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An accountant from Exeter accountants Old Mill is celebrating after winning an award for achieving top marks in one of her Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) exams despite missing some of the course due to illness.

Katie Rice had to miss the first week of classes when she was admitted to hospital, but this made her even more determined to catch up with her class mates.

The 25-year-old did a great deal of preparation and revision, and with the help of Old Mill and her tutors at Reed Business School, not only did she manage to pass her exams, but she achieved the highest...

An Exeter-based manufacturer of premium fluid transfer systems has acquired its Italian distributor with the support of a £2.65million loan from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.

Goodridge, established in 1969, is a global leader in the manufacture and assembly of premium fluid transfer systems for high-performance applications to the automotive, defence and motorsport industries. Goodridge currently supplies its products to customers across the UK, USA, Europe, Japan and China. The business has acquired its long-term Italian distributor Gieffe Racing. Gieffe is a key partner with...

Police have issued a warning to members of the public to be vigilant following a series of thefts of catalytic convertors from motor vehicles in Torquay, Newton Abbot and Totnes.

Between Saturday 3 February and Monday 5 February 2018, there were three catalytic converter thefts in Devon.

The converters were stolen whilst vehicles were parked on the street outside the owner’s homes and also from vehicles parked on industrial estates. The vehicles being targeted are mainly Honda Accords.

Officers are advising the public to park their vehicles either under street...

Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw has praised the city’s forthcoming Cyber Security Awareness Week for leading the war against increasing online crime.

Mr Bradshaw said it was a timely reminder for all businesses to review their online security and prepare for General Data Protection Regulation coming into force in May, requiring companies to change the way they capture and store personal details.

Congratulating Exeter-based Bluegrass Group for organising a week long programme of free seminars and workshops, Mr Bradshaw said: ‘ Cyber Security Awareness Week is yet another excellent...