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Local businesswoman takes over Complete Estate Agency as four Devon branches remain

Local businesswoman Sara Watkins-Schmidt has taken over Complete Estate Agency, with all four of its Devon branches and its existing 23-strong team remaining in place.

The established estate and lettings agency operates from Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth and Exeter (Cranbrook), with all four locations continuing to trade under the Complete Estate Agency name following the acquisition.

The deal includes Complete’s portfolio of 375 managed rental properties, alongside its residential sales operation and established presence within the local new-build market....

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Microsoft and Tech South West announce collaboration to help upskill the region

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 10/02/2022 - 8:42pm

A new collaboration has been announced between Tech South West and Microsoft in a bid to enhance digital skills in the region.

The project will provide South West tech companies with opportunities to access training for their teams and develop technical skills within their organisations. Support will also be provided for those looking to switch to a career in tech, or grow their tech business via the Tech South West StartUp and ScaleUp Studios.

Research conducted this year by Tech South West revealed that 55% of tech companies in the region cite “lack of candidates” as...

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New director appointed to support financial planning arm of Westcotts 

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 10/02/2022 - 5:09pm

Westcotts Chartered Financial Planners, part of the Westcotts group, has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of a new director.

Andrew Hammond (pictured) has been recruited by the practice, bringing more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services sector. He is responsible for supporting the strategic growth and future direction of Westcotts Chartered Financial Planners, alongside his fellow directors.

As well as holding the position of director with the financial planning arm, Andrew joins as partner of Westcotts, the South West’s...

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Exeter firm Old Mill appoints crypto specialist Chris Watts as Associate Director

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 09/29/2022 - 10:00pm

Financial experts Old Mill have appointed highly experienced tax specialist Chris Watts as Associate Director in the Capital Tax Advisory Team.

A qualified member of the Association of Accounting Technicians, Chartered Institute of Taxation and Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Chris has 26 years’ experience in the industry, with particular expertise in highly complex tax structures and the tax rules around emerging assets.

The 43-year-old started his career in 1996 when he joined PKF-Francis Clark as an apprentice. He worked his way up from tax trainee to Tax...

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Free support for South West businesses to boost resilience

Authored by Program
Posted: Thu, 09/29/2022 - 7:41pm

As the cost of living crisis continues to impact the prices of energy, fuel and commodities, local businesses across Devon, Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay are being urged to make the most of available support to boost their resilience.

The Heart of the South West Growth Hub offers free, impartial, expert business advice, and has a range of programmes and grants available to help support businesses with growth, resilience, trade, marketing, recruitment, and more.

Businesses are being encouraged to get in touch with the Growth Hub team, who offer signposting services and can...

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Workers walk around the world to find a cure for brain tumours

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 09/29/2022 - 8:57am

Employees from an Exeter-based company are taking part in a month-long walkathon to raise money for Brain Tumour Research .

A 25-strong team from Shipman Financial Planning is aiming, with the help of 10 others from parent company Amber River, to walk more than 40,000 kilometres (24,901 miles) throughout September – the equivalent distance of travelling around the world.

The team from Shipman is fundraising for Brain Tumour Research after financial administrative assistant, Louise Pickering lost her mum, Angela Linnell to the disease 26 years ago.

Louise, 45,...

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£2m to fund new South West Environmental Living Lab

Authored by Program
Posted: Wed, 09/28/2022 - 2:12pm

The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has announced a £2 million investment in the Environmental Living Lab, enabling the trial and demonstration of sustainable agricultural and environmental technology in the South West.

The funding will support the Satellite Applications Catapult to establish an Environmental Living Lab within the Heart of the South West area (Somerset, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay). The lab will enable the collaboration between the space sector and the agriculture and environmental sectors to trial new solutions, and demonstrate...

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DCW acquires Plymouth e-waste recycling firm

The South West’s leading independent commercial waste management and recycling firm DCW has acquired electrical collection and recycling company Collectrical.

After facing the challenges of a tough economy, Plymouth-based social enterprise Collectrical has been acquired by DCW, allowing DCW to expand the scope of its services in electrical waste management and grow its client base across Devon and Cornwall.

In addition to benefitting from the regular services that Collectrical provides, including appliance repair, stripping equipment for spare parts and donations of...

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Tower Group appoints Foot Anstey to support on green hydrogen offering

The Energy team at national law firm Foot Anstey LLP has been appointed as one of Tower Group's (trading as Tower Green Holdings Ltd) legal advisors to support on its green hydrogen supply offering.

Since its inception, Tower Group has worked towards decarbonising the South West of England to ultimately help the region cut its reliance on fossil fuels. With this goal in mind, Tower Group has been building a green hydrogen ecosystem in the South West by acquiring and operating its own renewable energy sites and assembling a diverse network of green hydrogen off-takers.

The...

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Selco donates £500 store credit to Exeter mental health charity

An Exeter mental health charity will carry out a renovation of its acute mental health hospital facility in Newton Abbot, thanks to a donation from a leading builders’ merchant.

Step One, a mental health support charity based in Exeter, has received £500 worth of materials from the Exeter branch of Selco Builders Warehouse.

The charity, which supports more than 800 people a year, will use the donation to transform its old Occupational Therapy suite at the hospital into an updated space to teach valuable life skills, such as cooking, hold mindfulness and sensory sessions...

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Housing Associations' Legal Alliance appoints Foot Anstey LLP to support on two Lots

Housing Associations' legal Alliance (HALA) has appointed Foot Anstey LLP's Developer sector to two of its lots, Lot 3 Development and Lot 4 Property.

Foot Anstey will be called on to provide legal advice on a range of property and development legal services to any of HALA's 35 members, some of which are already clients of Foot Anstey, for the next 3 years.

HALA's framework covers 4 lots: Corporate, Governance and Finance, Housing and Asset Management, Development, and Property.

Founded in 2010 by Kennedy Cater and 4 original members, HALA membership now stands at...

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