Following a period of growth, Azets, the UK’s largest regional accountancy firm and business advisor to SMEs, has announced four promotions in the South Molton office.
Lewie Parker , Carl Power and Georgia Bere have all been promoted to Assistant Manager, having each been with the company for over five years and individually passing the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) exams. Lewie, Carl and Georgia will all be responsible for clients of their own across multiple service offerings such as tax and bookkeeping, within a variety of industries.
Trading Standards has seized illegal tobacco worth more than £31,000 from six shops across Devon, Plymouth, and Somerset.
Supported by Avon & Somerset Police and Devon and Cornwall Police, officers from T he Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service used specialist detection dogs to find the tobacco in a series of raids last month (December).
Some of the tobacco was found concealed beneath floor tiles and above ceiling panels. In one instance, the tobacco was hidden in a void which lowered from the ceiling by way of a hydraulic ram platform system, operated...
Corporate events are great way to bring your whole organisation together or reinforce relationships with your partners, clients and suppliers. As with any event, preparation is key if you want it to be a success. You’ll need to have the right team assembled to support your organisation efforts, but here are a few helpful tips to point you in the right direction.
Confirm the date early
First things first, you’ll need to confirm a date as early as possible in the planning stage. This will lay the foundation for your event, allowing you to organise other timelines and...
A “brilliantly resourceful team” has been highlighted as a major factor in Exeter-based IMP Software’s performance over the past 12 months, which has seen the business double in size despite the ongoing impact of Covid on schools.
IMP, specialists in the provision of budgeting, financial management and reporting software for multi-academy trusts (MATs), is now working with 135 MATs and 1,250 schools, with 200 of these coming on board in December alone.
The company’s customers include Trusts of all sizes overseeing primary, secondary and special schools across England, and...
Car security is a major concern in the country today. With car thefts increasing rapidly, more and more people are installing car security systems like steering wheel locks, car alarm systems and so on.
Although many vehicles come with an in-built security system, a lot of them do not and in these times, it is absolutely important for you to have a security system in your vehicle. These systems are absolutely inexpensive and highly effective in preventing car theft.
The fact of the matter is that not only do they protect your car but also save you a lot of money. In this...
Domestic holidays have seen a boom in interest in recent years, as UK holiday-goers slowly reject the rigours and expense of international travel in favour of something a little closer to home. The UK and Ireland have so much to offer the intrepid explorer, and there are a number of road trip routes which prove that exact point.
The Coniston Loop
The Lake District is an area of outstanding natural beauty in the North-West of England, home to England’s largest natural lake in the form of Lake Windermere. There are myriad routes through this expansive land of lakes and...
Last week, on Friday 21 January 2022, a turf cutting ceremony took place on the University of Exeter’s Streatham Campus, to mark the beginning of construction of a pioneering new facility for the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW) , a partnership between the University of Exeter and South West Water.
Part funded by a £10.5M UKRPIF grant from Research England and investment from both partners, CREWW will be the first purpose built, transdisciplinary research centre in the water sector, building on many years of collaboration and representing a step...
Like all industries, manufacturing has faced unexpected global changes this year creating unforeseen challenges and adding financial pressure to their operations. This has resulted in many manufacturers reportedly expecting a long term impact on their financial stability through reduced orders and global uncertainty following Covid-19.
Added to this is the upcoming challenge associated with UK/EU trade negotiations, leaving manufacturers actively looking for ways to protect and future proof their business from further turmoil.
Across the globe, they go by many names: the slot machine or slots, the puggy, the pokie and even the one-armed bandit, but in the UK we know them most commonly as the humble fruit machine. And we’ve had a prevailing relationship with the little boxes of sound and light since their introduction over one hundred years ago—many Britons are in search of the best slot machine they can find.
A fruit machine, in its most rudimentary form, is a series of at least three reels which, when prompted by the player, spin independently from one another and come to rest each displaying one of...
Multi award-winning South West holiday park Cofton Holidays has scooped the Environment and Sustainability award at the Western Morning News Business Awards 2021, recognising its sustained conservation efforts during the pandemic.
The family-run business, based near Dawlish Warren, was presented with the award at a black-tie event at Plymouth’s Crowne Plaza. After facing fierce competition from category finalists including Accord Healthcare, LiveWest and SunGift Solar Ltd, Cofton walked away with the Environment and Sustainability title.
