Business

Transport firm carries off £2.6m contract

Thursday, March 11, 2010

A MID Devon transport company has been awarded a multi-million- pound contract by utility company South West Water.

Gregory Distribution, which has its head office in North Tawton and has depots in Cullompton and South Molton, will take over the contract in April.

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Fencing advice from farm shop

Thursday, March 04, 2010

ADVICE on a range of fencing and timber products will be available from Mole Valley Farmers in Mid Devon this month. The rural retailer will also...

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Farmers spell out TB threat to cattle at talks

Thursday, March 04, 2010

THE reality of what bovine tuberculosis can do to a cattle farm has been spelled out by farmers to government minister Hilary Benn. Around 80 farmers...

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Eaton flying high playing a part in market town life

Richard Tanton checks a missile optical sensing unit, on a four-axis machining centre, at Eaton Aerospace's South Molton premises MIKE SOUTHON

Thursday, March 04, 2010

WITH only four UK branches and a global staff of 65,000 the presence of a leading aircraft business in a Devon market town is unusual. But Eaton...

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Poultry farmers turn up the heat

Thursday, March 04, 2010

POULTRY farmers are seeing a sharp rise in their gas bills after having to turn up the heat during the cold snap. Steven Hasel, who owns 46,000...

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Small firms call for snow talks

Thursday, March 04, 2010

BOSSES of small firms across the region are calling for a national conference to discuss contingency plans should the country be blanketed by snow...

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Property site proves popular

Thursday, March 04, 2010

MORE than 1,000 businesses have used an online commercial property register in the last year to search for premises in Devon Due to its popularity...

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New box service meats demand

Thursday, February 25, 2010

ORGANIC farmers near Cullompton are expanding their new mail order service due to popular demand. Jonathan and Louise Burrough, at Paradon Organic...

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Artist and horticulturalist take over nursery

Thursday, February 25, 2010

COVE Garden Nursery, previously know as Secret Seeds, near Tiverton in under new ownership. Paul and Helen Fonnereau moved to Devon from Cambridgeshi...

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Healthy food course offered

Thursday, February 25, 2010

CATERING businesses wanting to find out about tapping into the expanding market for healthy food can learn more at an event next month. West Somerset...

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