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Armed forces personnel bank data compromised in Ministry of Defence hack
Image: PA The Ministry of Defence has been the target of a large-scale data breach, it is understood. Sky News has reported that China was behind the cyberattack. A third-party payroll system has been hacked, potentially compromising the bank details of all serving...
Tory Defeat as Labour Sweeps Plymouth Elections
The Conservative Party have lost 13 seats overnight in the 2024 Local Election, in what follows a national trend, as voters turn their backs on the party. Labour has seen gains of 10 seats, which brings their overall majority to 42. Independent candidates also gained...
Rebuilding Plymouth: 80 Years On
Bedford Street, Plymouth, c. 1882 World War II left Plymouth reeling. A major port city that bore the brunt of the Luftwaffe’s attacks on the nights of 1941. With over 18,000 houses damaged, and nearly 4,000 destroyed, a plan was needed to help stitch back together...
Bodmin’s nightclub bucks the nightlife trend
A nightclub in Cornwall is bucking the nightlife trend of closures and losses by rebranding itself and updating the décor. Eclipse Nightclub in Bodmin reopened its doors last Saturday trading under a new name, ‘Neon’. Neon nightclub was almost sold off as a...
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What are the allegations against Gregg Wallace?
The presenter of the well-known Tv show Master chef is facing multiple allegations of being inappropriate towards women across a range of him shows over a 17-year-old period. His lawyer has since spoke out about the accusation saying there “entirely false that...
Faun At Theatre Royal Plymouth Review
★★★★ ½ Meet Ace, 22, trans, queer and currently sofa surfing. When we meet them, they’ve just sorted out sofa number 13. Commissioned by Cardboard Citizens, Faun takes the shape of a beautifully constructed play that explores themes of homelessness affecting the...
The Story of Argyle’s Promotion
by Dan Bowen https://sites.marjon.ac.uk/doughnut/files/2023/05/PAFC-Promotion-Audio-Story-FINAL.mp3 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1-0 BURTON ALBION Featuring the likes of Bali Mumba, Niall Ennis, Jay Matete, Adrian Durham and John Acres, this audio package brings the story of...
I tried the meal kit delivery service Gousto- here’s how it turned out
You may have seen the barrage of advertising for meal kit delivery services like Hello Fresh, and Gousto. The initial deals are tempting, with Gousto offering 65% off the first box, and then 25% off the two subsequent boxes. I caved, only paying £17.20 for the first...
Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror at Theatre Royal Plymouth Review
★★ ½ The setting is Brandenburg, Germany in 1933 and in the streets nobody is safe as the Nazisare burning books and suspending civil rights; with many desperately searching for a methodof escape. They’ve persecuted the Jews and are now setting their sights on...
We Are The Land & Wampanoag Takeover Review
The Mayflower ship has become an iconic symbol of Plymouth’s history since it set sail in 1620, with our ocean city having large-scale plans to celebrate the Mayflower 400 that were halted, just as the world was during the pandemic in 2020. But what’s come of this is...
Who attacked the Nord Stream pipeline?
The Nord Stream pipeline is a vast network of offshore natural gas pipelines that run from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea. It supplies Western Europe with natural gas to heat our homes and feed our families. The project funded by a consortium of companies...
Mobile network ‘Three’ suffers issues with UK Emergency Alert test
The alert sent to mobile devices. Note the Welsh translation sent to devices in Wales. Customers of the UK’s fourth largest mobile operator, Three, have complained they didn’t receive the UK Government’s Emergency Alerts test notification, or that it was delayed by...
BBC loses Twitter verification badge and is spared of “Publicly-funded media” label
The BBC, and thousands of other Twitter accounts, have lost their verification badges as the social media giant removes “legacy verified checkmarks.” Individuals have to pay £8 per month to stay verified through a subscription to Twitter Blue, with businesses having...
How can you use your mobile phone to become a better journalist
Mobile phones have become an indispensable tool for journalists in the modern age. With the advent of smartphones, journalists have access to a powerful toolkit that allows them to gather, record, edit, and publish news stories from almost anywhere. In this article,...
Government axes new smart motorways after safety concerns.
An all lane-running section of the M23 in Surrey, UK. (Image: Google Street View) The building of new ‘smart motorways’ has been cancelled by Downing Street, owing to safety concerns and a lack of public trust. Fourteen planned smart motorways – including 11...
Heathers: The Musical at Theatre Royal Plymouth Review
★★★★★ September 1st, 1989. This is exactly where Heathers: The Musical opens; a musical phenomenon adapted by Kevin Murphy & Laurence O’Keefe that’s heavily inspired by the iconic 1988 motion picture starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater; that follows the...
UNITED STING THE BEES AND CLIMB BACK INTO TOP FOUR
Manchester United beat Brentford 1-0 at Old Trafford in a game that saw Marcus Rashford return to scoring ways in the Premier League. The only goal of the game came in the 27th minute when the red devil’s top scorer volleyed past David Raya from close range. Eric ten...
PLWR: NO HAALAND, NO PROBLEM FOR CITY, MAGPIES HUNT DOWN TOP FOUR AND PALACE LEAVE IT LATE ON ROY’S RETURN
Last week in the Premier League we returned from the international break with all 20 teams back in action. Manchester City welcomed a familiar foe in the form of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in a five-goal thriller at the Etihad. This week was all about the bottom of the...
EMILIANO SALA – FOUR YEARS ON
Just over four years on from the tragic death of footballer Emiliano Sala, the story still continues. Sala was a passenger on a flight between Nantes and Cardiff which crashed into the English Channel near Guernsey on the 21st of January 2019. Both Sala and pilot...
The stigma surrounding mental health in football
When football becomes the topic of conversation, rarely do we talk about mental health alongside the sport. Thousands if not millions of us will get together every week to cheer on our teams. We will watch live or on television, analyse games, discuss player...
The locations of all traffic enforcement cameras in Plymouth
Have you been driving in Plymouth and accidentally ended up in a bus lane? Well, you wouldn’t be the only one, as in the last five years Plymouth City Council has fined over 107,000 motorists for bus lane and keep-clear offences. However, since 2017, the amount of...
The Mousetrap at Theatre Royal Plymouth Review
Coming from the Queen of the whodunnit, Dame Agatha Christie, historically speaking, The Mousetrap is the longest-running play in the world and it’s incredibly clear to see why. Brought to Plymouth for part of its 70th Anniversary Tour, watching this play is a truly...
Swansea to make more history?
This Weekend, Swansea City could make more South Wales Derby history if the beat Cardiff City on Saturday. Swansea made South Wales Derby history last year as they became the first side to record a derby league double in its 110 year history. A 3-0 win at the...