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'Soil Culture: Dig It' comes to Plymouth University

‘Soil Culture: Dig It’ launches at Plymouth University this week. The exhibition is part of a three-year programme of cultural events across the South West region that encourages visitors to look beyond the surface of earth, mud, dirt and grit to find its underlying beauty and purpose in our existence.

Supported by the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW) Soil...

Google changes could affect your web hits

South West SEO expert Martin McIver is warning businesses in Plymouth and South Devon that unless they make their websites mobile friendly by 21 April, they could find themselves freefalling in Google’s search rankings.

The stark warning follows announcements from Google that it will change the way it ranks websites to favour those that are mobile friendly from 21 April.

For...

Celebrating 50th anniversary of Churchill's death

The anniversary of the death of wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill is to be marked with a special event involving Plymouth University.

On Saturday 9 May, a series of lectures and celebrations will be held at the University, organised by the South West Association of Churchill Fellows.

After Churchill’s death in January 1965, there was a huge public outpouring of grief and...

Funding boost for walking and cycling links

Plymouth City Council has been awarded £242,000 to improve walking and cycling links between the Plym Valley Trail and Saltram Countryside Park.

The funding forms part of a larger award made by the Department for Transport’s Cycle Ambition Fund to Devon County Council’s ‘Granite and Gears’ project, which aims to improve cycling access to Dartmoor from across the county.

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Oak Furniture Land store opens in Plymouth

The National Marine Aquarium’s favourite Loggerhead Turtle, Snorkel…..in the shape of a cake was joined by the Lord Mayor of Plymouth to officially open the new Oak Furniture Land store on Coypool Retail Park on Thursday 9th April.

The ‘Snorkel’ cake took centre stage as the Lord Mayor presented the amazing confectionery creation to The National Marine Aquarium on behalf of the new Oak...

Hospital team develop enhanced recovery app for patients and staff

A clinical team at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust have developed an innovative way for patients and healthcare workers to keep track on post-surgery recovery.

The ERAS app is a point-of-care resource for healthcare workers involved in the post-operative management of major surgical patients. The app is also made available to patients ahead of their operations so that they can be aware of...

Cold water shock warning

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is joining with fire and rescue services across the UK in supporting the Chief Fire Officers Association’s Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Week 2015, taking place from 13-19 April.

The campaign is focusing on raising awareness of the issue of Cold Water Shock by encouraging everyone, but especially young people to share the message ‘...

Sarah donates to Derriford in memory of her late husband Len

A mother and daughter paid a special visit to staff on Birch Ward yesterday to say ‘thank you’ to the staff for the care of their late husband and father.

Sarah Hargreave’s late husband, Len, was diagnosed with diabetes last year and following further tests, he was found to have an aggressive form of leukaemia, known as acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

After spending a lot of...

Volksfest

Volksfest is back at Newnham Park and bigger than ever on the 22nd-25th May!

Acts include Ocean Colour Scene, Wilko Johnson and Atomic Kitten plus many more.

The festival likes to bring big acts but also give local artists a chance to play at the festival.

For further information and addtions to the line up keep an eye on on the festivals official Facebook event page and their Twitter (links below)

Tickets are priced between £5-£95

Website: www.plymouthvolksfest.co.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...

The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire: Dan & Phil

The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire with Dan and Phil is coming to Plymouth Pavilions this October 20th!

The evening will be full of craziness including the best features of their book, hugely famous Youtube videos, Youtube Channels and radio show!

Expect hilarious sketches, anecdotes, surprises and audience participation.

After years of hardwork, they were asked to become Radio 1 presenters. They radically changed how production of radio shows happened. They were the first to film and stream the show online in it's entirerity. Less than six months after they first...

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