Francis Clark, the largest independent firm of Chartered Accountants in the South West, today announced a merger with Princecroft Willis, a leading Accountancy Practice in Dorset and Hampshire.
The merger will take place on 1 April 2016.
The newly merged firm will have a combined revenue of £38 million and a team of more than 580 people across nine offices, consolidating Francis Clark’s position as a leading accountancy and advisory firm in the South West.
Once completed, the merged firm will retain the name Francis Clark.
As the UK's weather continues to cause havoc in parts of the country with residents in affected communities dealing with the aftermath of heavy rainfall, Devon County Council has announced a new emergency fund to support communities at risk.
The Devon Emergency Community Flood Resilience Fund will make funds of up to an initial £2,000 available, via Town and Parish Councils or community groups, to Devon communities.
Grants will help communities buy flood resilience equipment such as sand bags, sand stores, tools, and personal protective equipment and emergency road signs...
The Maynard School is delighted to announce that Emma Cook has been appointed as the Head of the recently established Pre-Prep Department, after a rigorous and searching selection process.
Emma, who was brought up and educated in Devon, is currently the Head of Years 1 and 2 at Beaudesert Park School in Gloucestershire and has a depth of experience forged throughout a career specialising exclusively in this age-group.
“I am thrilled and very excited to be returning to Devon to take up this role in such a successful and nurturing school. As a little girl growing up in the...
The Exeter’s Becky Penrose is celebrating after winning an internal fundraising competition to raise money for the company’s Charity of the Year, Rainbow Living.
The Exeter, a local specialist provider of healthcare and protection insurance, invited their employees to undertake individual fundraising activities to be in with a chance of winning the ‘Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow’ competition, just one of many fundraising events staff took on for Rainbow Living during 2015.
Overall the competition raised more than £1,770 through individual fundraisers and The Exeter’...
Exeter City or Liverpool have been drawn at home against West Ham United in the Fourth Round of the Emirates FA Cup.
The two sides will meet in an Anfield replay next week, with the winner going on to host the Hammers.
The Fourth Round proper will take place across the weekend of Friday 29 January to Monday 1 February 2016, with winning clubs receiving £90,000 from The FA’s prize fund.
Read more at http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/article/city-or-liverpool-drawn-at-ho...
Police are concerned for the welfare of 20-year-old Kaya Kelly, who is missing from the Haytor Unit, Torbay District Hospital, Torquay, Devon.
Kaya is described as slim with shoulder length dark brown which can be tied in a pony tail. Last seen wearing a white fluffy top with bits of red, black jeans, white pumps and carrying a handbag.
She went missing on the 7th January 2016 and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. She has links to Torbay, Newton Abbot, Exeter and Surrey.
Anyone with information should contact police on 999, quoting police log 710 for the 7th of...
Exeter residents can find out how they can kick start their New Year’s resolutions by attending a launch event for a brand new five day trek across Iceland to raise money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB).
The Trek, which will be taking place in October 2016, will be raising vital funds for RNIB and will provide a once in a lifetime opportunity to revel in the beautiful landscape that Iceland has to offer.
Two million people are living with sight loss in the UK and every 15 minutes someone is told they are losing their sight. All funds raised by the...
The UK’s top equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube will be expanding its operations into the North of England with a new office opening in central Manchester in February. Senior business development manager, Adam Gillett, has been appointed to lead the regional team.
Crowdcube has already helped nine businesses in the North West to raise more than £1.4 million in the last two years, including Ideas Britain which recently secured £270k to launch in the UK. Ideas Britain, based in Manchester, aims to help young British entrepreneurs make their ideas come to life. It has built the...
Browne Jacobson is continuing to expand its presence in the South West with three new fee earner appointments across various practices in its Exeter office in response to a significant rise in instructions from local and national clients.
Experienced Dorset County Council solicitor Jennifer Grigg is joined by Litigation Executive Danny Somers, a former Senior Insurance Consultant from Thrifty Car & Van Rental and Legal Executive Becky Wyld from Devon based Tozers Solicitors.
Jennifer, who is two years qualified, has specialist expertise in pre-procurement issues such as...
Lidl UK’s decision to locate a major regional distribution centre at a site near Exeter Airport is a huge vote of confidence in the area and will prompt other national retailers to follow in its footsteps, says property advisors JLL.
JLL has an office in Exeter and advised Lidl UK in their purchase, advising on the site options and handling negotiations with the vendor of the selected site, Sainsbury’s.
Tim Western, director at JLL, said: “There has been clever investment into this part of East Devon by the public sector and other development partners, including...
