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Rethinking Traditional Garden Fencing

In many British gardens, fencing is simply part of the background. It marks a boundary, keeps pets in, offers a bit of privacy from next door. Yet anyone who has replaced a fence more than once knows it’s rarely a small job. Panels loosen, posts lean, and before long the whole structure begins...

Singing sensation at Plympton Academy

Year 7 pupil, Leona Downie, from Plympton Academy made it through to the final of the Radio Plymouth local talent show recently.

Leona’s mum entered her for the radio station competition and she was the only child entrant to reach the top three.

Although she didn’t win it hasn’t put her off her aspirations of being a professional singer when she’s older.

“Everyone in...

Winners of the Food & Drink Devon Awards announced

Devon is truly magnificent. At Monday night’s annual Food & Drink Devon Awards the pinnacle of the county’s food and drink producers, hospitality businesses and speciality retailers celebrated in fantastic style at the Deer Park Country House Hotel. The ceremony was hosted, for the third year running, by BBC Radio 2's utterly brilliant Nigel Barden.

There was fierce...

Plympton Academy students raise money for charity

Students from Plympton Academy tucked into a delicious range of cakes and biscuits recently when they took part in the Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Organised by Year 7 students they raised £300.13 for the charity. Along with their parents they provided a wide selection of sweet treats for pupils to buy in the morning break. “The event really bought the Plympton...

The UK’s least healthy family restaurants revealed

A new league table has been revealed today as part of Soil Association’s Out to Lunch campaign, ranking 25 of the UK’s most popular restaurants*.

After recruiting an army of parent secret diners, widespread poor practice has been uncovered, with a number of chains failing to serve fresh food or healthy choices for children.

New research has revealed that some of the UK’s...

ESTA application: Everything you need to know if you're travelling to the States

Some years ago, visiting the United States was one of the easiest things in the world. However, the terror attacks on September 11th, 2001 have made tourists to face rigorous security checks, long queues and recently, a fee to enter the US. The Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) has been a necessary condition for people visiting the US from early 2010.

In case you want...

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Form Design Group Architects help veterans build their own homes

Without Devonport’s new building for former service personnel, 39 year old Mike Bellamy was resigned to a life of ‘sofa surfing.’

Today his future is brighter thanks to the successful completion of the Nelson Project, in Plymouth, where veterans built homes for themselves.

Form Design Group Architects, based in Lockyer Street, Plymouth, drew up the plans for the building and...

Plymouth College of Art appoints new Vice Principal to oversee continued innovation

Plymouth College of Art has appointed Christy Johnson as its second Vice Principal, in the most recent move in its development as a distinctive and innovative specialist Higher Education Institution (HEI) now embarked upon a year-long process of scrutiny on its journey to achieving Taught Degree-Awarding Powers (TDAP) and university title. In her new role as Vice Principal, Christy will be...

The Ticket Store launches online sales for The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Plymouth Home Venue

Roebuck Theatre Concerts unveil new website and ticket sales at Autumn season’s inaugural concert.

South West based company The Ticket Store are delighted to announce that they are now providing an online and telephone Box Office service for the home venue of the internationally renowned Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Plymouth.

No strangers to bringing ticketing to major...

Hit 70s musical Grease comes to Plymouth

Grease is the word and it comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth Monday 30 – Saturday 4 November.

It’s the original high-school musical featuring everyone’s favourite characters - Sandy, Danny, the groovy T Birds, the sassy Pink Ladies and the whole gang at Rydell High - and all the unforgettable songs from the hit movie including You’re The One That I Want, Grease Is The Word, Summer Nights...

Plymouth College Open Morning success

Hundreds of visitors took the opportunity to visit Plymouth College today (Saturday 7 October), as part of their Open Morning.

A whole host of activities, such as interactive science displays, musical interludes, drama performances and sport demonstrations were on display and guests were particularly impressed with the explosions taking place in Chemistry.

The Open Morning is...

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