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Seaton Wetlands Welcomes BBC Countryfile!

East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team recently hosted the BBC’s Countryfile team at Seaton Wetlands Nature Reserve for two days of filming.

Presenters Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker visited the council-owned and managed reserve to learn about its biodiversity and the important...

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Royal Navy Volunteer Band Festival returns to Plymouth

June will see the return of the prestigious Royal Navy Volunteer Band Festival to Plymouth for the first time in over a decade. An annual event in the naval calendar the festival will showcase the talents of 400 volunteer musicians representing the Royal Navy, made up of 9 bands.

Royal Navy Volunteer Bands are an enthusiastic mix of serving, retired and civilian musicians. The players...

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Jack Lukeman brings Phantasmagoria to Plymouth

Iconic Irish star Jack Lukeman is set to bring his new show, Phantasmagoria to The Tiki Bar in Plymouth on Friday 20th March.

Just one of four intimate mini tour dates planned for England this Spring, organisers are expecting a high demand for tickets following Jack's recent stunning appearance with the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra at the Plymouth Pavilions in December...

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Plymouth date for UB40

Following their sold-out UK tour of 2014, reggae stars UB40 have announced 19-date UK tour for May and June 2015 due to demand.

The Brummie legends are currently in the middle of the second leg of their ‘Getting Over The Storm UK Tour’, which has seen UK’s most successful reggae band play over forty UK shows to over 100,000 fans.

UB40’s 2015 tour dates, which start at...

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BGT star opens Plymouth's Tamar pub

A special guest was the first to pull a pint at the newly refurbished Tamar on Moorshead Road recently.

Britain’s Got Talent finalist, Michael Collings, was invited to open the new-look Tamar on Monday 2nd February, following its £463,000 transformation into a Flaming Grill pub restaurant with a focus on providing great value steaks and grills.

The pub reopened last week,...

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Dementia chorus launches emotional single to raise funds for research and support

Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain groups have teamed up with Plymouth University to launch a bid for chart success with an emotional song that aims to highlight the full impact of dementia.

Never Will Forget (John’s Song) was penned by songwriter and radio presenter, Ian Calvert. Ian was inspired to write the song and raise funds for charity, having witnessed his father-in-...

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Science and music combine for music festival

A biocomputer that can play the piano and an audio-visual representation of Motor Neurone Disease will be among the highlights of the 10th annual Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival.

Being staged at Plymouth University from 27 February to 01 March 2015, the festival celebrates experimental music with the programme responding to advances in science and computer technology that...

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New public art work at The Minster

The Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouth, has announced a new and exciting commission, entitled ‘Vision for the Pillars’, to achieve the creation of an iconic work of art for the city of Plymouth.

In November 2012 a team from St Andrew’s won first prize in a national competition, sponsored by the Jerusalem Trust, awarded for the best developed proposal for commissioning a new work of...

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Michael McIntyre heads for Plymouth

It was the summer of 2012 that Plymouth was treated to a mammoth 6 night run of comedy genius from Michael McIntyre, but now we are very proud to announce, hot off the press, that the king of stand up comedy will return to Plymouth Pavilions this summer! Kicking off his hotly anticipated UK & Ireland tour Happy and Glorious in the city, Michael will head to the venue for 4 nights from...

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New Museum exhibition puts portraits ‘In the Frame’

A new exhibition opening at the City Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 13 December will showcase some of Plymouth’s most important and interesting portraits.

‘In the Frame: Plymouth’s Portraits Revealed’ delves into the city’s collection, and presents new research about some of the characters who are new or rarely seen.

Visitors will be able to come face-to-face with maritime...

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Brendan Cole: A Night to Remember

Brendan Cole, star of Strictly Come Dancing, announces a brand new show for 2015. Promising A Night To Remember Brendan and his cast of dancers, musicians and singers will present a dazzling spectacle at the Pavilions in Plymouth. Across 48 shows in three months - and straight off the back of season 12 of Strictly - Brendan will showcase his expertise in an odyssey of music and dance, once...

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