An award winning South West law firm has seen its income grow by 12%.
Stephens Scown LLP, which is based in Exeter, has increased its income to £13.5 million – a growth of 12% – in the year ended 30 April 2014. This growth doubles the rise of 6% seen in the previous financial year and will enable the firm to pay out, on average, a firm-wide bonus in excess of 3% to all eligible employees.
Since 2011, the firm’s turnover has grown by 29%, representing strong organic, self-funded growth in Devon and Cornwall.
The firm has made several strategic hires in the last year...
Avon and Somerset Constabulary and Devon and Cornwall Police have joined with other agencies to form a new group aimed at combating the rise in rural crime.
The increase in deer poaching has been a particular concern in Exmoor National Park and the National Park Authority is already in regular contact with both forces on this and other issues.
In addition to the police, there are many other agencies with an interest in the natural environment and these have joined up to create the Exmoor Rural Crime Initiative (ERCI) and will be working together to prevent illegal practices...
Devon scones, Mongolia and a 14 year old Citroen Saxon are an unusual combination of items but they are the essential ingredients for two guys, Ben and Jon, as they embark on an epic journey on the 20 July to Mongolia and back (hopefully!) in order to raise money for Cool Earth and ShelterBox.
The Exeter Daily had a quick chat with them to find out more about this exciting challenge.
For the benefit of the Exeter Daily readers, could you outline briefly what the Scone to Mongolia challenge is all about?
The basic idea of the Mongol rally is to choose a suitably...
South West Water's award-winning bathing water quality website BeachLive - www.beachlive.co.uk - has gone live, ready for the start of the bathing water season on 15 May.
The website features 45 Blue Flag and popular beaches across the region, with live water quality updates from 40.
Launched in 2011 in partnership with the Environment Agency, Surfers Against Sewage, tourism leaders and beach managers, BeachLive gives users bathing water quality information based on monitoring data from South West Water's sewerage network until the end of the official bathing season in...
The University of Exeter is in the top ten of 123 UK universities for 2015 in the influential Complete University Guide, published yesterday (Monday 12 May). Exeter reinforced its position at 10th and increased its scores in the majority of measures. These included gains to the important categories of employability, student staff ratios and good degree achievement. In the separate subject listings, Exeter appears in the top ten of 22 out of 36 subjects including Archaeology, Computer Science and Medical Technology. In addition, all of The Business School’s core subject groups – Accounting...
Exeter Chiefs captain Dean Mumm believes the emergence of so many of the club's highly-rated youngsters this term means the Devon club have plenty to be cheerful about moving forward into next season.
The Devon club wrapped up their fourth Aviva Premiership campaign on Saturday with a 23-13 victory at Newcastle Falcons thanks in the main to tries from Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ben White and Fetu'u Vainikolo.
Young fly-half Henry Slade weighed in with the remainder of the visiting points to ensure the Chiefs claimed not only a league double over the Northerners, but also eighth...
The Grand Western Canal is celebrating its bicentenary by hosting the IWA National Trailboat Festival. This annual boating festival belongs to the Inland Waterways Association, but is run by a different canal society or navigation authority somewhere in the UK each year.
The event features dozens of trailed boats, which are towed to the waterway and launched at a slipway. However, there is also a significant land-based element to the festival, including entertainment and refreshments, aimed at promoting the waterway and engaging local people.
Leading South West law firm, WBW Solicitors LLP has paid tribute to two respected solicitors who have recently left the business.
Catherine Strigner and Michael Martin, who have both had long careers with the firm, left at the end of April.
Managing Partner, Steve Bulman, said: “I am sad to see Catherine and Michael leave, but I wish them the very best in the next chapter of their lives. They have both made a huge contribution towards the success of the firm and I am sure will be missed by colleagues, clients and friends.”
Following the massive success of the last eight celebratory balls hosted at Sandy Park, Exeter based charity Dream-A-Way would like to invite you to join them for their amazing Diamonds are Forever Ball on Friday 17 October 2014.
On arrival you will be entertained and amused by the extremely talented Jazz Lounge whilst enjoying your complimentary cocktail.
This will be followed by a delicious dinner and dancing into the small hours to music from fantastic local band The Late Shift and the inimitable Nick Coles - Man on Fire, generously sponsored again by Timepiece, Exeter...
Tickets are now on general sale for the upcoming musical The Day We Played Brazil.
Directed by playwright Nick Stimpson, Exeter Northcott Theatre’s Polly Agg-Manning and the Bike Shed Theatre’s David Lockwood, the musical will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the football match between Exeter City and the Brazil national team – the first-ever game played by Brazil.
As the 2014 World Cup comes to a close and Europe prepares to mark the centenary of the start of WW1 celebrate Exeter’s special place in history at the Exeter Northcott Theatre from Wed 16 – Sun 26 July, with a...
