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Jess Glynne to play Plymouth Pavilions

Jess Glynne will play Plymouth Pavilions on Monday 28 November.

Who knew a trip to Pizza Express could inform a young teenagers life so greatly? One evening in 2003, Jess Glynne’s parents returned home from a night in Soho with a signed CD by a new singer they had seen performing at the restaurant’s regular Jazz night. “It had such a profoundly immediate effect on me,” remembers Jess...

Plymouth gears up for Armed Forces Weekend

Plymouth Armed Forces Week is an annual event held in support of the national Armed Forces Day initiative (25 and 26 June).

With 50,000 attending the event last year we are continuing to improve our annual event on the glorious Plymouth Hoe, and with this in mind we are developing a spectacular two day event which will be known as Armed Forces Weekend, in association with Babcock...

Go Commando for two great causes

The Royal Marines Commando Challenge takes place on Saturday 8 October with the 4k and 10k, and Sunday 10 October with more 10ks and the 17k.

The endurance course is 4k in length, with additional runs for the 10k and 17k. This year there are also new routes.

So if you, your friends, club, pub, or work colleagues (for example) are looking for a new challenge, then this is just...

Plymouth puts away the pounds

Holidaymakers from Plymouth are amongst the most likely of all British tourists to make sacrifices before they go on holiday for an extra special break.

According to research from travel price comparison website, TravelSupermarket, into Brits’ holiday habits, over half (54 per cent) say they make small changes to their spending habits so they have extra money to treat themselves when...

New family events at Smeaton’s Tower

Plymouth City Council's arts and heritage service has launched a brand new series of family-friendly events at Smeaton’s Tower.

‘Smeaton’s Tower Rocks’ will take place on Sunday 12 June, with a chance to paint lighthouse scenes on pebbles collected from the local foreshore.

Visitors will be able to paint ‘Sunny Seaside Scenes’ on Sunday 17 July and make ‘Super Seabird Puppets’...

Passenger returns to Plymouth

Passenger returns this year to Plymouth Pavilions after his stunning sell out Whispers Tour in November 2014, with support from Gregory Alan Isakov.

With his hit single “Let Her Go” reaching a staggering one billion you tube views, UK based singer songwriter Mike Rosenberg (aka Passenger) is set to announce his eighth studio album in the coming weeks. For almost a decade this unique...

Ludovico Einaudi heads to Plymouth

Ludovico Einaudi has quietly become one of the most successful musicians in the world. His hauntingly beautiful and evocative music tops the charts in the UK and Europe, and he was BAFTA-nominated for his score of This is England ‘86.

His music has been described as minimalist, alt-classical, ambient and contemporary, but it defies easy classification. He sums it up best: ‘There is...

Sea swimming exhibition makes Plymouth its first port of call

The first display of an exhibition exploring the inspirational effects of sea bathing is coming to Plymouth University next month.

To coincide with World Ocean Day on 8 June, the University’s Peninsula Arts programme is pleased to announce that, Head Above Water, a touring exhibition from company Sea Swim, will be coming to the campus from 23 July – 3 September.

The exhibition...

Magic of Motown - Reach Out: 10th Anniversary Tour

Join the party as this scintillating show celebrates its 10th birthday.

The unstoppable Magic of Motown thrills its millionth music fan this year, embarking on a super-sensational nationwide tour that also honours the 50th anniversary of chart-topping single Reach Out I’ll Be There.

Revel in hit after hit as the incredible, all-new for 2017, theatrical treat with a huge cast...

University embraces Dietitians Week

Good food, healthy eating and wellbeing at work are all themes being embraced by Plymouth University as part of National Dietitians Week.

From 6-10 June, the University’s Dietetics staff will be raising awareness of the profession and highlighting how eating well and regularly can help to improve health and happiness.

Organised by the British Dietetics Association (BDA),...

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