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Seaton Wetlands Welcomes BBC Countryfile!

East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team recently hosted the BBC’s Countryfile team at Seaton Wetlands Nature Reserve for two days of filming.

Presenters Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker visited the council-owned and managed reserve to learn about its biodiversity and the important...

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Wagamama in Royal William Yard wins Best In the UK Award

Over 130 restaurants from across the country vied this year to be named UK's Best Wagamama at the Wagamama company conference at the beautiful Principal Hotel in Manchester. Competing venues included Heathrow Terminal 3, Gatwick 1 and 2, O2 Arena and The Royal Festival Hall.

The Plymouth Wagamama, which opened four years ago at the historic Royal William Yard, won two of the top...

Magic of Motown show steams into town

Music fans are invited to the biggest party of the year as the unstoppable Magic of Motown show steams into Plymouth next month.

Seen by over one million people throughout the world & recently performed at the Royal Variety Performance 2016 party.

Prepare yourself for 40 back-to-back classic Motown hits, glittering costume changes, dazzling dance moves and outstanding...

Beans on Toast 'Down The Pub' in Plymouth

This May, Essex born folk songwriter Beans on Toast takes to the road on a tour of some of the UK's finest boozers and local pubs an dwill be stopping off in Plymouth next week.

The Down The Pub Tour is a 19-day adventure from Preston to Bridgwater via Plymouth, Hastings and beyond. Paying homage to the classic British mainstay that is the public house and inspired by the song "Down...

Register to vote in General Election

I’d like to invite any readers who aren’t yet registered to vote to register before May 22nd and to use their vote in the forthcoming General Election.

You can register on-line in minutes at https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

All you need is your National Insurance number or alternatively you can register by phoning Electoral Services at your local council.

Anyone who...

Global tech firms aim to tackle Plymouth’s diabetes challenge

One of the city’s largest GP practices is working with world-leading innovators to tackle local health problems.

Beacon Medical Group, which serves over 30,000 patients at five GP surgeries, is working with global names in the creative and technology sectors to tackle diabetes – one of the city’s most pressing health problems.

Having submitted a brief outlining Plymouth’s...

Children’s Touring Partnership presents Running Wild

The first UK tour adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s award-winning novel based on a true story, Running Wild is coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 May.

Running Wild is the story is of a girl named Lilly, who, whilst on holiday with her mother in Indonesia, takes an elephant ride. During the ride, Oona, the elephant, suddenly becomes anxious and runs from the beach...

Step over the cobbles and back in time with new theatrical walking tours

A series of family-friendly theatrical walking tours will soon hit the cobbled streets of Plymouth's Barbican.

‘Ropewalks’ will lead audiences around some of the area’s most historic locations offering a series of entertaining encounters along the way.

Audiences will get the chance to follow in the footsteps of some of the most colourful characters from the Barbican’s past....

Pentillie Castle to host Mad Dog Mcrea

Cornwall's Pentillie Castle is to host a one-off performance from the inimitable Mad Dog Mcrea performing on a pontoon floating in the middle of the River Tamar.

Mad Dog Mcrea will play on Weir Quay Boatyard's pontoon on the Tamar, an area of outstanding natural beauty. The audience will be able to watch the amazing spectacle from the estate's beautiful riverside fields.

The...

Not Dead Enough comes to Plymouth

Following his 11th consecutive Sunday Times No.1 in the UK Book Charts and the huge sell-out success of The Perfect Murder and Dead Simple on stage, the thrilling work of multi-million selling author Peter James comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth with the world premiere production of Not Dead Enough Monday 5 – Saturday 10 June.

On the night Brian Bishop murdered his wife, he was sixty...

Devon County Show 2017 preview

The 122nd Devon County Show will take place shortly at Westpoint, Exeter on May 18, 19 and 20.

More than 90,000 visitors are expected to see some of the best livestock, taste fabulous local food and drink, experience country life and enjoy a wealth of entertainment.

Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex will spend two days at the Show in her role as President of the Devon...

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