Devon

Stagecoach, Devon, Bus

Everything you need to know about Stagecoach bus services throughout the festive holidays

In a bid to keep the wheels turning this Christmas Stagecoach South West have announced extensive timetable information for the festive period seeing you into 2021.

The local bus operator has published service information for the holidays, including timetables for bus services on Christmas Eve through to the New Year, only taking a day off for Christmas Day and New Year's Day....

CityFibre

Plymouth’s digital future to be transformed with £52m full fibre roll-out 

Plymouth is to benefit from an investment of at least £52m in its digital future, as part of CityFibre’s plans to upgrade the nation’s legacy networks with gigabit-capable full fibre connectivity.

The state-of-the-art infrastructure is expected to boost business productivity and innovation and deliver millions in economic benefits for the port city, while giving residents access to...

covid-19, Devon, vaccination

Tennis site among first wave of GP centres to give lifesaving COVID-19 vaccination in Devon

Family doctors in Devon will begin giving the coronavirus vaccine to local people from today (Tuesday, 15 December), as the NHS continues its phased roll-out of the vaccination programme.

GP practices are working in groups to set up local vaccination centres for their patients, which will open in phases over coming weeks.

The first phase of GP-led vaccination centres in...

Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams

Multi-million selling recording artist Bryan Adams is coming to the UK next summer with a spectacular open-air tour set in the grounds of some of the UK’s most beautiful venues.

Kicking off in Bristol on 26 June, Bryan Adams’ 2021 outdoor tour will visit Powderham Castle on Tuesday 6 July.

Enjoy a live performance from one of the world’s best selling artists in summer 2021, taking in an open-air show set against stunning, picturesque backdrops. The tour also visits Cardiff, Scarborough, Widnes, Telford, Canterbury and...

child arrests

Child arrests by Devon and Cornwall Police reduced by 77%

Arrests of children by Devon and Cornwall Police have been reduced by 77 per cent since the Howard League for Penal Reform began a major campaign to keep boys and girls out of the criminal justice system, new figures reveal today (Monday 14 December).

For the last decade, the Howard League has been working with police forces across England and Wales to reduce arrests of children,...

megabus

megabus offers thousands of extra coach seats and urges families and friends to book ahead for Christmas

Stagecoach, Britain's biggest bus and coach operator, has today announced that 5,600 extra socially-distanced seats are being made available on its megabus coaches over the Christmas period, and urges families and friends planning to be reunited to book ahead.

With support from the Department for Transport, Stagecoach can offer extra megabus seats from all the major cities and many...

zippos

Zippo’s Christmas Circus

Venue: 
Central Park, Plymouth PL2 3DF
Event Date: 
Thursday, December 17, 2020 - 19:00 to Sunday, January 10, 2021 - 16:00
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The brilliant Zippo’s Circus - several times voted “Britain’s Best Circus” – is bringing a special Christmas Circus to Plymouth . Zippo’s is Covid-safe, sanitised, and well-ventilated.

The new colourful Christmas themed production will delight family audiences whilst providing breath-taking magical moments throughout and will be performed in Zippos’ super-heated Big Top.

Meet Brazilian showman Paulo Dos Santos, a multi-talented comic, acrobat and martial artist who stands at just over a metre tall. Paulo will be joined...

Buckland Abbey

Enjoy safe space, fresh air and a Peter Rabbit garden adventure at Buckland Abbey

Anyone faithful to the traditional nineteenth-century Beatrix Potter storybooks will love the Peter Rabbit™ winter activity trail that has opened in the gardens of Buckland Abbey near Plymouth.

The adventure trail at Buckland Abbey has been inspired by Beatrix Potter’s iconic tales. With a sprinkle of festive magic, Peter Rabbit fans step through Buckland’s Kitchen Garden gate...

Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge

Devon experts support ocean challenge

This week sees the start of one of the world’s great endurance challenges and the expertise of a small Devon business is critical in the likely successes of most of the participating teams.

Billed as “The World’s Toughest Row”, the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge takes place every year with teams from across the world attempting to complete an arduous 3000-mile journey across the...

Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth

Popular Plymouth hospital celebrates 15 years of caring

A popular Plymouth hospital which has successfully treated thousands of South West patients and which this year has not only continued that work but also supported the NHS during the pandemic to ensure NHS patients receive the care they need, has celebrated the 15th anniversary of its first patient arriving for treatment.

Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth (formerly Peninsula NHS...

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