The Herald - April 22, 2025
The Herald - April 22, 2025
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April 22, 2025
Fire crews battle all night to save houses
AN investigation has been launched after firefighters worked all night to bring a huge blaze near a new housing development under control and stopping it from spreading to other properties.
1 min
Burst water main sparks chaos across wide area
THOUSANDS of homes and businesses across Plymouth and West Devon were left with little or no tap water yesterday, after a burst water main sparked chaos.
2 mins
'I'm back to my old self'
Raj Gil has never been the kind of person to sit back and let life pass her by. \"I'm a social person and have always been very active,\" says Raj, 51, from Glasgow. But when she began getting pains in her feet, she became sedentary and gradually piled on the pounds.
1 min
A Plymouth boy's Blitz survival story
\"MY mother gave me a street wash - which was a face wipe with her apron,\" recalls Peter Chapman, his voice still carrying the weight of that final goodbye. It was the afternoon of April 22, 1941, and that simple motherly gesture would be the last memory six-year-old Peter had of his mother before German bombs fell on Plymouth, forever changing the course of his life.
3 mins
Rachel sheds over six stones
'I DID IT IN HONOUR OF MY LATE BROTHER'
1 min
Meet the proud Gen Z bakers
MALE-RUN BAKERY IS PROVING A HIT
1 min
Brilliant end to concert series
BAROQUE GROUP'S RECITAL ENJOYED BY 90 IN CHURCH
1 min
'Outstanding' nursery is praised by Ofsted
A NURSERY in Plymouth where children \"flourish\" and make \"rapid progress\" has been judged outstanding across the board by Ofsted, following an inspection in March.
3 mins
World pays tribute to Pope
POPE Francis has been hailed by the UK’s religious leaders, the King, and the Prime Minister as a voice for the poor and the marginalised, as they paid tribute to the pontiff following his death on Easter Monday.
3 mins
Anniversary trip to Mull for royals
THE Prince and Princess of Wales will spend their 14th wedding anniversary this year in Scotland, celebrating rural communities.
1 min
Councils lose third of staff since 2012
COUNCILS across England and Wales have lost almost a third of their staff over the past decade, according to new research.
1 min
Transphobia threat to all who seek equality
WOMEN are still oppressed. On a global level, women suffer systemic abuse as second-to-fifth-class citizens or slaves, their burden of service denying choice, autonomy or agency.
2 mins
Royal visits to Plymouth's aerodrome
A COUPLE of weeks ago, in a piece accompanying a couple of aerial 'Then & Now' images of Roborough aerodrome, I managed to suggest that the member of the Royal family who opened the airport in 1931 was Prince George, the Prince of Wales.
3 mins
Guess The Year: Where to place Second World War memorials was attracting a range of local opinion
THE Herald wrote: “Within an hour of the unexpected news in the House of Commons last night of the proposed extension of the Royal Navy Memorial on Plymouth Hoe, Mr HM Medland, Drake's Labour member, was in conference with the Minister of Defence in the Lobby.
1 min
Depicting a past great storm
THIS engraved and hand-coloured print was donated to the city’s art collection in 2007 and was created from an original painting by an artist called WJ Huggins.
2 mins
Hell of Hollywood star's ancestors
HOLLYWOOD actor and former Spiderman Andrew Garfield admits he’s “an easy cry’, which makes him the perfect celeb to go ancestry hunting.
1 min
Plymouth junior Harding underlines his star potential
PLYMOUTH schoolboy Reggy Harding is making waves in the world of kickboxing after becoming a world and double British champion at the age of 11.
1 min
Divers seal places for European event
AN eight-strong team of Plymouth Divers took part in the British Junior Elite Championships, which doubles up not only as the highest level of national competition for this cadre of divers, but also as the selection trial for the Junior European Championships this June in Greece.
2 mins
Pilgrims keep alive their hopes of a Great Escape
Mustapha Bundu scored two goals and also had an assist for Ryan Hardie as the Pilgrims followed up their recent 2-1 victories over Norwich City and Sheffield United at the Theatre of Greens with an excellent all-round performance.
5 mins
Parkway beaten by Frome
PLYMOUTH Parkway slipped to a disappointing 3-0 defeat to Frome Town in their final home game of the Southern League premier Division season
1 min
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