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Internship programme funding boost

An internship programme at Plymouth University has received £75,000 to strengthen the offer of employability opportunities to their students and graduates, while supporting local small to medium sized businesses.

The money has been provided through the Santander Universities scheme, which is a global education and employability enhancing initiative.

The internships are managed...

Harbourside staff make UK’s Top 10 Fish Friers list

The UK’s Top 10 Young Fish Friers in the Drywite Young Fish Frier of the Year Award, have been announced with two of the ten finalists from Plymouth’s Harbourside Fish and Chips.

The shortlist, as part of the 2016 National Fish & Chip Awards, organised by Seafish, has recognised the talents of Andrew Hillier and Lisa Lishman, both of Harbourside Fish & Chips on the Barbican’s...

Free audiobook service for Plymouth residents

The national charity Listening Books runs an audiobook library service for people who find it difficult to read or hold a book due to an illness, disability, mental health issue or learning difficulty such as Dyslexia.

Adults and children who have difficulty reading printed books can find themselves missing out on all the benefits that literature can bring. If you or a member of your...

Glyndebourne Tour offers diverse line-up of World-class opera

On the road this autumn, Glyndebourne Tour offers diverse line-up of World-class opera.

Theatre Royal Plymouth 24 – 28 November 2015

Booking is now open for the 2015 Glyndebourne Tour which boasts a diverse line-up of World-class operas from Mozart, Donizetti and Handel. Now in its 47th year, Glyndebourne Tour will present three main stage productions, two of which transfer...

How far can your team go for £50?

Take £50, the brightest of the local business community and add a healthy dash of competition. Leave to raise for the month of October. Serve the much-needed funds for the local hospice charity with a garnish of surprise.

St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth is cooking up a new challenge for the area’s business whizzes with the fast and furious Accumulator Challenge.

Starting off with £...

Summer's End Cider Festival returns

Plymouth's ‘Summer’s End’ Cider Festival returns to see off the Summer in style!

Diaries at the ready, Saturday 5th September, the city is getting ready for another fantastic Cider Festival at Plymouth Pavilions, the third trip to the quaint village of ‘Summer’s End’ where the cider always flows, the music plays and we dance long into the night.

Supporting local artists...

Study reveals Tetris can block cravings

Playing Tetris for as little as three minutes at a time can weaken cravings for drugs, food and activities such as sex and sleeping by approximately one fifth, according to new research.

In the first test of its kind to study people in natural settings outside of a laboratory, participants were monitored for levels of craving and prompted to play the block-shifting puzzle game at...

Food entrepreneur launches The Little Food Academy

Julie Waddell, award-winning food entrepreneur and creator of the market leading gourmet humous brand Moorish, is to launch the first and only food and drink business academy in the UK.

The Little Food Academy will advise clients on how to successfully launch their product to the food and drink market by Julie working with them directly; entrepreneur to entrepreneur.

The...

Children’s Sushi Classes at Drake Circus

This week, as part of the activities surrounding Flavourfest, Drake Circus in partnership with Yo Sushi is offering children the chance to take part in Sushi Rolling with the Mini Ninjas Sushi School at Yo Sushi.

As a special offer during Flavourfest from Friday 14th – Sunday 16th August, for just £2.50 per child (aged 6-10 years and normal price £10), parents can drop children to Yo...

G4 - The Reunion Tour heads for Plymouth

G4 are delighted to announce their Special Guests: Britain's Got Talent Finalist, Soprano Charlotte Jaconelli and the UK's largest and most popular contemporary choir, Rock Choir, who will be performing with G4 live on stage at Plymouth Pavilions.

G4 set an exciting trend by bringing classical music to British reality TV screens for the first time in 2004 with their performance of...

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