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Top names on the bill for 48th Dartmoor Folk Festival

AN impressive line up, including some new artists, are on the bill for this year’s Dartmoor Folk Festival, the 48th, which will take place in the foothills of Dartmoor from Friday, August 8 to Sunday, August 10.

Headlining at South Zeal, near Okehampton, will be English folk band The...

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Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons

The average person will speak 123,205,750 words in a lifetime. But what if there were a limit? Oliver and Bernadette are about to find out.

Walrus’ Theatre award winning show, fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons is coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth Monday 6 – Saturday 10 September.

This two-person show imagines a world where we’re...

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How to meet singles in Plymouth

Plymouth is a very exciting place to be when you’re single. Aside from joining a dating agency , there are plenty of ways to meet singles here and each one of them is very thrilling. You can also find great places to visit on your dates. Before you start dating, however, we’re going to review some of the best ways to meet singles in this lovely city.

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The Ramblers inspires people in SW to Walk About

This September the Ramblers is getting the South West on its feet with Walk About - its biggest ever free nationwide walking event, offering a walk to suit everyone. But people don’t have to wait to get started. This month (August) the Ramblers has launched a free online tracker that allows people to log their walking activity and make the most of everything the festival has to offer.

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Kaiser Chiefs return to Plymouth

Plymouth Pavilions are thrilled to announce that Kaiser Chiefs will return to the city with a new UK tour in 2017.

Following their performance at Boardmasters last weekend, a sold out Pavilions gig in 2015 and a hit set that blew the lid off MTV Crashes Plymouth back in 2014, the 5 lads from Leeds today announced their first arena tour in two years to include a Plymouth Pavilions gig...

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Thousands attend British Firework Championships

Tens of thousands of spectators gathered on and around the Hoe on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 August to see over four tonnes of fireworks set off into the night sky in six spectacular displays.

Hosted by Plymouth City Council and The Event Services Association (TESA) the championships are one of the biggest annual displays put on by professional firework companies in the UK.

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Falmouth Oyster Festival’s 20th Birthday Bash

Falmouth Oyster Festival celebrates its 20th year with a brand new look and extra entertainment line up. From 13-16 October, Falmouth Oyster Festival will for the 20th year welcome thousands of visitors to enjoy a packed programme of cookery demonstrations, live music and freshly shucked oysters.

In 1996 - 20 years ago, the Town Centre Manager Nigel Hewitt was tasked with creating a...

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The Big Day Wedding Show

After its fantastically successful launch in February 2015, the team at Plymouth Pavilions are proud to announce their second BIG DAY Wedding Show on Sunday 19th February 2017. As ever they are committed to bringing together couples and their ideal wedding suppliers.

Throughout the day long extravaganza there will be two spectacular catwalk shows, demonstrations, a vintage and...

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Catfish and the Bottlemen announce Plymouth date

Plymouth Pavilions are thrilled to announce that following a triumphant summer festival run at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, Glastonbury, T in the Park, Boardmasters and countless others, Catfish and the Bottlemen will continue to thrill fans with an extra stop on their UK Tour - at Plymouth Pavilions on Monday 7 November!

Formed in 2007, their debut album The Balcony reached the Top 10...

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Alvin Ailey return to Theatre Royal Plymouth

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world’s most popular dance companies, will return to the UK for the first time in six years and presents an exhilarating mixed bill of dance at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 20 & 21 September, during its autumn UK tour 2016.

Founded in 1958, the company is recognised by the U.S. Congress as a vital American “Cultural Ambassador to the...

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Award winning exhibition back on Dartmoor

The unique Dartmoor Life in the First World War Exhibition is being displayed again from 18 to 24 August in Princetown to celebrate the prestigious award for the best exhibition in Britain and Ireland. The trophy, presented by the Community Archive and Heritage Group, was awarded particularly for inspiring young people to recognise the importance of their cultural inheritance and innovative...

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