Vodafone, the mobile network company, is reaching out to the South West to apply for their new programme.
Rural community centres such as pubs, shops, and village halls are being encouraged to apply for Vodafone’s new programme, Community Indoor Sure Signal, if they have unreliable mobile coverage.
The programme will give the centre an Open Sure Signal box which will bring Vodafone indoor 3G mobile coverage to create a rural community hotspot.
It will be open to 100 rural community hubs and builds on the success of Vodafone’s Rural Open Sure Signal which provides 3G...
Join The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth for an evening stroll around the Sanctuary and use a bat detector to listen for bats as they fly and hunt for insects. Many species of bat use these woods, hedges and fields, and you’ll find out about these fascinating animals and how to identify their calls.
When: Friday 15 July 9:15pm
Where: The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0NU
What: During the Bat Walk, you will be taken around the woods, fields and hedges at Slade House Farm and shown how to use a bat detector so that you can listen for different species of bat as...
Temperance Lloyd, Susannah Edwards and Mary Trembles of Bideford were the last three women to be executed for witchcraft in Great Britain. High Wall Theatre present a striking retelling of their incredible true story. We imagine how in 1682, when witch trials were no longer a common occurrence in this country, three women came to be seen as a disturbing threat to the community they had once been part of. Follow Susannah and Mary, taken from famine-struck Bideford to Exeter gaol, then tried and hanged at Heavitree in a sequence of events with poignant and...
Up to 50,000 people are estimated to have visited the poignant 19240 Shrouds of the Somme Project in Exeter that depicts all 19,240 allied soldiers who fell on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
On the eve of the closing ceremony, due to take place on 7th July at 9pm, organisers say that in just one week they have been inundated with people from all over the UK, and beyond.
The project was opened in the city's Northernhay Gardens at 7:30am on 1st July, exactly 100 years since the whistle was blown to go ‘over the top' in one of the bloodiest battles in British...
On Tuesday 5 July, the children of Dunsford Community Primary school were honoured to be given the opportunity to hold and carry the Paralympic torch ahead of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The children carried the torch on a procession around the school in order to raise awareness of the Paralympic movement. The event was extra special because the torch will not visit any other country outside of Brazil. Head Teacher Ruth Alphey said, “We were thrilled to be given the chance to take part in something so unique. Every year group was involved in the torch procession and some of...
MTV UK has announced two more amazing acts for Day One of MTV Crashes Plymouth on Thursday 28 July.
Rising star of the moment Raleigh Ritchie and MTV favourite Anne-Marie will join the line-up in Plymouth’s hottest music event of the summer.
They will join previously announced acts Rudimental and Jess Glynne for what is set to be an epic night, hosted by the one and only Laura Whitmore on Plymouth Hoe.
Rudimental recently sold out London’s O2 Arena, touring their second number one album ‘We The Generation’ and multi-award winning Jess Glynne continues to dominate...
Researchers at The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital say the use of simple, specially developed protective socks could help thousands of older people in the UK who suffer from a debilitating skin condition.
The STOPCUTS pilot trial monitored the effects of wearing the socks on volunteers prone to skin tears, a common problem in the over 65’s.
A skin tear involves a piece of skin being peeled back to varying depths by a knock or scrape and occasionally leaving a flap of skin. This can sometimes be put back by doctors, but on occasion, the top layer of the skin is completely...
SITE managers working for local housebuilder Barratt Developments, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, have scooped two prestigious awards in a national competition to find the best-run building sites in Britain.
Bob Maund who works for Barratt Homes in Fremington and Jason Dugdale who works on site for David Wilson Homes in Exeter gained official recognition for the excellence of which they run their developments with a Pride in the Job Quality Award.
In Fremington, Bob is overseeing work at Riverside Park, a development of two, three and four bedroom...
This summer, three laugh-out-loud performances will entertain the crowds at Killerton near Exeter. The evening theatre shows will be brought to life by Heartbreak Productions and The Lord Chamberlains Men against the backdrop of the National Trust hillside garden. The entertainment kicks off on Thursday 14 July, 7.30-10pm, with Heartbreak Productions adaption of Oscar Wilde’s classic ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’. Expect hilarious mistaken identities as everyone learns the vital importance of being earnest. On Tuesday 2 August, 7-10pm, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men reimagine Shakespeare’s...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says he and his team are relishing kicking off another Aviva Premiership season against Wasps.
Having faced the Midlanders four times last season - winning all three Premiership meetings and losing at the death in the European Champions Cup quarter-final - the Chiefs will kick-off their seventh year in the top fight with a trip to the Ricoh Arena on Sunday, September 4 (3pm).
A week later and the Devon club will have an equally stiff assignment on home soil, welcoming reigning Premiership and European champions Saracens to Sandy Park in...
