Rural communities in mid Devon and west Somerset have received a huge boost to their broadband, thanks to Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) in partnership with Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Exeter based broadband provider Technological. A £350,000 investment through the Rural Gigabit Voucher scheme and CDS’ Community Challenge Programme has enabled Technological to deliver a full fibre network to over 180 premises in a number of hard to reach rural areas – with a further 400 in construction and 120 scheduled to be connected early next year. The full-fibre...

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Essentially, estate planning involves writing down what you want to happen with your estate after your death. This is normally done using wills, trusts, different directives and specific appellatives on your bank accounts.

Talking about this topic and planning things that will happen after you die can be emotionally very stressful and many people are hesitant to even start. On the other hand, estate planning administers such complexity, that people usually feel intimidated to make such...

Among other things, the place of work should be an environment where people feel safe and secured. Vacuuming and dusting although good, it’s simply not enough. There are numerous invisible enemies lurking on your office furniture and they need to be eliminated in a proper way. To keep your workspace in the tiptop condition is important and there are several things you need to do for this to happen.

Let’s check out what are the best ways to keep your office clean and safe.

Microorganisms are one of the ways a person might get some type of...

Temporary workers will remain in demand throughout January due to the number of people returning Christmas presents, a leading recruiter has said.

Typically around 25-30 percent of items bought online are sent back, and this is likely to rise in the new year.

Berry Recruitment, which works from nearly 40 branches across England and Wales and has a branch in Exeter, said various roles are required to deal with returns.

It also means the predicted drop in employment rates expected in January could be delayed.

Lee Gamble, managing director of Berry...

A driving test can be a daunting and nerve-racking experience, especially if you have waited for the day for a long time. Recently, driving tests have been allowed to take place again after national lockdowns and restrictions were lifted, due to the pandemic. Some areas, such as in Birmingham, has seen wait times of up to 15 weeks for taking a test, with other places seeing just three weeks.

Whatever the length of time you have between your lessons and your driving test, there are several ways you can prepare yourself and make sure you feel completely ready. In this guide, we’ve...

Exeter’s Sancho’s , founded by Kaldidan Legesse & Vidmantas Markevicius, has won the High Street Shop of 2020 Award in the inaugural Holly & Co The Independent Awards 2020 , winning an incredible, life-changing £10,000 cash prize.

Sancho’s was amongst 50,000 UK small businesses nominated for The Independent Awards 2020 via the @Holly.co Instagram community , and was announced a winner at the virtual Holly & Co Independent Awards ceremony on Thursday 17 December 2020, following a public vote & by impressing the expert panel judges including Mark Constantine OBE,...

In today’s increasingly digital society, software solutions have become a necessity when it comes to running a business effectively. Brands can no longer afford not to have some kind of online presence both inside and outside the workplace, which means the effectiveness of your software solution could have a profound impact on your success as a business overall.

The right operating systems are able to offer a company endless possibilities, no matter the size or industry. If you have been...

We all know that first impressions are important – with homes, as well as people. As a homeowner, there are few things better than when a guest comes into your house and feels instantly relaxed and welcome. This is a more difficult thing to achieve than you might imagine, requiring some work and preparation on your part, but fear not. By following the simple steps listed below, you can create a home anyone would be thrilled to enter.

A person's impression of your home starts to form before they even step inside. When they're standing on your front step waiting...

Exeter’s Tesco stores have joined a city-wide effort to contribute food and gifts to children and families in critical need of support this festive season.

It is estimated that more than 700 families in the city may go hungry this Christmas. Tesco has responded by donating to a local Christmas Hamper campaign to provide the vital support families need.

Ian Dyer, Store Manager at Tesco Exeter Vale, said: “In what has already been a challenging year, it’s important that we do whatever we can to make sure children and their families do not go hungry this Christmas. We are...

Devon County Council’s highways teams are bracing themselves for the possibility of further issues on the county’s roads later this week, with another spell of heavy rain forecast.

Rain and strong winds on Friday and Saturday made it a busy weekend for the County Council, and there is more to come with a Yellow Weather Warning for rain issued by the Met Office for the whole region from 6am on Wednesday until 6am on Christmas Eve.

On Friday and over the weekend, flooding was reported on the A390 Gulworthy, A381 Abbotskerswell, A377 Umberleigh to Bishops Tawton, and A39...