Airband announced last week they are leading the way with their mixed technology network.
Through a partnership with Silicon Valley-based Tarana, Airband is the first operator in Europe to deploy Tarana’s next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) platform and is now offering customers fibre-class speeds of up to 400 Mbps.
Airband has been building and operating broadband...
A Devon housebuilder has donated £1,250 to support a local charity dedicated to helping young people.
Redrow South West, which is currently building new homes at Romansfield in Okehampton, has presented Tor Support Services with a donation of £1,250 as part of its community fund initiative.
Launched last year, the Redrow community fund aims to support local organisations by...
Members of the Oddfellows who have served as Presidents of the Society’s Southern Group, those branches in the south of the country including South Wales, travelled from across the region to meet at the Barnstaple Hotel in North Devon to renew friendships over a weekend and to enjoy lunch together.
Accompanied by consorts and guests, the gathering has been an annual event down the...
Blackawton Primary School , part of Education South West , welcomed Caroline Voaden MP for a visit this month.
She came along to the school to speak with teachers and pupils. She met with a group of Year 5 and 6 pupils to discuss what the role of an MP is, how parliament works and to get some feedback from them on some policy ideas around keeping children safe online and how to...
Exmouth’s Tiny Forest, a community-driven project that took root earlier this year, has picked up two prestigious awards from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) South West in Bloom.
The tree-mendous project was awarded both the London and Manchester Trophy for outstanding contribution to the environment and the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) Environmental...
Ansvar Insurance is delighted to launch its search for three outstanding charities to support, offering a generous donation of £75,000 to each over the next three years.
They will be looking to support charities that focus on helping children and young people to make positive lifestyle choices. This could include promoting safety, sports and exercise, mental wellbeing, or healthy...
The emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing of pupils is in good hands after the Beacon Church of England Primary School in Exmouth was given a glowing report by Diocesan inspectors.
All schools with a religious character, such as Church of England schools, are inspected for the quality of its denominational education and the content of its collective worship.
This weekend (12th and 13th October) the GreenPower Racing Team from All Saints Academy Plymouth (ASAP), part of the Ted Wragg Trust , proudly represented the school at the prestigious International GreenPower Finals held at the iconic Goodwood Motor Circuit.
GreenPower is a global initiative that challenges school children to design, build, and race electric single-seat race cars....
Free warm clothes, hygiene banks, community fridges stocked with free food, and hundreds of welcoming groups and events are amongst a wealth of offerings to be found in libraries across Devon and Torbay this winter.
Libraries Unlimited, the charity that runs 54 libraries in the county, is rolling out its Cold Days, Warm Libraries campaign for the third year running. The initiative is...
Westbank Community Health and Care’s newest trustee, semi-retired health worker Pam Smith, has attended her first board meeting for the charity this month.
70-year-old Pam, from Alphington in Exeter, has worked in senior health service management roles for more than 20 years, including as a PCT Chief Executive. Since 2013 she has worked on a freelance basis supporting general practice...
