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Nando’s is turning the tables on the January blues

With purse strings tightened, Christmas festivities over and New Year’s resolutions broken, there’s no doubt January can seem gloomy but lucky Nando’s fans are in for a surprise.

In response to 20 January being labelled the bluest day of the year, Nando’s will be offering diners the chance to get the bill for their entire table for free.

To celebrate Nando’s ‘Table for Free...

Wanted … young singers to join World Roots Choir

Are you aged 13-18? Do you love to sing? Then here’s your chance!

The World Roots Choir is coming to Plymouth and Torbay – and it needs your voices.

The good news is that, unlike the X Factor and The Voice, there are no scary auditions. Just turn up … and sing. You don’t even need to be able to read music, as all the songs are taught by ear at first.

The two new ‘...

South West house sales at highest in six years

The number of house sales in the South West has reached its highest point since 2007 according to a survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

The survey showed that sales in December were more than double that f the lowest point of the downturn.

Prices are also rising with a net balance of 56 percent more chartered surveyors reported growing prices in the...

Race for Life 2014 launches in Plymouth

Plymouth women are being urged to join forces and show cancer who’s boss by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2014 which is now open for entries..

Every day, around 84 people are diagnosed with cancer in the South West *. Everyone is special, everyone is somebody’s mum, dad, brother, sister, friend or colleague.

And that’s why Cancer Research UK is calling on...

Plymouth Foodbank thank Plymouth residents

The Plymouth Foodbank is so grateful to the thousands of Plymouth people who responded to requests for food and or money over the Christmas period. We were able to give out over 5 tonnes of food in December to individuals and families who would have had a bleak time without this help. Typical of the responses we received: "My 10 and 14 year old children cried when they saw how generous...

Museum talks and tours mark new art exhibition, local history and Chinese New Year

Visitors to the City Museum and Art Gallery this January can enjoy a busy programme of lunchtime lectures and Art Bite tours.

The Museum’s popular Lunchtime Talks programme re-starts after the festive break with a presentation called ‘Get Your Skates On!’ on Tuesday 21 January. Local author and history enthusiast Di Lawer will discuss how the leisure activity of roller skating was...

X Factor comrades Luke Friend and Nicholas McDonald join forces for exclusive Torquay gig

Teignmouth lad Luke Friend and Scotland’s Nicholas McDonald will join forces for a one-off gig at Torquay’s Riviera Centre this Saturday 18 January.

This is the first time Luke and Nicholas, who came third and second on The X Factor respectively, will have shared the stage since the show ended in December last year. Since then, these incredibly popular teens have remained great...

Museum’s family events go from South Pole to Wild Wild West

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery is travelling the globe with its family-friendly events in late January and early February.

Children and their adults can discover some of the strange creatures that live in the coldest places on the planet in ‘A Cold World’ on Saturday 18 January. From giant sea spiders to woolly rhinoceros teeth fossils there will be many different things to see...

Lee Evans adds unprecedented 6th date in Plymouth

Plymouth Pavilions are kicking those January blues into touch with the announcement that Lee Evans will now play a massive six nights in Plymouth this August, adding another date to his already sold out run of 5 nights, breaking his own records at the city centre venue!

Established as one of Britain’s best-loved and biggest comedy stars, Lee Evans has captured audiences’ and critics’...

New holiday ideas from Exeter Airport

With the bad weather hitting the headlines at the start of the New Year, early holidays or short breaks are in the minds of many who are looking at options from Exeter Airport. Thirty holiday destinations are on offer in 2014 from Exeter but this year the airport has a new destination, a new short break and an extended season for an established route.

The Greek island of Crete is new...

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