The Cockleshell 22 team retraced the route of the Cockleshell Heroes to raise money for three military charities A group of former Royal Marines has completed a recreation of one of the most ...

Former marine Ben Mason, from Christchurch, joined the 10-man Cockleshell 22 team that has spent the past four days retracing the journey of Operation Frankton. He was following in the footsteps ...

Operation Francton is a journey taken during World War II known as the Cockleshell heroes. Their 80 year anniversary took place on Friday, December 2, starting in Portsmouth with a re-enactment on ...

Plaque for Cockleshell Heroes A blue plaque has been unveiled on houses used by the Cockleshell Heroes 70 years ago. The Royal Marines - who carried out a daring canoe raid on enemy ships in 1942 ...

“In common parlance, it was a suicide mission,” says Quentin Rees, who has published the fullest account yet of Operation Frankton in his book Cockleshell Heroes: The Final Witness.

Plans to demolish a century-old swimming pool, once used to train World War Two's Cockleshell Heroes, have been approved.

The Cockleshell Art Room in Duncannon has re-opened for the summer with a wide variety of artworks on show, including original paintings, drone photography, wood carved pieces, pebble art ...