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Kaiser Chiefs to perform when MTV Crashes Plymouth

Chart-topping British band Kaiser Chiefs are the first act to be announced for this summer's eagerly awaited MTV Crashes Plymouth event.

The spectacular live music event, being organised by MTV in collaboration with Plymouth City Council, will take place on Plymouth Hoe on Tuesday 15 July.

After 10,000 tickets were snapped up by Plymouth residents in minutes, 5,000 more tickets...

City Museum and Alzheimer’s Society join forces for dementia awareness event

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery and Alzheimer’s Society are collaborating on a special event at Drake Circus Shopping Centre on Thursday 22 May as part of Dementia Awareness Week (18 to 24 May).

The focus of this year’s Dementia Awareness Week is on ‘opening up’ and encouraging people who are concerned about dementia-related issues to talk about their worries rather than bottling...

Scientists find best way to rid a garden of snails

Gardeners wanting to rid their spring flowerbeds of pesky snails can ditch the beer traps and egg shells and instead develop a strong throwing arm.

This is according to a new study published today, 16 May, in the journal Physica Scripta, which has used statistical models to show that removing snails out of the garden by a distance of over 20 metres or more is just as effective as...

Support for people with life threatening allergies

A woman with a severe, life threatening allergy has started a support group to help support others affected by severe allergies, or anaphylaxis.

Katy Hannaford, from Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, has a severe drug allergy herself and is also carer to her daughter 12-year-old daughter, Alicia, who has multiple severe allergies.

Food allergies are thought to affect around 5-8% of...

Barbican International Jazz & Blues Festival 2014

American musicians will be playing close to the Mayflower Steps at the Barbican International Jazz & Blues Festival 2014.

Mississippi blues guitar-man Robin Henkel will headline the event, which takes place from June 13-15 on The Barbican, close to where the Pilgrims left for the New World in 1620.

The Festival’s music programme is due to run between noon and 9pm on...

Plymouth's new lifestyle destination launches today

Ocean Crescent, which changed its name from Zero 4 following the acquisition by Burrington Estates and is currently undergoing a £1 million refurbishment, is officially due to launch today between 5.30pm and 7pm.

There is a range of studio, one- and two-bed apartments, many of which benefit from an underground parking space as well as four stunning luxury duplex penthouses, which boast...

Charity football in aid of St Luke's Hospice

The Range have organised for a charity football match in aid of St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth which will take place this Sunday (18 May).

Two teams have been made, one with employees from our Plymouth based Head Office and the other made from employees from our Devon and Cornwall stores (Exeter, Plymouth and Truro). All money raised will be going to St Luke’s Hospice, a charity chosen by...

Families buzzing about free events inspired by bee exhibition

Plymouth University will be a hive of activity on Saturday 17 May when it hosts two fun family-friendly events inspired by an exhibition about bees.

‘Bee Happy’ will be led by the Wild About Plymouth team – a partnership between the City Museum and Art Gallery and Plymouth University, which organises a natural history or science-based event each month throughout the year.

The...

Night at the theatre raises cash for bereavement charity

Business guests enjoyed a night at the theatre and raised £155 for Jeremiah’s Journey, a Plymouth-based charity supporting grieving children.

Guests from across the business sector were invited to experience the corporate entertainment facilities at Plymouth’s Theatre Royal and A Comedy of Errors by The Propeller Theatre Company, on May 8.

The event was jointly hosted by...

Fire 999 DVD proves useful learning resource

The ‘Fire 999’ DVD developed by Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service and Plymouth People First is proving a really useful resource to empower support staff and volunteers who work with adults with a learning disability to deliver consistent and accurate fire safety training.

The DVD is divided into four short sections to encourage interactive Q&A sessions throughout. It...

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