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Back to School Week inspires SW state students to career confidence

Former state students across the South West aim to motivate current students to career confidence and academic success by going back to their old schools in a campaign to build an alumni network in every school and college in the region.

Back to School Week is taking place this week (6-10 March). It is run by the national education charity Future First, and is taking place in state...

National finals for five Ivybridge gymnastics teams

Ivybridge Gymnastics Academy has proven its dominance in schools’ gymnastics once again, by bringing home six team medals – including five golds – from the South West Schools Floor and Vault Championships.

The exceptional results mean that the five winning teams will be making their way to the national finals in Stoke-on-Trent in May.

Gold medals were won by the Under 14 Girls...

2017 iPlymouth calendar raises £5,500 for Mesothelioma sufferers

Last year, the iPlymouth Photography Group on Flickr united with the South West Mesothelioma Support Group to produce a 2017 charity calendar to raise funds and spread awareness, whilst at the same time remembering all those who have lost their lives to mesothelioma and asbestos related diseases.

The calendar featured the work from over 40 amateur photographers from Plymouth and the...

“Taking part in MS study has changed my life”

A woman with multiple sclerosis (MS) who has not been able to stand for seven years has praised a standing frame intervention for helping to change her life.

Sally Morgan, from Moorhaven near Ivybridge, Devon, can now stand for more than an hour with minimal joint and muscle pain since taking part in a randomised control study run by the University of Plymouth.

The trial is...

Don't miss the Good Food Market at Royal William Yard

The award-winning Good Food Market will be tempting tastebuds this Sunday March 5th at its new location in Factory Cooperage.

The monthly market, which hosts over 60 regular stallholders, is now the biggest food market in the area. The Good Food Market, a regular destination for South West ‘foodies’, will offer a host of local food and drink suppliers and producers at the new location...

Students invited join the Circus at Drake Circus Student Night

Drake Circus, Plymouth, is holding a circus themed student shopping night on Thursday March 2 - 6-8pm - with lots of exclusive deals and discounts from top high street stores.

There will be a huge range of exclusive deals for students, like 20% off at Topshop, River Island and Footasylum - as well as a unicycle act, hulahoop acts and juggling

"Drake Circus aims to offer a high...

DJ Spikey Paws to visit Drake Circus

Entertainer DJ Spikey Paws from the new online kids craze Animal Jam is coming to Drake Circus Plymouth Saturday 4th March 2017.

The online hit game Animal Jam is aimed to teach young children all about the natural world, and is packed full of National Geographic videos, facts, games and more!

On Saturday the 4th of March DJ Spikey Paws, famous on the online playground, will...

Secondary school place allocations announced for September

The number of young people applying for a secondary school place has increased this year and thousands of primary pupils in Plymouth will today find out which school they will be going to this September.

The Council have confirmed that 92.87 per cent of young people received their first preference of school, 5.09 per cent their second and 1.24 per cent their third. Less than one per...

Have you checked you thatch roof is safe?

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service remind you to make sure your chimneys are safe and clean as possible, especially if you own a thatched property. Last year the fire service attended a total of 26 thatched fires of these, 23 were chimney fires and three were thatch roof fires.

According to English Heritage the number of thatched properties listed in Devon and Somerset is 5...

Do subject specialist teachers make a difference in Primary School Education?

Mr Chris Gatherer Headmaster of Plymouth College Preparatory School certainly thinks so. To demonstrate the difference made to a child’s education the Prep School is throwing open their doors, for local families to see the difference.

Families will be able to see Science, Modern Foreign Languages, Maths, English, Geography, History, Art, Cookery, Sport, Music and Drama performances all...

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