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Premier League Primary Stars offers free kit to primary schools

The Premier League Primary Stars Kit and Equipment Scheme is offering free football kit and equipment to primary schools in an effort to inspire children to learn, engage and be active.

The programme is a national curriculum-linked education initiative that uses the appeal of the Premier League and professional football clubs, to help teachers inspire girls and boys aged 5-11 in the...

New Mud Fun Run launched in Dartington for Families

Thrill-seeking families are invited to get muddy for a good cause at a brand-new event at The Shops at Dartington during their May Food Fair on Sunday 27 May.

The Mud Larks Fun Run will consist of a 3km course, run twice by those feeling truly mighty, and includes a 500-foot zipline, 40-foot abseil, running through mud, navigating tyres, taking part in a dry kayak hill climb and there’...

SW Falcon celebrates second anniversary

The South West Falcon from Stagecoach is celebrating its second anniversary today (14 February).

Launched in 2016 – and representing an investment of £2.5m - the South West Falcon is an innovative interurban coach service that connects Plymouth, Exeter and Taunton with Bristol Airport and Bristol city centre. It is the first and only public transport link from the South West to Bristol...

Using mobile phone biggest turn-off at Plymouth dinner tables, survey reveals

Technology at the table seems to be a growing annoyance for many, with 37 per cent of those polled in Plymouth also saying taking photos of food is rude.

But people in the area are becoming more relaxed about traditional table etiquette, with just 8 per cent saying not finishing everything on your plate is a no-no, and 9 per cent disapproving of using the wrong cutlery or using it in...

Devonport students reach UK-wide science and engineering final

A team of students from Devonport High School have been selected to compete at the UK finals of a science and engineering competition after their exciting project caught the eye of judges. The group will now take their place in this year’s The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition.

The winning entry was a project entitled ‘Can our artificial reef help to prevent...

Help to Buy makes the difference for first time buyers in Plymouth

Almost 900 homebuyers in Plymouth have used Help to Buy with 80 per cent being first time buyers.

As New Homes Fortnight gets underway (February 12-25), latest government figures reveal that 886 people in Plymouth have used the scheme since it was launched in April 2013.

First time buyers accounted for 80 per cent of sales and local housebuilder Barratt Homes says the scheme...

Devon & Cornwall Police launch sexting campaign

Devon & Cornwall Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall (OPCC), have launched a campaign to educate young people under the age of 18 about the consequences of sexting.

Sexting is the term used for the sending or receiving of sexual, naked or semi-naked images or videos which can be taken by a young person of themselves (i.e. a selfie), or...

Mind the Gap (Year)

With graduate jobs becoming more difficult to secure, people may think that a gap year straight after university will subsequently mean a gap in your CV – but new research shows that this may not be the case.

The research from Netflights.com of over 2,000 UK adults revealed that only 15% of Britain’s over 25’s took (or still aspire to take) a gap year – whereas a whopping 54% of 16-24...

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Reasons to Get Outside this Winter

Despite the arrival of the new year and, with it, a flurry of new year’s resolutions, winter is a time when it can be tempting to let good habits slide - often in favour of hibernating in front of the TV with a giant box of chocolates. But with the decreased exposure to sunlight that comes with shorter, darker days, Vitamin D levels are at an all-time low in winter, often leaving you feeling...

Sunset Boulevard comes to Plymouth

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s award-winning musical Sunset Boulevard starring Ria Jones as Norma Desmond and Danny Mac as Joe Gillis comes to Theatre Royal Plymouth from Monday 12 - Saturday 17 March. It will be a homecoming for the production’s set, which was built in Plymouth by Theatre Royal Plymouth’s Production and Learning Centre, TR2.

One of the all-time great musicals, Andrew Lloyd...

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