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Two new foreign ships in the Sound - from Germany and Netherlands

Two new foreign ships in the Sound - from Germany and Netherlands

There will be two new foreign naval ships in the Sound this week. Federal German Ship (FGS) Braunschweig and His Netherland Majesty’s Ship (HNlMS) Mercuur. They are probably here to conduct training with Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) based in HMS Drake. FGS Braunschweig is an ocean-going corvette – so

Bomb alert in Millbay - we might have to pack our bags!

Bomb alert in Millbay - we might have to pack our bags!

Experts in unexploded bomb investigations will be in Millbay on Monday (November 18) looking at two mystery objects discovered on the patch of unused land between Bath Street and Martin Street. And while Plymouth Council says the objects are “most likely” reinforced concrete, or pieces of railway track, it is

Plymouth Register office sells at auction - so what is planned?

Plymouth Register office sells at auction - so what is planned?

Plymouth’s former Register Office in Lockyer Street - described as a “substantial” site in a prime location - has sold at auction for £827,000. It had been listed by auctioneers Clive Emson Land and Property at a charitable starting price of just £295,000 - which raised many

Remembering the Great Gale: 200 years ago a storm wrecked Plymouth's new breakwater

Remembering the Great Gale: 200 years ago a storm wrecked Plymouth's new breakwater

November sees the 200th anniversary of one of the biggest storms to pound Plymouth Sound and devastate the city’s coastal communities. The Great Gale of November 22nd and 23rd, 1824 caused significant damage to the city, including: * Sinking vessels: 22 ships sank in Plymouth * Breakwater damage: The storm destroyed

All you need is love - Plymouth's Beatles memorial is finally improved

All you need is love - Plymouth's Beatles memorial is finally improved

Improvements have finally been made to the land around the Beatles memorial on The Hoe, which marks the spot where the Fab Four sat in the late 1960s. They stopped off there while filming their Magical Mystery Tour - posing for photos in front of the then all-white Smeatons Tower.

Anger at auction plan for Plymouth register office site -Plymouth Council has questions to answer

Anger at auction plan for Plymouth register office site -Plymouth Council has questions to answer

Land and property auctioneers Clive Emson have advertised the forthcoming sale of the former Plymouth register office site in Lockyer Street. It’s raised more than a few eyebrows, not only due to the apparently very low guide price, but also due to the apparent snub to the Plymouth Hoe