Women in business in Devon and Somerset are set to benefit from a £1.1m superfast broadband fund as part of plans announced by the Prime Minister this week to ‘to end the gender pay gap in a generation’.
Devon and Somerset successfully bid for a share of the money which is being made available as part of the extension of a Government initiative, announced by the Chancellor in the Budget, to help women take advantage of faster broadband to move their businesses online, expand or set up new businesses.
The £60,000 will be used to fund LOVE Digital 2, which will offer women...
Rugby World Cup winner Jason Leonard OBE believes Sandy Park will deliver an “electric atmosphere” when it welcomes the global tournament to Devon later this year.
Having played host to the European Grand Prix Sevens Series for the first time last weekend, the home of the Exeter Chiefs is now busy gearing itself up to welcome Tonga, Namibia, Italy, Georgia and Romania as part of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Leonard, who has recently taken up the post of President of the Rugby Football Union, helped to open Sandy Park back in 2006 and has been suitably impressed by the way the...
It's national scams awareness month and Devon & Somerset Trading Standards Service is encouraging everyone to be vigilant and protect themselves against scams.
By far the best weapon against scam operators is knowledge and the more people talk about scams, the less impact the scammers are likely to have.
There are numerous different types of scams and the Devon & Somerset Trading Standards Service has received nearly 1800 complaints in the last year alone via Citizens Advice. Go here for a full explanation of the more common types of scams.
Exeter Chiefs have handed Championship side Cornish Pirates a pre-season boost by agreeing to allow six of their squad to join them on dual registered terms this season.
Max Bodilly (pictured), Tom Hendrickson and Jack Innard, all of whom spent last season at the Mennaye Field will all return to the Mennaye Field for the 2015/16 season, as will scrum-half Stuart Townsend, who is currently recovering from a knee injury sustained on England Under-20s duty at the recent Junior World Championships in Italy.
And the quartet will be joined by back-row forward Sam Simmonds and...
Landlords of Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) are being offered £125 discounts for a licensing their properties if they sign up to an accreditation scheme.
The incentive comes as Exeter City Council and the University of Exeter actively attempt to drive up the standards of properties in the city for tenants.
Both the University of Exeter and the Students’ Guild are committed to promoting the AfS/Unipol Accreditation Scheme within the private sector housing market in Exeter.
The University of Exeter is working with AfS/Unipol to ensure that landlords are made...
The Lammas Glove will be raised above Exeter on Friday as part of a ceremony dating back more than 900 years.
The Proclamation of Lammas Fair takes place on Friday (17 July). Originating from before the Norman Conquest, the Lord Mayor's procession of the Lammas Glove, includes civic dignitaries and local school children, some in period costume.
This year the Lord Mayor will be joined by the Mayor of Bad Homburg, Germany - Exeter’s twin city - and his delegation, who will be visiting Exeter as part of the celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of the twinning of Exeter and...
The man described as ‘the hardest working man in comedy’ is to appear in Exeter.
Jimmy Carr brings his new show ‘Funny Business’ to the Riverside Leisure Centre on Saturday 22 August.
His long tours are legendary and each new tour is greeted with critical acclaim as he appears live throughout the UK. This Riverside show is being promoted by the team at Exeter Corn Exchange because they couldn’t fit Jimmy’s audience into their own venue. His last Exeter appearance was at the Corn Exchange but it meant that he had to perform twice on the same night to give his legions of fans...
Exeter's Northcott Theatre has been included in a Regional Touring Network that has received a £827,000 grant from Arts Council England.
Facilitated by English Touring Theatre, The Regional Touring Network, a consortium of nine regional venues and English Touring Theatre, will produce and tour high quality drama on the mid-scale to audiences throughout England, and by growing audiences through a comprehensive and effective audience development plan will deliver a legacy of sustainable touring.
Director of English Touring Theatre Rachel Tackley said “It is clear that there...
Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum has been shortlisted for the Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award
RAMM is one of only six museums to be shortlisted for this year's award – the biggest museum award in Britain.
The competition has been tough with a record-breaking 800 nominations this year. The six finalists have been chosen by a panel of experts. Visitors, staff, volunteers and city councillors all contributed to RAMM’s nomination. Now it’s up to a ‘mystery shopper’ family to road-test RAMM and judge whether it should be the overall winner.
