Devon

Plymouth Live Music Night

Venue: 
Plymouth’s City Centre Piazza
Event Date: 
Friday, April 22, 2016 - 20:00
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2016 sees the return of 3 fantastic Live Music Nights sponsored by C. And G. Catering, in Plymouth’s City Centre Piazza.

The first is on Friday 22 April and will bring 3 very brilliant but very different acts!

First to perform from 7pm will be the beautiful Sian Hoskin with her sensational modern pop.

Up next comes the Land of the Giants frontman Andy Quick and his Flying Orchestra, a genre that has been quoted as a ‘blend of hip hop, rock and reggae’!

Finishing off the night with their immense hard hitting rock will be The Poet Junkies.

Catering...

Plymouth Pirate Weekend

Following the huge success of 2015, the award winning Plymouth Pirate Weekend returns on 14 and 15 May 2016 for a family fun packed weekend in The Barbican and Sutton Harbour.

Come and see our very own Jonty Depp who will be lurking the cobbled streets and go aboard our real Pirate Ship for free. Take part in our Pirate Trail and see if you can uncover Cap ‘n’ Jack’s hidden clues! Test your pirate skills at our very own Pirate Swashbuckling School or if you prefer, you can enrol in our popular Mermaid School where you can meet a real life Mermaid.

On Sunday come and see a...

Introduction to Stonemasonry course at Castle Drogo

Introduction to Stonemasonry - 2 day workshop, 7-8 May, 10am - 5pm At: Castle Drogo. £60/£50 Dartmoor Arts and Devon Guild are running a comprehensive introduction to the skills, techniques, tools and purposes of stonemasonry with 2 experienced tutors: Trevor Clarke and Ben Martin. In the inspiring setting of Castle Drogo, you will learn how to use and maintain tools, practice masonry and letter carving techniques and you can work on a project of your own: carve an inscription or a 3D piece, or both. All materials and tools are provided. The course will include a tour of Castle Drogo,...

Plymouth Half Marathon: Be part of race day!

With under a week to go until Plymouth’s Half Marathon, the sell-out event on Sunday 17th April promises a memorable city race that everyone can be part of!

The race will start in style at 9am on the Hoe, providing not only the perfect picturesque backdrop to set off Plymouth’s runners, but also ample space to line up and support friends, family and colleagues taking on this years 13.1...

Time is running out to register to vote

If you haven’t registered to vote in this year’s local elections yet you have just days left,

The Plymouth City Council elections will take place on Thursday 5 May, along with the Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

Anyone who wants to vote in these elections and have their say must register by midnight on Monday 18 April.

The list of candidates standing in the...

Say no to doorstep crime

Devon and Somerset residents are being warned against rogue doorstep traders offering home maintenance services this spring.

In 2015 87 complaints were received by the service in relation to doorstep crime, with an estimate loss of over £101,000.

In March this year six complaints were made and in February an estimated £3,000 was lost by victims, a 100 per cent increase on 2015...

Huge suspected drugs haul seized in chance find

More than £300,000 of suspected heroin and crack cocaine has been seized by police after a chance find by officers in Plymouth.

Officers and PCSOs visited a home in Pike Road, Efford, yesterday while looking for a man in his 20s suspected of breaching a court order.

But the routine enquiry turned up unexpected results after one police community support officer noticed a...

Exhibition showcases the complex results of when art meets mathematics

The complex relationships and shared inspirations which connect art and mathematics will be explored during an exhibition being staged at Plymouth University.

Curated by art historian Barry Phipps, the exhibition in the Peninsula Arts Gallery will showcase the works of painter Mark Francis and architect George L. Legendre, both artist associates at the London Mathematical Society (LMS...

Suspect sought after theft from vehicle

Police have released an Evofit of a man they are seeking in connection with a theft from a car in Plymouth.

Officers are investigating a break-in to a Land Rover Freelander in Severn Place, Efford, in the early hours of Sunday 13 March.

A witness saw a man crouching down and hiding beside the vehicle around 2.40am.

Once discovered he ran off with a second man who had...

Two sentenced following football related violence

Two men have been sentenced following an affray at The Minerva Pub in Plymouth last November.

Stefan Adamson aged 28 from Stoke, Plymouth and Karl White aged 20 from St Judes Plymouth pleaded guilty to their involvement in the offence.

Both men have received 15 month Community Orders at Plymouth Crown Court on Friday 8th April and have also been given football banning orders...

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