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Westcotts marks 40 years of supporting South West businesses

Westcotts, one of the South West’s leading firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers, has celebrated its 40th anniversary - marking four decades of providing trusted advice and specialist expertise to individuals, SMEs and organisations across the region.

Founded in Honiton in 1985 by Richard Thomas, Westcotts has grown from a single office into the major regional firm it is today - with a team of more than 300 working across a network of offices across Devon, Somerset and now Wiltshire.

Throughout this period, the firm has maintained a strong commitment to...

New Police and Crime Commissioner gets down to business

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 05/12/2016 - 11:42am

Alison Hernandez will mark her first day as Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) by visiting one of the key organisations that will help deliver her priorities to the people of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Ms Hernandez, will visit Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFE) in Queen Street, Exeter, a specialist service for those affected by domestic violence and abuse – one of the 70 accredited organisations that forms the PCC’s victims care network.

“Last Thursday the people of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly elected me as their Police and Crime...

Teignbridge to host free landlord open evening

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 05/12/2016 - 11:17am

Teignbridge District Council is holding a free open evening for anyone interested in letting property.

The event covers all areas of buy to let and brings together experts and industry providers under one roof, giving landlords the opportunity to network and gain all the information they need to run tenancies effectively.

Open to all Teignbridge landlords, the free open evening takes place on Thursday 19 May at Old Forde House from 4.30pm-8pm.

No booking is required, with free parking and refreshments provided.

Featuring over 30 exhibitors, trade stands and...

Allegations regarding new PCC referred to police watchdog

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 05/12/2016 - 10:59am

Andrew White, the OPCC Chief Executive, has today made a referral to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), regarding the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall Alison Hernandez.

This referral has been made in full consultation with the Chair of the Police and Crime Panel, Councillor Roger Croad and is in line with statutory process.

The referral relates to allegations about election expenses and potential breaches of electoral law on expenses in the Torbay constituency during the 2015 general Election campaign, where Alison Hernandez was the...

New recruits and new tour programme for Exeter Red Coat Guides

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 05/12/2016 - 10:42am

With sixteen different tours to choose from, and six new Red Coat Guides joining the team, Exeter City Council is celebrating the launch of a busy Summer Tour Programme.

The Council has been providing free Red Coat Guided walking tours of the city for twenty-eight years. To keep up with demand, a training programme for willing volunteers has taken place every couple of years, with this spring seeing the successful recruitment of six new Guides.

After five months of training, the new Guides were presented with a certificate and the coveted Red Coat Blazer at the Lord Mayor’s...

#MyRedThumb reminds motorists Be smart – don’t use your phone while driving

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 05/12/2016 - 10:41am

The dangers of riding and driving while using hand-held mobile devices is being highlighted during My Red Thumb Day - today.

The road safety awareness campaign, on Thursday 12 May, was launched in Devon in 2014 as a multi-agency road safety initiative and has since grown to become a national event.

The social media campaign aims to raise awareness of the risks of distractions, specifically those associated with using a mobile phone, while driving.

It’s illegal to ride a motorcycle or drive using hand-held phones or similar devices, and the rules are the same if you’...

Tanya builds homes and career with Barratt

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 05/12/2016 - 10:38am

Barratt Homes’ latest management trainee is citing valuable experience gained working within the industry’s production administration as the key to her success.

Tanya Overton-Summers began her promising career almost by accident - when taking on the role of receptionist within a housebuilding company at the age of 20, Barratt’s new trainee assistant site manager quickly showed her potential.

“From being a receptionist with another builder, I moved into the role of production administrator - which involved a whole range of construction-related activities, including health...

Forging business alliances - In a Nutshell

Authored by Bitpod
Posted: Thu, 05/12/2016 - 8:29am

Oliver Dax from Monkey's Paw Consultancy, shares his expert advice on how to go about forging effective business alliances. He discusses the importance of building strong business relationships and how, despite not costing anything to do so, these relationships, if managed well, can be incredibly lucrative.

'Creating a habit of feeding alliances so that they feed you back is an excellent way to generate high return, zero cost business' says Oliver.

To find out more contact Oliver via email at oliver.dax@monkeys-paw-consultancy.com or call him on 07745 659898

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Shearings partners with SW Coast Path to attract walkers

The Shearings Hotel Group, an award-winning UK-based hotel operator with hotels all along the South West Coast Path, has teamed up with the South West Coast Path Association to help guests enjoy the coastline and offer great breaks for walkers.

The two Shearings hotel brands, Bay Hotels and Coast & Country Hotels, specialise in leisure breaks and are found in stunning locations around the UK.

The partnership will enable guests, staying at both hotel brands in the south west region, to access walks specifically suited to their abilities along the 630 miles of stunning...

SW housing market dips for first time in 13 months

Interest from South West house buyers has dropped for the first time since February 2015 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Following the buy-to-let rush that preceded the 1 April tax rise deadline and with increased uncertainty surrounding the upcoming EU referendum interest from buyers dropped in April with 17% more chartered surveyors reporting a fall rather than a rise in demand.

The fall in demand is evident across the majority of the UK with respondents in many parts citing the referendum as a factor...

More volunteers helping more people, says Citizens Advice Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/11/2016 - 10:24pm

Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, has published its annual advice trend statistics for the year-ending 31st March 2016.

The charity has recruited 29 more volunteers over the last 12 months and this is reflected in the annual results, with the charity helping 36% more people with their advice and information needs since April 2015.

Chief Executive Steve Barriball said: “I congratulate and thank our volunteers for the work they do each and every day. With the introduction of Universal Credit, and other changes, there is more that we can do, and we will. I...

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