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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...

Police spread Christmas cheer

Officers at Devon and Cornwall Police have been helping to spread some Christmas cheer this week as they pack up goodie bags for vulnerable older people.

Working in partnership with Neighbourhood Friends at Westbank the volunteers put together 140 Christmas goodie bags which will be distributed to some of the most vulnerable people across Exeter, East and Mid Devon.

Donated gifts include Christmas food, toiletries, books as well as crime prevention advice and fire safety information. Police staff, officers and Westbank colleagues have contributed generous hamper goodies at...

Chudley calls for more of the same

Will Chudley says Exeter Chiefs can’t afford to show the stars of Clermont Auvergne too much respect in Saturday’s European Champions Cup showdown.

One of the heavyweights of world rugby, Clermont currently lead the Top 14 standings and were beaten finalists in last season’s European Champions Cup after losing to Toulon.

Exeter head into the clash with Franck Azéma’s glittering squad knowing that defeat at Sandy Park without so much as a bonus point would leave their European campaign in dire straits.

But Chudley, whose form at scrum-half has been an integral part...

Chiefs side to face Clermont

Rob Baxter insists he and his squad need no reminding of the importance of tomorrow’s European Champions Cup encounter with visiting ASM Clermont Auvergne at Sandy Park (5:15pm). Having kicked off their return to Europe’s top tier with defeat to the Ospreys, the Devon club rediscovered their winning formula by securing a bonus point victory at home to Bordeaux-Begles. That success means as they prepare to hit the halfway stage of the competition, they lie second in Pool 5 behind the Welsh region who themselves came unstuck to Clermont at the Stade Marcel Michelin last time out. But whereas...

Southernhay Breakfast Club social diary

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Fri, 12/11/2015 - 10:50am

The last Southernhay Breakfast Club enjoyed a talk by the charismatic Joe McNulty and co. from "Theatre Learning". Joe runs a business where actors and theatre are used to get training messages across to groups.

At this fun session, attendees were given red and green cards to 'vote' on how well they thought the actors, who improvised a scenario between a manager and employee, were dealing with an everyday work situation. Trainers Andy and Elaine might have been 'hamming it up' a little, but they definitely held the audience's attention!

Southernhay Breakfast Club is a...

Devon to continue campaign to tackle pavement parking

Devon County Council says it will continue to pursue efforts for its parking enforcement officers to be granted more powers to deal with obstructive parking.

It comes after the House of Commons withdrew a motion for a bill to end Pavement Parking.

At today's (Thursday 10 December) Full Council meeting, Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Highway Management, expressed disappointment on behalf of the County Council at the decision.

Councillor Hughes said: “It’s extremely disappointing that this opportunity has been missed. North Dorset MP...

Exeter City v Liverpool tickets update

Excitement is building ahead of the Grecians' Emirates FA Cup Third Round match at home to Liverpool, but fans will have to wait until Friday to find out how to get tickets.

In a statement club chairman Julian Tagg said: "Thank you for your ongoing patience.

"The back office team are working extremely hard to finalise the arrangements for the Emirates FA Cup match against Liverpool. Once we have confirmation of the arrangements from the opposition, as well as a definitive date and time, a formal announcement will be released on the website and social media.

"At the...

Record numbers attend Lord's Taverners Christmas charity lunch

The Lord's Taverners Christmas lunch this year reached peak numbers, being attended by 630 business people, resulting in the largest event ever to be hosted by Sandy Park in Exeter.

The fundraising lunch began with a drinks reception then a delicious festive meal and bidding in the charity auction to win a private jet flight and lunch to Jersey, box at the Exeter Chiefs and rides in yachts and sports cars to name but a few.

A true or false quiz eliminated the room down to a winner for the top prize of an Xbox One and crackers were pulled to reveal lucky tickets and a host...

Stagecoach announces Boxing Day services

Stagecoach South West today confirmed that it will be running Boxing Day buses across Devon.

For the first time this will also include buses for North Devon and for Plymouth, building on the success of the Boxing Day services introduced in previous years in Exeter and Torbay.

Special timetables will operate on key routes in the Exeter area (A Thornpark Rise – Alphington, 5 Exeter – Crediton and 57 Exeter – Exmouth), North Devon (21 between Barnstaple, Bideford and Westward Ho!), Plymouth (1 Plymouth - Tavistock and 2/2A Saltash – Mount Batten) and Torbay (12 Brixham –...

Revealed: How to win at Exeter Monopoly

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 12/10/2015 - 12:05pm

It’s the world’s favourite family board game which last month had been celebrating its’ 80th anniversary. Now the secrets of how to break the Monopoly bank are laid bare by the company that has produced the official Exeter version of the board. A games brainbox has come up with the “perfect plan” of how to win at Monopoly – perhaps as elaborate as breaking out of the Monopoly jail itself! And he has adapted it to the official Exeter version which is going to be played by thousands of families over this festive period. Peter Griffin is a Cambridge University graduate and MONOPOLY...

Debt still a major problem in Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 12/10/2015 - 11:13am

Many Exeter residents are still facing a daily struggle with debt despite the UK’s gradual economic recovery and a fall in the number of people seeking advice, a leading debt charity has warned.

Figures released today by StepChange Debt Charity show that 618 people in the Exeter area called its helpline for advice in the first half of 2015 with average debts of £11,202. After they had paid all their essential bills, they had an average of just £15 left each month[i].

The figures coincide with StepChange Debt Charity’s new report, Navigating the New Normal, which shows that...

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