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How Devon’s Hobbies Are Adapting to the Digital Era

Devon is famed for its stunning coastlines, rolling countryside, and a lifestyle that often celebrates the great outdoors. Traditionally, hobbies here have revolved around nature, crafts, and community activities — from gardening and fishing to knitting circles and local walking groups. However...

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What the Ladybird Heard

What the Ladybird Heard live comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth from Tuesday 10 – Thursday 12 April, as part of a major UK and international tour direct from the West End.

Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len have a cunning plan to steal the farmer’s fine prize cow. But they reckon without the tiniest, quietest creature of all: the Ladybird has a plan of her own!

Join the woolly sheep, the...

Funding boost for new older people’s exercise classes in Devon

A pioneering programme that helps to improve people’s experience of ageing has awarded Move it or Lose it, a specialist training provider of exercise classes for the over 60s, £25,000 to train 20 new instructors in Torbay and Exeter.

Endorsed training provider Move It or Lose It, which offers exercise programmes specifically targeted at older people and those with limited mobility, has...

Plympton Academy raises money for Sports Relief

Staff and students from Plympton Academy have been running, rowing and climbing to raise money for Sports Relief.

Over the last five days pupils in Year 7-9 have completed the Sports Relief mile as part of their PE lessons.

“Our pupils were really interested in the Sports Relief reading material that highlighted young people’s mental health,” said Ian Hartley, Head of Religious...

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Argyle player is no match for charity football team in Sport Relief kick about

On Wednesday (21st March 2018) local youth football team Plymouth Hope enjoyed a training session with a difference with a visit from Plymouth Argyle’s Gary Miller, for Sport Relief.

Plymouth Hope’s Under 12s took on Gary Miller in a penalty shootout, as the whole nation joins forces to try and beat 1 billion steps a day during Sport Relief this week.

The project, which has...

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The country that never sleeps

As the clocks go forward this weekend, new research shows the average UK adult only gets 6 hours and 22 minutes sleep a night, less than the average New Yorker

We all want to get more sleep, especially as we’re set to lose a precious hour this weekend. New research released today shows we’re already not getting enough, with the average UK adult clocking up just 6 hours and 22 minutes...

Local councillors visit Plympton Academy

Students at Plympton Academy have been meeting their city councillors to learn more about the role and express their views on local issues.

Cllr Sue Dann (Labour) and Cllr Terri Beer (Conservative) visited the school recently and met with some of the young people.

Thirteen year old student Toby Morgan said it was really good to meet the local councillors.

“We talked...

Plymouth pupils gift hundreds of schoolbags to children receiving Mary’s Meals

Pupils at a Plymouth school have gifted more than 600 filled schoolbags to impoverished children in Malawi, with the help of charity Mary’s Meals.

Lipson Vale Primary School has been a supporter of Mary’s Meals since 2009 and became involved with its Backpack Project after a volunteer from the charity gave a talk to pupils and staff.

The UK-based charity provides a daily meal...

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