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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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Basement Jaxx return to Plymouth

Masters of dance Basement Jaxx will return to Plymouth Pavilions this December as part of their 2014 UK tour, taking in all major venues across the country. With a new album on the way it is no surprise that they are taking their legendary live act back on the road with dates throughout November and July. The band will stop off in Plymouth on Tuesday 9 December.

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Local entertainment night to follow MTV Crashes

A second night of live music will take place on Plymouth Hoe this week as 12 local bands perform on the MTV Crashes Plymouth stage the day after the sell-out event.

Hosted by Plymouth City Council, the event will take place on Wednesday 16 July, with entertainment starting from 5pm.

Deputy Council Leader Peter Smith said: “We’re really excited about this event. Not only does it...

Summer festival will guarantee Plymouth rocks

Newnham Park in Plymouth is the venue for one of the world’s most unique, fun and exciting festival series next week.

The HOLI ONE Colour festival will be taking place on 19 July from noon until 10pm and aims to unite people through music and colour.

Thousands of people are expected to attend to share music, dance, performance art and visual stimulation. Against a backdrop of...

Major city firm backs Ocean City Festival

Plymouth’s Ocean City Festival is returning to our shores in September and is sponsored by Ocean BMW Plymouth.

Running from Monday 8 to Sunday 28 September, this spectacular twenty-day festival of fun will include over 30 events celebrating everything that makes Plymouth’s waterfront location – and its relationship with the sea – so special.

Garry Parker, General Manager of...

Days to go before MTV Crashes Plymouth

Excitement is rising with just days to go until 20,000 people take to The Hoe for the spectacular live music event of the summer.

MTV Crashes Plymouth on Tuesday 15 July with performances from chart-topping artists the Kaiser Chiefs, Example, The 1975 and Kiesza.

Doors to the event, organised by MTV and Plymouth City Council, will be opening at 3.30pm with entertainment...

International Blacksmiths Festival in Exeter

This summer, the West Country is all fired up to host its first gathering of the global blacksmith community for over 30 years. The long wait will come to an end on 13th August when The International Blacksmiths Festival is held at Westpoint Exeter until 16th August 2014.

An exciting comeback for international blacksmithing talent, this event will showcase the best of the craft from...

Audiences invited to experience Heaven on Earth?

A dynamic dance film premiere and performers from across the world are heading for Plymouth as part of a major European cultural initiative.

Heaven on Earth? brings together creative practitioners from Greece, Spain, Turkey and Plymouth to explore the dynamics between people and ports.

It is inspired by the work of French writer, dramatist, film-maker and activist Jean Genet (...

Shakespeare storms Plymouth Arts Centre

Shakespeare from The Globe Theatre is being screened for the first time at Plymouth Arts Centre this summer.

A production of The Tempest, filmed in high definition live at Shakespeare’s reconstructed Globe Theatre in London in 2013, is coming to Plymouth Arts Centre for a storm of a show.

The Tempest is one of three critically-acclaimed productions from Globe On Screen which...

Plymouth Beer Festival 2014

The Plymouth Beer Festival is back in its 10th year at Plymouth Pavilions this July.

The two day festival of all things Real Ale and Cider in association with Plymouth CAMRA has gone from strength to strength in previous years, and this year promises to be no exception!

The festival is proud to welcome St Austell Brewery on board as sponsor, and will once again be providing the...

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