North Devon representative on LEP board

Stuart Brocklehurst, chief executive of Barnstaple-based Applegate, is one of eight new non-executive directors appointed to the board of the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership. Stuart will join Karl Tucker (Yeo Valley Farms (Production) Ltd); Richard Stevens (Plymouth Citybus Ltd); Fiona McMillan (EDF Energy New Build Gen Co Ltd); Helen Lacey (Red Berry Recruitment); Mel … Read more

A new role for Exmoor and its natural capital

The Government’s 25-year plan is a crucial testing ground for new approaches to decision-making regarding agriculture and the environment, delegates heard at the 2017 annual Spring Conference in Dulverton, Exmoor, organised by the Exmoor Society and Exmoor National Park Authority.  The Government’s objective is to improve the quality of the environment and see a net … Read more