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Will the City of Culture decision impact ambition for the Guildhall? A café is asked to turn off its superbright sign! (And Albion become TV stars)

Will the City of Culture decision impact ambition for the Guildhall? A café is asked to turn off its superbright sign! (And Albion become TV stars)

It's The Beagle newsletter on Friday March 20, 2026 - if you're reading this on the website, why not subscribe and get the next newsletter direct to your inbox? How long will it be until the Guildhall reopens? No-one knows. What Plymouth Council does know is

Plymouth falls at first hurdle in attempt to be 2029 UK City of Culture

Plymouth falls at first hurdle in attempt to be 2029 UK City of Culture

Virtual fishmonger planned to reconnect Plymouth with its daily catch

Virtual fishmonger planned to reconnect Plymouth with its daily catch

Council trying again with former Quality Hotel site....

Council trying again with former Quality Hotel site....

Council invites comments on Hoe Neighbourhood Plan

Council invites comments on Hoe Neighbourhood Plan

A potty; Parking charges likely to increase; and are Blue Badge fees coming to the Hoe Promenade….plus the latest from 'The Captain'.

A potty; Parking charges likely to increase; and are Blue Badge fees coming to the Hoe Promenade….plus the latest from 'The Captain'.

EXCLUSIVE: Hopes the Beryl Cook figures might stay longer - and a new sculpture for The Hoe

EXCLUSIVE: Hopes the Beryl Cook figures might stay longer - and a new sculpture for The Hoe

News

Plymouth falls at first hurdle in attempt to be 2029 UK City of Culture

Plymouth falls at first hurdle in attempt to be 2029 UK City of Culture

Plymouth has failed to make the longlist for UK City of Culture 2029. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport confirmed in an embargoed announcement that nine places have progressed to the next stage of the competition — but Plymouth is not among them. Plymouth had entered the race with high

Virtual fishmonger planned to reconnect Plymouth with its daily catch

Virtual fishmonger planned to reconnect Plymouth with its daily catch

A new New Continental on the cards?

A new New Continental on the cards?

Goodbye Hutong, hello Harman... and hello Millie!

Goodbye Hutong, hello Harman... and hello Millie!

Major update in Devon Block Management saga as BBC reports police investigation is underway

Major update in Devon Block Management saga as BBC reports police investigation is underway

Work suspended on West Hoe pier

Work suspended on West Hoe pier

Nancy statue removed from Hoe

Nancy statue removed from Hoe

Scene on the Sound

Naval comings and goings

Naval comings and goings

It looks as if the German replenishment tanker Bonn has finished her GOST (German Operational Sea Training). She went to sea on Thu 12th Feb and hasn’t been seen since. HMS Duncan (a Type 45 air defence destroyer) has been around for a week now. She is the sixth

A one-stop replenishment ship

A one-stop replenishment ship

Three foreign warships in Plymouth Sound

Three foreign warships in Plymouth Sound

Attenborough’s visit to Plymouth - but no Boaty McBoatface

Attenborough’s visit to Plymouth - but no Boaty McBoatface

More than 10,000 people flock to Devonport “Navy Days”

More than 10,000 people flock to Devonport “Navy Days”

A visitor from Oman

A visitor from Oman

Armed Forces Day, Gogmagog and Plymouth visitors

Armed Forces Day, Gogmagog and Plymouth visitors

The Captain

Work continues on West Hoe harbour

Work continues on West Hoe harbour

There has been quite a bit of activity on the eastern arm of the West Hoe Harbour recently. As you may remember, on December 15 The Beagle reported on the severe damage to the eastern wall resulting from Storm Bram. The Captain is delighted to say that he was wrong

Summer scene in the dock

Summer scene in the dock

What’s the future for the “dead” nuclear subs at Devonport?

What’s the future for the “dead” nuclear subs at Devonport?

Future surface warship work in Devonport dockyard

Future surface warship work in Devonport dockyard

Sunset cruise to Calstock

Sunset cruise to Calstock

Longest Yarn has visitors in stitches

Longest Yarn has visitors in stitches

As we mark VE80 in Plymouth, a great pity that a Polish delegation does not seem to have been invited to join us

As we mark VE80 in Plymouth, a great pity that a Polish delegation does not seem to have been invited to join us

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