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

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 and 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, business planning and corporate finance.