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The Family Law Company has welcomed three additional team members to its Exeter offices.

Solicitor Thomas Glover will be lending his expertise to our Children Team, and divorce and unmarried couples cases alongside team leader, Gemma Sparks. Thomas studied Law at Liverpool University, moving back to Devon during Covid to work locally. He started in criminal law and finished his training contract with another firm where he spent a year in the family department where he discovered a genuine interest in being able to make a difference to people’s lives. Thomas is unusual in that he...

One of the country’s leading food and drink organisations, Food Drink Devon, is thrilled to announce the appointment of four new directors to its board. Committed to increasing Devon’s food and drink profile, the membership organisation represents Devon's finest food and drink producers, retailers, hospitality venues and related businesses. The announcement comes at an exciting time for Food Drink Devon which has grown to include 350 members.

Chaired by Greg Parsons, managing director of Sharpham Cheese, the four new board directors include Clare Bushby, managing director of...

National law firm Foot Anstey has announced the promotion of three of its lawyers to the firm's Partnership. Taking effect from 1 May 2024, the internal promotions bring the total number of Partners at the firm to 66

Joining the Partnership are:

• Anna Phillips – leading the firm’s charity property practice, from her base in Exeter.

• Lara Borrett-Lynch – Head of Affordable Housing, based in Southampton.

• Mark Greatholder – who leads Foot Anstey’s Commercial Energy practice from Bristol.

Announcing the...

Zeal Hotels held a topping-out ceremony for voco Zeal Exeter Science Park.

The four-star, 142-bedroom hotel, constructed with half the embodied carbon of a standard hotel, will generate 100 per cent of electricity consumed via the photo voltaic roof and wall panels, positioning it firmly in line with the 2050 Paris Agreement requirements and exceeding 2030 targets.

The building, which achieved the BREEAM Outstanding rating at the design stage, is currently on schedule in week 39 of a 75-week construction programme.

As a fully sustainable operation, produce will...