collected via TerraCycle’s various recycling solutions including TerraCycle's Zero Waste Bags . These bags allow consumers to...

Devon Revealed as the best road trip destinations for book lovers

Reading is the nation’s most popular hobby, with 42% of Brits saying that delving into a book is one of their favourite free-time activities.

Over the centuries, the UK has inspired thousands of authors from around the world, with many setting their own stories in remote woods or quaint British towns. If you’re a bookworm, you might fancy an exciting road trip across the country to put...

Mark Bury & Family, Eversfield Organic

Eversfield Organic expands its ethical meat offering with incorporation of Coombe Farm Organic

Devon-based Eversfield Organic Ltd, one of the UK’s leading organic grocery services, is thrilled to announce its incorporation of Coombe Farm Organic. This strategic move will double the size of Eversfield Organic’s online butchery business and enhance their ability to provide its customer base with the highest standard of ethically sourced meat.

Mark Bury, Managing Director of...

IMP Software, MAT finance specialists.

Major new product launch for Exeter-based IMP Software

Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) will be able to maximise educational success by ensuring the effective deployment of resources and design the best curriculum they can afford, following the launch of Exeter-based IMP Software’s new Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning (ICFP) product.

IMP ICFP enables data-driven conversations between financial and curriculum leadership, supported by...

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Tenants at Plymouth and Exeter Science Parks recognised in Tech South West Awards shortlist

Companies at Plymouth and Exeter Science Park have been shortlisted for the annual Tech South West Awards .

Nearly 200 entries were received for the prestigious event, which showcases the best innovation and talent across the region’s tech sector.

Plymouth Science Park tenant Pixalytics is shortlisted for the Clean Tech and Future Tech Awards. Pixalytics is an independent...

Plymouth Science Park welcomes global tech firm, Ancora Software

Global tech firm Ancora Software, Inc. is the latest tenant to join the dynamic business community at Plymouth Science Park.

Ancora Software, Inc. is an innovative provider of Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) solutions including intelligent document classification and data capture. Headquartered in California, Ancora Software maintains sales and support operations throughout...

Volunteer opportunities now available at The Box

Would you like to volunteer at The Box? The city’s brand new museum, art gallery and archive is set to open in the spring and people are being invited to get involved.

Volunteering is a great way to contribute to something you’re passionate about and gain industry experience. Three different volunteer opportunities are currently available, all of which involve providing support to...

Penguins behaving badly

Zoo keepers at Living Coasts in Torquay are naming and shaming their naughtiest penguins. They’re writing the names of mischievous birds on a chalkboard for guests to see - and singling out others for their good behaviour.

The 63 African penguins and 12 macaroni penguins at Torquay’s coastal zoo mix freely with guests. But some penguins are better-behaved than others. Zoo spokesperson...

Bruton Knowles Plymouth Office Latest Deals Done

Plymouth based property consultancy, Bruton Knowles, has had a successful start to the year, already securing a number of completed transactions as well as new instructions across all sectors of the market. The sales/lettings range from commercial to charity and industrial, showcasing the team’s range of knowledge and skill sets.

To kick off, the agency has contributed to helping an...

Plymouth woman to run Virgin Money London Marathon to help prevent cancer

Laura Goodbourn, 31, from Derriford in Plymouth, is running the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 22 April to raise money for World Cancer Research Fund's cancer prevention and survival work.

Laura, an assistant data manager, is doing this because her father Robert (Bob) Mayes died of a rare cancer in September 2017.

Laura has never run a full marathon before,...

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