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DUTCH TALL SHIP ON GLOBAL DISCOVERY VOYAGE

A magnificent tall ship the Dutch Oosterschelde was greeted at the Plymouth Breakwater by a mini-armada of small boats – and was escorted into Plymouth’s

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DAY OF THE SEAFARER CELEBRATED

Westward Shipping News are supporting ‘Day Of The Seafarer’ and this year’s campaign is the contribution to protecting our Marine Environment – especially in Plymouth

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PLYMOUTH ARMED FORCES DAY ON THE PROM

Every year since the first event in 2009, we have taken pictures of Armed Forces Day on Plymouth Hoe Promenade.  Our look back pictures from

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FALKLANDS LIBERATION DAY REMEMBERED

Plymouth’s armed forces veterans raised the flag on the city’s Belvedere today to mark the 41st anniversary of ‘Liberation Day’ in the Falkland Islands. A

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CELEBRATING TINSIDE LIDO CAMPAIGN

Today, marks the 25th anniversary of the campaign that saved Tinside Lido from demolition in the 1990s. On the (9th June, 1998) award-winning and community

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OCEAN MAJESTY ARRIVES IN PLYMOUTH

Plymouth plays host to the latest cruise liner to visit the city MV Ocean Majesty that has dropped its anchor near the Breakwater today. The

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ARCTIC CRUISE SHIP VISITS PLYMOUTH

Plymouth is welcoming the arctic cruise ship the MV Ocean Nova on a 4 day city visit. The beautifully designed ship made her way across

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ALBION READY FOR EXERCISE AUROA 23

HMS Albion is taking part in the biggest military exercise seen in Sweden for more than 25 years, and starting on Monday, with drills at