An Exeter library is one of the selected locations to be a part of BT and Barclay’s innovative community based programme.
In March 2015 BT and Barclay’s joined together to promote a scheme in which 100 libraries around the UK will receive free WI-FI.
BT found 80 percent of people in the south west rely on the internet for local community involvement, and Exeter’s Pinhoe Library is to receive free WI-FI to boost this.
36 percent of people in the south west said they use free WI-FI to access local information, and empowers them to gain new experiences when finding out...
Exeter Quay will once again be host to the City of Exeter Rowing Regatta on Saturday 9 July for a full day of sprint racing at the historic quayside.
The Regatta at Exeter Quay is a great day out for the family. Parents and youngsters can be inspired by the action and families can also relax in the cafes and bars. The first race is at 10:00am and racing continues through-out the day ending at 6pm with the mens’ open eight.
Paul Wilson Exeter Regatta Chairman said: "Exeter Regatta has steadily grown in popularity and the number of competitors and events continues to rise. At...
Plans to give rail passengers along the South Western network more trains, more space and faster journeys were today (4 July) announced by Rail Minister Claire Perry. The Department for Transport has published documents setting out how bidders for the new South Western franchise will be required to provide plans for:
At least 95 additional services on weekdays from December 2018.
A doubling of services along the London Waterloo to Reading and Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside routes from two to four trains an hour.
A solicitors in Exeter is offering free legal drop in sessions.
Simpson Millar Solicitors is holding free legal surgeries beginning on the 6 July 2016 from 10.30 am to 1.00 pm.
The sessions will be held at Wonford Community and Learning centre, and will provide legal advice on many areas of law such as community care, court of protection, and life changing injuries.
Free parking will be available as well as tea and coffee.
There will also be other sessions held for upcoming months on the 3 August, 7 September, and 5 October.
Exeter Quay will once again be host to the City of Exeter Rowing Regatta on Saturday 9 July for a full day of sprint racing at the historic quayside.
The Regatta at Exeter Quay is a great day out for the family. Parents and youngsters can be inspired by the action and families can also relax in the cafes and bars.
The first race is at 10:00am and racing continues through-out the day ending at 6pm with the mens’ open eight.
With so many rowers taking part from ages 13 to over 70 you have the opportunity to see racing at all levels, and the chance to meet all the...
Three dairy champions have been recognised for their hard work within the industry.
Heather Wheeler, MP for south Derbyshire and Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton have both been awarded the annual Dairy UK award for their support of UK dairy farmers.
Heather Wheeler chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dairy. Neil Parish chairs the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee and is former chair of the Dairy APPG.
The third winner, Catherine Collins, winner of the Scientific Excellence Award, is a highly respected registered...
An Exeter-based waste management business, Devon Contract Waste, has secured a contract with Princess Yachts worth around £2.5million to manage the British luxury yacht manufacturer’s waste for the next three years.
The new contract will mean the majority of the commercial waste collected from six of Princess Yachts’ Plymouth sites – home to 2,050 staff – will be managed by Devon Contract Waste’s Zero to Landfill service which is unique in the South West. Princess Yachts is among the expanding group of businesses in the Westcountry spearheading the movement towards a cleaner county...
A sight loss charity in Exeter is holding sessions on how to use the internet in the upcoming weeks.
The Royal National Institute of Bling People (RNIB) is a charity set up to support those with sight loss, and with their online today project.
76 percent of adults now access the internet everyday as found in 2014 compared to 38 percent in 2012.
The project will provide 125,000 people with the knowledge of how to get online and use the necessary technology to enable them to make the most of the internet.
The sessions are free and will be held at the Resource...
