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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...

Take care on the roads this winter

With the cold weather predicted to last for the rest of this week South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is urging motorists to slow down and ensure their vehicle is ready for winter.

A spokesman for the Trust said: "We have already received numerous call outs this week to motorists who have been involved in a collision due, in part, to the road conditions caused by the...

Get up close and personal at River Cottage Canteen

River Cottage Canteen Plymouth is introducing a series of cookery demos, based on the River Cottage HQ’s cookery classes.

The taster sessions, starting in February 2014 will feature some of the classics, with chocolate, bread and fish all on the menu.

Guests will be treated to coffee and tasty samples as they watch the chef at work, learning the basics from how to perfect their...

Losing weight tops South West's New Year's resolutions

With millions of people in the South West making well-intended pledges just over a week ago, a survey of the nation’s willpower commissioned by one of the UK’s leading motorway operators, Welcome Break, has revealed the region to be the one that most wants to lose weight and give up fatty foods this year, with 58% of people in the South West area of the country committing to living a healthier...

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