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Ocean Film Festival World Tour dives into Devon

All aboard for a big-screen ocean adventure! The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is bringing a new collection of thrilling ocean-themed films to venues around the UK this autumn.

Starring gripping ocean adventures and mesmerising marine-life, the Ocean Film Festival showcases the wonder...

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How to Cost-Effectively Renovate Your Home

Big renovations like kitchens or bathrooms might add a lot of value to your home, but they could easily become massive mistakes without the correct planning. That is why they should be the last rooms you renovate. You need to work out on how you can improve the living areas of your home first so that you can decide on your style and understand your living habits intimately.

What some...

Places still available for charity fire walk

There is less than one month to go before Children’s Hospice South West’s (CHSW) Firewalk at Kitley House Hotel near Plymouth.

Over 65 adrenaline junkies have already signed up to walk across hot coals at the Firewalk, all in the name of raising vital funds for the local children’s charity which runs Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell.

Participants will be facing...

Seafaring slots for plymouth players

As one of the most popular types of online games around these days, slots come in a huge variety of styles and themes, often taking their inspiration from popular movies and literature. Indeed, there’s a whole host of different genres available and with the nautical nature of Plymouth in mind, let’s take a look at those based upon action and adventure on the high seas.

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Spar Stores donate over £5,500 to CHSW

SPAR stores across Devon and Cornwall have raised £5544.07 for Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) through their in-store collection tins over the past year.

Collection tins were put on the cash desk in SPAR stores across Devon and Cornwall and customers have given their spare change generously to the local children’s charity which has three children’s hospices across the region....

Dani Dyer to star in Nativity! The Musical in Plymouth

The highly acclaimed Nativity! The Musical is back for a third year on UK tour and the producers of the smash-hit show are thrilled to announce Dani Dyer will play ‘Polly Parker’ when the show returns to Theatre Royal Plymouth from Tuesday 26 to Saturday 30 November after a successful run in 2017.

Dani will also be joined by Scott Garnham and Ashleigh Gray who will reprise their roles...

Paradise Island Adventure Golf to Tee-off at The Barcode

An indoor adventure golf complex with the capacity to hold up to 300 players at a time will swing into Plymouth next week.

The UK’s leading indoor adventure golf company, Paradise Island Adventure Golf, will open the doors to its next miniature golf leisure destination at Drake Circus The Barcode on Thursday 24th October 2019.

The adventure golf venue offers a great day out...

Charity concert raises money for RNIB Ivybridge Transcription Centre

Last month, a concert was held at Ivybridge Methodist Church to raise funds for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Transcription Centre in Ivybridge.

Headlining the evening were the The Kingsmen Close Harmony Chorus who have chosen RNIB as their charity of the year. The group consists of over fifty men from South West Devon from anywhere from Torquay to Plymouth, who...

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9 Safety-conscious guidelines when buying toys for little ones

Toys play a fundamental role and are the treasures of childhood. But they can be hazardous for little ones too. To keep a child safe, it’s essential to follow specific guidelines when you are selecting the right toys.

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Most toys are market with a recommended age, which must be followed. It’s vital to remain realistic about your child’s maturity level and...

£13,000 a year for time to chill

Exhausted working parents spend almost £13,000 a year in a bid to free up time to relax, new research has revealed.

Desperate Brits have spent an average of £249 forking out for cleaners, ironing services, food deliveries and taxis in a bid just to free up time. If they did this every week it would equate to almost £13,000 a year, new research from Churchill has revealed.

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Learn how to Restart a Heart with St John Ambulance in Devon

St John Ambulance volunteers in Devon will teach the public how to save lives this month, as part of the 2019 Restart A Heart campaign.

At a series of free sessions, people can learn how to help someone who has gone into cardiac arrest, via practical information on how to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and deliver shocks to the heart with a defibrillator.

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