Lifestyle

Why Maintenance Sessions Are Key for Long-Lasting HIFU Results

It’s common to hope that a single non-invasive treatment will deliver permanent results. With advances in aesthetic procedures, expectations can easily shift toward quick fixes that require little follow-up. However, when it comes to HIFU treatment , the real value lies in...

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Love Food? Love Flavour Fest

Flavour Fest, a food festival extravaganza sponsored by Boringdon Hall, is back for its twelfth year with lots to enjoy! Visitors can look forward to an exciting programme of chef demonstrations, a Demo Marquee area and a full line-up of entertainment from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 August in Plymouth’s City Centre.

ITV’s This Morning chef, Phil Vickery is headlining this year’s Flavour...

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Open Air Theatre at Buckfast Abbey

Following on from last year’s lively adaptation of Godspell, Into the Light is a thought-provoking and beautifully written piece that will be performed at Buckfast Abbey from 7th -12th September by the Torbay-based Unleashed Theatre Company. Based on St John’s Gospel, it follows a group of refugees fleeing from Eastern Europe in the late 1930s at the start of the outbreak of the Second World...

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Caerhays Cinema on the Beach

On Wednesday 19th August film fans and beach goers alike can enjoy an evening screening of popular movie Mamma Mia starring Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Dominic Cooper and Pierce Brosnan.

The screening will take place on Porthluney Beach, part of the Caerhays Estate, with gates opening at 7pm and the screening beginning at 9pm.

The Caerhays Beach Café will be open late...

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Frame Your Train competition returns

First Great Western (FGW) has announced the return of the award-winning Frame Your Train competition – running throughout August.

It calls on passengers travelling on First Great Western trains to reach for their smartphone, snap a view from the window, and upload the image to Instagram using the hashtag #FGWFrameYourTrain. All entries are then uploaded to an interactive map, and...

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Plymouth school leavers fear settling for second best jobs

Young people in Plymouth due to pick up their GCSE and A-Level results fear too much competition, not having enough confidence and a lack of experience and training will stop them from getting their dream job, new research by the British Army – the UK’s largest apprenticeship provider – has revealed1.

People aged between 16 and 24 are currently three times more likely to be unemployed...

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Derriford plays key part in national tinnitus research

Are you or is someone you know affected by tinnitus?

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is participating in a national, clinical trial into a potential new drug treatment for tinnitus.

Derriford Hospital is one of 11 in the UK taking part in the QUIET-1 trial, which will involve about 150 patients receiving four daily pills - or a placebo - every day for four weeks.

James...

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Charity aims to turn ignorance into inspiration

A coastal conservation charity is helping young people to face the natural world with more confidence by organizing close encounters with some amazing creatures.

Clare Rugg, from Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium, explained: “There’s a big emphasis these days on getting kids outdoors, inspiring a love of the natural world and letting them get to know their local...

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Plymouth chippy sets new world record

Plymouth’s Kingfisher Fish and Chips has set a new world record. It has more MSC certified sustainable choices on its menu than any other fish and chip shop or restaurant in the world.

Run by Craig Maw, his partner Nikki and their 18 strong team, Kingfisher Fish and Chips has always had sustainable fish sourcing at the front of all of their minds.

“We are very proud to offer...

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Doing some-fin amazing for our sharks!

The Blue Mile is back for a fifth year – with brand new title sponsors Rockfish and new charity partners, the Plymouth-based Shark Trust, teaming up with event organisers Sport Environment.

The newly christened Rockfish Blue Mile will make its first big splash on Saturday 5 September in Plymouth on the opening weekend of the Ocean City Festival. And, for the first time in 2016, the...

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Plymouth Pots and Pans Amnesty

A ‘pots and pans amnesty’ is being held in Plymouth as part of our Grow, Share, Cook initiative to get more people cooking fresh food.

The event has been organised via the Our Plymouth volunteer scheme in partnership with Plymouth City Council, Tamar Grow Local, Food is Fun and Plymouth Community Homes.

You can take down your old pots and pans to the Grow, Share Cook marquee...

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