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Choosing A Bed When You Have A Specific Room Style: Tips

Walk into any bedroom that's been thoughtfully designed and the bed always belongs there. Walk into one that's been assembled rather than designed and the bed often sits at odds with everything around it. The difference isn't usually about money or taste. It's about whether the bed was chosen...

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Free tinnitus information day in Plymouth

The British Tinnitus Association (BTA) is touring the UK and coming to Plymouth with the next in their series of FREE Tinnitus Information Days designed to support the 1 in 10 adults in the city who experience the condition.

Carol Evans, Hearing Therapist at Derriford Hospital said: "The opportunity to get information about tinnitus and to meet others with a similar problem is one not...

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Enterprising Plympton Academy students join Tenner Challenge

A group of enterprising students from Plympton Academy are learning business skills as part of the Tenner Challenge.

Selected students from Year 7 and 8 have been given a ten pound note which they can use to start a mini business to generate a profit.

The Tenner Challenge is a charity raising awareness of young enterprise and they have donated the ten pound notes to the school...

Early Bird Deadline Looms for Sounds of the Summer

Music lovers have just days left to save money on tickets for this year’s must-see concert at Newton Abbot Racecourse before the Early Bird booking offer closes on Sunday 30 April.

Taking place on Sunday 16 July, Sounds of the Summer will see some of the UK’s best-loved artists grace the stage. Fans who purchase their tickets prior to Sunday 30 April can join the scores of music lovers...

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Call for Devon firms to support employees over 50 with alcohol choices

Drink Wise, Age Well Devon is calling on the county’s businesses to make sure they are supporting their older employees with alcohol choices.

Over the past 30 years, the employment rate for people aged 50-64 has grown from 55.4% to 70.7%, and the number of over 65s in work has also doubled from 4.9% to 10.7%.

Drink Wise, Age Well is sending out an Employer’s Toolkit to offer...

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Devon Street Food Festival returns

The season of outdoor feasting approaches and now is the time to get tickets for this year’s hottest food festival.

Returning for its second year, Ilfracombe Street Food Festival will run from the 4th – 6th of August and will showcase a variety of remarkable food traders with cuisines from all over the world. From gourmet seafood and tantalizing burgers to award winning Welsh produce,...

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Plympton Academy students take part in You're Hired event

Year 12 students from Plympton Academy took part in a You’re Hired event recently where they were set problem-solving and teamwork challenges by employers from industry and finance.

The students who the employers judged performed the best will go through to a city-wide Apprentice-style final in June, competing with students from schools across Plymouth.

The Plympton Academy...

Principal casting and further dates announced for Miss Saigon

Cameron Mackintosh is delighted to announce principal casting and further dates for the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of his acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical Miss Saigon, which will come to Theatre Royal Plymouth Wednesday 4 July – Saturday 4 August 2018.

Red Concepcion will play ‘The Engineer’, Sooha Kim ‘Kim’, Ashley Gilmour ‘Chris’, Zoë Doano ‘...

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Steve McFadden to play Hook in Theatre Royal Plymouth panto

Theatre Royal Plymouth have today announced that Soap Star Steve McFadden will lead their panto cast as the villainous Captain Hook in a spectacular production of Peter Pan, which will run from 15 December 2017 – Saturday 13 January.

Former British Soap Awards ‘Villain of the Year’, Steve McFadden is one of Britain’s favourite soap-baddies and has been a regular on our TV screens for...

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Soul superstar Jazzie B to close Royal William Yard Festival

Organisers of this year's Royal William Yard Festival in Plymouth are to deliver a proper soul-funk Sunday send off, at this year's event with the announcement that soul superstar Jazzie B, OBE, will be the final act at the festival.

The UK music industry legend, one of this country's most influential funk & soul artists, will be closing the festival with a two hour DJ set in the...

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Charity workers highlight Race for Life in Plymouth

ATTENDEES at Nuffield Health Plymouth had the chance to find out about Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life as the charity visited the Fitness and Wellbeing Gym on Friday 7 April.

A team of volunteers and events managers joined classes throughout the day promoting the local Race for Life events at Plymouth Hoe and Central Park which take place on Sunday 18 June and Sunday 1 October...

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