City centre shoppers and visitors will have a ball when Plymouth hosts the national launch of this year’s Ping! festival on Saturday 13 June.
Now in its sixth year, Ping! takes table tennis to remarkable and surprising public places nationwide and has attracted more than a million participants to date.
Plymouth is one of 19 cities and towns hosting the festival this year and...
Devon Restaurant Month is now in full swing. Participating restaurants, pubs and cafés have already reported an increase in bookings as both Devon locals and visitors to the county take advantage of the month long range of promotions and offers. For full details of all taking part go to www.devonrestaurantmonth.co.uk .
Sponsored by Luscombe Drinks, Buckleigh Laundry, Favis of Salcombe...
Derriford Hospital celebrated the official opening of the new life-saving helipad yesterday (Friday 5 June) with its first ever landing of a Search and Rescue helicopter.
Special guests attended the event, along with key members of the hospital, ambulance and building staff to celebrate the great impact that the helipad will have on patient care and treatment.
Teatime is dangerous for children in the South West. That’s when serious accidents peak, according to findings released today by the Child Accident Prevention Trust.
The charity reveals how the end of the day spells the start of danger for children in the South West, with nearly half of all serious road accidents occurring between 3pm and 7pm. And the danger doesn’t stop there –...
Alarming new figures from housing charity Shelter have revealed almost 500 people in the South West were put at risk of losing their home every week in the last year.
In an analysis of statistics from the Ministry of Justice, the charity identified how many people are at risk of eviction and repossession as well as the ‘home threat hotspots’ across the South West where people are most...
A Plymouth couple is urging others to keep an eye on elderly family members after their 84-year old brother fell prey to a series of scams.
The retired couple from Peverell were shocked when they visited their brother’s home elsewhere in the city while he was in hospital and found hundreds of goods purchased in order to enter various prize draws as well as draw mailing invoices....
WOMEN in Plymouth are being urged to grab their last chance to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life at The Hoe as there are just two weeks left until registration closes.
Nearly 3000 women have already joined a ‘pink army’ ready to take on cancer on Sunday 21 June, but there are still places left.
One of those is inspirational mum Carla Riley-Wood who has fought a long...
Due to overwhelming public demand, comedy duo Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse have added 12 shows to their Legends! UK tour. The initial dates sparked such a positive reaction with the public, that the added shows will see the tour run until December. Fans will be able to purchase tickets for the additional Plymouth Pavilions date of Thursday 26 November from 9am on Friday 5 June.
A ‘surprising’ piece of music for orchestra, percussion and electronics will be premiered at a concert in Plymouth University’s performing arts building, The House.
Written by Professor of Computer Music Eduardo Miranda, Shockwaves will be played through a combination of instruments and loudspeakers, with the resulting sounds influenced by a computer-performer.
