
BRITAIN DEPLOYS THE DRAGON
The government is finally poised to send the world-class HMS Dragon to the Mediterranean to protect the sovereign British bases in Cyprus. One of six
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The government is finally poised to send the world-class HMS Dragon to the Mediterranean to protect the sovereign British bases in Cyprus. One of six

Budding shipping enthusiasts from around the South West’s coastal towns and Plymouth are getting excited that the last surviving ocean-going paddle steamer, the PS Waverley,

After 40 years of service, RFA Argus will be formally disposed of by the Labour government. The ship has been laid up in Portsmouth since

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The British registered oil tanker MV FURE VANGUARD outbound from @HMNBDevonport this afternoon and is en route to the port of Gosport. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
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BUILDING UP TO THE PLYMOUTH BLITZ OF 1941
Look Back memory to the 2nd March 2001 and a Herald picture at the historic ruins of Charles Church.
I was talking about our plans for the 60th Anniversary Service at the Grade 1 heritage site that took place on the 21 March 2001 -
VINTAGE STEAMER BACK IN THE SOUTH WEST
Budding shipping enthusiasts from around the South West’s coastal towns and Plymouth are getting excited that the last surviving ocean-going paddle steamer, the PS Waverley, will be returning to the region this summer.
An island nation that relies on the seas for commerce and trade and a piece by @afneil. But never forgetting our amazing men and women that serve being let down by Westminster politicians.
A country with a Navy which once ruled the seas now effectively doesn’t have a Navy it can deploy at a time of crisis. We have no ships in the Mediterranean and no ships in the Gulf. It is a national scandal. Both Labour and the Tories are culpable.
Look Back Gallery dated 1st March 2024 and @HMSStAlbans outbound @HMSIronDuke at the Plymouth breakwater. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
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When Posh Aunt Edna was the pin up poster penguin for the Voice of Plymouth in 2011. The big launch of the Saturday cartoon series that ran in the paper for nearly 2 years. Celebrating 15 years of the Rockhoppas.
My character Posh Aunt Edna made her debut in the classic Herald in Plymouth 2011.
British registered oil tanker Seniority making its way into the Cattewater yesterday and Antigua & Barbuda registered cargo vessel Delia. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
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