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A day dedicated to play on Plymouth Hoe

Play providers from across the city will take over Plymouth Hoe, offering a wide range of free play activities for children and young people and their families.

Playday is the biggest play-sector event in the UK, and possibly Europe! As well as a celebration of children's right to play, Playday is a campaign that highlights the importance of play in children's lives.

In 2015...

Free entry in Community Football League

Footballers in Plymouth will find themselves saving money this summer if they join the area’s most popular 6 a side leagues throughout August.

Selected leagues across the town are run by Leisure Leagues – Europe’s largest provider of 5 and 6 a side football and they have waived the usual £25 entry fee throughout the rest of the month.

Leisure Leagues Executive Director,...

Ocean Studios opens with A Taste of Things to Come

Ocean Studios, Plymouth’s £4.2 million artistic development within an approximate 60,000 ft2 Grade I listed, former naval building, was officially launched yesterday (Thursday 30th July) by Sir Nicholas Serota, Director of the Tate, and Tudor Evans, Leader of Plymouth City Council.

Serota highlighted the fact that, “In the modern world, the creative industries are an increasingly...

Additional Rugby World Cup tickets on sale

Fans across the world have just 50 days to go until the start of Rugby World Cup 2015, hosted in England and in Cardiff between September 18 and October 31, 2015.

As the countdown continues, to what is predicted to be the biggest Rugby World Cup to date, fans will today have further opportunities to be part of Rugby World Cup 2015 as an additional 30,000 tickets go on general sale from...

Police reveal summer drink drive figures

Figures have been released for Devon and Cornwall Police’s summer drink driving campaign for 2015.

Police officers administered a total of 788 breath tests of which 163 were positive, refused or failed to provide, equating to 20%.

Last year the comparable figures were 776 breath tests with 132 positive, refused or failed to provide which equates to 17%.

Examples which...

Volunteers wanted for Parkinson’s study

Researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, in collaboration with the Oxford Computational Neurosciences Lab and the world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), are looking for volunteers in the South West of England to assess a new technology for detecting Parkinson’s disease at an early stage.

This...

Magnificent Seven go for points

Plymouth Skills Group Devils travel to the Oak Tree Arena, Highbridge for Friday evenings Premier League encounter with the Cases Somerset Rebels. In the first of two very important meetings. The second meeting will be back at the St Boniface Arena, Plymouth on Saturday at 7.15pm (gates open at 5.45pm). Plymouth will be going into this away fixture with the intention of bringing home valuable...

Chamber welcomes £360m investment for London to Cornwall train fleet

Plymouth & Devon Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the Government’s announcement, made today, giving the go ahead to a £360million investment in state of the art trains between London and Cornwall.

The deal comes following a letter written by Plymouth & Devon Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive, Peter Hartland, to Devon MP’s earlier this summer, urging them to reach a positive...

Afternoon of horse racing

Countdown to the weekend and enjoy a thrilling afternoon of summer jumps racing at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Wednesday 12th August.

Racing starts at 14:10 and gates open at 12:10. The last race will be at 17:20.

The Family Enclosure will be open, providing garden games and inflatables for children to enjoy while parents can enjoy a great view of the track from the centre of the course.

Tickets can be bought online until 17:00 on Tuesday 11th August. There will also be tickets available to buy at the gates on the day.

Tickets are priced at £18 for the...

Hartor Ward day room gets a make-over

Patients staying on Hartor Ward are now able to enjoy a new, refurbished day room, allowing them to socialise with others away from their hospital bed.

Hartor Ward was awarded Dementia Friendly status this year and has been working hard to improve the environment for their dementia patients, many of whom spend a considerable amount of time in hospital due to medical and social...

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