South West accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards is celebrating its acceptance to the Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants (AISMA), the national network of UK accountancy firms providing expert advice to medical practices, sessional GPs and hospital doctors.
The milestone marks a significant moment for the firm’s healthcare team, as members must meet demanding requirements before being accepted. These include a panel interview, demonstration of specialist expertise and regular peer reviews to ensure consistently high standards.
Pupils from schools across Exeter marked World Book Day with a wide range of activities designed to inspire a love of reading and writing.
West Exe welcomed bestselling young adult (YA) author Madeline Dyer, a Lambda Literary Award finalist, for a day of creativity and inspiration. Pupils took part in writing workshops, an assembly, and a book signing. Madeline’s stories, exploring themes such as identity and loneliness, gave pupils a unique insight into storytelling and the creative process.
At Whipton Barton Federation, pupils and staff dressed up as their favourite...
If your goal is getting the highest possible offer from a cash house buyer , the companies most commonly compared by UK homeowners include:
Springbok Properties
The Property Buying Company
Good Move
Property Solvers
Ready Steady Sell (comparison service to gather multiple offers)
While quick-sale companies typically purchase below full market value, the amount offered can vary significantly between buyers , which is why comparing several companies is often the best way to maximise your sale price....
EYECARE professionals in Exeter are calling for wider recognition of the needs of women in the workplace.
Ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March), Emma Denham and Emma Ginger are celebrating the improvements made for working women, while also highlighting the changes that still need to be made.
Emma Denham, a retail director at Specsavers Exeter, says: ‘It is vital to support and recognise the role women play in the workplace and our communities, because they bring a different perspective and that helps improve long-term outcomes.
Pupils from Exwick Heights Primary School were buzzing after a visit from celebrated author and illustrator Alex Milway on Monday, March 2, which kicked off a weeklong celebration of reading.
Alex worked with children from years 1 to 6, sharing his journey in creating the Hotel Flamingo and Big Sky Mountain series, leading a live draw-a-long, and hosting a whole-school Q&A.
Pupils had the chance to ask questions about his work and have their books signed, with some copies now added to the school library.
The week also features a range of creative reading...
Guided bike tours in Copenhagen offer visitors something that walking tours and hop-on buses simply cannot — the freedom to cover more ground while remaining close enough to the streets, canals, and neighbourhoods to actually absorb them. Copenhagen is consistently ranked among the world's most cycle-friendly cities, with an extensive network of dedicated bike lanes that makes navigating by bicycle both safe and intuitive, even for first-time visitors.
More Ground, More Context
A guided tour by bike tours Copenhagen typically covers far more...
As schools across the country prepare to celebrate reading on World Book Day, Thursday 5th March, Evolve Psychology in Exeter says it should also be a prompt to focus on why some children find reading more of a frustration than a pleasure.
Dyslexia may explain reading and writing challenges for more than 1 million school pupils in the UK* who are estimated to have this Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD). As far fewer are diagnosed, most won’t understand the reason for their struggles.
Dyslexia
Dyslexia impacts someone’s ability to read, write, spell and process...
EXETER hearing experts are reminding people not to take their hearing for granted – no matter how old you are.
To mark World Hearing Day (March 3), the team at Specsavers Exeter invited customers to find out about the different ways to protect their hearing, depending on their lifestyle.
An eye-catching balloon arch was installed outside the locally owned and run High Street store, with customers able to learn about ear protection for swimming, workplace noise, and music or live events.
The store’s team wore special ‘Check Your Hearing’ t-shirts to spark...
A lot of CRM risk does not come from some dramatic data breach headline. It usually starts with ordinary habits inside busy teams, a few extra fields added to a form, a spreadsheet export no one owns, old customer records left sitting there because deleting them feels risky. Then six months later, nobody is fully sure what is stored, why it is stored, or who can access it.
That is also why modern CRM software needs to be treated as part of operational governance, not just sales tooling. ServiceNow’s CRM positioning, for example, reflects how customer service, field service, and...
