The Philharmonia Orchestra’s iOrchestra project ( www.iorchestra.co.uk ) has been announced as winner in the ‘Audiences and Engagement’ category at the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards ( http://rpsmusicawards.com/index/winners ).
The presentation in London on Tuesday (5 May) recognised outstanding achievement in live classical music in 2014.
PLYMOUTH will be looking to end of run of three successive home defeats when they take on Redcar in the Premier League at the St Boniface Arena on Friday (7.15pm), writes Graham Hambly.
The Skills Group Devils will be without skipper Kyle Newman, who is on duty with his Elite League club Poole at Lakeside, but have called up Somerset’s Richie Worrall as a guest replacement.
The X Factor auditions are back on the road in search of the best and freshest vocal talent as it looks to uncover the nation’s next big singing star.
The UK’s favourite singing show will be visiting Plymouth on Tuesday 19th May with auditions at Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Road, Plymouth PL1 3LF. Auditions will be from 11am to 5pm.
Family and friends of Sam Bishop paid a special visit to Penrose Intensive Care Unit last week (Thursday 30 April), to generously donate five iPads to the unit and to thank staff for the care he had received whilst staying at Derriford Hospital.
In July 2014, Sam spent almost six weeks on Penrose, before being moved to Burrator Ward and then to Mount Gould Hospital.
Officers from British Transport Police (BTP) are encouraging passengers to report any unwanted sexual behaviour on the transport network.
A short film called Report it to stop it, promoted through Video on Demand channels such as All4 (formerly 4OD), Now TV and YouTube, follows a woman’s journey in which she experiences escalating incidents of unwanted sexual behaviour on board a train...
Plymouth-born Exeter Chiefs star Henry Slade has been nominated for the Rugby Players' Association (RPA) LV= Young Player of the Year Award 2015 as voted for by Aviva Premiership players based on performances in domestic rugby this season.
To qualify for the LV= Young Player of the Year Award players must have been 23 or under as of 1st September 2014.
Plymouth’s £4.2 million development for the artistic community, Ocean Studios has announced its first phase of full time residents who will be moving in in June this year.
The 31 selected and confirmed artists, craft makers, and creatives from a plethora of disciplines and career stages all echo the philosophy of the studios themselves which strongly encourage debate, dialogue,...
Start the weekend early and enjoy an afternoon at the races with Newton Abbot Racecourse this Thursday 7th May.
Racing starts at 14:00 with gates opening at 12:00. The last race will be at 17:15.
Tickets can be bought online until 17:00 on Wednesday 6th May. Tickets are priced at £18 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure. Tickets will also be available at the gate on the day.
Children aged 16 and under and students with a valid photographic student ID / NUS card can enjoy free entry.
The racecourse also offers entry to disabled racegoers...
Referring patients with unexplained swollen neck glands for specialist investigations could help to avoid some of the thousands of deaths each year from lymphoma, a type of cancer.
New research led by the University of Exeter Medical School, published in the British Journal of General Practice, has concluded that persistent enlarged lymph glands, found in the neck, should be referred...
