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Ten New Shows On Sale at Theatre Royal Plymouth

Theatre Royal Plymouth have announced TEN exciting new productions for 2023/24 now on sale.

With shows from the Lyric stage and the Drum going on sale, there is something for everyone to enjoy from musicals to family shows and dance.

There are some family favourites coming to TRP including Alice in Wonderland and Madagascar, as well as work that has been delivered directly...

Artist with kaleidoscope eyes transforms animal artworks for pop-up exhibition

Kommune, the Boho arts, music and coffee space, located in The Narrows, Totnes, will host a temporary art exhibition, featuring a vibrant collection of artworks The Kaleidorasa Series: The Kaleidoscope within you without you from 28th February until 20th March 2023.

The series has been created as a collaboration between up and coming Devon-based artist RiverSongHeart (Rosa Weber MA)...

This World Book Day, half a million children in the UK don’t own a single book

As reading attainment rises in schools, reading for pleasure continues its sharp decline

To mark World Book Day 2023, the charity is calling on teachers, carers and parents to ensure that reading for pleasure is encouraged as much as reading attainment, in and outside of schools.

While reading was the only core subject which saw attainment levels improve in 2022, (at Key Stage 2, 75...

​​​​​​​Exmouth dental practice complete expansion following funding from Lloyds Bank

Select Dental, has secured a £887,000 funding package from Lloyds Bank to facilitate its largest expansion to date.

Select Dental received the six-figure loan enabling them to expand further into an area with growing demand for dental provisions within the local community.

The Exmouth based dental practice is set to grow its surrounding dental services from three to seven...

Lifeworks Saturday enrichment groups for young people with learning disabilities

All smiles at Lifeworks Learning Disability Saturday groups relaunch.

Lifeworks Saturday enrichment groups flourish

Our Lifeworks Saturday enrichment groups restarted this year with plenty of activities, both indoors and out. It was lovely to see new faces joining the groups and great to have so many smiling faces back with us. This first Saturday was jam-packed, with different events. Including a hardy circuit training workout where the group went through...

Channel 4 challenges students to create a new television show

Channel 4 is challenging secondary school students across the UK to conjure up ideas for a new TV show as part of a nationwide competition.

Students are being invited to create a new show which explores how we are Altogether Different . The only other stipulation is that the show can be set at any point in time, except in 2023.

They will need to come up with the idea for the...

Tavistock Enterprise Hub plays crucial role for growing business

REDS Group is a relatively young south west based company that has experienced exceptional growth in its first five years – but it has remained true to its roots.

Those roots stem partly from the Tavistock Enterprise Hub , which was one of two hot desk locations used by the business when it was founded in 2017 with just four engineers.

Today, REDS Group has expanded to a...

Alzheimer’s Society’s Forget Me Not Appeal in Devon

This May, Alzheimer’s Society invites everyone in Devon to come together and support its Forget Me Not Appeal to remember and honour people they know who are living with dementia or who had dementia.

By wearing your Forget Me Not badge and supporting the appeal, you can show people living with dementia in Devon they have not been forgotten, and you understand and stand with them. The...

Supporting local initiatives! Foot Anstey Foundation delivers grants to three South West-based charities

National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, has announced the three charities receiving its latest Foot Anstey Foundation grants.

The funds, raised by employees, are donated to community organisations that have local impact.

The three South West-based charities receiving £1,000 each are Jeremiah's Journey , Uncle Paul's Chilli Farm and Somerset Child Contact Centres .

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Road improvement works near Exeter Airport will boost East Devon’s economy

The £4.5m road enhancement scheme has been under construction for the past two years and was completed on 23rd February 2023.

The new access will help to boost East Devon’s economy, through provision of new jobs and opportunities for clean and inclusive growth. The enhancements to Long Lane unlock development of the new 19 acre Power Park site part of the Exeter and East Devon...

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