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National award for South West marketing firm for campaign tackling harassment against women

Bystander Intervention Campaign wins at UK Agency Awards

A campaign to help tackle harassment against women and girls in Exeter has won a major national award.

South West based marketing agency Program saw off competition from around the country at the UK Independent Agency Awards 2023 for their Bystander Intervention campaign for the Safer Exeter Partnership .

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Heart of the South West LEP Board members secure extended terms for smooth transition

The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has amended its Articles to ensure stability and continuity during the upcoming transition period.

In April 2023 Heart of the South West LEP members agreed to amend the LEP’s Articles, to retain the skills and knowledge of private sector Board members for up to a further three years. This move aims to provide essential...

George Collins hoping his team scores a win

Devon Dazzlers; small college team with big football dreams!

South Devon College’s Pro:Direct Academy 1st team has made it through to the final of the English College FA (ECFA) National Premier Cup.

After winning last year, the team hopes to be victorious once more.

“Up until 2019 the college had no real facilities for football. But thanks to investments from the Premier League and FA, we now have a state of the art sports centre and a 3G pitch...

Going for growth, Foot Anstey expands IP offering with team acquisition

Foot Anstey LLP has taken the next step in its growth journey by acquiring part of Clarke Wilmott's Intellectual Property team. This includes Partner Roy Crozier and his team of four Intellectual Property experts.

Foot Anstey's growing Intellectual Property team is headed up by Partner, Paul Cox, who have gone from strength-to-strength over the last five years. They act for many...

Foot Anstey's Islamic Finance team supports shariah-compatible acquisition of Vodafone HQ

The Islamic finance team at national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP has completed a shariah-compatible financing of Vodafone's Newbury-based global headquarters, The Connection, for Riyad Bank (London Branch) for an undisclosed sum.

The Foot Anstey team included Zahir Nayani (Partner) and Kate Heard (Senior Associate) who provided integrated legal advice on financial aspects of the 490,000...

All about prepaid cards features, risks and benefits

Prepaid cards are payment instruments whose name already suggests to the user that to use them, it is initially necessary to make a prepayment. This banking product focuses on the card itself and its functions, not on the account to which the card is linked. In this article, we'll look at the features of such cards in the U.S. and Europe and learn about their benefits and risks of use....

Luca and Mark with Ukraine volunteers

Festive cheer as milestone figure outstripped by organisation supporting Ukraine frontline medics

£1.7M of lifesaving supplies and medical training now delivered to the war torn country

Devon-based initiative Medics4Ukraine which sends regular supply convoys to Ukraine is ending the year in positive spirits after the value of its support surpassed its £1.5M target.

It’s now over 300 days since the conflict began and around 265 days since the first convoy left in April on...

Gandhi's Historical Letters: Conviction and Calls for Justice

Mahatma Gandhi is one of the most well-known figures who called for a peaceful pursuit of justice. In the face of injustices, he repeatedly wrote to supporters and opposing government officials from prison. Recently published historical letters show the conviction Gandhi had, and the way he sought to bring about reform.

Gandhi's Quit India Movement

Gandhi's calls for justice became...

Government urged to support regional mutual banks with £738 million dormant funds

The Heart of the South West LEP is urging Government to support the establishment of regional mutual banks, to help support SMEs and drive inclusive economic growth.

The Dormant Assets Scheme (DAS) allows banks and building societies to pay financial products which have not been used for several years, such as dormant bank accounts or insurance, into a fund for good causes.

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Foot Anstey advises Kocho Group Holdings Ltd on latest acquisition

The Private Equity team at national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP has supported and advised Kocho Group Holdings on its acquisition of Mobliciti Holdings Ltd and its subsidiary Mobliciti Ltd.

Kocho Group Holdings was born through uniting TiG, a leading cloud transformation and managed services providers, with Thirdspace, the experts in identity and cyber security, and it has made its...

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