Business

Exeter Chamber of Commerce & Industry sees a new board member join this month. Laura McFadyen from Stephens Scown LLP in Exeter has recently come on board as the 15th member of the Chamber Council.

Laura has a broad range of legal work experience, which includes working for a FTSE Top 20 oil and gas company and law firms in London, Colchester and Southampton. She qualified as a solicitor in 2000.

Laura now works as an Employment lawyer at Stephens Scown. Her clients are generally businesses in Devon and Cornwall, ranging from schools, charities, manufacturing and retail...

A Devon company is to launch a pioneering new app hailed as the ultimate all-in-one aid for residents and visitors alike in Devon.

Westward M. S. Ltd, a company which creates campaigns for many Devon attractions, has entered a franchise agreement with Seymac Distribution, of Redruth, Cornwall, to develop its new App For concept.

The two firms are long-established and the principal distributors of tourism and leisure promotional material in their respective counties. Seymac has already launched AppforCornwall and is now hoping to roll out the franchise nationwide, county by...

On Thursday 3 April, Devon-based law firm Gilbert Stephens LLP will once again play host to the Great Devon Breakfast in aid of local cancer charity, FORCE.

The Great Devon Breakfast last year raised £10,000 across 17 different venues and the event, supported by Gilbert Stephens LLP, will be held at St Olaves Hotel located on Mary Arches Street, Exeter, at 8am. Breakfast costs just £8 and includes a full English with tea or coffee and organisers hope it will help raise around £500 for the local charity.

Philip Luckham, CEO for Gilbert Stephens, comments: “We are delighted...

In this video local expert Robin Adams from West Country Osteopaths gives us advice on how to avoid back and neck pain whilst at work.

Robin explains the key points to consider to help you avoid pain at work and what you need to do if you do suffer from pain “Sit at your desk with your spine upright. Avoid 'computer hump' by keeping your chin tucked in, ensure your knees are slightly lower than your hips, which will help you to keep your spine upright. Make sure your shoulders are held in line with your spine, and not stretched forward to reach the keyboard or mouse.”

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