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Dignatories to lay wreaths at Remembrance Day service on Plymouth Hoe

Date: Sunday 10 November Time: 11am Place: Royal Naval Memorial, Plymouth Hoe

The Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Councillor Mrs Vivien Pengelly will be joined by the Deputy Lieutenant of Devon, Deputy Lord Mayor, Deputy Lady Mayoress and Chief Executive of Plymouth City Council at this year's Remembrance Day Service on Plymouth Hoe.

The service will remember all those who lost their...

Bonfire Night on Plymouth Hoe

A spectacular evening of music, lighting and fireworks display. The countdown to the pyrotechnic action will get underway at 6pm with entertainment from the stage on the Hoe promenade with Heart FM entertaining the crowd from its show stage until 9pm.

Performances from Devon Dance Zone, Rhythm City and Melisa Adams will wow the crowds before the fireworks display and to conclude the evening’s entertainment Joywride will take to the stage at 8.30pm.

The Bonfire will be lit on Plymouth Hoe, next to Smeaton's Tower at 7.30pm with Smeaton's Tower, the Citadel and the War...

Plymouth Hoe hosts spectacular Bonfire Night evening of music, lights and fireworks

Plymouth Hoe is hosting a spectacular Bonfire Night fireworks display this evening.

The evening, which started at 6.00pm, includes music and lighting as well as the traditional fireworks display.

The countdown to the pyrotechnic action got underway at 6pm with entertainment from the stage on the Hoe promenade with Heart FM entertaining the crowd from its show stage until 9pm...

Plymouth to host Bonfire Night on the Hoe

Plymouth will be hosting a Bonfire Night celebration on Tuesday 5 November 2013 with an eye-catching firework spectacular and traditional bonfire on the Hoe.

Plymouth’s annual bonfire night event is a family-friendly event with fireworks set to a musical soundtrack and lighting display to complement the glow of the bonfire. The event’s setting on Plymouth’s Hoe gives stunning views of...

Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision near Plymouth Hoe

Police report that a motorcyclist has sustained serious injuries after his red Honda motorcycle was involved in a collision with a blue Renault Scenic in The Hoe area of Plymouth.

The incident happened just before 8pm on Thursday 3 October on the junction of Athenaeum Street and St James Place.

The injured rider is a man in his early twenties. He has not been named. It is...

50th anniversary of Royal Navy's Freedom of the City marked with parade and ceremony

Hundreds of sailors and Royal Marines will march through Plymouth on Friday 20 September for a ceremonial event celebrating the close relationship between the city and the Royal Navy.

Around 550 serving personnel and veterans will take part in the parade, which will mark the 50th anniversary of the Naval Service in Plymouth being granted the Freedom of the City.

A key event in...

Explosive Viewing! Plymouth's top spots for British Firework Championships

The internationally renowned British Firework Championships takes place next Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 August 2013 on Plymouth Sound, the city’s spectacular, natural amphitheatre.

Six previous winners will go head-to-head to be crowned the ‘Champion of Champions’, firing their displays from the Mountbatten breakwater.

Local residents and tourists alike are expected to turn...

Plymouth prepares to host spectacular British Firework Championships

The city of Plymouth is preparing to host one of the most exciting events in the UK this August, the internationally renowned British Firework Championships. This year’s competition takes place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 August 2013 with six previous winners going head-to-head to be crowned the ‘Champion of Champions’.

Plymouth City Council coordinate the event in partnership with...

Smeaton's Tower to open on Sundays

Plymouth's iconic Smeaton's Tower is to begin opening on Sundays.

The lighthouse on the Hoe will now open to visitors hoping to enjoy the stunning panoramic views of the tower as well get a glimpse of the life of a lighthouse keeper.

Deputy leader of the Council, Councillor Peter Smith said: "I have to say it never dawned on me that the tower would be anything but open on a...

Plymouth festival celebrations set sail

Plymouth Festival of Sail

Plymouth Hoe and The Barbican Wednesday 26 June to Sunday 7 July 2013

Plymouth's inaugural Festival of Sail has got underway with many events and activities taking place around the waterfront area on the Hoe and Barbican until Sunday 7 July and culminating with the biennial regatta of Plymouth Race Week.

There are events for all the family on...

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