A group of 30 accountants have scaled the heights of endurance in their successful attempt to climb a trio of mountain peaks in the space of just 24 hours.

Employees of Bishop Fleming Chartered Accountants have raised over £22,500 as they completed the Three Peaks Challenge.

The group, from across the firm, climbed Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in the Lake District and Snowdon in Wales, completing it within the 24-hour time slot.

The firm, which has seven offices across the South West and Midlands, is celebrating its centenary year and has pledged to raise £...

Christow resident Pamela Woods has been elected chair of Dartmoor National Park Authority.

Her deputy, farmer Peter Harper, is also from the Teign Valley.

The appointments were made on Friday 14 June at the authority’s annual general meeting held at Parke, Bovey Tracey.

Ms Woods, a management consultant, has lived in the valley for almost three decades and served on the authority, in different guises, for five years.

She is the first woman to take the chair and succeeds Bill Hitchins who has stood down after 20 years’ membership, eight of those in the chair...

Everybody’s looking for ways to become more efficient in the workplace. There are statistics on getting the room temperature between 65-70 degrees or exercising 15 minutes before work. These things may, at best, increase productivity by 15% .

Rather than adjusting little things in your business, focus on big shifts to make your operations better. This includes streamlining essential processes, like sales invoices.

Do you write invoices by hand? Maybe you should re-assess that habit to save time and energy (and paper).

Here’s what you need to know about creating...

Are your kids reluctant to brush their teeth, and resist or even outright refuse to cooperate? It should come as no surprise that standing in front of the sink and brushing teeth isn’t exactly high on any kid’s priority lies – but there are ways that you can put it there by making it more fun.

If you want to add a dash of excitement and make brushing teeth a fun activity for your kids, there are a few things that you could try:

• Find a song that your kids enjoy and play it while brushing

Playing a song that your kids like while...

A new website and film designed to provide support and training for those working with former service personnel in communities, has been launched. The website and film has been produced by a group of southwest councils as part of the South West Armed Forces Covenant Project.

The councils, led by Wiltshire Council, include Bristol City, Cornwall, Devon County Council, Gloucestershire County Council, North Somerset and Somerset. They are working together to improve delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant, to raise awareness and promote understanding to benefit military communities....

By Simon Dutton, founder and CEO at Paritor, who specialise in software solutions for music and performing arts education

Technology is one of the UK’s fastest-growing and most innovative sectors and the South West is rapidly emerging as one of the key centres for tech growth and discovery.

With over 13,000 digital tech businesses in the South West turning over £2.4 billion and plans for a new Institute of Technology to support technical further education in the region, it is an exciting time to pursue a career in the field. However, attracting and retaining young tech...