Peers launch fresh assault on Lords plan
Peers yesterday lined up to launch a fresh assault on Nick Clegg's plans for House of Lords reform, with one ex-minister saying the proposals published this week were already "doomed" and another...
View ArticleAssange refuses to give himself up
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange yesterday refused to comply with a police request to surrender himself to officers, saying he will remain inside the Embassy of Ecuador while his application for...
View ArticleThe gems are there, but they take some finding
The great British summer of sport has already got into its faintly depressing, predictable groove. It's only the end of June and the England football team has been dumped out of a major football...
View ArticleWe should recognise all those who answer God's call
The strains of Wesleyan hymns drifting across the landscape in recent days tells us that the Methodists are in town. The annual conference for the Methodist Church has come to the Westcountry this...
View ArticleIs Gove vying for the title of Britain's most hated man?
When geneticist Dr Steve Jones appeared on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs programme in 1992, he chose as his luxury the "stuffed body of Kenneth Baker".When asked why, Dr Jones replied that if the...
View ArticleGreat day to honour those who serve this country
Think of a war veteran and the image that pops into your head will no doubt be of an old man. That is the perception.The reality is that all over the country there are veterans in their teens and their...
View Article'Children' get new home as couple donate flowers
A Westcountry couple who have devoted 30 years to breeding water irises have donated their collection to a popular Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) garden.John and Galen Carter, of Rowden Gardens,...
View ArticleFisherman fined for illegal trawling off Lyme
A Westcountry fisherman has been ordered to pay more than £4,000 after admitting fishing illegally within the UK's largest exclusion zone.Mark Higgins, skipper and owner of the Brixham-based Kelly...
View ArticleInvestigation into road crash with police car
Investigations have been launched after an unmarked police car crashed with another vehicle on a busy road in Cornwall.The police car was not responding to an emergency call.It happened at a junction...
View ArticleFood pioneer who cared for environment dies, aged 52
An award-winning businessman whose company has made a significant contribution to the local and national food industry has died after an illness.Cornish Sea Salt founder Tony Fraser died following a...
View ArticleThis is as fresh as it gets – fish straight from the sea
I've never eaten raw mackerel before. But there has to be a first time for everything.We are on board a fishing boat in the sunshine in Plymouth Sound, and with help from River Cottage's Thom Hunt, of...
View ArticleCyclists get a sneak peek at stage challenge
Professional cyclists had a taste of what lays ahead in the Devon stage of this year's Tour of Britain.Riders from Team UK Youth Pro Cycling and Performance Cycles CMI (South West Bike Academy) visited...
View ArticleSurf museum collects first major award
A new North Devon museum has scooped its first major award.Less than three months after it opened the doors, the Museum of British Surfing in Braunton has been awarded the Collections on a Budget...
View ArticleVeteran of Falklands remembers comrades on Armed Forces Day
As he holds his naval medals, Chief Petty Officer Bill Taylor's thoughts turn to comrades who did not make it home.Thirty years ago Mr Taylor, 66, served on HMS Invincible during the Falklands War,...
View ArticleLauren wins contest to design city's commemorative badge
A six-year-old girl has won the competition to design a pin badge for Armed Forces Day.Lauren Craig, a pupil from Beechwood Primary School, Plymouth, won the competition that included pupils from...
View ArticlePlenty to see as Plymouth salutes brave
Celebrations attracting thousands of people to Plymouth today will mark Armed Forces Day in honour of those who have served their country past and present.A parade of more than 1,200 people and 300...
View ArticleCarbon 'leak' test shows risk of damage to marine life
Chief ReporterA pioneering experiment by Westcountry scientists to monitor what might happen if carbon dioxide leaked from an underground storage reservoir has been successful.Carbon capture and...
View ArticleImerys opens first new china clay pit for 30 years
The first new china clay pit to open in Cornwall for almost three decades has safeguarded jobs and provided a "boost" to an industry with a 300-year history in the county.Minerals giant Imerys...
View ArticleCountryside champion backs nuclear role
The new President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England has spoken of his determination to spare the countryside from going to waste.Sir Andrew Motion says rural campaigners are facing their...
View ArticleThomas happy with Somerset's overall form
Somerset will continue their quest for Friends Life Twenty20 glory this year at the County Ground in Taunton tomorrow, when they host Worcestershire at 2.30pm.Despite last night's setback at gome to...
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