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A SUCCESSFUL PLYMOUTH TOURISM CONFERENCE

A major conference showcasing Plymouth’s varied leisure and hospitality sectors at Argyle’s Home Park Stadium this week, was hailed a great success by the Chief Executive

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AUDACIOUS MOVING INTO 15 DRY DOCK

HMS Audacious the fourth Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine arrived in Plymouth on the 23 April, 2023 and library images captured by Westward Shipping News. It is

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NUMBER 9 DOCK, FOR HMS VICTORIOUS

Back in June 26, 2023, HMS Victorious arrived in Plymouth for its refit at Devonport. The Vanguard Class SSBN was spotted on our webcam has

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THE END OF HMS ALBION & HMS BULWARK

The Labour government has ended one of the nation’s prime capabilities and scrapped Plymouth’s two amphibious assault ships, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark. The defence cuts of the

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SOMERSET SHADOWS RUSSIAN WARSHIPS

HMS Somerset was pictured leaving Plymouth Sound on the 27th of December, 2024, to shadow Russian warships through the English Channel. The Type 23 frigate

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WESTWARD LOOK BACK OVER 2024

A selection of Westward Look Back videos of 2024 that featured some of our videos, stories, reviews, campaigns, and images on our website and social

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NEW PASSENGER BRIDGE, AT MILLBAY DOCKS

Over the centuries, Plymouth’s Millbay Docks has been at the forefront of the city’s history, development, and maritime gateway across the globe. The historic docks