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Community theatre making a difference in Plymouth – will you help?

By Darren Jones, on Monday, September 12, 2011 | 1 comment - ()

All Stars Theatre Group, a volunteer-run community theatre group supporting people with learning difficulties and mental and physical disabilities in Plymouth is in need of funding. Darren Jones explains

Sport enhances the community. Just look at Plymouth and the upcoming Medics and Marines fundraising rugby match

By Darren Jones, on Monday, September 5, 2011 |

Sport can be an important factor in community cohesion – plus it’s fun to watch and take part in. Plymouth is a great example of how important sport is, says Darren Jones. If it’s not the plight of Plymouth Argyle, it’s the upcoming fundraising rugby match between the Marines and the Medics

A Gamble for Growth? We in the South West should keep our fingers crossed and hope

By Darren Jones, on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |

As with most budgets there’s a lot of smoke and mirrors involved in the budget. Take away the 1p off fuel duty, and you get a variable analysis of how well the budget performs for ordinary people

Labour prepares to win over the South West

By Darren Jones, on Sunday, February 27, 2011 |

Labour in the South West has only four MPs and no MEPs, but the political party’s latest conference in the South West had an upbeat tone to it – not least because the amount of new members who have joined the party since the 2010 general election