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Taking action to halt car park bad behaviour

Taking action to halt car park bad behaviour

The City Council wants help before it takes action to tackle anti-social behaviour in city centre car parks. It is working with Devon and Cornwall Police to tackle issues related to alcohol and drug use, public disturbance and the use of stairwells as toilets. To support this work, they are

A visit to HMS Portland

A visit to HMS Portland

SCENE ON THE SOUND, by The Captain I was lucky enough to visit HMS Portland, in the Frigate Complex (more usually known as ‘the sheds’) in Devonport Dockyard last week. Sixteen Type 23 (T23) frigates were commissioned into the Royal Navy between 1990 and 2003. The original plan was that

Return of the tombstoners

Return of the tombstoners

Estate managers at the Royal William Yard are bracing themselves for a return of "tombstoners" brought out by the spell of warm weather and the school Easter holidays. Tombstoning is the name given to the practice of jumping into water from a cliff or high point - presumably

Remembering Jack Glover: Navy decoder and shipmate of novelist Alistair MacLean

Remembering Jack Glover: Navy decoder and shipmate of novelist Alistair MacLean

By The Captain. Jack Glover was born in Leeds on 23rd Oct 1923. After leaving school, he trained as an accountant and in 1942 was called up and sent to HMS Royal Arthur (aka Butlins Skegness), where his naval communications training started. Coders were the specialised members of the communications

Party island - but what exactly is planned for Drake's Island

Party island - but what exactly is planned for Drake's Island

Oh joy. A promotions company is hosting “big, fat parties” on Drakes Island this summer. Casa Events, which labels itself as the organiser of South West England’s biggest house and techno parties, has advertised its “biggest outdoor events ever” - giant parties on Saturday and Sunday, July 5 and

Plymouth Pride cancelled

Plymouth Pride cancelled

This summer’s Plymouth Pride event, which was due to take place on The Hoe on July 12, has been cancelled. Organisers have blamed a lack of both finances and volunteers. They’ve also admitted that the long-term future for the event is uncertain. A spokesman said: “Despite our best

The Curse of Drake's Island

The Curse of Drake's Island

Plymouth author Sara Lamerton used to live on The Hoe and loved looking at Drake’s Island - revelling in the mystery of its creepy, dark exterior. After the pandemic lockdown she visited and explored the island’s buildings and landscape - and now she’s about to see her