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Exeter-based law firm achieves record breaking results

Porter Dodson, the South West-based UK Top 200 law firm, has announced a record-breaking year of growth and achievement, increasing revenue to £20.2m, while retaining the highly prestigious Gold Investors In People accreditation for the third successive time.

Across its Exeter, Sherborne, Poundbury, Bridport, Wellington, Taunton, and Yeovil offices, the firm has seen year-on-year growth of 15.5%, leading to a 25.4% leap in net profit.

These impressive results round off a year in which the firm has achieved significant headcount increases, made possible in part by the...

ROAM

Award-winning business defies coronavirus and is set to open first shop in Teignmouth

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/18/2020 - 11:07pm

With the sun shining and tourists out in full force, the team at The Drifting Bear Co , an award-winning, local creative business, will open their first bricks and mortar shop, ROAM, in Teignmouth on Monday 24th August.

While the doors to the Northumberland Place shop were set to open on Easter weekend, COVID-19 had other ideas. Not ready to give up on their dreams, the company founders, who won the notonthehighsteet.com Make Awards for “Start-up Success’ in 2012, have worked tirelessly to make their vision a reality.

Selling a stunning selection of products from their...

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Sarah leads Arbitration Service for parents who are separating or divorcing

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Mon, 08/17/2020 - 11:38am

JUDGE and family law expert Sarah Evans is heading-up a remote virtual Arbitration Service for divorcing or separating parents seeking legally-binding decisions about their children rather than going to court (August 2020).

Exeter-based Barrister Sarah, who helped found the Westcountry-based legal service, Children in the Middle®, is leading the service to offer people quick decisions with the same enforceability as a court order.

She explains: “Senior judges are urging people, especially during the current COVID-19 crisis, to seek alternatives to court and it can even be...

“Lunch is on us” – Would Exeter office workers return to work for a free lunch?

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Sun, 08/16/2020 - 11:31pm

Following from the success of the “Eat Out to Help Out” scheme, Exeter office company Offices.co.uk is asking the Government to give free lunches to all office workers to encourage them to return to work with the “Lunch is on us” Campaign.

“Exeter is struggling; cafes and sandwich shops empty, trains and buses underused – we want the Government to incentivise their use by providing lunch and travel vouchers. It’s not dissimilar to the Eat Out scheme, and just as important, possibly more so”, explains Jonathan Ratcliffe from Exeter Office company Offices.co.uk

Would you...

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3 in 4 Exeter residents say they will shop local to support small businesses

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 08/16/2020 - 11:25pm

Many businesses across the UK have been plunged into the depths of economic despair due to the Coronavirus pandemic. In fact, between March and June 2020, 649,000* UK employees were left unemployed as a result of lockdown. Small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of the economy, but it appears many would-be entrepreneurs are now too afraid to start their own business, given the uncertainty of the economy over the next few months and possibly years.

InvestingReviews.co.uk conducted a survey (3,000; 18+) which revealed that over 1 in 5 (22%) would-be entrepreneurs in...

New forex traders can learn from their mistakes

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Sun, 08/16/2020 - 9:33pm

If you never do something wrong, then you never learn how to do it right. It is said there’s no teacher like experience but we only learn from experience if we learn from our mistakes. And while beginner’s luck can get you so far, it won’t help you to understand what it is you’re doing, or enable you to get better at doing it.

Forex trading is an example of a field where beginners often have a run of success despite their inexperience. Buying and selling foreign currency pairs can seem deceptively simple, and it’s possible to carry on for a reasonable amount of time under the...

Barratt West Regional director welcomes Help to Buy extension

Barratt Developments' new west regional director has welcomed the government's announcement of an extension to the Help to Buy Scheme , which helped more than 5000 households in the South West buy a new home in the year to March 2020.

The scheme enables people to buy a brand-new home with a 5% deposit on a property up to a value of £600,000 and a 5-year interest-free government loan for up to 20% allowing buyers to take out a 75% mortgage.

The deadline for the homes to be finished in order to qualify for the loan scheme has been extended from December 2020 to the end of...

Submit photo of local area and help fundraise for air ambulance charity

The Exeter community is being invited to contribute photographs of the local area to be included in a 2021 calendar which will be sold to raise funds for Devon Air Ambulance and Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust.

RGB Building Supplies is looking to find 12 photographs that celebrate the diverse scenery of the region and are asking people in the area to send in pictures of their favourite places. From the historic Exeter Cathedral or the stunning grounds of Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, to local wildlife or a hidden gem that deserves to be highlighted, any photo that showcases the...

Harnessing technology for success

Authored by Timewade
Posted: Wed, 08/12/2020 - 3:54pm

Research is underway to understand how effective SMEs in the South West have been at using technology during the pandemic.

Exeter-based IT and support company, Timewade are running an online survey to understand successes and challenges, to feed back to the business community.

Already, some of the initial findings are providing invaluable insight, with just 16% saying their technology was fully prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic. Those taking the survey, which runs through the summer, will be the first to receive the full findings.

Managing Director of Timewade,...

Six Exeter schemes shortlisted in the 2020 Michelmores Property Awards

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/11/2020 - 9:53pm

Six recent building schemes based in Exeter have been shortlisted by a panel of expert judges in the 2020 Michelmores' Property Awards. The Awards, now in their 18th year, recognise the very best South West property and construction schemes, as well as the teams involved in them.

Jasmine Lodge, X Keys and Nancy Potter House have each been shortlisted in the Project of the Year (under £5 million) category.

Jasmine Lodge has delivered a much-needed inpatient facility for local women with severe mental ill health during pregnancy or in the first year after giving birth....

Getting Building Fund welcomed

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 08/07/2020 - 1:00am

Devon County Council has welcomed the Government’s investment into schemes to help kickstart the economy.

The Getting Building Fund will provide the support to fast-track a number of schemes in the county to be delivered by January 2022.

The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership has been allocated £35.4 million – the biggest share in the region – from the £900 million national fund, which is part of the Government’s response to the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown.

The supported schemes will deliver jobs, regeneration, skills...

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