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Final flourish for Women in Art exhibition

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery's popular Women in Art exhibition is heading into its final month and will feature a recent and highly prestigious acquisition during its last few weeks.

‘To Tell Them Where It’s Got To’ by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye was purchased by the Museum in late 2013 thanks to a grant from the Contemporary Art Society and the support of London-based Corvi-Mora...

HMSA celebrates donation from the Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund

Local support group, HMSA Plymouth is celebrating after receiving a £300 donation from the Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund.

Part of the nationwide charity, Hypermobility Syndromes Association, the group provides support and information to those affected by one of the hypermobility syndromes. The charity helps young people and their parents to understand the condition and also operates a...

Saxophonist Lewis given Royal Schools' honour

An 11-year-old Ivybridge Community College student earned the opportunity to perform at one of the UK’s most well-regarded concerts for young music students.

Lewis Allen-Waldron, a dedicated musician who started playing the saxophone at Woodlands Primary School at the age of seven, was selected by the Associated Board of The Royal School of Music to perform in its High Achievers’...

Devon gets ready for The Big Lunch with 100 days to go

People from Devon are being invited to sign up to take part in The Big Lunch, the UK’s biggest annual get-together for neighbours.

Today (Friday 21 February) will mark 100 days to go until the Big Lunch 2014, and the Eden Project is calling on locals to join the thousands of communities across the UK who will be holding local events and street parties on Sunday 1 June.

To...

Critical situation on our streets: Blog by PCC Tony Hogg

People will know that I have had some wide and contrasting experiences in life. Thirty years in the Royal Navy took me into many unpleasant situations, and, in the years that followed, I worked with many disadvantaged and disabled youngsters through a Cornish charity.

Since being elected as Police and Crime Commissioner I have joined police and officers and staff at the ‘sharp end’ on...

Plymouth University works with prestigious industry partners to launch new University Hotel School

Giving hospitality managers a grounding that will inspire and influence their future careers is the vision behind a new innovation from Plymouth University.

Students at the University Hotel School, being launched later this month, will benefit from existing and new industry partnerships to gain enlightening experiences that will enhance their future employability.

They will...

Rick Wakeman: Journey to the Centre of the Earth Tour 2014

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of his landmark concept album, Rick Wakeman extends the Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 2014 tour. This epic stage show will be at the Pavilions on 26 April 2014.

Based on the novel by Jules Verne, which will also mark its 150th anniversary in 2014, the album is one of the rock era's landmark achievements - a record that sold 15...

Skydive will raise funds for Wild Futures

Karley Khan, 25, from Plymouth has taken up the challenge of skydiving from 15,000ft dressed as a monkey to raise money for local charity Wild Futures.

Karley, along with her fellow jumpers, is hoping to raise £395 by 1 March so Wild Futures can continue to rescue and protect primates and their habitats worldwide.

Karley said: "I decided to take part in this challenge for...

Brit Award nominee John Newman heads for Plymouth

John Newman, one of the breakthrough artists of 2013, will be heading to Plymouth Pavilions on Monday 27 October.

John, who has been nominated for 3 Brit Awards in the Best British Male Solo Artist, Best British Single and Best Video categories, has just announced his third major UK tour since the release in October of his 300,000 selling debut album ”Tribute”. Newman whose widely...

History on tour this half-term with pop-up museums

Visitors to Derriford Hospital and the Civic Centre will be asked to pop-in and take a break from the norm at a travelling pop-up museum this half-term, where they can discover more about Plymouth’s fantastic local history and culture.

The ‘love our past’ pop-up museum will feature intriguing objects from the Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, fascinating documents from the Plymouth...

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