Business Daily

On Thursday (May 19) the Devon County Show – a three-day celebration of all things food and farming - begins its 121st event with visits from the most important politicians in British agriculture. EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Phil Hogan, and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Liz Truss, along with NFU President Meurig Raymond and CLA President Ross Murray, are meeting farmers at the curtain-raiser for the South West agricultural show season. They will join the thousands of visitors who will savour the best of Devon and have the opportunity to...

The University of Exeter Medical School has teamed up with World Extreme Medicine to launch the world’s first Masters programme to equip healthcare professionals to practice medicine in the world’s most remote and challenging environments.

The Extreme Medicine programme, endorsed by world-renowned explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, will upskill healthcare professionals providing them with skills to practice high-quality medicine in challenging environments including at altitude, in tropical or polar climates or in response to humanitarian crises. It will include hands-on scenarios to...

Local artists from Exeter teamed up with Race for Life's Battle HQ this weekend to capture the attention of the ladies of Exeter, and encourage them to sign up for Cancer Research UK's Race for Life. The artists are urging mums, daughters, sisters and friends to choose a Race for Life 5k, 10k or Pretty Muddy event and make it their mission to take part at Westpoint Exeter on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July. Capturing the power and passion of Race for Life, local performers Kathy Giddens, Kara-Jade Gelder, Maddie Whittaker and Arbor donned the stage in Princesshay Square dressed in...

One of Devon and Cornwall’s leading law firms has recorded exceptional financial growth in a year also lit up by a Sunday Times award, as it reveals its year-end figures. Stephens Scown LLP, which has offices in Exeter, St Austell and Truro, saw its revenue rise by 18% to £17.85m for the year ended April 2016, up from £15.1m in 2014/15. This increase exceeded the firm’s own target of £17m, and follows revenue increases of 12% and 13% in the two preceding years. The firm has continued to expand its client base in Devon and Cornwall and pursued a strategy of organic growth. Revenue growth...