The Herald - May 20, 2025

The Herald - May 20, 2025

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In this issue
May 20, 2025
Cladding plan over fire safety concerns
STUDENT FLATS BLOCK NEEDS CHANGES TO EXTERNAL WALLS
2 mins
Reform won't run council in Cornwall
REFORM UK will not be leading Cornwall Council as its leader in Cornwall blames other groups on the authority for playing \"political games\".
1 min
Art for the people by the people is on show
A 'PEOPLE'S gallery' is now on display on hoardings around a site which formerly was home to two derelict and scruffy buildings bulldozed by Plymouth City Council.

1 min
Backlash over plans to build on grassland
THERE has been a huge backlash over plans to build on a patch of grassland in a Plymouth housing estate. Residents in Tamerton Foliot are upset at a proposal to put six houses on green space which has been used by families for decades at Mary Dean Avenue.
2 mins
92 OBJECTIONS SUBMITTED TO PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL
THERE has been a huge backlash over plans to build on a patch of grassland in a Plymouth housing estate. Residents in Tamerton Foliot are upset at a proposal to put six houses on green space which has been used by families for decades at Mary Dean Avenue.
2 mins
COUNCIL TO APPOINT NEW CONTRACTOR
WORK on the £4m upgrade of Plymouth's Central Park has ground to a halt after the contractor left the project.
4 mins
Residents rail as work in Central Park halted again
WORK on the £4m upgrade of Plymouth's Central Park has ground to a halt after the contractor left the project.
4 mins
Warning of asbestos as demolition is planned
A UNIQUE Plymouth building is up for demolition soon and a warning is in place regarding asbestos.
1 min
Explorer's Tamar row at 89
22-MILE PADDLE ALSO A RAINFOREST FUNDRAISER
2 mins
Nursery among region's best
PLYMOUTH DAYCARE SITE IN TOP 20 FROM 1,314 SETTINGS

2 mins
Family rally to help Willow, 9
DETERMINED TO SUPPORT HER IN CANCER FIGHT

2 mins
Lineker says sorry as he goes early
TELEVISION presenter Gary Lineker has apologised for the “hurt and upset caused” following a social media post he shared, as his early exit from the BBC was confirmed.
1 min
Swinney says fishing rights 'surrendered'
POLITICAL opponents have lined up to attack the deal struck by the Government and Brussels.
1 min
EU deal to boost economy and cut red tape - Starmer
SIR Keir Starmer’s Government has claimed his post-Brexit “reset” will cut red tape for travellers and businesses, boosting the economy by £9 billion by 2040.
2 mins
One dead and 62 pulled from sea as boat sinks
A MIGRANT has died after a small boat sank while trying to cross the English Channel yesterday.

1 min
Options for dealing with legal and illegal migrants
I AM on the whole in agreement with Chris Cope (Letters, May 15, ‘Unrestricted access to the UK has to be halted’) regarding the UK’s immigration situation. I agree that those arriving illegally should be immediately arrested and promptly dealt with.
3 mins
Migrants not a threat to economy or culture
THE fascists are coming! On Saturday, Nazi-sympathisers are returning to Plymouth to parade in the city centre that their forebears flattened with blanket bombing 84 years ago.
2 mins
LOOKING BACK How the city looked after those in need
CHRIS ROBINSON TAKES A LOOK BACK AT POST-WAR HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION

3 mins
Guess The Year: When the city was getting excited about hosting the television show ‘It's A Knockout'
THE Herald wrote: “Plymouth Hoe will take on the atmosphere of a cup tie tomorrow when the city competes with Torbay in the BBC TV show ‘It's A Knockout’.
1 min
Heyday of the city's Lido
JO CLARKE DELVES INTO THE HISTORY OF A HOE ATTRACTION
2 mins
STRESS TESTS
CAMILLA FOSTER FINDS EXPERT TIPS FOR BRINGING ANXIETY LEVELS DOWN DURING EXAM SEASON
2 mins
RFU confirm changes to National League structure
CORNISH Pirates will participate in a new-look second tier competition from next season, while Plymouth Albion will have two chances of promotion from National One, following the announcement of radical changes to rugby union's league structure in England, writes
2 mins
Barker and Thompson guide Gladiators to thrilling victory
PLYMOUTH Gladiators won a last heat decider to take the points against Edinburgh Monarchs at the Coliseum in the Championship, coming out 46-44 winners.

3 mins
Plymstock maintain their fine start to the new season
PLYMSTOCK’S winning start in the Tolchards DCL B Division continued with a six-wicket win over visiting Bideford.

7 mins
Devon's last eight hopes are dashed by Berkshire loss
DEVON'S hopes of a place in the last eight of the National Counties Trophy were dashed by a two-wicket defeat by Berkshire in a last-over nail-bitter on the Blundell's School Ground, writes Conrad Sutcliffe.
2 mins
STUDENTS JOIN ALBION
RETURNING PARSONS JOINED BY STATTON AT BRICKFIELDS
2 mins
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