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Teddy Bears hospital and life-size operation game at Derriford Open Day

Where can you find a life-size operation game, a Teddy Bears’ Hospital and the opportunity to look inside a real operating theatre?

At Derriford Hospital's Open Day on Saturday 28 September 2013.

For the first time in more than a decade, the hospital is holding an Open Day and there really will be something for everyone.

Derriford's specialist staff, who care for...

Census project wins international award as University-led partnership launches world statistics quiz

An innovative statistics project run through a partnership led by Plymouth University has received a prestigious global award.

CensusAtSchool, run by the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE), was named Best Cooperative Project in Statistical Literacy by the International Association of Statistical Education and the International Statistical Literacy...

Mad Dog Mcrea with support Sheelanagig The Wharf, Tavistock, Devon, 20/09/13

Mad Dog Mcrea with support Sheelanagig The Wharf, Tavistock, Devon, 20/09/13

Drink fuels sound and souls, Fast hands and hearts take the stage, Feet will not be still.

Last night I had the privilege of seeing two fabulous bands breathe much needed life into what is widely perceived as a wilting venue. Tavistock Wharf’s tale is one that seems to be upsettingly common in live...

Plymouth Food Awards 2013: And the winners are...

This year’s Plymouth Food Awards winners have been announced and presented at the Food Plymouth Conference. Local restaurateur and chef Mitch Tonks from Rockfish presented the awards at the National Marine Aquarium on Friday 20 September.

Mitch Tonks said: “It is wonderful to be able to present these awards in Britain’s Ocean City, awards that celebrate all that is important about...

New appointment boosts reputation for neuroscience research in Plymouth

A significant appointment made by Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry is set to boost still further the institution’s growing international reputation for neuroscience.

New arrival Professor Robert Fern’s work investigates how the brain is damaged by any loss of blood supply, such as that which happens during stroke in adults and cerebral palsy in babies....

Peter Pan Easter pantomime flying in for Easter 2014

Let your dreams take flight at Plymouth Pavilions 10-11 April 2014

Join Wendy, Michael and John as they take off to Neverland with the boy who never grows up…Peter Pan. Take part in their adventure and meet a fantastical range of characters along the way; Tinker Bell, the Lost Children, Tiger Lily, Nana the dog, mermaids, pirates, Smee and, of course, the deadly Captain Hook....

Ben Squire is crowned 2013 Fish SUP champion

It was the battle of the seafood restaurants as Mitch Tonks of RockFish and Ben Squire of The Boathouse Cafe took part in the inaugural Ecover Blue Mile Fish SUPper Challenge in Plymouth to raise money for the Marine Conservation Society .

Ben and Mitch raced over a 100m sprint course in front of the Mayflower Steps in a best of three contest. And the Champion for 2013 is Ben, who came...

Love in the air: Tim Burgess at Exeter Phoenix

Tim Burgess, Exeter Phoenix, Thursday 19 September 2013

Perhaps it has something to do with Tim Burgess' keen practice of Transcendental Meditation, but rarely I have watched such a relaxed and admirably unshowy gig from a commercially successful artist.

Indeed, a low-key gig at the Exeter Phoenix - part of a UK autumn tour - seemed pretty apt for the laid-back recent solo...

Peppa Pig’s Big Splash - tickets on sale

Peppa Pig returns live on stage with puppets and brilliant sing-a-long songs at Plymouth Pavilions on 5- 6 August 2014

This brand new production, Peppa Pig’s Big Splash , comes fresh from the huge successes of the two previous tours Peppa Pig’s Party and Peppa Pig’s Treasure Hunt . Opening at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford on 24 October, this touring production will travel throughout...

27% of five-year-olds have tooth decay

Despite an overall improvement in the number of children free of tooth decay, over 27% of five-year-olds have tooth decay according to a survey published today (20 September 2013) by Public Health England. Children with decay have on average between three and four teeth affected by decay, treated or untreated.

The study ‘National Dental Epidemiology Programme for England, oral health...

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