Bideford news June 2014 Issue

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Bideford News

June 2014

Bringing you Bideford's News & Current Affairs

Bumper weather Means Bumper Crowds For Bideford Bike Show!

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19 year old man found guilty of cannabis possion. Read more pg 11

A crooked accountant who managed accounts for people and businesses of Bideford has now been jailed.

A crooked accountant who managed accounts for people and businesses of Bideford has now been jailed.

Robert Carpenter a accounant from barnsaple kept his business running by submitting tax returns for cash rebates.

Mr Carpenter who is well known in North Devon and is evan a member of the Charted Insitate of managment accountants.

He was his own boss of his own business called accountancy services. Where he handlde many accounts across North Devon.

He start to become crooked in 2007 and carried it on untill 2012 when he was caught.

Mr Carpenter who is now 64, from Recklake Close, Roundswell, Barnstaple, has addmitted two accounts od frauad. The firstinvolved 50,435.65 pounds in vat returns under a business called voicethrow LTD. which had rebates of 25,904.04 between the dates 2007 to 2012. The second was involving a business called accantacy services and payment from HM revenue and customs of 38,311.94 with vat returns of 46,649 between the dates 2007 and 2012.

Carpenter has now been jailed for 12 months by Judage Francis Gilbert, QC.

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Northam Community Association treasurer, jailed for four years for abusing a ten-year-old girl. pg 5

Heritage Day 2014

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