Accountants and business advisers Clive Owen & Co have promoted Nicola Bellerby and Peter Taylor as managers in their taxation and business development departments respectively.

Nicola, who lives in Kirby Sigston, near Northallerton, joined the firm three years ago as a qualified chartered accountant and plays a leading role in the tax department.

She was educated at Northallerton school, then graduated from Liverpool University with BSc Honours in mathematics.

Peter Taylor has been with Clive Owen for four years. As a business development manager, his role will embrace management accounting, information technology, cash flow forecasts, strategic and business planning and corporate finance.

Peter lives in the Yarm area.