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Forty years on, Kay celebrates career milestone at Simpkins Edwards

An Exeter woman who answered a newspaper job advert as a teenager has celebrated an impressive 40 years with South West accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards .

Kay Bath joined the business in 1986, aged just 16, after spotting a vacancy for an office junior in the Express & Echo. Four decades later, colleagues marked the occasion with a garden party at the firm's headquarters at The Summit in Exeter.

Much has changed since Kay started work, when her annual salary was £2,425 and almost every aspect of the business relied on paper records. "There were six office...

How to secure success for your business

The world of business can be extremely unpredictable. One moment you can be on top of the world, and the next moment you can be intensely worried about the future of your entrepreneurial endeavours. Although it is natural to expect plenty of ups and downs, it is still possible for you to hedge your bets. Taking certain steps will improve your chances of outshining your industry peers and securing success for your business. If you would love to see this happen, you should take on board the following four pieces of advice.

Establish a strong team of workers

In order for your...

Chiefs 34 Sharks 19

As the final prep is made to Harry and Meghan’s big day on May 19, so the planning is already being put in place for Exeter’s showpiece occasion on the same day.

The Chiefs already knew they had home advantage for next month’s semi-final showdown at Sandy Park, but they helped rubber-stamp their authority in the Aviva Premiership by collecting a maximum haul against visiting Sale Sharks.

Tries from Nic White White, Lachie Turner, Jack Yeandle and Greg Holmes were the highlights of another decent display from Rob Baxter’s side, whose latest victory on home turf ensured they...

Class People Swap Kick Off For Yoga

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 04/28/2018 - 10:51pm

Education Recruitment Company Class People are helping to highlight the importance of National Stress Awareness Month by holding a yoga class at work. The independent education specialists invited yoga teacher Catherine Brooker-Magee to hold a class which replaced their weekly Monday morning meeting. Teaching has been found to be one of the most stressful professions, and according to a recent national survey 80% of classroom teachers have seriously considered leaving the profession in the past 12 months. Class People invited their teachers, teaching assistants and early years...

Weird Fish diverts unwanted textiles from landfill through ongoing partnership with textilerRecyclers

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 04/27/2018 - 6:07am

Popular clothing brand Weird Fish has been working with Bristol Textile Recyclers (BTR) since November 2015 and in that time has successfully diverted 1,296 kilos of unwanted textiles from landfill.

BTR is a family run business which diverts textiles from landfill on a daily basis, helping its retail charity partners further fundraise for beneficiaries by purchasing their unsellable clothing and textiles.

Shannon Fogg, fundraising manager at Bristol Textile Recyclers, commented: “It’s been great working with Weird Fish since 2015 and helping them maximise their fundraising...

‘X’ marks the spot: Everything you need to know to vote in local elections

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/26/2018 - 3:54pm

With just a few days to go before polling day the Electoral Commission, the independent body which oversees elections, is highlighting what voters need to know to vote in the elections and answering some of the most common questions and misconceptions.

The elections

4 out of 37 Local Authorities in the South West have elections on 3 May.

Local government elections select councillors, who are responsible for making decisions on running services in your local area.

People can find out if they have elections in their area on the Commission’s Your Vote Matters...

Michelmores looks to the future with Technology and Innovation Division

Authored by Michelmores
Posted: Thu, 04/26/2018 - 3:51pm

Top 100 law firm Michelmores, today announces the rebranding of its existing Technology Media and Communications practice.

Headed up by Partner Tom Torkar, the new Technology & Innovation Team will be made up of an expanded group of experienced lawyers who will deliver innovative, joined-up solutions through a multi-disciplinary approach. The team will include Richard Cobb (corporate), David Thompson (commercial), Charlotte Bolton (IP) Nathaniel Lane (data privacy and security), Tom Stenner-Evans (employment disputes), and Brian Garner (tax).

Tom commented: “The...

They Got There in the End

Exeter’s highly successful Cyber Security Awareness Week finally drew to a close - just seven weeks late!

The last event in the sell out programme of events had to be postponed because of snow. But the organisers, Bluegrass Group, were determined the week should finish in style.

Undaunted, they rescheduled the final event at Hanlons Brewery in Newton St Cyres to toast the success of the week and announce plans for next year’s event.

This year’s CSAW attracted 90 businesses from the city who attended a week long range of seminars, workshops and networking events,...

Overnight closure planned on Bridge Road in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 04/26/2018 - 11:18am

Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed overnight on Wednesday 9 May.

The road will be closed from 8.30pm on Wednesday 9 May, and will re-open by 5:30am the following morning (Thursday 10 May).

The closure is needed for the installation of Automatic Traffic Counters, and Devon County Council’s maintenance contractor Skanska will also be taking the opportunity to clean out drainage gullies.

The traffic counters are magnetic loops sealed in the road surface which record the number of vehicles travelling over them and feed the information to a roadside cabinet. The data...

Local insurer The Exeter retains Investor in People Accreditation

Authored by Simon_Lock
Posted: Thu, 04/26/2018 - 10:53am

Healthcare and protection insurance specialist, The Exeter, has retained its Investors in People accreditation for the eighteenth year in succession. The Investors in People Standard seeks to highlight commitment to high performance through good people management in businesses. The Exeter met each of the nine key indicators of high performance, each with three underpinning themes, which The Investors in People Framework is organised around.

With its office based on the outskirts of Exeter and a staff count of nearly 130, The Exeter provides medical insurance and a range of other...

Why visuals are beneficial In digital marketing

With the increasing amount of content being uploaded to the web every second, the need for informative and standout campaigns has never been more important. How you promote your products and services is vital for getting your message across, and if you are not taking advantage of the latest innovations in marketing, then you may not be reaching your intended audience. However large or small your business is, creating compelling visuals should be part of your overall marketing efforts. With this key media influence, you can generate a huge amount of engagement with just a single visual. It'...

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