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Amicus Law promotes Head of Commercial Property to Equity Partner

South West legal firm Amicus Law has appointed James Armstrong as its third equity partner, marking a strategic step to strengthen the firm’s commercial offering.

With immediate effect, James, who is the Head of the Commercial Property team, takes an equity stake in the business, becoming the youngest equity partner in the firm’s 20-year history. Qualifying in 2016, James joined Amicus Law in 2020 and is based at the firm’s Southernhay West office in Exeter, where he leads a team of commercial property specialists across the South West.

James comments: “I’m incredibly...

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Mystery of missing exoplanet water solved

Astronomers from the University of Exeter have helped shed light on the atmospheres of a group of planets which orbit stars outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.

Exeter academics led an international team of experts in analysing observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope.

Their combined power gave a detailed study of the atmospheres of 10 hot-Jupiter exoplanets – the largest number ever collectively studied – in a bid to understand their atmospheres.

Previously, scientists had been puzzled that they had not...

National recognition for dog friendly hotel

A Devon hotel is celebrating having received national recognition for the quality of its ‘dog friendly’ accommodation.

Elizabeth and Steve Morey own the award-winning Blagdon Manor restaurant and hotel near Ashwater and have been welcoming dog owners from across the country for 15 years.

The hotel has been awarded a ‘certificate of excellence’ for its positive reviews on the world’s largest travel site, Trip Advisor and also named in the Independent and London Evening Standard as one of the ‘Top ten dog friendly hotels in the UK’.

To further enhance their...

South Devon Highway opens

Devon County Council and Torbay Council, along with Galliford Try, have announced that the South Devon Highway is now open to traffic.

The new 5.5km dual carriageway opened to traffic in the early hours of Tuesday morning (15/12/15) in a phased process. Early on Monday evening a temporary closure of Hamelin Way, Torquay took place which enabled the removal of the roundabout at Kerswell Gardens and a final section of white lining painted on the intersections.

Following this phase, project staff, the traffic management team and members of Devon and Cornwall Police travelled...

Armand says bonus point could be vital

Don Armand says the bonus point secured in the final minute of Exeter Chiefs’ famous win over Clermont Auvergne on Saturday could be a vital lifeline in the race for a quarter-final spot.

Mitch Lees rumbled over from close range for Exe’s fourth try in the European Champions Cup tie after a spell of heavy pressure to make it a five-point win and give their hopes of qualification from Pool Two a huge lift.

Gareth Steenson converted to make the final score 31-14, and Rob Baxter’s men head to Clermont on Sunday with their European prospects looking healthy. “That fourth try...

Exeter Chamber supports local charities at Christmas networking lunch

Exeter Chamber of Commerce members are being offered the opportunity to enjoy their regular networking lunch with a difference – on Wednesday 16th December 2015 the Chamber’s popular lunch meeting will include a Christmas charity auction for its charity members.

The annual Christmas lunch, held at Mercure Southgate Hotel in Exeter city centre, gives charity members the chance to auction a prize for their cause to the Chamber members in attendance.

Items for auction this year include a ‘money can’t buy’ experience to go behind the scenes at Paignton Zoo to meet their Black...

MPs live far longer than UK average

Members of Parliament and Lords are likely to live far longer than the UK average, according to research involving the University of Exeter.

A PhD student at the University of Exeter Medical School worked with Just Retirement insurance to examine the number of deaths in almost 5,000 members of the two UK Houses of Parliament compared with the general population over a 65-year period, from 1945-2011.

They compared the observed mortality – or death rates - in members with the expected mortality of the general population, matched to the same sex or age of the member in the...

Say hello to Exeter’s Welcome Team

Exeter’s brand new Welcome Team took to the city’s streets on Monday (14 December).

The initiative, which has proven successful in other cities across the UK has been launched and funded by Exeter Business Improvement District (Exeter BID), and brings to Exeter a skilled team of Welcome People to help shoppers and tourists make the most of their time in the city by assisting visitors, monitoring the city environment and working with the businesses across the BID area.

Similar teams can be found throughout London and in Manchester, Birmingham, Canterbury, Chester and...

Santa brings joy to Exeter - by bus

Santa set a new ‘gold standard’ in travel when he arrived in Exeter on a luxury bus where he encouraged shoppers to donate and decorate themselves for charity!

Teaming up with Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF), Stagecoach South West brought Santa to Princesshay shopping centre on Friday December 11 on one of the company’s new Gold buses, which feature leather seats, extra legroom, free Wi-Fi and USB ports.

It was all in aid of ELF’s EARS 4 ELF day, which helps raise awareness and funds to help families across Devon affected by blood cancers and blood disorders. Shopper’s generous...

Exeter Rugby World Cup 2015 flags and banners go on sale

A one-off sale of Exeter’s Rugby World Cup 2015 official city dressing items has opened to the public.

Up for grabs are banners, flags and bunting used to decorate the city during the Tournament in September and October when Sandy Park hosted 3 pool matches.

All proceeds of the sale will be split between the Lord Mayor's charity, the Exeter Foundation, and 'BEEP', Business Empowering Employment Programme, a successful Exeter Rugby World Cup 2015 legacy project which attracted the attention of HRH Prince Harry when he visited Exeter during Rugby World Cup 2015. BEEP makes a...

Travel Grobag wins gold at Mother & Baby Awards

Wednesday 2nd December saw the experts in safe sleep scoop up a gold award at the annual Mother & Baby awards in London.

Genius in its design the travel Grobag has a clever opening allowing a five point travel harness from a car seat or pushchair to pass through enabling you to swap your baby from pushchair or car seat to cot without waking them and disturbing their sleep.

CEO Christian Jones comments; “We were thrilled to have achieved this coveted consumer award last night for Best Travel Product. The products are tested by consumers who put the travel Grobag through...

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Amicus Law promotes Head of Commercial Property to Equity Partner

Mystery of missing exoplanet water solved

National recognition for dog friendly hotel

South Devon Highway opens

Armand says bonus point could be vital

Exeter Chamber supports local charities at Christmas networking lunch

MPs live far longer than UK average

Say hello to Exeter’s Welcome Team

Santa brings joy to Exeter - by bus

Exeter Rugby World Cup 2015 flags and banners go on sale

Travel Grobag wins gold at Mother & Baby Awards

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