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A SPECTACLE OF GIG POWER ON THE HOE
The Hoe foreshore was a spectacle of gig power early this evening, with rowers taking part in the GigRower European Championships, which officially start tomorrow,
July 2, 2026
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The Hoe foreshore was a spectacle of gig power early this evening, with rowers taking part in the GigRower European Championships, which officially start tomorrow,
Over 100 military charities and organisations are showcasing in Plymouth’s Hoe Park this weekend to celebrate Armed Forces Day, dated Saturday 27th June. Armed Forces
The Plymouth Promenade is now getting ready for the city’s Half Marathon tomorrow that starts at 9am. Road closures will start to be enforced from
Look back gallery dated 25th March 2021 and the nuclear submarine HMS Trenchant returning home to Devonport for the last time to be decommissioned. The
Look Back Gallery Special and the historic homecoming of HMS Montrose returning to Plymouth dated 16th December 2022. The Type-23 Duke Class frigate was returning
A Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all our maritime followers on our website and social media platforms. We are also celebrating 3 years
ONE of the busiest ships in the Royal Navy, HMS St Albans, is back home in Plymouth today, after spending 150 days on operations, with
For more than 30 years living on the Hoe Promenade and long before Westward Shipping News was founded in 2023, we have witnessed many of
Nearly 45,000 people were estimated to have visited Plymouth Armed Forces Day on the Hoe.The weather held out for Plymouth Armed Forces day in Hoe
Today is the 43rd anniversary of Liberation Day in the Falkland Islands. Every year the flag is raised at Plymouth’s Belvedere in memory of all