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During this month taxpayers across the UK will be receiving their new tax codes, to be effective as of 6 April 2016. ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is reminding taxpayers that it is their responsibility to make sure that the codes are correct, so they will be paying the right amount of tax. Chas Roy-Chowdhury, ACCA head of taxation, said: “The government has left HMRC (Her majesty’s Revenue and Customs) with a difficult job in respect of tax codes. The number of payments that are dependant on your tax band has increased since 2010 - for example child benefit and...

A University of Exeter researcher has been selected from thousands of competitors to present his research to MPs and expert judges at the House of Parliament, on Monday March 7.

Ryan Edginton, who is studying for a Phd in Physics, has been asked to present a poster on his research into the effects hydration has on the elastic proteins that form the connective tissue in the human body.

His poster will be judged by a panel of academic experts against more than 200 others selected from early career researchers in the SET for Britain competition organised by the Parliamentary...

Poundland, Europe’s largest single price value general merchandise retailer, is pleased to announce a new store on the Exe Bridges Retail Park in Exeter which opened on 27 February.

The new Poundland store is the second in the area.

The new store is part of the company’s 99p conversion, following the buy-out in 2015.

Serving over seven million customers every week, Poundland offers an irresistible shopping experience where shoppers are guaranteed to find thousands of quality products in each store, including over 1,000 well-known brands, across 17 shopping...

The Family Law Company presented a cheque for £1,000 raised at a skittles evening to Exeter Deaf Academy.

The cheque was presented to Tori Vince, Community & Corporate Fundraising Manager at Exeter Deaf Academy by The Family Law Company Director, Jane Chanot and Associate Chartered Legal Executive, Gemma Sparks, at the company’s offices in Balliol House, Southernhay.

Jane Chanot said: “We are delighted to help in supporting the Academy’s fundraising for its fantastic new site at Hill Barton, which is due to open in January 2017.”

Held at the end of 2015, the...