More than 600 public sector workers from Exeter could be owed a share of £2.6million for mis-sold add-on pension schemes, according to leading Exeter-based Financial Claims Management Company EMCAS.
Public sector employees, who make up two fifths (37%) of all workers in Exeter, are being urged to take the time to check whether they could have been mis-sold a Free Standing Additional Voluntary Contributions (FSAVC) policy as a claim could lead to a more comfortable retirement. It could also help cushion the impact of recent pension reforms, which mean public sector workers face cuts...
Residents of Pinhoe are being invited to have their say on the proposed Home Farm development at Pinhoe Primary School tonight. At the meeting residents can find out more about the plans and how to voice their concerns to the council. “One concern is the extra pressure on traffic in the area.” said Graham Pike, a resident of Pinhoe and one of the organisers of tonight’s consultation. “the developers said that there will be a number of footpaths and cycyle routes added but the majority of people will be driving on what is already a dangerous road.” Residents have also raised concerns over...
Doctors in Cullompton hope their colleague's hospital stay will be a short one and have pledged to raise money for charity in his absence.
Dr Neil Rushton and Dr James Rowbury, who practice at College Surgery, have opted against wearing trousers until Dr Jeremy Jacobs has completed treatment at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital – which could be after winter.
The GPs, whose practice is based at the Culm Valley Integrated Centre for Health, Willand Road, hope to raise £2,000 for Exeter Leukaemia Fund by wearing shorts for the next four to five months until Dr Jacobs...
WBW's Employment Team invites you to attend our next Employers' Forum and Employment Law Update.
Wednesday 6 November 2013 at WBW Solicitors.
8.45am – Coffee and pastries 9.00am – 10.00am - Employment Update and Employers' Forum
Please come along (or send a colleague) for an opportunity to discuss your employment and staffing issues, in confidence, at an informal setting, with our employment team and other local employers.
We will also provide an update on key employment law issues likely to impact on you and your business. At this event we...
The Government have reached an agreement with investors on proposals for a new nuclear power station in the South West. The agreement with energy suppliers, EDF Group means construction could soon begin on Hinkley Point C, in Somerset. It will be the first UK nuclear power station to be built since Sizewell B opened in 1995. The Government has said that Hinkley Point C would be operational from 2023, providing energy to around 6 million homes or an area twice the size of London. The construction is expected to cost around £16bn to be supplied exclusively by EDF Group and Chinese nuclear...
Between 60 and 70 per cent of people in the UK don’t have a Will. Whatever the reason, whether an assumption that those left behind know how we would have wished our affairs to be dealt with or the belief that there’s plenty of time to sort things out later, the fact is that if you die without making a Will (intestacy), rules of intestacy are used to decide who gets your assets. These rules don’t recognise boyfriends, girlfriends, fiancés or cohabiting partners, and can often deliver unsatisfactory results.
Every year, tens of millions of pounds go to the Treasury from people who...
Exeter-based marketing agency Big Wave Media announces the new appointment of local marketer Ronnie Halden to expand its marketing and creative services team and to engage a new local and regional client base.
A full service marketing agency with a team of creative designers, digital developers and marketers housed under one roof, Big Wave Media provides innovative and cost effective marketing support to over 200 clients across the UK and Ireland. The agency specialises in the leisure, tourism, local government and Business to Business sectors. Well known in other parts of the UK...
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of rain today. Heavy rain is likely to affect parts of South West England and South Wales this morning accompanied by strong southerly winds.
The public are being warned that there may be a risk of localised surface water flooding, more especially in urban areas and affecting roads around the rush hour. Already there are reports of very slow traffic on A377 Alphington Road in Exeter around Seven Stars traffic lights. However, there is some good news, as the lane blockage on the A30 westbound in Ide near Alphington Junction, which was...
Luxury South West jewellery and watch retailer, Michael Spiers, has become the official retailer for Rolex in Exeter.
Now the city’s sole stockist of the most prestigious brand of watches in the world, Michael Spiers is cementing its reputation as the region’s pre-eminent watch and jewellery specialist.
As one of the few truly collectible and covetable luxury watch brands, Rolex has produced timeless and iconic watches since the early 1900s. Michael Spiers will offer a large selection of Rolex watches for both men and women when the partnership launches this weekend....
