The Plymouth Herald

How the sea heals our minds

ENGAGEMENT with the ocean can make a big difference to people’s overall wellbeing, a new report by the trust which runs the National Marine Aquarium, has concluded. The Ocean Conservation Trust (OCT) this week released the interim findings of a major...

Harry Potter and the prize draw of books

HARRY Potter fans could be in with a chance of winning a full set of the novels signed by 12 stars of the film adaptations in a charity prize draw. The set of seven books has been signed by some of the franchise’s biggest names, including Rupert...

CITY MP LEADING CHARGE ON UNDER-16S SOCIAL MEDIA BAN

Fred Thomas, MP for Plymouth Moor View, is the organiser of a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer urging a ban on social media for under-16s, which has been co-signed by 61 Labour MPs

EVACUATIONS AS BOMB IS MOVED

An SC50 German WW2 device is taken from Kings Point Marina and out to sea by Royal Navy experts after being moved from Millbay – with hundreds of residents having to be evacuated 18+ only. Terms and conditions apply

GERMAN WORLD WAR TWO BOMB REVEALED

A GERMAN WWII bomb found in Millbay is responsible for the evacuation of a school, hotel, shops and residential properties over the past two days. The device was found at a building site in Martin Street on Wednesday, January 14. Photos reveal the...

SCHOOL CLOSED AS ‘BOMB’ FOUND IN CITY CENTRE

A SCHOOL was evacuated yesterday after a suspected ordnance was found at a nearby building site. Pupils from Millbay Academy in Plymouth were moved after a 100m (328ft) cordon was set up by Devon and Cornwall Police, after the force was called out to...

OUR BID TO BE CITY OF CULTURE 2029

PLYMOUTH is to bid for the title of UK City of Culture 2029, with a chance to land £10m to fund a year of events. Bid leaders say it is a great opportunity to showcase the city and its people with a year-long celebration of the arts, heritage, sport...

17 TREES DOWN AS CITY HIT BY STORM

SEVENTEEN trees were brought crashing down in several Plymouth streets, narrowly missing parked cars, as Storm Goretti battered the city overnight on Thursday and into the early hours of yesterday. Plymouth City Council say crews were out throughout...

WARNINGS AS NEW STORM TO BATTER REGION

A NEW storm which is expected to bring winds of up to 70mph to the South West from Thursday afternoon has prompted the Met Office to issue a 'danger to life' warning. Storm Goretti is expected to bring strong winds to the region from 3pm Thursday,...

PARENTS’ FURY AS PUPILS ‘FREEZE’

PARENTS are angry after the heating system broke down at a Plymouth primary school, leaving their children “freezing” – and they weren’t informed. Mums, dads and carers reacted angrily on social media after learning their children were sitting in...

BLACK ICE SEES CITY ROADS CLOSED

BLACK ice saw a number of roads closed in Plymouth yesterday, with temperatures across the region dropping to minus four degrees in some places and snow on higher ground. Steep roads in Eggbuckland including Reddington Road, Hollycroft Road,...

ARGYLE OFF TO WINNING START IN 2026 BY BEATING BURTON

Lorent Tolaj scored from the penalty spot as Argyle got 2026 off to a winning start with goals also coming from defenders Mathias Ross, below, and Brendan Galloway

LUCKY ESCAPE AS FOUR-VEHICLE CRASH SEES ONLY MINOR INJURY

ONE person was injured after four vehicles crashed in Plymouth. Millbay Road was blocked by the collision, at around 1.05pm yesterday. A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “Officers were called at 1.05pm today, January 2 following a...

ARGYLE’S ‘MR RELIABLE’ SECURES AWAY-DAY POINT AT STEVENAGE

MALACHI Boateng scored a second half equaliser for Plymouth Argyle as they came from behind to draw 1-1 in their New Year’s Day fixture at Stevenage. It ended a run of four successive away wins in all competitions for the Pilgrims but they would have...

A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS...

CITY IS UK’S TOP HOUSING HOTSPOT

PLYMOUTH has been identified as one of Britain’s “housing hotspots” of 2025. The port city recorded the steepest rise in the value of homes during the last year in the locations analysed by Lloyds, with property values rising by 12.6% on average...

‘THERE AIN’T NOTHIN’ LIKE A DAME!’

PROUD Plymouth residents and workers are among those being recognised by His Majesty The King in his 2026 New Year’s Honours. Among them are Professor Sonia Blandford, Professor of Social Mobility at Plymouth Marjon University, for her services to...

PROBE LAUNCHED INTO PARK FLOODING

AN investigation has started to find the cause of flooding at the site of the ongoing £4m upgrade of Plymouth’s Central Park ponds. During heavy rain earlier this month, the ponds burst their banks and water flooded the surrounding area. The water has...

TRASHED CITY STORE IS A ‘DEATH TRAP’

PLYMOUTH’S derelict formerDebenhams department store has become a potential death trap for teenagers and urban explorers who have been breaking into the building. Police, fire crews and Parc Rangers have been inside the building and seen the widescale...

THE BOX AIMING TO BUILD ON AMAZING YEAR

THIS year has been described as “phenomenal” for The Box in Plymouth as it celebrated its first five years and one millionth visitor. The Plymouth City Councilowned art gallery and museum, which opened its door during the Covid pandemic, is said to...

BOY, 14, IS STABBED ‘MULTIPLE TIMES’

AN attacker was yesterday on the run after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed multiple times in Plymouth city centre. Police said officers were called to Notte Street and Athenaeum Street at 6.50pm on Monday. The boy suffered multiple stab wounds and was...

COUNCIL ELECTIONS WILL GO AHEAD IN 2026

PLYMOUTH City Council elections WILL take place in 2026, it has been confirmed. The authority yesterday said the electorate will be going to the polls in May next year, despite the Government controversially saying some councils could postpone...

DRIVEN ON TO THE STREETS

CONSULTANTS TO GET ALMOST £1M FOR NEW HOMES PLAN

PLYMOUTH City Council is to pay city centre masterplanners nearly £1 million in what has been recognised as a “financial risk” for the authority. Council chiefs this month appointed “global placemaking experts” WSP to come up with a plan on how...

‘I’M RARING TO GET BACK’ – TUDOR

RESIDENTS SEE RED AS POST UP TO TEN DAYS LATE

RESIDENTS are seeing red over the delivery of letters by the Royal Mail, with some telling The Herald that cards have taken up to 10 days to arrive. Three residents have separately shared their stories of cards not arriving, and said they believed the...

OFFICIAL PLEA TO GET YOUR FLU JAB

Flu hospitalisations in the region have surged by three quarters (76%) in just one week, as Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting says he is ‘extremely worried’ about the ‘double whammy’ of rising numbers of flu patients in hospitals and...

MAN MURDERED PARTNER AND HID HER BODY FOR 10 DAYS

A GRANDMOTHER was brutally murdered by her partner who tried to make her death look like an accident. Lisa Paris’s lifeless body was hidden away in the flat of Mark Fitzgerald for 10 days. The drunken thug finally raised the alarm because he did not...

SHOPLIFT AND YOU WILL BE CAUGHT

PLYMOUTH shoplifters are being warned they will be caught and convicted as a new crime-busting initiative is rolled out across the city. The Plymouth Against Retail Crime (Parc) scheme has been a crime-fighting success in the city centre for the past...