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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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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...

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How the Odds Measure Up: Casino, Poker and Sports

As soon as people who love gambling hear such words as “casino, poker and sports”, they immediately start associating them with probabilities and betting odds. Of course, it is a well-known fact that managers and operators who work in these industries have one main goal – make money due to this kind of business. But despite this fact, it is still in players’ power to increase the chances for...

Column Bakehouse confirm support for Plymouth's Flavour Fest

Column Bakehouse has been confirmed as Flavour Fest’s Social Enterprise Partner for 2017, committing to support the event for the second year running and bringing their love for artisan baking to the three day food lover’s paradise.

Flavour Fest, the south west’s favourite free food festival is returning from 2-4 June and award winning Plymouth bakery, Column Bakehouse will be not...

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Waterfront businesses urged to get on board the BID2 Campaign

The team behind the Waterfront Business Improvement District has taken the BID on tour with the Mayflower Land Train in a series of special workshops.

The Plymouth Waterfront Partnership is currently awaiting the return of 877 ballot papers from local business owners, who will have the final say on whether to extend the BID for a further five years to 2022.

It’s a crucial vote...

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Nash raises over £20,000 for St Luke's Plymouth

Plymouth law firm Nash & Co has got off to a flying start in its long-term commitment to St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth.

The firm has made a five-year fundraising pledge to St Luke’s, which includes corporate sponsorship of the Midnight Walk until 2020, has handed over a cheque for £21,881.91.

The amount is the total of all monies raised for St Luke’s during 2016, from events...

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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...

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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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Families get green-fingered at B&Q Plymouth

During half term this week, B&Q Plymouth hosted a family fun day to help keep the kids amused and inspire them to get outdoors and enjoy gardening. On 14th February, the store hosted a day full of activities, including a planting workshop where children and their parents learnt how to grow their own food and flowers.

As well as getting the opportunity to be green-fingered, families...

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Dedicated endoscopy staff retain accreditation

For a third successive year the hard work and dedication of staff in the Endoscopy Unit at Derriford Hospital has been formally recognised by the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on GI Endoscopy.

At a time when the service has been expanding, whilst dealing with the operational pressures faced by the hospital, the staff within the Endoscopy Unit have continued to meet all standards and have...

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First speaker announced for University’s TEDx talks

‘Can we cure prejudice?’ is the first topic confirmed for an evening of inspiration at the University of Plymouth.

Dr Sylvia Terbeck, Lecturer in the University’s School of Psychology, will take to the stage to explore the question at TEDxPlymouthUniversity on 9 March, drawing on her research into the effects that heart disease drug propranolol has on attitudes to race.

She...

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