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Business Action Awards 2020 winners

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The wait is over Business Action would like to thank everyone for their patience in waiting for the announcement of our North Devon Business Awards 2020 winners. As we could not hold our big awards event, we are announcing the winners by video online and it has taken some time to co-ordinate video contributions from … Read more

North Devon Show 2020 cancelled

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The North Devon Show 2020 has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The show organisers have decided to cancel the one-day show because of the uncertainty surrounding the virus. The decision was made to cancel completely this year rather than look for an alternative date to not put anyone at risk by attempting to … Read more

Building services company helps refurbish NHS cottage hospital

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Barnstaple-based Boden Group is supporting NHS Property Services during an increased period of pressure by helping refurbish the cottage hospital at Honiton Hospital, Exeter. While new hospitals are being built in major cities across the UK, smaller hospital wards in the South West are being refurbished as part of a contingency plan to provide more … Read more

Accessing government support during COVID-19

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Chartered management accountant Susie Kevern of Pound Lane Financial Management offers advice on accessing government assistance schemes – download from poundlane.co.uk/covid-19/ The Government has been quick off the mark to launch support packages to help businesses survive the COVID-19 disruption, but in recent days the news has featured criticism of how difficult it is proving … Read more

Business Action Awards 2020 finalists

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Business Action Awards 2020 finalists The inaugural Business Action Awards to celebrate the outstanding achievements of businesses based or operating in North Devon attracted 104 entries. The judging has taken place and below are the 44 finalists – four finalists for each of the 11 categories. Read more about the finalists by clicking the links … Read more

Prize draw winner

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All the entrants in the Business Action Awards 2020 have been entered into a prize draw for a £150 annual advertising package in the magazine. The winner was recently drawn at random by one of our awards judges, Helen Pedlar of Pedlars Home Hardware. We are delighted to announce that the winner is . . … Read more