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Amicus Law records “best ever” Q1 as the firm continues to grow

Leading South West legal firm, Amicus Law, announces “best ever” first quarter in its 22-year history, with a 22.5% growth in turnover against the same period in 2025 and an increase of 65% in profits for the year so far.

With record financial results and a direct year-on-year growth, the results highlight the firm’s elevated position across the region and an ambition to match. It also recognises the firm’s development within its 113-strong team, ongoing technical investment, a huge increase in new business and strengthened financial planning – thanks to a renewed business...

Cost of livestock worrying claims rises to record level

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Posted: Mon, 02/13/2017 - 10:35pm

Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets under control in the countryside as the cost of insurance claims from livestock worrying has reached a record level.

New figures show the cost of dog attacks on livestock reported to leading rural insurer NFU Mutual rose by nearly 50 per cent across the UK in 2016.

Between January and April, when pregnant ewes and lambs are often grazing on low-lying pasture in areas more accessible to walkers, the cost of claims more than doubled.

With many families expected to visit the countryside during half-term and the Easter...

LWC Drinks crown Old J Rum cocktail competition champ

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Posted: Mon, 02/13/2017 - 10:15pm

LWC Drinks and Old J Spiced Rum have recently hosted six of Devon and Cornwall’s top bartenders in a cocktail-making competition at the 2017 Source Trade Show.

The six finalists battled it out in front of an audience with Andy Bell from The Brigg in Falmouth taking first place, closely followed by Justine Bock of the Bike Shed Theatre in Exeter and Josh Stewart of the Treasury in Plymouth.

The competition closed the first day of the show, following a lively demo carried out by London Signature Brand Activation Manager, Rui c. Teixeira. The six finalists took it in turns to...

Extra £2.5m funding for highway drainage and rural roads

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Posted: Mon, 02/13/2017 - 12:00pm

Devon’s road network is to benefit from an extra £2.5 million of funding.

Devon County Council’s Cabinet announced on Friday (10 February) plans to invest an additional £2 million in rural roads, and an extra £500,000 for highway drainage in 2017/18.

Devon has continued to maintain 97% of A and B roads in good condition, and the additional investment will be used to improve road surfaces on lower category roads across the county.

The additional funding will be used for patching and longer term repairs to add life and resilience to roads.

Councillor Stuart...

Milkman of the Year 2017 nominations open

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Posted: Mon, 02/13/2017 - 10:07am

Voting for the 2017 milk&more Milkman of the Year competition is now open.

Organised by Great Britain's largest milkman delivery service, milk&more , the competition will recognise and reward the very best milk&more milkmen and women from across the country. Delivering milk before most of us are even out of bed, the valuable work of milkmen and women is so often not seen or appreciated. This competition will shine a light on the support milkmen provide to their local communities and grateful customers and celebrate the special place milkmen have held for generations in...

Burrington Estates staff raise cash for Cancer Research

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Posted: Mon, 02/13/2017 - 9:23am

Burrington Estates, a developer of commercial and residential schemes in the South West, organised a fundraising event on on Friday for World Cancer Day, which fell on Saturday 4th February.

The event was in aid of Cancer Research UK, a charity that means a lot to employees of the company.

On Friday 3rd February, all Burrington Estates employees dressed in pink for the occasion and organised a Fundraising Raffle. They had a donation box from Cancer Research UK, in their reception at their head office, Dean Clarke House located in Southernhay and encouraged all employees and...

SW economy registers slower growth in January

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Posted: Mon, 02/13/2017 - 8:10am

Economic growth in the South West lost momentum at the start of 2017, while there was a strong rise in cost pressures faced by local businesses, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Regional PMI.

The South West PMI® fell to 54.8 in January, down from 58.7 in December. A PMI reading above 50 signifies growth in business activity.

Data from January showed that the pace of growth in business output and new work eased. Firms continuing to create jobs, however, albeit at a slower rate than in December.

This extra caution towards hiring can be linked to rising input costs...

Chiefs maintain top three place

Exeter Chiefs maintained their top three placing in the Aviva Premiership with a hard-fought draw against leaders Wasps at Sandy Park.

In what was a pulsating encounter from start to finish, Rob Baxter’s side couldn’t quite sneak over the finish line to secure maximum reward, this despite playing most of the second half with 14 men following a red card for lock Jonny Hill.

Joe Simpson’s converted score ten minutes from time enabled the visitors to claim a share of the spoils and maintain their lofty position after 14 rounds of battle.

Earlier, the two sides had...

UKinbound celebrates 40th anniversary in Plymouth at 2017 Annual Convention

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Posted: Sun, 02/12/2017 - 9:23am

To mark its special 40th anniversary, UKinbound unveiled a new brand identity created by Toucan Design, an award-winning creative agency based in Exeter.

The new identity maintains the visual elements of British heritage whilst at the same time representing a more modern, fresher approach in order to reinforce and promote UKinbound’s position as the leading voice for inbound tourism across the UK.

The Annual Convention welcomes over 250 UKinbound members for three days of thought-provoking debates, talks from key note speakers and multiple networking opportunities. To...

Simmonds signs two-year deal

Sam Simmonds has every reason to be beaming with delight today as not only is he set to make his Aviva Premiership debut, but the young Exeter Chiefs forward has also penned a new two-year deal with the Devon club.

The 22-year-old will celebrate his latest contract by packing down at No.8 for Rob Baxter’s side when they play host to Wasps at Sandy Park (1pm).

It’s rich reward for the Teignmouth youngster, who has shown in recent weeks his growing stature within the ranks at the Chiefs, producing two eye-catching displays against Wasps and Bristol in the Anglo-Welsh Cup....

City's unbeaten run comes to and end

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Posted: Sat, 02/11/2017 - 6:26pm

Exeter City’s 12-game unbeaten run came to an end at Home Park on Saturday as they were beaten 3-0 by local rivals Plymouth Argyle.

The Grecians were two goals down at the break with Matty Kennedy and Ryan Taylor scoring the goals for the Pilgrims, but the Grecians had plenty of chances to get back into the match with Troy Brown heading against the bar and Reuben Reid sending another effort just past the post.

However, City drop to fifth in the table as a result of the derby day loss but could at least take comfort in the fact that they didn’t lose ground on third-placed...

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