Bright outlook as canvas businesses moves to new shop

A LONG-standing fixture at Barnstaple Pannier Market, canvas printing business Vivid Canvas, has a new permanent home in Joy Street.

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James Humphrey, a former senior auditor turned entrepreneur, has opened the doors on the new base for his business. James, 60, who moved from Watford to North Devon in 1983, came up with the idea for Vivid Canvas during a camping trip to Newquay with his daughter Danielle. They were inspired by a striking 4ft canvas of multicoloured phone boxes being carried through the high street. Shortly after, James visited the shop selling the artwork