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Celebrate the end of the season at our last fixture

Join us for our last fixture of 2016 and celebrate the end of a great racing season on Thursday 20 October.

Racing for the afternoon starts at 14:20 with gates opening at 12:20. The last race is at 17:10.

Tickets for the afternoon are available at our online ticket store until 17:00 today, 19 October and will also be available to buy at the gate on the day. Tickets are priced at £18 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure.

Don't forget - children aged 16 and under plus students with a valid student ID / NUS card can enjoy free entry.

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Plymouth teenager urges parents to help their children maintain a healthy work/life balance

Seventeen-year-old Blaise, from Plymouth, is urging parents to speak to their teenagers about the importance of finding a healthy balance between studying and socialising, in order to better prepare them for their future in higher education or employment.

The call follows research from National Citizen Service (NCS), the country’s flagship youth empowerment programme, which reveals...

Spend a Saturday afternoon at the races at Newton Abbot – Saturday 20 August

A great day out this summer holiday season, enjoy an afternoon of thrilling racing at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Saturday 20 August.

Treat the family to a day out in Devon – children aged 16 and under plus students with a valid student ID / NUS card enjoy free entry.

Racing starts at 14:00 with gates opening at 12:00. The last race takes place at 17:30.

Tickets are available online until 17:00 on Friday 19 August. There will be tickets available at the gate on the day.

Tickets are priced at £18 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure....

Student artists set for Hot 16 exhibition at Plymouth University

Striking examples of student creativity will go on display to the public at HOT’16 from this weekend, Plymouth University’s art and design degree show.

For around two weeks, more than 500 pieces of work spanning a range of artistic disciplines will adorn the walls and floors of venues across the city.

The culmination of several years’ work, the event launches on Saturday 11...

Budding entrepreneurs pitched to win

Seas the Day were this year’s winners at the Young Enterprise Awards in Plymouth last night.

The team from Plymouth High School for Girls won the overall best Company award beating students from four other schools across the city.

Presenting the award was councillor Dr John Mahoney, former Lord Mayor of Plymouth.

Apprentice star Brett Butler-Smythe also attended the...

Students help over 60s with health MOTs

Physiotherapy students from Plymouth University are helping over-60s assess their health at a series of community events.

The Functional Fitness MOTs are being carried out in Totnes and Dartington over the coming weeks, where participants are taken through a variety of tests that will give an indication of their exercise performance.

The tests, which include flexibility, muscle...

Marine science meets photography at student exhibition in the Ocean City

Students from the arts and the sciences have joined together to create a photography exhibition exploring the relationship between people and the sea and issues of sustainability in the marine environment.

‘The Sea & Me’ is a collaboration between Plymouth University undergraduates on its Marine Science and Photography degrees and features a collection of artwork that reflects a...

University athletes triumph in European duathlon

Two Plymouth University athletes have claimed gold at the European Cross Duathlon Championships.

Physiotherapy student Sharn Hooper, 32, won the 30-34 age category for Great Britain at the competition in Transylvania on 23 April, and finished second in the women’s age group races overall.

Meanwhile Occupational Therapy student Nicola Noble took gold in the 25-29 age group –...

Students work with celebrated artists and craftspeople at 2016 London Craft Week

Students and academics from Plymouth University will work alongside iconic names from UK music and design to create two highly original, participatory events during London Craft Week.

They will get the chance to shadow master craftsmen from Steinway & Sons as they deconstruct and rebuild a grand piano, which will then feature in two exclusive live performances.

And they...

Afternoon of racing at Newton Abbot Racecourse

Spend an afternoon at the races this Easter break at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Tuesday 5 April.

Why not treat the family? Children aged 16 and under plus students with a valid student ID / NUS card enjoy free entry!

There is also a brand new children’s play area for this season, open at every fixture.

Gates open at 11:50 and the first race is at 13:50. The last race is at 17:15.

Tickets can be bought at the racecourse’s online ticket store until 17:00 on Monday 4 April. There will be tickets available at the gates on the day. Tickets are priced at £18 for...

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