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.”
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 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,...
Moscow Magazine warmly invite you all to the launch night for their new album release - Sandbox.
Kicking off from 8.30pm at The Revelry on Exeter Quayside, the night will feature a full performance from the band with support from the Oxford math-rock group Bright Works.
Moscow Magazine have been based in Exeter for the last two years, and their quirky and upbeat blend of rock, funk and jazz is sure to have you feeling and moving.
The night is free entry, with limited-edition copies of the album available.
After the unprecedented success of this year’s awards, Taste of the West is delighted to announce that entries for the prestigious Product Awards and Hospitality and Retail Awards are now open for 2014.
The 2014 awards are taking place earlier than ever before, with the Product Awards judging set for early April, allowing winners a longer period of time to maximise the benefits of receiving these widely recognised accolades.
These highly sought after awards demonstrate the South West’s commitment to producing food and drink products of an outstanding quality.
Police have arrested a 32 year-old man in a firearm incident after a nearly four hour long standoff in Barnstaple last night (2 December). The man was threatening to harm himself and anyone who might approach him on Castle Street from around 4.00pm Police cordoned off the area closing down the Strand and the surrounding area in Barnstaple to ensure the safety of all parties. The man surrendered after a successful police negotiation and was arrested at 7:45pm. The police would like to thank the local community for their cooperation and patience during the period the cordon was in place....
Enjoy the talents of Harry Brockway, Hilary Paynter, Pam Pebworth and Howard Phipps on Saturday 7th December at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
The four local wood engravers will be meeting visitors of the museum at 2pm.
Visitors to Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) will be able to enjoy a drink with the artists and get a 5% discount on all artists’ gallery sales when an exhibition opens on Saturday 7th December.
The exhibition - Awake Through Years: Four Southwest Wood Engravers, runs from 7 December to 23 March.
