The start of a new year is often filled with enthusiasm and exciting business plans and here at QualitySolicitors Dunn & Baker, we have plenty to celebrate with multiple promotions across the firm, which took effect at the beginning of the month.

Firstly, congratulations to Sarah Finn, Associate Solicitor who has now agreed to join the Partnership with effect from 1st January 2018.

Sarah has over 28 years’ experience in residential property matters including: sales and purchases (freehold, leasehold, registered and unregistered property), re-mortgages, transfers of...

Exeter City have signed forward Ryan Loft for Tottenham Hotspur. Ryan was born in Gravesend and played for both Dartford and Ebbsfleet United before linking up with Spurs Academy. He made his Football League debut for Stevenage after joining them on loan in January 2017. In total he made nine appearances for the Hertfordshire side in League Two last season in addition to playing 11 times for Spurs’ under-23 team where he scored in home matches against Liverpool and Reading. The season before Ryan netted 13 goals in 22 appearances for Tottenham’s under-18s team.

Officers are appealing for witnesses following a theft outside the Co-operative bank on Exeter High Street.

The incident took place on Friday 19 January between 11:20pm and 11:45pm. The victim, an 18-year-old woman, was approached by two men after withdrawing a quantity of money from the cash point in Exeter High Street.

The cash was taken from the victim’s hands by the two offenders before they made off.

The offenders remain unidentified. The first man has been described as white, aged between 40 and 50-years-old, approximately 6ft tall with a grey beard. He was...

On Sunday 7 January 2018, an official ribbon-cutting ceremony was carried out by the South East Devon Habitat Regulations Executive Committee (SEDHREC): Cllr Rachel Sutton (representing Chair Cllr Daniel Gottschalk) for Exeter City Council, Cllr Humphrey Clemens for Teignbridge District Council and Cllr Phil Twiss for East Devon District Council.

The Countryside Park has been set up to help protect key conservation sites at Dawlish Warren, the Exe Estuary and East Devon’s Pebblebed Heaths, by SEDHREC, a partnership of Teignbridge, Exeter and East Devon Councils . The 26.4 hectare...

Following 2017's record-breaking year, entries are now open for the prestigious Food & Drink Devon Awards 2018. These gold standard awards celebrate the very best Devon has to offer by recognising the county’s most respected, influential and passionate artisan food and drink producers and establishments.

The awards, currently in their eighth year, continue to grow with 2017 recording the highest number of entries to date as well as boasting a glittering sell out awards evening. Last year the judges tasted over 250 of the finest products and visited nearly 100 establishments...

South Devon University Technical College, Newton Abbot’s specialist secondary school for young people with an interest in science, engineering, technology and the environment, will host its next Open Evening on Wednesday 31st January, 5 - 7pm.

The Open Evening is a chance for interested young people and parents to find out what’s on offer at the state-of-the-art college, which offers a combination of technical, practical and academic courses alongside all year-round work experience opportunities and employability skills development. This creates a unique programme of learning that...

Rotary in the South West Peninsula have agreed a partnership with the South West Youth Games Trust to support their events through to the 2019 season. Rotary have previously supported the Games in 2015 and 2016 and have renewed their support for 2018 and 2019. The Games are the largest youth community sports event in the region and are celebrating their 20th edition this year. The annual multi-sport event was launched as the Devon Youth Games in 1999 and has since expanded across the South West to include teams from Cornwall and every Devon District competing in 20 sports. Around 10,000...

More than 100 key business contacts from Exeter and Devon attended Sandy Park’s third Network at Sandy Park event on Thursday 18th January. Guest speaker Michael Caines MBE gave fascinating insights into his career and shared how his hard work, vision and determination enabled his dreams to become a reality when he opened Lympstone Manor nearly a year ago. He also highlighted how important it is for him to create jobs in the South West, as well as support the community by sourcing local produce where possible and through his work with the Exeter Chiefs’ charity the Exeter Foundation....

Exeter has launched the new educational project Exeter Language Club, aimed to support and further develop local community. Exeter Language Club had its first public event on Saturday 13th of January 2018. Exeter Expats community enthusiasts have organised parents and children afternoon, with the children pantomime themed to the Russian New Year celebration, followed by the children disco. The Lord Mayor of Exeter Councillor Lesley Robson and the Councillor Rob Hannaford have attended the opening.

The event was supported by the number of local businesses and organisations including...

Anyone who has an online presence needs a photo of themselves, and while a cheeky smartphone snap might be perfect for your personal Facebook page, it isn’t going to cut it when it comes to professional websites and services. Sites such as LinkedIn, a must-have for networking and self-promotion, require a current, authentic photograph of your face for your profile.

This kind of site is a shop window for your skills and experience, but none of that will count for anything if your profile photo shows a blurry selfie of you at your cousin’s wedding! My smartphone takes great photos...