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Regional chartered accountants PKF Francis Clark has announced the promotion of two new Partners and five new Directors. The promotions take place in the Truro, Plymouth, Torquay, Exeter and Taunton offices and bring the total partnership to 55 with the firm now employing over 700 staff across the South and South West.

Daniel Sladen, a corporate and business tax specialist in the Truro office becomes Partner and James Barrett's work as a Business Services Director has also been recognised by appointment to the partnership in the Plymouth office.

Also in Plymouth, Louise...

The Family Law Company has announced the promotion of Helen Trott to Senior Associate Solicitor.

Helen joined the company in 2012 to specialise in care work and the law relating to children, after studying law at the University of Warwick and then working in a general family law role.

She said: “I knew I wanted to specialise in child law and the best route would be working for a specialist; The Family Law Company has a strong reputation for care work.”

Helen’s work is in a particularly stressful area of family law and she predominantly handles legal aid cases, which...

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Instead, it pays to be creative with your marketing. Marketing materials that the viewer is able to actually connect with are the most effective. This isn’t...

The Brasso will be out again this week at Sandy Park as Exeter Chiefs added yet more silverware to the club’s trophy cabinet with victory over Bath in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

Having won the competition in 2014 for the first time against Northampton Saints, it’s taken until now for the Chiefs to repeat the feat, even though they have been in all of the subsequent finals.

At Kingsholm, though, there was to be no denying Ricky Pellow’s side as they dominated from start to finish.Hooker Jack Innard helped himself to a first half double, Toby Salmon got another, while 13 points...