The Plymouth Herald
Come to the party! City gets ready to celebrate
PLYMOUTH’S Armada Way will be party central on Saturday July 4 as the fencing comes down and the long awaited £30-million regeneration officially opens. Following a short ribbon cutting ceremony at noon, the half kilometre thoroughfare, home to one of...
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Digging up the past of ancient communities
EXCAVATIONS across the Sherford development – the new town on the edge of Plymouth – have uncovered a treasure trove of archaeological gems revealing evidence of continuous human habitation stretching back thousands of years. The latest discovery is...
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John’s still rocking on ... after 5,000 gigs
TO rock fans of a certain vintage John Otway will always be loved and admired as the guy who, in a deathdefying stunt, fell off his PA stack during a chaotic performance of Cheryl’s Going Home in front of millions on national television. Otway’s...
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Rachel bringing her show to Quad
BAFTA-NOMINATED comedian, musician and writer Rachel Parris returns to the stage with The Rachel Parris Songbook a joyous new live show featuring some of her most beloved comedy songs from the past 15 years, alongside sharp new stand-up material. Her...
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Shark is spotted off city's coastline
CREW members on a marine 'safari' on a boat trip last week ended up catching a rare sighting of a Porbeagle shark. Staff who were part of the Plymouth Marine Safari boat on a four-hour sunset cruise said they spotted the large shark – a relative of...
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‘MY DAD WILL NEVER KNOW THE PERSON I’VE BECOME’
Holly Marsden set up the Marsden Therapy Hub in memory of her dad Ian, here pictured with her
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Tourism boost as heatwave continues
DEVON and the South West is still baking in the heatwave that’s sweeping the country, with record-breaking temperatures over the bank holiday weekend – and tourism businesses are celebrating. The hot weather, they say, right across the bank holiday...
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‘Immature’ teenager jailed for drug dealing
A TEENAGER caught with wraps of crack cocaine and heroin as well as a knife and a phone with links to a County Line operation, has been handed a jail sentence. Alfie Middleton-Smith, of Efford Lane, Plymouth appeared at Plymouth Crown Court after...
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Tungsten mine secures $25m ‘bridging loan’
THE company running Plymouth’s enormous tungsten mine has secured a US$25m bridging loan and aims to have the project completely up and running by early next year - and is already taking on new staff. Tungsten West Plc has secured the short-term loan...
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Charity motorbike ride hits major milestone
TWO Plymouth pals have reached the half-way point on an epic motorcycle ride to raise cash for the city’s beloved St Luke’s Hospice. Sean Holland and Ben Goodman have made it to John O’Groats, in Scotland, raising funds for the Turnchapel charity...
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MP ACCUSES BBC OF ‘CENSORSHIP’ AS REFORM REPORT IS PULLED
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard, right, has written to the BBC Director General claiming that a decision to pull a programme reporting on Reform UK’s Ben Rowe, far right, is ‘censorship’ – which the BBC has denied
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‘Shocking’ litter haul at city beauty spot
SHOCKED litter pickers have collected bagfulls of used wet wipes and sanitary products strewn across the tide line at one of Plymouth’s beauty spots noted for its environmental value. In the space of 100 yards the Plympton Litter Pickers filled three...
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Thousands take part in running festival
THOUSANDS of participants took to the streets of Plymouth yesterday as Britain’s Ocean City Running Festival once again delivered Devon’s biggest day of running. More than 10,000 participants lined up on the iconic Hoe Promenade to take part in the...
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Ex-city Tory now a Reform leader
FORMER leader of Plymouth City Council Richard Bingley, the man at the centre of the tree felling scandal, has been chosen by Reform UK to lead Thurrock Council after he was elected last week. Reform UK won a landslide victory in the Essex borough...
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Arts and crafts on display at festival
GRADUATES from Arts University Plymouth will be showing off their diverse skills at a Devon craft festival next month. From delicate metalwork and experimental glassware to tactile fabrics and jewellery, students from AUP are part of Craft Festival...
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Radio station closes after cyber-attack
A PLYMOUTH community radio station has closed just days after making an urgent appeal for cash following a devastating cyber-attack. Stephen Anniss, a founder and director of Ocean City Radio CIC, took to social media to announce the closure and blame...
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Former ‘most expensive’ cruise ship visits
A £128m cruise ship that was the most expensive in the world when it was built and named by the late Princess Diana stopped off in Plymouth again at the weekend. The immense Artania called in Britain’s Ocean City almost just seven months after its...
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City’s 1926-ers enjoy special preview for Sir David’s 100th
TWO Plymouth centenarians were the first to view the premiere of a pioneering 360° film marking the birthday of naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, who turned 100 yesterday. The fellow ‘1926-ers’ enjoyed a special preview of the film...
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City bank staff help to bust major fraud
AN investment fraud worth more than half a million pounds was discovered thanks to quick-thinking staff at a Plymouth bank. The UK-wide scam left a trail of victims – often the elderly – transferring sums of money to purchase what they believed were...
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Joy as ex-headteacher shortlisted for award
A FORMER Plymouth headteacher has been shortlisted for the National Lifetime Achievement Award in the prestigious Pearson National Teaching Awards 2026. Martin Brook, who finished his last term recently as headteacher at Lipson Co-operative Academy,...
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Murder investigation after ‘assault’ report
POLICE have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in his 20s at a Plymouth property on Monday night. Emergency services were called at approximately 8.20pm to reports of a serious assault of a man at a property on Embankment...
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Luxury cruise ship brings hundreds ashore
A HUGE luxury cruise ship arrived in Plymouth this week, bringing hundreds of passengers to the city. According to Marine Traffic, The Ovation arrived in Plymouth at 8.13am on Wednesday and was scheduled to sail to France at 3.38pm the same...
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Pony reunited with mum after slipping into leat
THE RSPCA came to the rescue of a forlorn-looking young pony who slipped into a Dartmoor leat and was unable to climb out by herself. The little pony was thankfully spotted by walkers, who saw the poor creature get stuck in the waterless three-foot...
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Tom’s royal chat... about knitting!
KING Charles ended the first day of his much-anticipated state visit to the United States by chatting to Plymouth’s own former Olympic diving champion Tom Daley about their shared love of knitting. Charles met the retired star during a Washington...
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Star steps down from chair of board at TRP
STRICTLY Come Dancing star Dame Darcey Bussell has stepped down as chair of Theatre Royal Plymouth - but will remain involved with the theatre and the city. The ballerina served her entire three-year term as chair of the board and was credited with...
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Leader’s defence of parking charge rises
PARKING charges in Plymouth are no more expensive than anywhere else in the South West, the leader of the city council has claimed. Cllr Tudor Evans (Lab, Ham) has been defending the recent rises in on-street and off-street parking charges by as much...
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Exclusion zone chaos
PLYMOUTH City Council is looking at how it can help businesses affected by road closures around the stricken Evolution Cove apartment block – but has ruled out a rate rebate. Businesses around the Stonehouse peninsula said they have suffered from a...
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Ferry firm will not hike prices over Iran War
PLYMOUTH’S Brittany Ferries has insisted there will be no price hikes or fuel shortages this year as America’s stand-off with Iran continues. The cross channel operator’s boss has even slammed “knee-jerk” fuel surcharges for holidaymakers, saying they...
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Will Young to headline this year’s TRP panto
POP Idol winner Will Young will headline this year’s panto at Theatre Royal Plymouth. The singer and stage star has top billing as the Fairy Godfather in Cinderella, which will run from December 4 until January 3, 2027. Young, a former University of...
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Strictly star to hold city workshops
A STAR of Strictly Come Dancing is returning to a Plympton studio next month for a weekend of workshops, lessons and inspiration. Graziano Di Prima shared his love of dance during a visit to Empower Dance and Fitness Studios last year, and is...
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Council apology and plea in exclusion zone
PLYMOUTH City Council has apologised to the city’s residents over the ongoing delays in and around Stonehouse following the closure of the Evolution Cove – and issued a plea to drivers caught up in delays to be patient and not jump traffic lights. In...
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AWAY WIN REIGNITES ARGYLE’S PLAY-OFF DREAM
Bim Pepple scores Argyle’s third goal in a 3-1 win at AFC Wimbledon
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Man found stabbed on residential street
A MAN was found with stab wounds in a quiet residential street in Plymouth on Thursday night. Armed police were called to Kenley Gardens in Ernesettle at around 9.45pm after a man was stabbed. The victim, who is in his 30s, suffered “multiple wounds”...
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Fleet of big cruise ships to visit city this year
PLYMOUTH is well and truly on the cruise map now with 10 visits scheduled for this year – including ships that have never stopped here before. Britain’s Ocean City is preparing for its first cruise ship arrival later this month, and has a programme of...
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MPs hail funding as ‘vote of confidence’
PLYMOUTH'S Labour MPs have hailed a series of funding announcements as a 'massive vote of confidence' in the city, with funding of up to £25m confirmed for a second Community Diagnostics Centre in the West End in addition to several other...
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‘Tense’ city protest and counter-protest
TWO groups of protestors took to the city centre once again to share their feelings in what police have claimed was at times tense. The Flag Force Plymouth (FFP) group promoted the event which took place in Old Town Street which has become the new...
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‘Flag Force’ protesters in city centre
TWO groups of protesters returned to a small area in Old Town Street on Saturday, with police making at least one arrest, writes Carl Eve. The Flag Force Plymouth (FFP) group advertised the event to take place outside the Nat West bank in Plymouth...
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‘Nightmare’ city home boarded up
AN address that caused relentless havoc within a local community of Plymouth has now been shut for three months in an effort to put a stop to antisocial behaviour. The property on Hamaoze Avenue had been reported to the police for noise, people...
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Extra £300k needed for Park crematorium
PLYMOUTH’S new Park crematorium, which more than doubled in construction costs in four years, requires another £294,000 in city council borrowing to meet an overspend. The funding deficit is a result of a number of changes made during the £29 million...
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Meet the woman behind city’s music festival in Central Park
FORMER world champion waterskier Liz Hobbs is excited... because this year she is bringing a brand-new series of weekend music festivals across the UK – including Central Park in Plymouth. Her vision is to bring world-class artists to new places and...
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Man accused of acid attack is not guilty
A JURY have been directed by a judge to find a man not guilty of murder due to insufficient evidence. Brian Kalemba, aged 23, and from London, has been on trial at Winchester Crown Court where he faced three charges relating to the attack on Danny...
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Traders ‘appalled’ by roadworks’ handling
ANGRY traders in Kingsbridge say they are ‘appalled’ after hearing how roadworks in the centre of town have opened a ‘Pandora’s Box’ of problems and could go on for months. Devon County Council has confirmed that a new 45-metre-long culvert will need...
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27 flats for homeless families to be built
DILAPIDATED temporary housing in Devonport is set to be demolished and replaced with a larger block of 27 flats for homeless families. Plymouth City Council, owner of Raglan Court, has entered into a grant agreement with Bournemouth Churches Housing...
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Central Park to host family fun festival
A HUGE festival is due to come to Plymouth’s Central Park this summer bringing music, amusements and refreshments for city families. FamFest Live is due to take part on August 15 and 16, and is described as “a joyful, welcoming festival created...
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Sauna plan for waterfront cafe bar
A SAUNA is being proposed along with other modernisation and expansion plans for a cafe/restaurant on Plymouth Hoe. The Terrace in Madeira Road wants to add a sauna at ground level and a servery, refurbish the loos and extend the roof terrace to...
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Police hope to reunite tools with owners
DETECTIVES who have arrested and charged a man following a series of burglaries of sheds and garages across parts of Plymouth are hoping to reunite the goods recovered with their rightful owners. Ryan Dziendiol, 22 and of Dunstone View, Plymouth, will...
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Music fans in for fun and frolics News
INTERVIEWING “boy band” Five is a little like being in a conversation with a bunch of excitable sixthformers on the last day of exams – even though the group’s average age is closer to 50 than 15. Still, if their hyperactive group phone call is...
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Snow on Dartmoor as weather turns cold
SNOW was pictured on Dartmoor yesterday morning after a bout of chaotic weather in Plymouth. In the last 24 hours, the city has been hit with bright and warm sunshine, heavy downpours, gusty winds, sleet and even, according to local reports, some snow...
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City homes plan now reliant on £21bn fund
PLYMOUTH will have to apply to a new £21bn Government housing fund to enable it to build 10,000 city centre homes after it was left off a list of sites for new towns. The Government said Plymouth City Council and Homes England are currently working...
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Tories ‘exasperated’ as Guildhall delayed
TORY councillors say they have serious concerns about the delayed regeneration of Plymouth Guildhall after learning it may not be ready for another three years and cost more than £4.5m The Herald recently reported that the council is now looking at...
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Drugs boss said debt was ‘everyone’s problem’
THE former partner of Danny Cahalane, accused of working with others over an acid attack, said she recalled being contacted by a drugs boss who was owed money, telling her that the debt was “everybody’s problem now”, which she considered a...
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Devon man denies migrant smuggling
A DEVON man ‘owned up’ to investigators about making a number of voyages to smuggle illegal migrants into the UK, a jury has been told. Tony Williams and Monet Roberts have gone on trial, charged with conspiring to assist in unlawful immigration into...
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Ribbon cut at homes project
A NEW 47-bed home for young people at risk of homelessness has opened in Plymouth. The new development has been made possible through a partnership between Young Devon, YMCA Exeter and Plymouth City Council to tackle the growing housing crisis in...
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Creative school and Arts Uni in partnership
ARTS University Plymouth and the city’s art-focused Millbay Academy have agreed a new partnership to strengthen creative learning and progression for young people in Plymouth and the wider South West. The partnership is underpinned by a memorandum of...
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Motion over closure of rape victims’ unit
A PLEA is being made to government ministers, police and health leaders to keep a medical examination facility for victims of rape and sexual assault in Plymouth following a proposal to site it more than 30 miles away. Plymouth City Council has backed...
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