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Local entertainment night to follow MTV Crashes

A second night of live music will take place on Plymouth Hoe this week as 12 local bands perform on the MTV Crashes Plymouth stage the day after the sell-out event.

Hosted by Plymouth City Council, the event will take place on Wednesday 16 July, with entertainment starting from 5pm.

Deputy Council Leader Peter Smith said: “We’re really excited about this event. Not only does it...

Schoolchildren train as coaches to offer helping hand to younger pupils

A primary school headteacher says an innovative form of coaching is transforming the self-confidence of pupils who are shy or under-achieving. The coaching programme at Woodlands Park Primary School in Ivybridge, Devon is the brainchild of the senior teaching assistant and Liz Scott Coaching and Training. Final year pupils are trained as coaches so that they can work with younger children at...

Students create Burrator Alive with History book

City College Plymouth’s, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students have been creating a book as part of an innovative social enterprise project.

‘Burrator Alive with History’, which launched on Wednesday 2 July, is a 60-page booklet created by the students. Together with their lecturer, Sarah Waters, they have researched, illustrated and taken photographs of sites found...

Summer festival will guarantee Plymouth rocks

Newnham Park in Plymouth is the venue for one of the world’s most unique, fun and exciting festival series next week.

The HOLI ONE Colour festival will be taking place on 19 July from noon until 10pm and aims to unite people through music and colour.

Thousands of people are expected to attend to share music, dance, performance art and visual stimulation. Against a backdrop of...

Could supernanny be your saviour?

Do your family need some help? Have you tried everything you can?

If so, you'll be glad to hear that the UK's favourite nanny since Mary Poppins is back in business!

Supernanny Jo Frost is holding the ultimate parenting countryhouse retreat this summer, and you could join her!

All you need to do is visit http://www.shortaudition.com/application.php?jid=13180 , email...

Major city firm backs Ocean City Festival

Plymouth’s Ocean City Festival is returning to our shores in September and is sponsored by Ocean BMW Plymouth.

Running from Monday 8 to Sunday 28 September, this spectacular twenty-day festival of fun will include over 30 events celebrating everything that makes Plymouth’s waterfront location – and its relationship with the sea – so special.

Garry Parker, General Manager of...

Days to go before MTV Crashes Plymouth

Excitement is rising with just days to go until 20,000 people take to The Hoe for the spectacular live music event of the summer.

MTV Crashes Plymouth on Tuesday 15 July with performances from chart-topping artists the Kaiser Chiefs, Example, The 1975 and Kiesza.

Doors to the event, organised by MTV and Plymouth City Council, will be opening at 3.30pm with entertainment...

International Blacksmiths Festival in Exeter

This summer, the West Country is all fired up to host its first gathering of the global blacksmith community for over 30 years. The long wait will come to an end on 13th August when The International Blacksmiths Festival is held at Westpoint Exeter until 16th August 2014.

An exciting comeback for international blacksmithing talent, this event will showcase the best of the craft from...

The sky's the limit for local professional

A local Account Senior with Haines Watts North Devon LLP tumbled 15,000 feet in a sky-dive tandem to raise much needed funds for North Devon Hospice. Katherine Broad who works for Chartered Accountants Haines Watts North Devon LLP based in Bideford, jumped in memory of her Grandmother, Gwen Dymond, who sadly passed away in January after battling cancer for many years. Haines Watts supported...

Singing for the Brain celebrates 5th anniversary

A group for people living with dementia, run by Alzheimer’s Society in the Plymouth area, celebrates its 5th anniversary today (10 July) with a special party to mark the occasion. The group now sees 50 people regularly attending and is the highlight of the week for many of the members.

Doreen Abott, a member of the group from Plymouth said: "When I received the diagnosis of Alzheimers...

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