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New West Country gay play, Open Door comes to Exeter

On a dark February night in 1954, a young man catches the Exeter to Bristol express. He never completes his journey. What happens to him on the train changes the life of every queer person in the land...

Who knew? The fight for gay rights began in Exeter! Discover the true story of a...

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Breadth of talent shown in Appreciation of Dance

Students delivered almost two hours of dance performances in the annual Appreciation of Dance show, as they demonstrated pieces that they have been working on in the current academic year.

The evening showcased 26 performances, from GCSE and A-Level work to recitals by the recreational dance club, junior dance Company, Senior Dance Company and Ivybridge Dance Academy.

“It was a...

Fine Young Cannibals announced for Sounds of the Summer festival

Chart-topping eighties band Fine Young Cannibals will complete the star-studded line-up of acts performing at this year’s Sounds of the Summer festival at Newton Abbot Racecourse.

The band, whose hits include She Drives Me Crazy and Good Thing, was today revealed as the final act confirmed for the live music spectacular, which takes place on Sunday 16 July.

FYC will join an...

DJ Spikey Paws to visit Drake Circus

Entertainer DJ Spikey Paws from the new online kids craze Animal Jam is coming to Drake Circus Plymouth Saturday 4th March 2017.

The online hit game Animal Jam is aimed to teach young children all about the natural world, and is packed full of National Geographic videos, facts, games and more!

On Saturday the 4th of March DJ Spikey Paws, famous on the online playground, will...

‘Heaven Sent’ Sculpture unveiled at Plymouth University

For five days from 4th March until 9th March, Plymouth University will play host to a stunning and exciting sculpture. ‘Heaven Sent’, a sculpture by locally based artist, Simon Ruscoe, will be unveiled in the Levinsky Building on the main campus, standing on a plinth which will be specially designed to collect donations for NSPCC. At the same time a ‘not for profit’ crowd funding campaign will...

Celebrity chef announced for Flavour Fest

Winner of the Great British Bake Off 2016, Candice Brown has been announced as the celebrity chef appearing at this year’s Flavour Fest.

Returning for its fourteenth year, Flavour Fest 2017 promises yet another jam packed weekend of food, fun and entertainment. Visitors can look forward to an exciting three day programme of chef demonstrations, even more food stalls and a full line up...

Tim Manns joins BBC Radio Devon as Saturday Breakfast Show Presenter

BBC Radio Devon have today (Wednesday 15 February) announced that Tim Manns will be joining the station as Saturday Breakfast Show presenter from Saturday 4 March.

Tim says: “It has been a career ambition of mine to join the Corporation, so this is a very exciting time for me. I am really looking forward to Saturday mornings’ when I hope the BBC Radio Devon audience will join me for a...

All Saints confirmed to join UB40 at Sounds of the Summer Festival

Very special guests, nineties girl band All Saints, have added their name to a sensational line-up of artists performing at this year’s Sounds of the Summer festival at Newton Abbot Racecourse.

The multi-million record selling group along with eighties rock/pop band China Crisis are the latest acts announced for the annual music festival, which takes place on Sunday July 16th.

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D-Day for V-Day?

New research shows that nearly a quarter of people from Plymouth (23%) would rather spend Valentine’s Day with their close friends and perhaps surprisingly, over one in five (21%) who are married or in a relationship also feel this way.

With its risqué subject matter, and eye-catching cast including Jamie Dornan as Mr Grey, chick-flick franchise 50 Shades of Grey proved a popular...

The Here and This and Now

What makes us truly happy? Health? Family? Professional success? Blasting it in the gym? Romance? Pills?

Or are we ignoring the bigger stuff? Real life-changing stuff that will devastate the world if we just keep ignoring it?

Theatre Royal Plymouth’s production, The Here and This and Now is a spirited and surprising dark new comedy that takes a look at the pharmaceutical...

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