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Racing yacht capsizes on way to Plymouth
A sailor was injured when a racing yacht capsized in a leg of a European race which is due to head to Plymouth today.The French MOD70 Spindrift capsized in waters off Dublin at the weekend, leaving a...
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'Say no to solar farms' - Totnes Tory MP Sarah Wollaston
A Conservative MP has criticised the coalition Government for allowing solar farms to bring about the "industrialisation" of the countryside.Totnes MP Sarah Wollaston hit out after the Government...
View ArticleRoyal Navy toasts changed to reflect role of women
The Royal Navy has changed two of its oldest traditions to reflect "cultural changes" and the fact that women have been at sea for over 20 years, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.Officers will no...
View ArticleDefra scans Twitter and Facebook to monitor badger protest plans
The Government's country-side department, Defra, is monitoring social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter to help tackle badger cull protests.The Department for Environment, Food and Rural...
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How police snared the gangs attempting to flood Cornwall with drugs
One of the biggest drug dealing operations in Cornish history has been broken up by detectives who are marking a successful investigation that not only brought an organised network of criminals to...
View ArticleStrike at adventure centre
School pupils have returned home from a residential adventure training centre in Cornwall after more than half its 74 staff went on strike in a dispute related to a colleague who had been made...
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No lavish lifestyle for Devon woman who won £300,000 on scratchcard
A Devon woman scooped £300,000 on a scratchcard but says she will continue clocking in at her factory job.Carrie-Anne Targett, from Colyton, near Lyme Regis, has been buying the cards every week for...
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Navy's air station staff take to water
Westcountry aircrew swapped wings for sails as Royal Naval Air Stations battled it out for the Inter Command Sailing Championships.The Naval Air Command Sailing Regatta saw personnel from RNAS...
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We'll work to improve rural schools, says minister Laws
The Government has promised a crackdown on schools in rural and coastal areas after Schools Minister David Laws branded disparities in pupil achievement compared to inner-city areas "unacceptable".Mr...
View ArticleNature lovers make call of the wild to PM
Conservationists, business leaders, landowners, celebrities and academics from across the South West have today signed a letter to the Prime Minister calling on him to commit to addressing the decline...
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MPs are urged to boycott 'rowdy' PM's Questions
A former Cabinet minister has urged MPs to join him by boycotting Prime Minister's Questions because the "rowdiness" is "deeply off-putting" to the general public.Ben Bradshaw, Labour MP for Exeter,...
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Children taught surf safety by lifeguards
Primary school children left their classrooms and headed to the beach to hear a vital safety message.The 140 youngsters, aged between eight and 11, were taught a surfing safety lesson by RNLI...
View ArticleTories will be 'love-bombing' Lib Dems to win votes in 2015
The chairman of the Conservatives believes the party can seduce Liberal Democrat voters in the Westcountry through the promise of a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU.Grant Shapps told the...
View ArticleHouse flooded after man set it ablaze
Firemen had to flood a house with water yesterday after a man set himself and the property on fire after dousing it in petrol. Police and the fire service were called to an address in Torpoint shortly...
View ArticleThug stole bag from grandmother, 73
Police are appealing for witnesses after a grandmother was pushed to the floor and had her handbag snatched in front of her two young grandchildren in Taunton. The 73-year-old woman was confronted by...
View ArticleValuables are stolen from garden sheds
Police officers are investigating a series of shed break-ins in an East Cornwall village over the weekend, in which hundreds of pounds' worth of gardening equipment was stolen. Thieves hit four garden...
View ArticleMan dies after falling off mobility scooter
A 68-year-old who fell off a mobility scooter into a pond on Thursday has died. Firefighters, police and ambulance crews were called to rescue the man just after 4pm. He had fallen off the scooter into...
View Article'We'll love-bomb Lib Dems to win power'
Conservative party chairman Grant Shapps has revealed the party will "love-bomb" Liberal Democrat voters in the Westcountry to win the next general election.He told the Western Morning News that...
View ArticlePolicemen of C-Section become emergency midwives
The birth of a baby outside a police station in Cornwall has given new meaning to the phrase "delivered by C-section".For the little boy was brought into the world outside Camborne police station by a...
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Lizard butcher wins hogs pudding championship
A Lizard butcher has won the Hogs Pudding World Championships held in Truro. Colin Retallick took top place with his pudding winning The Dianne Martin Shield at the City Inn on Sunday (JUNE 23) In...
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