It was exciting to join many of the South West’s movers and shakers today for the official opening of the succinctly-named Environmental Futures and Big Data Impact Lab at the Met Office HPC in Exeter. The Impact Lab, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, is a three-year project operated by a partnership of seven…
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We were back on the beat today, this time running an all-day public consultation on the plans for a Premier Inn proposed for Baker Street, Uxbridge by LaSalle Investment Management. Our location was right in the heart of the town on a sunny market day, so we found ourselves chatting at length to hundreds of…
It’s hard to believe it’s been a year already! We’ve certainly had a busy and fun twelve months. We are now working with a wide range of planning consultants and developers throughout the South – from Uxbridge and Elmbridge to Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and right across Devon. We’re also in London frequently. Lucie is…
Project The Mid Devon Attractions Association had recently emerged from a more wide-ranging town and tourism group in the area. Members include a wide range of top Devon visitor attractions, such as Coldharbour Mill, Devon Railway Centre, Knightshayes (National Trust), the Tiverton Canal Co. (Horse Drawn Barge) and the Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life.…
One of the great joys of being a consultant copywriter is that you never quite know what you’re going to learn about next. With long roots in the IT sector, ‘our Nic’ was delighted to be asked to join the team delivering a sparkling new website for FTSE 100 technology giant, Smiths Group plc. She…
Great news for Wessex. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has today committed £83.1m of government funding to upgrade the North Devon Link Road (A361), which will better connect the North Devon district to the rest of the South West and UK. The work will concentrate on improving the stretch of road between South Molton and Bideford,…
Seaxburh Partners was delighted to join client Eden Westwood at the Eden Project mothership in Cornwall today, for a consultation event by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The event was part of a series organised by DEFRA around the country to debate how to create ‘A brighter future for farming and…
In her role as a board member of Visit Devon, Seaxburh’s Niki Lathwell has to attend meetings around the county. Today’s gathering was at the Best Western Livermead Cliff Hotel in Torquay. Although April decided to catch up on its average quota of showers in a single day, the views from the conference room were…
Last night, Taunton Deane Borough Council granted Outline Planning permission for the mixed-use ‘Firepool’ development proposed for one of the largest brownfield sites in the West Country. Situated to the north of Taunton, the £105m scheme promoted by St Modwen will include: waterfront restaurants, a mix of retail units and offices, a cinema, 200 homes…
As committed ‘Wessex warriors’, we are delighted that Seaxburh’s Niki Lathwell will now be able to champion Devon in an official capacity, following her appointment to the Board of Visit Devon. Visit Devon was established two years ago with funding from Devon County Council, Exeter City Council, the Area Tourism Partnerships and DATA to help…
