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Hyper-local community news, information, reviews, culture, food and wine for Plymouth's waterside communities around The Hoe, The Barbican, Royal William Yard, Cattedown, Stonehouse and more.

Flood disaster for new breast screening unit; Plymouth's autonomous ocean-goers take another leap forward; and the mystery new artwork coming to The Hoe.

Flood disaster for new breast screening unit; Plymouth's autonomous ocean-goers take another leap forward; and the mystery new artwork coming to The Hoe.

It's The Beagle, battening down the hatches on Thursday Oct 30, 2025 Brand new breast screening unit is closed by “extensive” flooding A state of the art breast screening unit that opened in Plymouth eight months ago has been closed by devastating flooding. Extensive damage has been caused

Three foreign warships in Plymouth Sound

Three foreign warships in Plymouth Sound

By The Captain (RN retired), Beagle maritime correspondent Three foreign warships around this week: the most unusual, was the Algerian corvette ANS Adhafer, but we also had two NATO ships (well, being pedantic a ship and a boat!) – the Danish frigate/support ship HDMS Esburn Snare and the Portuguese submarine

Devils Point parking concerns; is a new supermarket heading to the area; the story of Brunel's bridge; and a community choir

Devils Point parking concerns; is a new supermarket heading to the area; the story of Brunel's bridge; and a community choir

It's The Beagle - just the interesting stuff you'd like to know around Plymouth Hoe, the Barbican, Stonehouse and the city's waterside communities. And all without annoying pop-ups! Devils Point car park is resurfaced - but some people aren’t happy The car park

Work suspended on West Hoe pier

Work suspended on West Hoe pier

Repair work addressing storm damage to West Hoe pier is to be suspended until next year, The Beagle has learned. The first stage of repairs — which began in September and involved strengthening the outer seawalls with steel — has been completed, with “more intrusive” works scheduled for next spring, writes GMP.

Nancy statue removed from Hoe

Nancy statue removed from Hoe

The statue of Nancy Astor has been removed from the Hoe for essential maintenance work - five months after it was first fenced off after becoming unstable. Specialist contractors cut her bolts and removed the bronze figure after she developed a wobble. The stability issue will be addressed by work

Attenborough’s visit to Plymouth - but no Boaty McBoatface

Attenborough’s visit to Plymouth - but no Boaty McBoatface

The Captain has been heavily involved in a refit in the last few weeks, but is now back on task. There has been a lot going on in the Sound over the last few weeks. Two Federal German Navy ships – the missile corvette Erfurt was here for operational training with

New twist in Devon Block Management saga

New twist in Devon Block Management saga

A notice has been filed to strike off the property management company that used to manage The Azure apartments on Plymouth Hoe. An update on the Companies House website lists a formal “first Gazette notice for the compulsory strike-off” of Devon Block Management (DBM). Such a strike-off notice can be