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Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029

Exeter City Council has today announced it will be submitting an expression of interest (EOI) for the prestigious UK City of Culture title. 

The City of Culture bid follows the culmination of five months extensive engagement and consultation with artists, creatives, cultural organisations and residents to shape the council’s commissioned new five-year Cultural Strategy for Exeter.

This will set out a clear ambition to become a leading city of culture. The new Exeter Culture Strategy is ambitious and will be delivered in partnership with the city’s cultural organisations...

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Child exploitation helpline launches

The ‘Say Something’ helpline targeted at children and young people with concerns about child sexual exploitation (CSE) has been launched this week. The new, free, 24/7 helpline number is: 116 000.

The helpline is run by the charity Missing People, in association with the National Working Group Network, and is funded by the Department of Education. Callers will be offered advice and, where appropriate, necessary or requested, access to the police to ensure protection and safeguarding.

Child Sexual Exploitation Lead for Devon and Cornwall Police, Detective Chief Inspector,...

Superfast broadband for remote spots

Connecting Devon and Somerset has announced that Airband will be the delivery partner for the next phase of the superfast broadband programme across Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks. The National Parks represent some of the most challenging terrain for connecting remote rural communities to superfast broadband.

Worcester-based Airband, founded in 2002 and a specialist in high speed wireless broadband for rural areas, will be responsible for connecting some 5,800 homes and businesses through a fixed wireless access network based in the National Parks. This is in addition to the...

Hughes targets big season ahead

Exeter’s Adam Hughes has admitted his first season at Sandy Park was a “big learning curve” for him as he adjusted to life with the Chiefs and the demands of the Aviva Premiership.

As one of a handful of fresh-faced arrivals brought in by head coach Rob Baxter last summer, the Welshman knew almost instantly he had been thrust into a testing new environment in Devon.

Having spent much of his professional career with the Newport-Gwent Dragons, the 25-year-old knew the time had come for a fresh challenge – and having spent a brief spell on loan with Championship side Bristol...

New guide for landlords and letting agents aims to improve standards for tenants

Local landlords and letting agents are being offered a free good practice guide in an attempt to drive up standards in Exeter.

The initiative is being launched by Exeter City Council in partnership with the newly formed Exeter Private Rental Forum.

The guide is aimed at helping landlords and agents understand their rights and responsibilities. It is hoped this will result in an improved service for tenants.

“We know there are landlords in the city who share our aim of driving up the quality and standard of private rented housing," said Cllr Heather Morris, Lead...

48-hour rail strike next week

The RMT’s ballot for both strike action and action short of a strike of all First Great Western members over the threat to jobs and safety from the introduction of the new Hitachi Inter-City trains has recorded overwhelming votes in favour: Members of the union will walk out for 48 hours from 18:30 BST on 8 July.

The union said a guard should be kept on every train, but FGW said having drivers controlling doors was safer and jobs would not be lost.

At the end of May the union confirmed that it had entered into dispute with First Great Western over the introduction of Super...

Beware of fraudulent Broadband Connection voucher suppliers

swcomms is warning businesses to be wary of Broadband Connection Voucher suppliers who are using them in a fraudulent or non-compliant basis.

The Broadband Connection Voucher scheme offers up to £3,000 to help SMEs, sole traders, registered charities and social enterprises take advantage of improved Internet connectivity options of 20Mbps download speeds or more.

As an approved Broadband Connection Voucher supplier, swcomms receives regular bulletins from BDUK, the body behind the Government-funded scheme.

The latest editions have revealed growing concerns about...

Big Beach Picnic celebrates the coast

It’s less than seven days to go to the biggest mass participation event the National Trust in the South West has ever organised. The Big Beach Picnic, taking place from 12 noon this Saturday (4 July), is happening at fifteen different locations across the South West. From Polzeath and Towan beach in Cornwall to Woolacombe and Branscombe beach in Devon to Studland and Weymouth beach in Dorset to Bossington and Brean Down beach in Somerset. A highlight of the 2015 South West Coastal Festival programme, the Big Beach Picnics are a free ‘mass participation’ way of celebrating 50 years of...

Sunny prospects for SW law firm

Two lawyers from South West law firm Stephens Scown recently travelled to a major intellectual property (IP) conference in San Diego, California - a trip which has helped to strengthen the firm’s international practice. Ben Travers, partner and head of IP and IT at Stephens Scown, and Tom Moore, IP specialist, went to California for the biggest ever International Trade Mark Association (INTA) annual meeting, which was attended by nearly 10,000 IP professionals from 140 countries. The event brought together trade mark specialists from around the world, with the opportunity to make new...

Samaritans praise John Lewis

The chair of the local branch of Samaritans says she is delighted with the contribution to the charity made by the Exeter John Lewis store.

“We’re enormously grateful to John Lewis for a really generous donation of £1,020” explains Bridget Neligan, chair of Exeter Mid & East Devon Samaritans.

“Samaritans relies entirely on voluntary donations - we receive no grants and no official funding - so we’re extremely grateful for each contribution. I would also like to thank the shoppers who chose our charity when they visited the store” she says.

The cheque was...

Stagecoach gets connected with Catch the Bus Week

Stagecoach South West is joining forces with sustainable transport group Greener Journeys to promote the benefits of bus use through the third annual ‘Catch the Bus Week’.

The campaign, which takes place from 29 June – 5 July, aims to drive awareness of the benefits of taking the bus and encourage local people to make the switch from the car that week.

This year, Stagecoach South West has something very special planned with the launch of 18 new buses – worth a total of £2.1m - for Exeter’s E and F1/F2 routes. The buses also have an important extra feature – free wifi –...

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Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029

Child exploitation helpline launches

Superfast broadband for remote spots

Hughes targets big season ahead

New guide for landlords and letting agents aims to improve standards for tenants

48-hour rail strike next week

Beware of fraudulent Broadband Connection voucher suppliers

Big Beach Picnic celebrates the coast

Sunny prospects for SW law firm

Samaritans praise John Lewis

Stagecoach gets connected with Catch the Bus Week

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