South West employee-owned law firm, Stephens Scown LLP, has appointed Alex Mackie as its first Chief Operating Officer (COO) to support the firm’s ambitious three year strategy and growth aspirations.
Alex joins from Tozers LLP, where he was Commercial Director, and brings with him an impressive range of experience forged in banking, commercial and legal sectors. He will be pivotal in helping to drive the firm‘s strategic goals and vision for the future.
Alex, commenting on his appointment, said: “I am excited to be joining Stephens Scown at this time, which has proven...
QE is proud to announce the launch of its new Sixth Form Leadership Team.
Appointed at the end of last term, the team secured their places by having to embark on a serious of very rigorous of interviews with QE’s interviewers; Director of Post-16 and Head of English Jo Cherrett, Head of Sixth Form Vicky Evans, English Teacher Margaret Moran Mylett and PE Teacher Chloe Smith.
The interviewers all said they were extremely impressed with the maturity and confidence shown by the group, their passion for the school and QE’s values, ‘Respect, Reflection and Resilience’.
When it comes to running a business and meeting customer deadlines, the last thing you want is any downtime. When production stops, your workforce can get frustrated, and your customers will definitely be disappointed. To avoid this happening as much as possible, here are some things you can do to stop unnecessary downtime in the workplace.
#1 Maintaining your equipment
Routine equipment maintenance might sound like a chore, but it is one of the many things keeping your business ticking over safely. Not only is it crucial for making sure that none of your machinery malfunctions...
Local residents, councillors and other members of the community have been invited to a public consultation for a solar farm north of Whimple in East Devon.
The proposed development by Aura Power is for a subsidy-free solar farm of up to 49.9 MW capacity that would generate enough renewable electricity to supply the equivalent of over 12,000 typical homes or to power 18,000 electric vehicles annually. It would save an estimated 11,500 tonnes of CO2 per year, making a substantial contribution to local and national net zero targets.
Tilney Smith & Williamson, the leading wealth management and professional services group, has appointed Will Matthewman as an Investment Manager based in its Exeter office as part of the firm’s continued expansion.
Will has come to Tilney Smith & Williamson from Charles Stanley which he joined in 2014 after graduating from Exeter University. During his time at Charles Stanley he progressed from a Trainee Investment Adviser to a Chartered Wealth Manager. The majority of his work revolves around servicing private client, trust and charity relationships as well as business...
There is just a week left to have your say in the latest public consultation on improving streets in Heavitree and Whipton in Exeter.
Almost 800 people have so far taken part in Devon County Council’s “Local Streets” consultation for Heavitree and Whipton which continues until midnight on Thursday 7 October.
People are being asked for their views on a number of options to create quieter and safer residential roads to reduce the impact of traffic and enable more people to choose walking and cycling for shorter journeys.
Achieving online anonymity is not impossible but is becoming more difficult with time. Today’s ad-driven and heavily-surveillanced online systems have made online privacy nothing short of a dream. Websites and apps log so much user data as they want to know everything about you.
However, there are ways to hide your online presence and achieve online anonymity in this digital age. The best way to do that is by using a virtual private network, and we will explain to you how you can use a VPN to hide your online presence.
The corporate team at national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP has advised on two major deals for Air IT, the award-winning managed service provider backed by August Equity.
Alongside August Equity and Grant Thornton, Foot Anstey supported on all legal aspects of the deals, assisting Air IT on the acquisitions of Reading-based MFG UK and Uttoxeter-based Infinity IT Solutions.
MFG UK is a managed IT, cyber security and communications specialist supporting team in the Thames Valley region, while managed IT specialist Infinity IT Solutions provides clients with IT support and...
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From Manchester, York, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, to Sheffield, Birmingham, London and Cardiff, the VOOPOO Bus is coming to the UK in October, with a series of stop smoking activities in city centre squares, specialist vape stores and wholesale outlets, pushing the concept of "Quitting Smoking" into the minds of UK public.
Stoptober is a national campaign launched by the Public Health England each October to encourage smokers to quit. As of 2021, Stoptober has been running for ten years and has helped more than 2 million smokers to try to quit. VOOPOO, as the world's leading vape...
