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Foot Anstey strengthens Partnership with strategic promotions

National law firm Foot Anstey has announced the promotion of three of its lawyers to the firm's Partnership. Taking effect from 1 May 2024, the internal promotions bring the total number of Partners at the firm to 66.

Joining the Partnership are:

  • Anna Phillips – leading the firm’s charity property practice, from her base in Exeter.
  • Lara Borrett-Lynch – Head of Affordable Housing, based in Southampton.
  • Mark Greatholder – who leads Foot Anstey’s Commercial Energy practice from Bristol.

Announcing the news of the promotions, Martin...

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Lapford Parish Council Awarded £2,500 from Calor to Instate Fibre Optic Broadband Access

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/02/2017 - 11:56am

Lapford Parish Council is celebrating after being awarded a grant of £2,500 by energy provider Calor, to install fibre optic broadband access to around 60% of the properties in Lapford Village, including the primary school. The grant is part of Calor’s Rural Community Fund.

Calor’s Rural Community Fund asked local organisations to apply for funding for rural community projects, with winners eligible to receive a grant of up to £5,000.

The aim of the fund was to give off-grid communities the chance to gain grants for projects that will improve local life. There were three...

Surprise Star Performer in Chilcotts latest sale

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Wed, 08/02/2017 - 11:50am

A clock in bits was the surprise performer at the recent Chilcotts Auctioneers Fine Arts, Antiques and Collectors Items sale in Honiton.

The clock, more correctly known as a chronometer, was made by important clock makers ‘Kelvin, White and Hutton’. It came from a Mid-Devon family, and was a treasured family heirloom - until they decided to restore it.

The chronometer was taken to a clock restorer, who dismantled it but was unable to put it back together again. He returned the piece to them in bits, together with a note saying he could not reassemble it - and that he was...

How to Convert Business Solutions into Cash Incentives

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/02/2017 - 11:34am

As a business owner, you never switch off from coming up with new ideas, do you?

Another business venture; a new way to make your existing business run more efficiently; ideas to reduce costs and overheads. It’s those ideas that got us to where we are today, and which make our businesses successful.

What if I were to tell you that those ideas in themselves could be a financial asset to your business? Has that got your attention?

Let me share with you my experience of a little-known tax advantage that could benefit your business and financial standing. R&D (...

£5 million resurfacing improvements for North Devon Link Road

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/02/2017 - 9:02am

The North Devon Link Road is to undergo a major £5 million upgrade of its road surface and drainage, Transport Minister Jesse Norman has announced.

Sections of the A361 will be improved, following Devon County Council’s successful bid for Challenge Funding. Devon is one of nineteen areas across the country to receive a share of £75 million of government investment for essential road maintenance. The Minister confirmed that Devon will receive £4.25 million from the Department for Transport to improve the road surface on parts of the North Devon Link Road. The remainder of the scheme...

Making Exeter safer and clamping down on anti-social behaviour

The streets of Exeter are set to become safer following the introduction of a new scheme aimed at reducing antisocial behaviour (ASB).

The Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) - approved by the City Council last year, will help the police deal with nuisances or problems detrimental to people’s quality of life. Any money raised through fines will be used to help fund community schemes.

Signs are now in place across the city explaining how the PSPO works and what areas it covers.

The PSPO covers the city centre, parts of St Thomas, and includes Bury Meadow, Bull...

Exeter Chiefs legend Gareth Steenson and polar explorer Ann Daniels kick off Astley Media’s Inspired series

Exeter Chiefs’ Gareth Steenson and polar explorer Ann Daniels are set to inspire the region's business community when they speak at a ‘Road to Resilience’ event on 5 October.

The one-day event in Exeter will also see appearances from business leaders including Robert Camp, Managing Partner of UK Law Firm of the Year* Stephens Scown.

Exeter Chiefs' record league points scorer Gareth Steenson will be talking about developing a resilient mindset and the lessons he has taken from a lifetime in rugby. Ann Daniels, one of the only women on the planet to trek to the North and...

Police praise public resposnse to knife amnesty

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/01/2017 - 12:09pm

Over 400 knives were handed in to police during a knife amnesty last week (I7 – 23 July, 19 – 26 in Plymouth)

This is twice as many as were surrendered during the last week-long police knife amnesty, held in November of last year.

All of these knives are out of circulation and no longer at risk of falling into the wrong hands. All of the knives and bladed items will be destroyed.

Figures from Cornwall, where knives could be handed in at police enquiry offices in Camborne, Bodmin, St Austell and Truro, show that 68 items were handed in.

140 items were...

PKF Francis Clark achieves Gold Standard rating for Cyber Security

Authored by Proteus
Posted: Tue, 08/01/2017 - 10:30am

New data protection regulations have post-Brexit trade implications

In anticipation of the introduction of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations), an EU-wide stricter version of the current Data Protection Act which come into force in May 2018, PKF Francis Clark have got ahead of the game by achieving a Gold Standard IASME accreditation for cyber security the highest of the four levels of accreditation available.

IASME (Information Assurance for Small and Medium sized Enterprises) is one of the 5 accreditation bodies set up by the UK Government to roll out the Cyber...

Ryan Brunt signs for Exeter City

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/01/2017 - 10:06am

Striker Ryan Brunt has put pen to paper on a permanent contract at Exeter City. Brunt, 24, has been training with the Grecians during pre-season and has impressed manager Paul Tisdale enough to earn a contract at the club. Brunt, who started his career off at Stoke City, has not played a competitive match for 16 months having suffered a serious knee injury playing for Plymouth Argyle in a match against Barnet in March 2016. However, Tis admits he has been impressed by Brunt’s performances in training and pre-season matches. He has yet to play a full 90 minutes for the Grecians but has...

Three quarters of South West SMEs have no plan to deal with business disruption

• Disruption a universal fear for South West business owners – 98% express concern • Yet just 7% have a plan in place to address disruption • Uncertainty over government policy and regulation tops the worry list with almost half (49%) of South West business owners concerned.

A staggering 93% of South West SME business owners have no plan to help them cope with disruption, according to a new study by top 15 UK chartered accountants Haines Watts.

Yet while worries around disruption are almost universal (98% express fears), just 7% of leaders have a plan. Over half are not...

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