Southernhay-based Chartered Accountants Haines Watts urges local taxpayers with undisclosed HSBC bank accounts in Jersey to seek advice as a matter of priority. The warning comes just days after a list, containing the names, addresses and account balances of 4,388 UK residents with offshore accounts, was given to HMRC by a secret source. Collectively, they have £699 million in current accounts at the bank.
Haines Watts' Exeter office advises that they have already been contacted by individuals and companies that suspect they are on the list.
As you head down the High Street it is easy to forget that along some of the side streets, and even hidden in amongst the big names in Princesshay, are some marvellous outlets with pretty, unusual and unique gifts, just waiting to be discovered.
And to give customers a gentle nudge in their direction, a group of 30 independent retailers have come together to offer you an interesting Shopping Trail where you can discover delightful shops and then, for fun, be entered into a prize draw to win some amazing prizes, which have been donated by the participating shops....
Two distinctive 10 oz South African Kruger coins have been stolen during a burglary at Sidford. Police are appealing for witnesses after the home in Drakes Avenue was entered between 8.55 and 15.40 on Friday 16th November 2012 when the thieves managed to break in through a PVC door. In addition, they stole several items including electrical items, jewellery and camera equipment. It is likely that this was carried away in a distinctive black Sidmouth Rugby Club kit bag. Among the electrical items, two Asus 11” Shellbooks, an HP laptop and an ACER laptop were also stolen...
200 children aged between five and 15 years of age from across 20 Exeter school’s came together recently to celebrate the world of wildlife around them.
The conference, organised by Devon Wildlife Trust, was staged at the city’s St Peter’s Church of England School and took place on Friday 9th November. Its theme was ‘the bigger picture’ and asked students to think about how taking small, local steps to help wildlife can lead to big and impressive results.
The conference featured TV naturalist Nick Baker, who gave an inspirational launch address spelling out just...
A Devon County Councillor has spoken of the difficulty faced by his father who died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Cllr Philip Sanders , 65, from Tavistock in Devon, said his father had been a life long smoker and after being diagnosed with COPD his last five or six years were uncomfortable and unpleasant.
Cllr Sanders is now supporting a new campaign launched last week called ‘ Take a breath’ that highlights the dangers of COPD which accounts for more deaths every year in the UK than breast, prostate or bowel cancer.
Police dog handlers are trying to track down a temporary home for a new puppy before she begins her police training.
Betty, an 11-week-old German shepherd, needs a home for nine months to help with socialisation prior to embarking on her new career.
She is too young to start intensive training, so police require a family to home her with until her first birthday.
Once a fully trained general purpose police dog she will be able to assist tracking missing people, locate stolen property, chase and detain suspects and keep order in crowd...
Devon & Cornwall's new Police and Crime Commissioner, Tony Hogg, who received 64,419 votes in last week's election, has said that he believed his military background helped him gain the winning votes.
Mr Hogg said he was keen to start working with police at all levels "to tackle many challenges our police face at this time".
Having previously been the commanding officer of Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Helston, managing 3,000 personnel and a budget of £81m, Hogg said: "I think people were attracted to the military background. I think it sat well...
Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service are asking people to take care lighting candles this Candle Fire Safety Week and snuff out the risk of fire in their homes.
With the days growing shorter and the dark winter nights setting in, a few candles scattered round the room can lend a warm glow to any evening, as well as adding some festive cheer to Christmas celebrations.
But with candle fires resulting in over 350 casualties each year Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are asking people to take extra care with candles this winter - over 40...
Unique works of art created using specialist equipment at the University of Exeter are on display in an exhibition that showcases the diverse potential of the technology.
The University’s Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing (CALM) invited 30 professional artists to work with its engineers on its “3D printers”, which build up an object layer by layer.
Dr Sara Flint , commercial manager of CALM, said: “This collaboration was an extremely exciting opportunity for us to work with 30 artists who all had very different creative ideas about how they could...
After all the drama of the PCC elections and the heartmelting Children in Need fundraising efforts, you'll be happy to know that there are still plenty of ways to keep you entertained over the weekend.
John Court 'The Work Between The Lines' Event Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 10:00 to Saturday, November 24, 2012 - 17:00 Venue: Spacex
In The work between the lines, John Court’s first UK solo exhibition, new works will be shown alongside drawings and performances produced over the last fifteen years. His output includes performance, sculpture and...
