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A PLYMOUTH OVATION FOR THE SEABOURN

Plymouth’s first cruise ship visitor of 2026, the Seabourn Ovation, will be arriving on Wednesday morning around 9am in the Sound. Westward Shipping News live-streaming

April 27, 2026 No Comments

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EXPLORING THE NAVAL TREASURES – AT THE DEVONPORT NAVAL HERITAGE CENTRE

Westward Shipping News will be running a series of articles on one of Britain’s unique naval heritage museums, the Devonport Naval Heritage Centre, in Plymouth,

April 23, 2026 No Comments

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LOTTERY FUNDING FOR CANCER CAFE PODCASTS

Cornwall Cancer Cafe Podcast, a new CIC enterprise, was awarded nearly £20K from The National Lottery Community Fund to support people living with cancer through

April 20, 2026 No Comments

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During the first UK Covid-19 lockdown of 2020, we first noticed the deep fascination for images and news about Plymouth and the South West of England’s maritime shipping movements and sectors.

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Why Labour mustn’t cut the order of 13 brilliant new Frigates that we placed in Government👇

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Look back gallery dated 25 April 2025 and the German warship FGS Hamburg at the Plymouth breakwater. The warship gave out several warning horns that could be heard across the waterfront that was sailing very close to the frigate. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com

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THE VICTORIA MAKING SOME NOISE

@SercoGroup second biggest vessel the SD Victoria made some noise making its way into @HMNBDevonport this morning and escorted by a police patrol boat.

The vessel supports training operations and transports military personnel and equipment

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HMS Prince of Wales @HMSPWLS ·

24 Apr 2047742305210183728

Leaving harbour behind, HMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth to continue her role in safeguarding our nation’s interests. The crew is ready, the Ship is ready - the sea awaits.

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@HMSSutherland at the Plymouth breakwater this afternoon. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
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@HMSSutherland at the Plymouth breakwater this afternoon. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com contact@westwardshippingnews.com

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24 Apr 2047610814857666948

REMEMBERING A LOCAL BUSINESS HERO

Talking of memories, this day, 24th April 2018, I got a call from Plymouth businessman Steve Whiteway for a coffee at Tinside in the mist and rain.

Nothing unusual about that; we met so many times over the years. But this day was special, and I

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MILLBAY VISIT OF THE OCEAN NOVA

Look back gallery dated the 24th April 2023 and the nimble Arctic expedition cruise ship the MV Ocean Nova arrives in Plymouth and berths at Trinity Pier, Millbay Docks.

The vessel visited the city for 3 days, and was originally built in Denmark

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EXPLORING THE NAVAL TREASURES – AT THE DEVONPORT NAVAL HERITAGE CENTRE

Westward Shipping News will be running a series of articles on one of Britain’s unique naval heritage museums, the Devonport Naval Heritage Centre, in Plymouth, coming soon on our website.

The hidden gem is

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20 Apr 2046354169054015845

ELECTION NEWS: ST. PETER & WATERFRONT WARD

Some of the big changes on Plymouth’s waterfront are in the Millbay area - and part of the St Peter & Waterfront Ward.

Millbay has seen some huge transformation developments over the last 40 years.

The recent £33.5 million