Plymouth

Network Rail reveal Dawlish alternative route choice

Network Rail has revealed its choice for an alternative railway line to the heavily damaged Dawlish line today.

The plans come as the rail authority had consider an alternative to the current coastal line after the recent storms destroyed an 80m section of track near Dawlish.

The potential route from Okehampton to Plymouth via Tavistock through areas of Dartmoor National Park...

Share your views on road improvement options for Derriford

Plymouth City Council is inviting people to share their views on options for improving the A386 Tavistock Road from Derriford Roundabout to William Prance Road.

The Derriford Transport Scheme aims to reduce congestion, create more road capacity for the extra traffic that will be generated by proposed developments in the area and improve facilities for public transport, walking and...

Work set to begin on Ham and West Park road safety schemes

New 20mph speed limits are being introduced in Ham and West Park to improve road safety and encourage more walking and cycling.

The speed limits form part of two ‘Safer and Sustainable Travel’ schemes, which aim to improve local travel in ways that benefit whole communities and make them safer and healthier places to live.

Ham and West Park are busy areas, with around 4,000...

James Wilton Dance: Last Man Standing

Danger, the fragility of existence and the desire to survive; we're surrounded by these things in the relentlessness of life. How do we respond? With fear, anger and determination?

Last Man Standing is dance driven by unparalleled energy and athleticism, performed by world class dancers. A hotly anticipated new work, from rising star James Wilton. Renown for exhilirating choreography that leaves you breathless, James' work draws on martial arts, break dancing and capoiera to create raw, earthy and ground-breaking performance.

Save your breath, it may be your last.

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Keith James

Keith James performs the songs of Leonard Cohen an acclaimed concert tour. Each song stripped back - desolate, naked and sensual.

The most enigmatic, mysterious and sub textural songwriter the English speaking world has ever known. Revered and covered by the entire music community; Leonard Cohen’s exact sense of prose, his wry humour and his courage to wrestle with the unspoken. Forgiving human frailty with the brush of each line.

His recent spectacular world tour of stadium venues has been successful beyond belief but has not, with regret, exposed the solitary inner...

New Model Theatre: Static

Part of FLOURISH 2014

"Imagine someone told you a story, a story so real, so detailed that the story became your world, and your world, no matter how small, became apart of that story. The narrative of this story has power over your life. It's future. Your future."

After a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, New Model Theatre bring their critically acclaimed show Static to the Barbican Theatre, Plymouth.

"A clever script, with a sterling performance. Phenomenal talent." - The Guardian

"New Model Theatre is a young company that already impresses." -...

Plymouth City Museum and Art

Dame Laura Knight (1877 - 1970) was one of the most popular and pioneering British artists of the twentieth century.

Her artistic career took her from Cornwall to Baltimore, and from the circus to the Nuremberg Trials. She painted dancers at the Ballets Russes and gypsies at Empsom races, and was acclaimed for her work as an official war artist.

Knight used portraiture to capture contemporary life and culture, and her paintings are remarkable for their diverse range of subjects and settings.

This touring exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery, London will...

Diz Watson in Concert

Piano man Diz Watson turns The B-Bar into a juke-joint for a night as he peddles his fruity blend of boogie-woogie and barrelhouse playing. This New Orleans-inspired keyboard king will delight with fabulous arrangements of rarely-heard blues and R''n'B sounds from the likes of Jelly Roll Morton, James Booker, Cousin Joe and much more.

Entrance fee: £3

http://www.b-bar.co.uk/

Gluten Free Cookery Demo

Gluten free cooking is becoming hugely popular and something the chefs at River Cottage know all about. This demo will explain the best alternative ingredients to gluten based products and why they work well in a given recipe. You will learn how to cook a polenta cake, sample one that has just been made and leave with a recipe to try at home.

Details and bookings: http://www.rivercottage.net/

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