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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...

Summers Place Auctions are delighted to be offering the personal collection of Eddie Powell, the well known owner and curator of The Sculpture Park, in Churt, Surrey. Over the last 40 years Eddie has not only collected sculpture, but also paintings, photographs, furniture and objet d'art.

The over 200 lots included in the sale on Tuesday, 23rd June 2015 will be reflecting this....

Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust's Health Care of the Elderly Wards are looking for volunteers to help them make more ‘Twiddle Muffs’ to keep up with the high demand.

Twiddle Muff Comforters are designed to provide a simple stimulation activity for active hands and can often reassure and comfort patients, particularly those living with dementia.

Having something to hold and...

Ten years ago, the recently named sandstone statue ‘Tammy’ was moved to Derriford Hospital from the Theatre Royal. The statue has now been cleaned, presented with a plaque and an information board, filled with the history of the art work, kindly funded by the Charitable Funds Committee.

The sculpture was originally created by Allan Redford, a very talented, physically disabled artist,...