England's National Parks stand to benefit from improved mobile coverage in ways that respect their very sensitive environment, following a landmark agreement between National Parks England the Mobile Operators Association.
The agreement has attracted support and was launched by Government Ministers from DCMS, Defra and CLG.
The Accord was brokered between National Parks England and the Mobile Operators Association and aims to:
help communities living in National Parks to benefit from consistent high quality connectivity;
Exeter City Football Club marked the day of the World Cup Final (Sunday 13 July 2014) by holding a special international tournament. The Club once again celebrated diversity in the local community when its 10th annual summer 5 a-side tournament was held at the University of Exeter’s Streatham Sports Complex. The competition encourages participation from local black and minority ethnic teams and attracted players from many different parts of the world.
Sixteen teams battled it out for the One Game One Community trophy with Pegland United from Budleigh Salterton the worthy winners....
Summer is here and once again the call of the cuckoo has fallen silent across Dartmoor.
Because even though the cuckoo may be one of our most well-known birds, the adult birds only spend about 2 months of the year in this country. The rest of the time they are on their way to, or in their wintering grounds south of the Sahara.
For the past two springs Devon Birds (DB) has teamed up with Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) to fund the satellite tagging of Dartmoor cuckoos to track their movements between Dartmoor and Africa.
This autumn, RHS Garden Rosemoor is bringing together shows, festivals, exhibitions, foodie activities, family days out, talks and more with events and activities to delight and inspire every garden lover.
Here are just a few of the highlights:
September
5 – 7 Sept: West Country Craft Fair, RHS Garden Rosemoor The West Country is a popular base for many craftspeople given the landscapes, materials and inspiration available. Rosemoor has brought together more than 40 artisans from across the South West to demonstrate the beauty and creativity of the products they...
A new initiative that uses superheroes to teach Religious Education at a school in Cornwall has won a national award.
The distinctive characters, called Know-it-all-Nicky, Debate-it-all-Derek, Ask-it-all-Ava and Have-a-go-Hugo, were created by a University of Exeter education expert in collaboration with a primary school specialist leader of education from Sir Robert Geffrey’s School in Saltash.
Now, this novel approach to teaching RE has been recognised at the Times Educational Supplement School’s Awards ceremony by winning the Humanities Award.
Tiverton and Honiton MP Neil Parish joined Cancer Research UK scientists in Westminster to find out more about the charity’s inspiring new plan to accelerate progress and help save more lives in the South West.
Neil Parish was there to find out the part he could play in helping to achieve Cancer Research UK’s ambition that within 20 years three in four of all cancer patients diagnosed will survive at least ten years.
He had the opportunity to participate in interactive experiments with cancer researchers, learning about the biology of cancer and cutting-edge work to bring...
A lost novel by a popular World War One soldier poet has been discovered in a garage and turned into a play which is soon to be performed at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham.
FW Harvey was best known for his poetry and came to be seen as the voice of the Gloucestershire soldier and later of the prisoner of war.
His wartime publications sold extremely well, and for a time he was much better known than now-familiar contemporaries such as Wilfred Owen, Edmund Blunden and Isaac Rosenberg.
A brown envelope found in a garage revealed what promised to be a novel by Harvey...
Hatherleigh Care Village hosted its annual Summer Fete last weekend and it was a huge success. Residents of the Care Village enjoyed a BBQ, live music from the Diamond Duo, a visit from the Fire Brigade and lots of lovely stalls.
PSP Healthcare, the innovative company which is pioneering the way in the provision of care and accommodation for the elderly in the South West and Wales, recognise the importance of providing stimulation and activities for our residents which enable them to continue living social an active lives for as long as possible.
If you are looking for something to do or somewhere to go this weekend, there’s plenty to choose from in our guide to What's On in and around Exeter.
Soften the Grey Friday & Saturday, 7pm, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter When a young man dies tragically in a diving accident, he naturally assumes it’s game over. But when he arrives in a strange Citizens’ Advice Bureau for the deceased, staffed only by an eccentric and mysterious receptionist, things start to get a little confusing. Taken on a whistle-stop tour of the afterlife and of his past, the dead diver is shown a glimpse of...
