Long-established Crediton estate agency, Helmores, believes that the recent changes to Stamp Duty charges, announced in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Statement on 3 December and in effect now, is a much fairer system for home buyers.
Under the new rules, George Osborne has said that 98% of homeowners in England and Wales will pay less Stamp Duty as of midnight on 3 December, meaning that home buyers could save an average of £4,500 on stamp duty (for a property costing £275,000), which bring down the cost of buying a property for all but the highest valued properties....
Leading equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, has been chosen as one of only six competitively selected partners by the London Co-Investment Fund (LCIF) and the only crowdfunding platform to be on the list of VCs, angels and other investors.
Established by Funding London and Capital Enterprise, the LCIF is a new Government-backed fund designed to address the funding gap in London faced by tech start-ups, and will see £25m invested in 156 seed stage companies within the Technology, Digital and Science sectors over the next three years. The £25m is being contributed by the Mayor...
If you are keen on TV DIY shows, have spent time in Hospital or work for The NHS or Emergency Services around the world, you may be familiar with the brand name Packexe® stamped on safety protection films and wraps.
The Packexe® range of products is the brainchild of ebullient inventor and entrepreneur, Andrew Orchard, who created the first Packexe® film product back in 1989.
Today, Packexe®, based in Exeter, UK, exports to over 50 countries worldwide including Germany, Japan and Hong Kong, bearing a high calibre and extremely well respected CV and product range.
Rob Baxter hailed his side’s European Challenge Cup victory over La Rochelle as a “thoroughly professional performance” as the Exeter Chiefs reaffirmed their position at the top of Pool Two.
Not since their maiden European campaign in 2010 - against Bourgoin - had the Chiefs secured victory on French soil.
Six consecutive defeats across the Channel followed for Baxter’s troops, but they underlined their blossoming credentials with a powerful display at the Stade Marcel Deflandre.
Tries from Tom James, Brett Sturgess, Byron McGuigan and Fetu’u Vainikolo were among...
Police in Devon and Cornwall, area are seeking a 57-year-old man who has wanted for recall to prison.
Colin Steven Diggle, aka Steve Clarke, (pictured) was released from prison in early November on licence. He is thought to have since breached the terms of that licence.
Devon and Cornwall police are proactively following a number of lines of enquiry to ascertain his current location.
Police intend to arrest and question once he has been located.
He is described as being white, 6’1” tall, of proportionate build, with brown/grey hair with a beard. He has...
A ground breaking research project by the GW4 Alliance aims to clean up water from a Cornish tin mine, using algae to harvest the precious heavy metals and produce biofuel at the same time.
GW4 brings together the South West and Wales’ four leading, research-intensive universities: Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter.
Researchers from all four universities, in collaboration with Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) are now working with the Coal Authority and Veolia to take untreated mine water samples from Wheal Jane tin mine in Cornwall into the laboratory and grow algae in them...
Francis Clark has been voted ‘Top 50 Corporate Finance Team of the Year’ at the 2014 British Accountancy Awards. This award seeks to recognise the corporate finance advice that has delivered the greatest measurable benefit to clients.
The entry into the British Accountancy Awards demonstrated the team’s innovative approach, including the creation of a private company valuation database (PERDa) that is now used by HMRC, and its track record of deals, such as the high profile Axminster Carpets management-buy-out. The development of an experienced and specialist renewables team was...
Hospiscare nurses and doctors have given hope to a dying Exeter man who is now looking forward to spending a very special Christmas with his new found family.
Richard Potts, 66, arrived 20 days ago at the city hospice two stone underweight and hallucinating because he was not eating nor taking his medication properly. But he is leaving tomorrow (Friday) with a spring in his step and is looking forward to spending time with the daughter he didn’t know existed until four years ago when he received a “bolt out of the blue” letter from her asking to get together.
Parents from Witheridge took part in a ‘budget bake off’ at Action for Children’s Oakmoor Children's Centre in Witheridge, Tiverton.
The session was the culmination of a Money Skills course, part of a national programme run by Barclays in partnership with charity Action for Children, which helps families and young people with budgeting and finance.
While the parents designed, baked and decorated biscuits and cakes, Action for Children employees ran through Money Skills ideas highlighting the benefits of home-prepared cooking over ready meals, how to shop for the best value...
