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When Truro Magistrates’ court was told by the defendant in a sex shop licensing hearing that he would be unable to make revised court dates because he would be giving evidence as an expert witness in two different trials, the judge was sceptical. A letter was duly sent to the Office for Judicial Complaints along with a three-page CV outlining Braxton Reynolds’s expertise as a consulting chemist, past president of the Association of Public Analysts (APA), and former public and agricultural analyst for the Counties of Devon and Cornwall, as well as many other positions of public standing,...

Cumberland Grange Care Home in Pinhoe was delighted to have been chosen as this starting point for this year’s Tour de Barchester. For the second year running, staff from Barchester Healthcare’s care homes and hospitals took on a gruelling cycling challenge this time from Exeter to Eastbourne and then on to Purley. Their aim was to raise money for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation which supports older people and other adults living with a disability or mental health problems by helping them to connect or re-connect with others in their local communities.

Over four days, from...

Princesshay is bringing Wimbledon to Exeter with live outdoor screenings of matches on a giant screen. The screen will be in Princesshay Square for the duration of the legendary two-week tournament (Monday 3rd July – Sunday 16th July 2023).

Tennis fans will be able sit and watch the prime court matches free of charge on picnic benches and deckchairs within Princesshay Green in the main square.

Princesshay will also host three family film specials, details of which will be announced in the coming weeks.

Throughout the three-week screenings, Lloyds Lounge will be...

Growing national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, has reported a successful first half of the 2023 calendar year, having completed numerous high value corporate and private equity-backed deals in this period despite a difficult economic environment for transactions.

Foot Anstey's Corporate team includes its nationally recognised private equity sector group which specialises in advising private equity-backed portfolio companies with bolt-on and buy-and-build acquisitions, as well as having a deep specialism in management advisory. The firm has significant expertise in advising...