Would you agree to have your salary paid in local currency? West country residents consider historic move as Exeter Pound prepares to go digital

Residents in the Devon city of Exeter could become the first people in the UK to have part of their monthly salaries paid in local currency.

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You’re fired! Meet the green office relocation company who will turn your old files into environmentally-friendly BBQ fuel

If you’ve ever had to move home, you’ll know how many household items get discarded in the process. Imagine the scale of waste when a business moves office.

The Recycled Assets Company is a Hampshire-based social enterprise specialising in relocation services and redistributing unwanted office items and furniture.

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How a pioneering social venture is using ‘pee-cycling’ to help feed a city

It’s already famous for its cider and cheese production, but the West Country’s culinary heritage is now being boosted by a pioneering urban farming project in Bristol.

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A bicycle workshop for refugees and pop-up community cinemas have benefitted from Lloyds Bank’s social funding programme

Are you a budding social entrepreneur looking to develop your enterprise? Next month will see the application process open for this year’s Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme, in partnership with the School of Social Entrepreneurs.

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How Brighton’s ethical supermarket is winning its battle to challenge the retail giants

When Brighton-based sisters Amy and Ruth Anslow founded independent supermarket hiSbe in 2013, they announced their intention to one day compete with the likes of Sainsbury’s and Tesco.

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From Devon to Downing Street: How a local campaign became a green revolution

The introduction of a 5p charge on plastic bags across England last week was a triumph for environmentalists.

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