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Coodes announces raft of promotions following an outstanding year

South West law firm Coodes Solicitors has announced the firm’s latest round of promotions in recognition of the exceptional talent and continued commitment across a broad range of practice areas.

Marking a landmark period of growth for the firm, Hayley Gaffney (Dispute Resolution), Laura Noble (Residential Property), Ben Sidgwick (Dispute Resolution), Kerry Tresidder (Residential Property) and David Usher (Personal Injury) have all achieved Partner status, reflecting the ambition within the business.

Understanding that experienced legal professionals can contribute...

Dartmoor Zoo awarded Santander Foundation grant

Dartmoor Zoo has been successful in its application for the Santander Foundation Charity Plus Grant.

Director Benjamin Mee visited the Plymouth Branch of Santander to collect a cheque for £4750.

Benjamin, appearing in the photo with Dawn Young, Helen Retallick & Sara Williams said: "This is a very important donation from the Santander Foundation.

"The money will be used to help improve disabled access at the zoo. I have been trying for eight years to get tarmac on the slippery path by the tiger enclosure, this grant will make that possible."

Helen...

Businessmen raise £23k for Nepal

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Tue, 05/05/2015 - 8:09pm

Two well-known businessmen who are on a 170-mile yomp from Devon to London have already raised more than £23,000 for the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund.

Paul Mattin, right above, and Nick Sprague are marching to the Nepali Embassy in London where they will deliver prayer flags and pay respect for the thousands of lives that have been lost.

Paul Mattin from Woodbury Salterton is a former Royal Marines Officer (Captain) who specialises in leadership and training. He has led numerous expeditions to Everest and is in close contact with friends from a Sherpa family living in the...

Chiefs star Slade up for RPA award

Exeter Chiefs star Henry Slade has been nominated for the Rugby Players' Association (RPA) LV= Young Player of the Year Award 2015 as voted for by Aviva Premiership players based on performances in domestic rugby this season.

To qualify for the LV= Young Player of the Year Award players must have been 23 or under as of 1st September 2014.

The winner will be announced in front of a host of stars from the world of rugby at The RPA Players’ Awards 2015, to be held at Battersea Evolution, London on Wednesday 13th May.

The first of our nominees is Bath and England fly-...

Agency opens flagship office in Plymouth

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 05/05/2015 - 12:43pm

One of the UK’s largest letting agencies has opened up a flagship office in Plymouth.

Located on Mutley Plain, Martin & Co Plymouth specialises in providing a comprehensive range of lettings, sales and property management services.

The owners, Chris and Merolyn Whitaker have been involved in property investment for over 15 years and are now using their experience of being landlords, tenants and investors to run their own successful Martin & Co franchise in Plymouth. They’ve found that the service from estate and lettings agents varies widely and they intend to draw...

Exceptional year for Stephens Scown

One of Devon and Cornwall’s leading law firms has revealed its year end figures, showing strong growth to top off an exceptional year for the firm, which saw it named among the 100 best mid sized companies in the UK to work for by the Sunday Times.

Stephens Scown LLP, which has offices in Exeter, Truro and St Austell, experienced growth of 13%, taking its income to £15.065 million in the year ended April 2015. This builds on growth of 12% in the previous financial year.

Since 2011 the firm’s turnover has grown by 41%, representing strong organic, self-funded growth in Devon...

New partners and associates at Michelmores

Authored by Michelmores
Posted: Tue, 05/05/2015 - 6:14am

Michelmores LLP has appointed four new Partners and three new Associates at its Exeter and London offices – bringing the Firm's partnership to 62.

James Baker, an employment specialist and David Thompson, Head of Michelmores' Food & Drink team, have been promoted from Associate to Partner – a particular accolade having both joined Michelmores as trainees and successfully working their way up to Partner level.

Angie Maxwell in the Medical Negligence team in Exeter, and Melanie Hughes, a Commercial Property specialist based at Michelmores' London office,...

Greenergy Plymouth wins gold again!

Greenergy’s Plymouth fuel terminal has won a second consecutive Gold RoSPA award for its on-going commitment to safety improvement. The terminal has been part of the awards scheme for the past six years, having been previously awarded four Silver awarded awards.

Greenergy has owned the Plymouth terminal – made up of the Cattedown and Mayflower fuel terminals – since 2008 having recently completed an extensive five year regeneration programme. The site is one of several in the city covered by Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) regulations, requiring the highest safety...

Food Festival lunch a hit with Exeter Chamber members

Over 110 people attended the April networking lunch which was held at the Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink. The event was sponsored by Living Coasts and Paignton Zoo and the presentation topic was sustainable fishing in the South West. The speakers included Felicity Sylvester who has over 25 years’ experience of teaching and demonstrations about seasonal local caught fish and shellfish. Felicity was a partner in Sylvester Seafoods - a trawling, potting and mussel collecting business in Appledore in 1980s and has sold a wide range of Devon smoked fish at local markets and online...

Leading Devon audiology service appoints new Chairman

Following a highly competitive recruitment process with a significant number of quality applicants, Dr Ian Reynolds has been appointed as the new Chair of Chime Social Enterprise, the NHS audiology partner and leading not-for-profit hearing service across Devon.

Ian has a significant pedigree in executive and non-executive roles across healthcare, science and regulatory sectors in both public and private business sectors and he will commence his new role with immediate effect. As Chief Executive of Nottingham Health Authority and also of private healthcare company, Priory Hospitals...

Providing adventures for 10 years

On May 5th local business owner Julian Carpenter is celebrating 10 years of business in Exeter.

South West Camper Hire has a range of classic and modern Volkswagen campervans, and Fiat motorhomes available for holiday hire.

Since starting the business 10 years ago South West Camper Hire, which is situated just off the A30 in Tedburn St Mary, has gone from strength to strength. The fleet currently boasts 8 vehicles, ranging from the 1960’s VW Transporter to the latest 2015 Fiat Ducato.

Over the last 10 years the vans have attended weddings and holidays across the...

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