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Exeter based Browne Jacobson first law firm to back national volunteering effort

UK and Ireland law firm, Browne Jacobson is backing a national effort to mobilise millions of volunteers while strengthening its employee volunteering offer, as a Founder Member of GoVo , the digital volunteering platform developed by Royal Voluntary Service.

Built in partnership with hundreds of charities, GoVo and GoVo for Business – the platform’s corporate interface - aim to expand the reach and impact of volunteering nationwide.

As a Founder Member, Browne Jacobson will work alongside Royal Voluntary Service, one of the largest volunteering organisations in Britain...

Thomas Westcott raises hundreds for Devon Air Ambulance

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 09/28/2016 - 12:14pm

A cheque for more than £460 has been handed to the Devon Air Ambulance charity by Thomas Westcott Chartered Accountants.

The money, totalling £462.85, was raised by the independent accountancy firm during its partners' attendance at agricultural fairs in Devon over the summer, including Holsworthy, Honiton, Okehampton, North Devon and Axe Vale.

Tracy Owen, Fundraising Manager for Devon Air Ambulance, said: "We would like to say a big thank you to Thomas Westcott for their continued support of our charity. Donations such as this make a huge difference in helping to keep...

Fore Street celebrates first successful flea market

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 09/28/2016 - 11:49am

On Sunday 18th September the Fore Street Collective hosted their very first Fore Street Flea Market, an event that saw the street closed to traffic to make way for a wonderful array of stalls and activity.

The local West Quarter traders took their chance to spread their wares on to the street, with many of the shops opening additional Sunday hours to capture the swarms of regular and new customers exploring the area. Long standing Fore Street favourite The Real McCoy specially hosted one of their legendary £1 yard sales, filling the McCoy’s arcade with hoards of happy bargain...

Cleaning company director found guilty of fraud

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 09/28/2016 - 6:09am

A company director who offered to clean carpets in Devon and West Sussex at rock-bottom prices before hiking them up by 1,000 per cent has been found guilty of fraud.

At Exeter Crown Court on Friday 23 September, Adam Joseph Vallier, 34, of Hannington Road, Pokesdown, Bournemouth, was convicted of misleading consumers following a five-day trial.

The successful prosecution follows an investigation by Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service.

Vallier traded under A Star Carpet Cleaning Ltd and Premier Carpet Cleaning Ltd from addresses in Dorset and Bournemouth...

Leading SW law firm named National Champion for UK

Leading law firm Stephens Scown LLP has been named a National Champion for the UK in The European Business Awards; Europe’s largest business competition set up to celebrate business excellence and best practice in the European business community.

The Awards, now in its 10th year, is supported by business leaders, academics and political representatives from across Europe, and this year engaged with over 33,000 businesses from 34 countries.

Stephens Scown – which has offices in Exeter, Truro and St Austell - has been chosen to represent the UK in the customer focus category...

PKF Francis Clark shortlisted for national award

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 09/27/2016 - 10:18pm

PARTNERS and staff at Exeter-based PKF Francis Clark are celebrating being shortlisted for the British Accountancy Awards 2016 in the category of National Firm of the Year.

The multi-award winning firm will now have to wait until a gala dinner at the Brewery in the City of London on November 29 to find out whether it will be adding to its already impressive array of national awards.

Andrew Richards, the managing partner at PKF Francis Clark said: “We are naturally delighted and honoured to make this prestigious shortlist particularly as it is judged by some of the most...

Sandy Park Junction upgrade to get underway

Work on improvements to the A379 Sandy Park Junction in Exeter will get underway on Monday (3 October).

The existing junction, which is currently used to access Sandy Park rugby ground and David Lloyd leisure centre, has a ‘left-in, left-out’ traffic system.

The £2.5 million upgrade will create a signalised junction which will allow all traffic movements – including right turns in and out of the site in order to improve access to planned employment and housing development in the Newcourt area of the city.

The scheme will stop the need for traffic effectively making...

Help add some sparkle to Killerton’s cider

Killerton’s annual apple harvest is fast approaching and the National Trust property is calling out for volunteers large and small to help with their ‘Big Pick Up’ weekends. This year looks to be a bumper crop and the trees are heavy with fruit which shows the summer rain was good for something after all!

Killerton needs your help to collect the fallen apples that make its award winning cider and apple juice. If you can help then join the ‘Big Pick Up’ weekends in Sparrow Park Orchard, Killerton on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October or on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October. Armed with...

RD&E Trust Chairman supports need for big changes in NHS in Devon

Speaking at the Royal Devon & Exeter’s NHS Foundation Trust’s (RD&E) Annual Members’ Meeting on Saturday 24 September, Trust Chairman, James Brent, highlighted the need for changes to be made to the way in which care is delivered in Devon but also said that people will need to take greater responsibility for their own health and well-being.

Mr Brent underlined the strong public support for the NHS but added, that “while we do brilliantly at delivering great care to our patients we know that how the system works as a whole is neither clinically nor financially sustainable....

Tributes to 'big hearted' biker who died after crash

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 09/27/2016 - 2:40pm

Tributes have been paid to Jerry Daniell, a “Big hearted man” who died following a serious collision in Newton Abbot on Thursday the 22nd September.

Emergency services were called to Shaldon Road at 2.10pm after the collision between a red Mercedes B180 and the black Yamaha V-Max motorcycle outside Milber Service Station.

The motorcycle rider, 53-year-old Jerry Daniell from Torquay, sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to Torbay Hospital where he sadly died the following day.

Jerry’s family paid the following tribute: “On the 23rd September we lost our...

Police seek witness to incident in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 09/27/2016 - 1:58pm

Police in Exeter have released the image of a man they wish to identify as they believe he may have witnessed a crime in the City Centre.

Detective Constable Mark Nagle, said: “Just after midnight on Friday the 16th of September, we responded to reports of two men on bicycles in Bampfylde Street in Princesshay, Exeter acting in a threatening manner.

“One of these men was seen to point what was believed to be a handgun and threatened a passer-by.

“We managed to detain both suspects later that night and located an imitation firearm; these two men are now on police...

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