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Hot machines, cold machines, due spins: why none of it is real in slots online

There are few ideas in gaming more persistent than the hot machine. The belief that a slot is "on a run", or that one which hasn't paid out in a while is building toward something, is one that turns up in brick-and-mortar casinos and online forums in equal measure. Understanding the reel...

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Sarah Millican returns to Plymouth

Plymouth Pavilions are thrilled to announce that Sarah Millican is returning with her Outsider Tour on Friday 12th February 2016. Tickets are on sale

In the past when you put Sarah Millican outside, she asked things like: ‘Why? Where is the taxi? Do I need a cardie?’ and said things like: ‘There’ll be wasps. I’ve nothing to sit on. Is that poo? Can we go home?’

But things have...

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Fairy Gokmother to make Cinderella's dreams come true!

TV Personality Gok Wan and ventriloquist Paul Zerdin to star in Theatre Royal Plymouth’s spectacular pantomime Cinderella

Theatre Royal Plymouth is delighted to announce that everyone’s favourite fashion-guru Gok Wan and comedy ventriloquist Paul Zerdin will star in this year’s magical pantomime adventure, Cinderella.

Gok Wan will play The Fairy Gokmother, offering helpful...

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Squeeze announce Plymouth date

Squeeze: From The Cradle To The Grave Tour with very special guest Dr John Cooper Clarke

Squeeze, the enduring British pop act whose songs have tenderly and wittily chronicled life and love stretching across four decades, are to play an extensive UK tour in the autumn – their first, as a band, for three years. As well as a vast catalogue including hits such as Cools For Cats, Up The...

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Book: The Lost Band of Brothers by Tom Keene

Fifty handpicked men formed this secret army. They attacked, kidnapped, ambushed and killed Germans across Europe during the Second World War.

After the fall of Dunkirk in 1940, elite special units were formed into a secret army to make mayhem and sow fear into the hearts of those guarding the enemy shore.

They were endorsed at the highest level by Churchill. These cross...

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Capture the region's wildlife on camera

Photographers with a keen eye for flora and fauna are being invited to take part in a competition in the South West later this month.

OPAL South-West and the Plymouth Woodland Project, who are part of Plymouth University’s outreach programme to engage wider audiences in the study of biology and ecology, have set the challenge for participants to capture ‘urban wildlife’ and ‘wildlife...

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Eban Brown heads to Plymouth

International recording artist Eban Brown is bringing his new tour to Plymouth.

Best known as the lead vocalist of the multi-platinum group The Stylistics, Eban Brown is now in his 15th Year with them and tours across the globe year-round! He is also, the Youngest Classical Soul Recording Artist in the History of Classical Soul Music and is excited to be performing for his audience in...

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iOrchestra returns to Plymouth

A pioneering digital music project led by the Philharmonia Orchestra will return to Plymouth this April and May.

Inspired by the latest technology, iOrchestra offers people an amazing opportunity to step inside the beating heart of an orchestra.

As in 2014, when more than 16,500 Plymouth people took part in the experience, the project will visit a range of communities across...

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Rebecca Ferguson: Lady Sings the Blues

Following in the footsteps of Billie Holiday and Diana Ross, singing superstar REBECCA FERGUSON is back, showcasing her smoky vocals on her third album 'Lady Sings the Blues' and touring throughout the UK in January - February 2016, due to arrive at Plymouth Pavilions just in time for Valentines Day on February 14th 2016.

This is a stunning reinterpretation including the best of Billie...

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Mad Dog McRea to play at Ivybridge Donkey Sanctuary

Plymouth folk band Mad Dog Mcrea are playing at The Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge on Saturday 28 March from 7pm to raise funds for the centre’s donkey assisted therapy work.

The gig at the centre in Filham Park includes support act Alex Hart with her unique ‘Westcountry Country’ vibe.

Doors and bar open at 7pm. Proof of age ID will be required.

Centre manager Bob Venn says...

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Kris Delmhorst heads for Plymouth

Kris Delmhorst’s latest release Blood Test (Signature Sounds, 2014) describes a moment of reckoning and centring in the songwriter’s life, and in society as a whole. In her new collection, Delmhorst acknowledges the weary work of an intentioned life – and the new American dream of presence and perspective in a frenetic time.

Blood Test is Delmhorst’s first album of original material...

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