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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...

Flexible working spaces to be extended

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 12/14/2015 - 12:37pm

Business are set to benefit from Council plans to increase the availability of flexible working spaces across the county.

With an estimated 20 per cent of Devon's workers working from home, the Council says more flexible working hubs are needed.

Councillor Andrew Leadbetter, the Council’s Cabinet Member responsible for economic growth, says the county relies a great deal on its small, sometimes home-based businesses, and support to the industry makes Devon a more vibrant, prosperous and attractive place to other business looking to relocate.

In response, the Council...

Exeter hotel raises grand total for charity

The Magdalen Chapter in Exeter have this week announced a grand total of £1,500 raised for Farms For City Children this year. 2015 is the hotel's first year working with the charity and this figure will fund entirely for six children to experience a whole week on one of the Farms For City Children farms.

To celebrate the total, General Managers Fiona Moores and Louise Todd of The Magdalen Chapter invited the team in to raise a glass - christmas cocktail even! - to this wonderful figure.

Guests of The Magdalen Chapter have been generously donating since December last year,...

Still time to apply for new ‘safer’ Electoral Register

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 12/14/2015 - 10:19am

East Devon’s Electoral Registration Officer praises his young electoral services team for doing a great job on new 2016 Electoral Register

East Devon District Council has just published its new electoral register for 2016. This is the first register to be published following completion of the transition to Individual Elector Registration (IER).

The new IER replaced the discredited householder registration system, which the previous Government had decided was no longer fit for purpose and, which was potentially open to significant fraud. It is now a legal requirement for...

Successful year for Exeter Junior Chamber

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 12/14/2015 - 10:15am

Exeter Junior Chamber has delivered business skills training to over 100 young business men and women in 2015. Over the past year, the group, a sub-committee of Exeter Chamber of Commerce and Industry has run training on topics including presentation skills and self-management with the seminars led by local training consultant and business coach, Judy Salmon.

Judy said: “It is great to see so many young business people willing to learn and develop important skills which are needed for business. There is a great pool of talent in the next generation of business leaders in Exeter and...

Waldrom keen to build on win

Two-try hero Thomas Waldrom insists Exeter Chiefs always believed they could beat Clermont Auvergne despite going 14-3 down inside 20 minutes.

The Chiefs got stung by two early converted tries from Hosea Gear and Aurelin Rougerie but responded brilliantly with a brace from Waldrom and late scores from Don Armand and Mitch Lees.

It secured the bonus point for Rob Baxter’s side and puts them top of pool two after three games, ahead of next weekend’s vital return fixture in Clermont.

“It’s a big result,” said Waldrom, who scored tries in both halves. “We talked in the...

Browne Jacobson records solid first half financial performance

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 12/13/2015 - 6:06pm

Browne Jacobson has announced its financial performance for the first half of the 2015/16 accounting year with revenues totalling £30.8m up from £28.6m, a rise of 7.5% on the first six months of 2014/15.

The figures follow on from the firm’s impressive 2014/15 financial year results which saw revenue rise 17.2% to £58.9m with profits reaching £16.2m, a 26% year-on-year increase.

Managing Partner, Iain Blatherwick, said: “We have had a promising half year and these figures are in line with our expectations.

“Growth is being generated across the business with our...

Cranbrook Railway Station opens

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 12/13/2015 - 5:04pm

Cranbrook residents celebrated the opening of the town's new railway station yesterday (Sunday 13 December).

The first train to arrive was the 08:46 from Salisbury, which took passengers to Exeter Central before continuing on to Exeter St David’s.

The opening of the new station means residents in the town will be able to travel to Exeter in less than ten minutes.

Devon County Council and the Cranbrook New Community Partners have funded the project, which has been delivered on their behalf by Network Rail.

The single platform station will be served by hourly...

Leader praises East Devon Royal Mail workers’ outstanding delivery

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 12/13/2015 - 10:39am

The Leader of East Devon District Council, Councillor Paul Diviani delivered Christmas greetings in person on Tuesday 8 December to busy Royal Mail staff at the delivery office in Honiton.

Councillor Diviani was shown around the building by Delivery Office Manager Barry Marshall who introduced him to hardworking postmen and women, who ensure East Devon residents receive their Christmas mail.

"This is my annual early morning visit to the delivery office at Christmas and I was blown away yet again by just how much effort our posties put into delivering mail for people at this...

Baxter praises victorious Chiefs

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Sun, 12/13/2015 - 10:07am

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter was full of praise for his side as they made it back-to-back victories in this season’s European Champions Cup with a 31-14 victory at home to ASM Clermont Auvergne.

Despite trailing 14-10 at the break to last season’s beaten finalists, the Chiefs produced a stunning second half showing that yielded not only 21 unanswered points, but also saw them claim the all-important four-try bonus point.

Early on, however, it was the Top 14 leaders who used the elements to put themselves in charge as they claimed converted tries through Hosea Gear...

Chiefs storm to bonus point win

Exeter Chiefs 31 ASM Clermont Auvergne 14: Match report

New England coach Eddie Jones witnessed first hand what many in the Westcountry having been bleating on about for some time – Exeter Chiefs are the fast becoming the growing force within the European game.

Not content with proving their worth in the Aviva Premiership, now Rob Baxter’s side blooded the nose of one of the star names within the Champions Cup, sealing a maximum haul against visiting ASM Clermont Auvergne.

Three years ago it was the French outfit who were ruling the roost, twice dispatching of Devon...

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