Diver

Tom Daley could be made 'freeman of Plymouth' after winning Olympic gold

By Philip Churm, Local Democracy Reporter.

After Plymouth’s Tom Daley won an Olympic gold medal, some of the city’s councillors are calling for the diver to be made a freeman of the city; the highest honour the city can bestow.

On Monday morning Tom Daley and diving partner Matty Lee made history by winning Great Britain’s first gold medal in the men’s synchronised 10 metre...

Business helps zoo staff stay dry

A leading South West firm has teamed up with a visitor attraction on the English Riviera to equip divers there with state-of-the-art dry suits. Living Coasts in Torquay has joined forces with O’Three, the top wet suit and dry suit manufacturer based on Portland, in Dorset.

Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium has a series of deep saltwater pools for penguins, seals and other species. The...

Plymouth diver filmed for French TV show

A prime-time French TV show filmed an historic hard hat diver at Living Coasts in Torquay recently.

Ray Ives, from Plymouth, is well-known in diving circles.

The retired commercial diver, aged 79, previously went diving with the penguins to mark Living Coasts’ 10th birthday in 2013.

He used an old diving suit dating from the 1900s and a heavy brass helmet from the 1930s...