Mobile phone network EE will bring 4G mobile broadband to Exeter before Christmas.

EE is the first mobile network to bring 4G to Exeter and will see customers get speeds up to five times faster than the current 3G network.

Lisa Perez, Regional Manager for the West Country, EE, said: “The arrival of 4G mobile in Exeter is great news for our customers. 4G from EE is like having fibre broadband to your mobile phone, and allows customers to access the content they care about without the frustration of pages being slow to load, or apps not connecting.”

In a survey of EE...

Exeter singer/songwriter Charlotte Ward is celebrating after reaching the national finals of the prestigious talent competition Open Mic UK.

Charlotte, 15, performed one of her original songs, Lies, taken from her first EP “Can I get a word in?” at the area heats in Fareham to win her place in the Open Mic UK Final at the NEC Birmingham in January. “I can’t believe it! Over 10,000 people entered the competition and I’m in the final 25 under-16s. It’s taking a while to sink in," she said.

Now in its fifth year, Open Mic UK has been described as “one of the toughest...

Exeter City Council has announced it will begin paying its staff the ‘living wage’.

64 council staff will see their hourly pay rise to £7.65 per hour from January 1 next year.

The decision is designed to encourage businesses in Exeter to also make the move onto the higher pay standard as the council believes it will boost the local economy. "Research has shown that people living in Exeter are some of the lowest paid in the south west," said Council Leader Pete Edwards. He continued: "Paying people a 'living wage' helps reduce poverty and dependence on benefits. It also...

Devon County Council is officially opening its brand new state of the art Recycling Centre which will serve Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary and the surrounding villages. The gates will open to the public on Tuesday 10 December 2013 at 11.30am The facility replaces the old centre at Woods Farm which is now inadequate to meet modern demands. It is located about 300metres south of the old centre on the C808 road near Bowd between Sidmouth and Ottery St Mary. The old site closes permanently at the end of Sunday 8th December 2013 and both sites are closed on Monday 9th December 2013 whilst equipment...

In this video local expert Nigel Wilkinson from WNW Design discuss the future of ecommerce.

Nigel gives his opinion on how the change in mobile technology is changing the way we do business and what he thinks we will happen in the future "Other technologies will be driving change in the next few years. Most Smartphones already have Near Field Communication or NFC capability, which allows contactless payment systems, which retailers in the UK have been slow to respond to but are now seeing the benefits."

To find out more you can contact Nigel by email at info@wnwdesign.co....

Devon businesses are only recruiting low numbers of young people looking for their first job since leaving education, according to research published today by Devon County Council.

The Devon County Council Workforce Skills Survey aims to better understand the issues and challenges facing businesses in Devon in relation to skills, with one of these areas being recruitment.

The research found that in the last three years, only a third (32 per cent) of businesses in Devon have employed someone in their first job since leaving school, 31 per cent since leaving a further...

Devon County Council’s public health team and Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) are celebrating after winning a prestigious public relations award for their joint winter messages campaign.

The Choose Well campaign, which encourages people to keep warm and stay healthy during winter, won silver in the Public Sector Campaign category at the 2013 Chartered Institute of Public Relations South West PRide Awards.

The Choose Well campaign used a colour-coded thermometer logo to remind people of the steps to take when feeling unwell,...

Prostate Cancer UK is staging its popular Jurassic Classic for a third successive year in Devon on Sunday, August 17th 2014.

The Jurrasic Classic caters for cyclists of all levels with distances ranging from 50 to 160km across three routes.

Prostate Cancer UK’s Head of Events Andy Sallnow said: “The Jurassic Classic was a huge success this year with over 1,100 people taking on those Devon climbs. We’re delighted to be returning to Devon and we hope even more people will join us in 2014.

"Prostate cancer is set to become the most common of all cancers by 2030 so we...

The National Trust's East Devon ranger team are running their next hedge laying event on Saturday 7 December at Lower Halsdon Farm.

Hedge-laying is a traditional method of maintaining and regenerating hedgerows and is generally carried out on a 12 to 15 year cycle. This helps prolong the life of the hedge, create a stock proof boundary as well as improving wildlife habitat.

The National Trust team believe their hedge laying event benefits more than just the hedges.

Kate Sheard, a Community Ranger, said: "Volunteering is a great way to meet new people and make...