With the Christmas party season in full swing Devon and Cornwall Police have issued a seasonal warning to drivers featuring a list of myths and facts. The simple message is that the only way to be safe is not to drink at all and that even if you hitch a lift or take a taxi ride home, you may be over the limit the next morning. Motorists are being warned to take heed of the following advice to avoid spoiling Christmas for themselves and others. FACT: The legal limit You must not drive if you are above the following limits: 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath 80...
Chartered Accountants Haines Watts Exeter showcases its new branding of the Crediton Office, formerly known as Ocean Consultancy, following the practice merger which took place earlier this year.
A national network established over 80 years ago, with more than 50 offices, each Haines Watts office operates independently offering a wide range of services tailored to the local market. The local office primarily focuses on providing accountancy and taxation services to owner-managed small and medium-sized entities and dealing with private client tax affairs across the South West....
Exeter-based EMCAS, one of the country's leading financial Claims Management Companies, has marked a year of achievement and fundraising with the presentation of cheques totalling £6,300 to South West Children’s Hospice, Help for Heroes, and Grief Encounter. The cheques were presented at EMCAS’ annual Staff Awards.
In addition to celebrating its fundraising work, the Awards acknowledged individuals and their teams for their determination to help customers recover many thousands of pounds for mis-sold financial products. To date EMCAS’ has helped over 530,000 customers reclaim...
Adrian Mateos is the second youngest poker player to win the event
A relatively unknown youngster from Spain will have an entire year of fame and bragging rights after conquering the main event of the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) at Casino Barriere d'Enghien-les-Bainswith near Paris, France.
The WSOPE ended this weekend with Adrian Mateos winning the No Limit Hold ‘Em Main Event title, the €1,000,000 (£857,134) cash prize, and the highly-coveted WSOPE gold bracelet . He joins fellow bracelet winner, Canadian Daniel Negreaunu, who previously won the WSOPE High...
Firefighters will strike again on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve in an ongoing pension dispute between the Government and the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).
Three more strikes have been announced by the FBU following strikes last Friday and Saturday.
Devon and Somerset fire and rescue authority have said that seven incidents requiring firefighters took place during last weekend’s strikes and were attended by non-FBU firefighters.
Speaking ahead of last weekend’s strike Fire Minister Brandon Lewis said: “Once again the FBU’s actions cast doubt over their claims that...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter admitted he could not have asked for anymore from his players as they slipped to a successive Heineken Cup defeat at the hands of reigning champions RC Toulon.
A week after going down 14-9 at Sandy Park, the star-studded French side again proved too strong for Baxter’s men, winning the latest encounter 32-20 at the Stade Felix Mayol.
Again England World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson played a decisive role in Toulon’s success, coming off the bench to help his side claim maximum reward as he bagged the home side’s all-important fourth try....
Police and crime commissioner Tony Hogg has welcomed the publication of the Ministry of Justice’s revised charter for witnesses.
The revised charter, which was published last week, is the most comprehensive guide to what a witness can expect from all organisations involved in the criminal justice system.
The charter will help witnesses for both prosecution and defence cases and sets out the help and support they should receive at each stage of the process. It outlines 21 standards, 14 of which relate to the police.
It now requires officers to complete an initial ‘...
Three members of St John’s Chambers based in Victoria Street have been publicly recognised in The Chambers UK 100 Bar. Leslie Blohm QC; Andrew Marsden and Glyn Edwards have been ranked in the ‘Chambers 100 UK Bar’, ranking the top 100 silks and barristers practising at the Bar of England and Wales.
St John’s Chambers, the largest set in the South West with 80 members and seven silks announces that the three members have achieved this public recognition by being ranked in Bands one or two or as ‘Star Individuals’ in their specialist areas of law in The Chambers UK Bar Guide....
It is our ultimate escape. For one day we forget our worries, how much we’ve spent, the stresses of work, and take great pleasure in indulging in the fantasy and magic of Christmas for our children, and seeing the delight on our family’s faces when they open a gift that they love. Why? Because Christmas is more than just giving. It is the sentiment. The message that says – you have held me in mind long enough to get me a gift that I really wanted / needed. It’s the only time of the year when we come together as part of a wider family to all say the same thing to one another.: “I love you,...
A budding Mathematician from the University of Exeter has been crowned the UK’s best and brightest student after winning a prestigious national competition.
Second-year student Emily Burton, 19, saw off competition from more than 4,000 students from 149 universities nationwide to win the National Student Challenge 2013.
Her prize for winning the coveted accolade is a paid internship with leading global engineering and technology services company, Siemens.
For the competition, Emily had to take part in a variety of practical tests which included individual and group...
