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GB baseball stars coming to Exeter

Women’s baseball players from across the region will descend on Exeter next month for a special tournament celebrating the growth of the sport and encouraging more women and girls to get involved.

The event, organised by Exeter Baseball Club, takes place at Winslade Park on Saturday,...

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Mama Bear supports Children in Need

Children at Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-Schools across Paignton, Plymouth and Torquay have been pulling out all the stops for Children in Need this year.

A series of activities have taken place at the nursery groups settings, including a very special treasure hunt at Jump soft play in Plymouth, ‘Splash the teacher’ in Paignton and a big spot hunt.

The children were...

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Last chance to see The Poppies: WAVE in Plymouth

The Poppies: WAVE on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Plymouth Naval Memorial, will be dismantled this Sunday evening, so anyone wishing to see it before it leaves the town should arrive at the display by 5.30pm on Sunday November 19 before it is dismantled for its next destination next year.

Since its arrival in August, there have been nearly 500,000 visitors at the CWGC...

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Late night Christmas shopping begins at Drake Circus

Plymouth’s premier shopping venue is set to get people in the festive spirit this Christmas.

With everything from real snow, local choir performances and Santa’s very own grotto Drake Circus has everything you’d expect of Christmas and more!

Every Thursday, from November 16, Drake Circus will be open until 9pm – giving everyone the chance to experience not only the shopping...

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Plymouth’s waterfront set to sparkle this Christmas

Traditional fun for the whole family will be on offer in Plymouth’s Waterfront this Christmas.

From a Christmas lights switch on to a Snowflake Trail, Santa arriving with the RNLI lifeboat and delicious food markets on offer, reindeer and owls pay a visit to the quayside and Scrooge may be found in the historic lanes. There’s something for everyone!

Businesses across the...

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Plymouth MP to launch memorial appeal to mark 100 year anniversary of election of Nancy Astor

Newly elected Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, Luke Pollard, is today launching an appeal for a statue to mark the 100-year anniversary of the election of the first female MP to take her seat in the House of Commons - Plymouth’s Nancy Astor.

Nancy Astor – MP for Plymouth Sutton from 1919 to 1944, Lady Mayoress of Plymouth from 1939 to 1944 was the first woman...

Plymouth Trio Brave Mongol Rally to Raise Money for Children with Clefts

On 15th July, three Plymouth locals took part in the 2017 Mongol Rally challenge – a 10,000 mile car rally where participants travel from London, through Mongolia, to Ulan Ude in Russia, in a scrapyard car with no backup or support, to raise money for charity.

George Monk, Toby Hall and Tom Oates decided to take part in the rally and raise money for Smile Train after Tom’s grandmother...

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Volunteers wanted for UK’s biggest Christmas food collection

Kind-hearted volunteers are being sought in Plymouth to help with a nationwide food collection to help people in need this Christmas.

Leading food charities FareShare and The Trussell Trust are looking for members of the public to help man donation points at larger Tesco stores from Thursday, November 30 to Saturday, December 2 as part of the Tesco Food Collection.

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Festive fun comes to The Broadway

Christmas Extravaganza Lights Switch On in association with Radio Plymouth to take place on Wednesday 22nd November

The Broadway Plymstock is set to sparkle on Wednesday 22nd November as its annual Christmas Extravaganza Lights Switch On in association with Radio Plymouth officially marks the start of the festive season.

Plymouth’s Got Talent winner, Kallie Hudson will headline...

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Stagecoach confirms link to Plymouth Railway Station

Stagecoach has confirmed that, starting 26 November, it will be introducing an alteration to its route 1 service to improve access to Plymouth Railway Station.

The alteration is in response to customer suggestions and will see buses from Tavistock serving North Road East instead of North Hill, providing a much closer connection to Plymouth Railway Station.

Customers who wish to...

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Plymouth Brexit Summit series continues

Luke Pollard MP hosted the next two events in the Brexit Summit series at City College Plymouth on Sunday. This was an opportunity for the people of Plymouth to tell their MPs what they think a good Brexit deal for Plymouth looks like.

The morning was a special session for 15-25 year olds Luke was joined by Mike Jarman from The Zone, Nicola Chesney from the Plymouth University...

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