ONE of Plymouth’s oldest and much-loved indoor climbing walls as been saved from the brink of closure. The facility at YMCA Plymouth on Honicknowle Lane looked like it had seen its final ascent, due the high maintenance costs required and the unsustainability of its existing sessions. But thanks to a new partnership with Youth Sports … Continue reading
The RMA Gig Club, assisted by RM Tamar Gig Club and Yealm Gig Club, will be holding their 2023 Winter League Regatta on Saturday at the Mount Batten Watersports Centre. The RMA Gig Club is a specialist branch of RMA -The Royal Marines Charity, and its objectives are to promote, teach, and facilitate the sport … Continue reading
THE last ice-hockey tournament to be held at the Plymouth Pavilions took place on Saturday evening. The city ice-rink is closing its doors for the final time on December 31 leaving many people disappointed. The ever-growing ice-hockey community are certainly gutted that the venue is shutting as they have had a number of successful 3v3 … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH billiards player Chris Coumbe is hoping to build on an encouraging performance at the World Championships in Singapore. Coumbe reached the last 16 of the sport’s top event, eventually going out to world number six Peter Sheenham. In his group, the Plymouth star lost a close match to Liskeard’s Chris Mitchell but won his … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Chris Coumbe is preparing to fly out to Singapore next week to take part in the World Billiards Championship. It is the first time since 2019 that the long-format World Championships, which date back to 1870, have been held and they will feature 45 of the best players around the globe. Coumbe qualified for … Continue reading
PLANS for a new ice hockey league in Plymouth have had to be scrapped following news that the Pavilions rink is set to close at the end of the year. The British Regional Ice-Inline Hockey Association (BRIHA) had held two successful 3v3 tournaments at the city centre venue this year and on the back of … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Samantha Lake backed up her recent World Aquathlon Championships gold medal by winning a European title in Spain. Lake was one of a number of Tavistock athletes who competed at the European Triathlon Multisport Championships in Bilbao. She won the women’s 40-44 age group aquathlon title and was also second female overall. There was … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathlete Myles Pillage made a successful return from long-term injury by winning a gold medal for Great Britain at the European Championships in Hungary. Pillage, who had been out of action for a year, teamed up Olympic champion Kate French to win the mixed relay event in Székesfehérvár. Pillage had won the same event … Continue reading
THE Plymouth Billiards League has recently got underway with six players competing for two trophies this season. The opening competition, played in memory of former league vice-chairman and player Roger Ayers, takes place over 15 weeks of action. The Trevor Davies Cup follows in the new year over a period of 10 weeks, with both … Continue reading
CONNOR Keeler, Hannah Worth, Dean Crow and Charlotte Kerr were the main winners at the 2022 Plymouth Triathlon on Sunday. The event at Mount Batten saw two competitions – an Olympic standard triathlon, which is a 1,500m swim, a 40k bike ride and a 10k run, and a sprint event, which involves a 750m swim, … Continue reading