The last Royal Navy warships to return home from overseas in time for Christmas enter Portsmouth and Plymouth today. Sister ships HMS Portland and Iron Duke bring the curtain down on a busy 2024, coming in from the cold in both instances. Portland, which arrived home in Devon this morning to a gun salute as well as waves from well-wishers at Devil’s Point, has spent the … [Read more...] about Frigates come in from the cold for Christmas as HMS Portland and Iron Duke complete autumn deployments
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The last of the Royal Navy’s Trafalgar submarines returns home for decommissioning
The last of the Royal Navy’s glorious Trafalgar-class attack submarines has arrived home in Plymouth for the final time before decommissioning. The seventh and last boat of the class, HMS Triumph, sailed into her homeport at Devonport Naval Base after her final voyage from Scotland, where submariners bade farewell to the long-serving stalwart at Clyde Naval Base after a … [Read more...] about The last of the Royal Navy’s Trafalgar submarines returns home for decommissioning
Artemus Collective Art Exhibition
14th December - 10th January An exciting and new art exhibition opens this December just off Union Street, at the Manor Street Galleries - on the site of the old city morgue. Organised by the Artemus Collective, a group of artist covering all artistic genres, the primary aim is to bring people together in celebration of the diversity and magnitude of creative work from … [Read more...] about Artemus Collective Art Exhibition
Royal Navy flagship arrives in Hamburg for major visit
Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth is visiting Hamburg to underscore the importance of a new major defence agreement between the UK and Germany. The carrier navigated the river Elbe to the port city after a series of military drills with German helicopters at the end of last week, which saw the aircraft operate from the ship’s vast flight deck in the North Sea. HMS … [Read more...] about Royal Navy flagship arrives in Hamburg for major visit
Navy enhances drone defences with successful shoot-down by new missile
The Royal Navy has enhanced its ability to thwart drone attack after helicopter crews downed a pilotless aircraft off the Welsh coast. In the first air-to-air trial of its kind, the crew of a Wildcat used the Martlet missile – designed to take out enemy surface targets – to destroy a Banshee jet flying at hundreds of miles an hour over the Bristol Channel. The helicopter … [Read more...] about Navy enhances drone defences with successful shoot-down by new missile
Royal Navy’s UK Carrier Strike Group assembles in the North Sea for major exercise
A powerful Royal Navy task group of stealth jets and warships has assembled in the North Sea to complete critical preparations for a major global deployment in 2025. The UK Carrier Strike Group with HMS Prince of Wales as its focal point is off the coast of Scotland to carry out Exercise Strike Warrior – military drills that will confirm that the task force is ready for … [Read more...] about Royal Navy’s UK Carrier Strike Group assembles in the North Sea for major exercise
Freak Show Comes To Town
Just in time for spooky season, Cornwall-based artist, Gabi Marcellus-Temple is bringing memories of the Victorian-era seaside back to Ilfracombe and Lynmouth. Championed by funding from North Devon Council and Flourishing Culture, “Freak Show” encompasses both a free-to-access creative workshop at Barnstaple Social Club on Wednesday 30th October from 2.30pm-3.30pm as well as … [Read more...] about Freak Show Comes To Town
Babcock welcomes over 260 new starters to Devonport
More than 260 apprentices and graduates are beginning their new careers at the expansive Babcock facility in Devonport, Plymouth. The 2024 cohort of joiners will be some of the first to benefit from the recently opened Engineering & Nuclear Skills building at City College Plymouth, part of the Babcock Skills Academy. This hybrid teaching model combines cutting-edge … [Read more...] about Babcock welcomes over 260 new starters to Devonport
Royal Navy hunts down narco-sub carrying £160m of cocaine
Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Trent seized £160m of cocaine from a ‘narco-sub’ in the Caribbean Sea. In eight drugs busts in seven months, the Portsmouth-based patrol ship has stopped nearly £750m of narcotics reaching the streets of the UK – or anywhere else. Trent’s latest operation, alongside the US Coast Guard and a US Maritime Patrol Aircraft, was the first ‘narco-sub’ … [Read more...] about Royal Navy hunts down narco-sub carrying £160m of cocaine
HMS Lancaster strengthens UK’s security ties with Seychelles through islands’ visit
HMS Lancaster helped bolster security in the southern Indian Ocean and ties with the Seychelles on her second visit to the islands in four months. Her commandos trained with local forces as the UK government committed nearly £2.5m to provide additional expertise and support to the Commonwealth nation in the ongoing fight to deter terrorism, smuggling, trafficking and piracy … [Read more...] about HMS Lancaster strengthens UK’s security ties with Seychelles through islands’ visit
