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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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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...

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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...

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College musicians raise £275 for St Luke’s Hospice

Musicians from Ivybridge Community College's Flute Ensemble have presented St Luke's Hospice in Plymouth with a cheque for £275.

The money, which they raised by recording and selling a CD of Christmas Music, will help St Luke's continue to provide specialist end-of-life care to more than 3,500 patients a year across Plymouth, South West Devon and East Cornwall.

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The Waterboys to headline Chagstock Festival

Chagstock Festival have announced that million-selling alt-rock legends, The Waterboys, will headline their main stage on Saturday night.

Formed 30 years ago by Mike Scott, The Waterboys became famous for their powerful live performances and majestic albums such as A Pagan Place and This Is The Sea, which included their biggest hit The Whole Of The Moon.

After the recruitment...

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Top acts announced for Dartmoor Folk Festival

Top local and national artists will headline at the 37th Dartmoor Folk Festival, which will be held at South Zeal, near Okehampton, on 8, 9 and 10 August.

Artists announced, to date, include: New Rope String Band (Friday), Lady Maisery, Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar (winners of the BBC Young Folk Awards 2013), Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer, The Old Fashioned, Bill Whaley and Dave Fletcher...

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Seth Lakeman to perform at HMV in Plymouth

Mercury Music Prize nominee and Devon born Folk singer/songwriter Seth Lakeman will be visiting HMV in Plymouth on Monday 3 February to celebrate the release of his new album Word of Mouth.

Recorded in a Cornish Church, Word of Mouth showcases Seth's skill as a storyteller while the dramatic and melodic sound cements his status as a figurehead of contemporary British Folk.

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Devon and Cornwall artists feature in City Museum exhibition

Visitors to Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery can get a glimpse of the Devon and Cornwall art world thanks to a new exhibition by the Plymouth Society of Artists (PSA).

The show features around 80 works by members from the long-established society. These include works on paper, sculpture, landscapes and oil paintings.

“The exhibition is a chance for our visitors to get a...

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Wanted … young singers to join World Roots Choir

Are you aged 13-18? Do you love to sing? Then here’s your chance!

The World Roots Choir is coming to Plymouth and Torbay – and it needs your voices.

The good news is that, unlike the X Factor and The Voice, there are no scary auditions. Just turn up … and sing. You don’t even need to be able to read music, as all the songs are taught by ear at first.

The two new ‘...

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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...

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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...

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