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Eden's a home from biome for tropical butterflies
The Eden Project is introducing 19 tropical species of butterfly into the lush surroundings of its rainforest biome.The chosen species – including the stunning zebra longwing, the bright postman...
View ArticleBrooding passion underpinned outstanding biopic
Sometimes the hype is far more exciting than whatever it's flagging up, but in the case of the long-awaited BBC drama Burton and Taylor (BBC Four, Monday) the tables were well and truly turned.The Beeb...
View ArticlePolice forged witness papers
Chief ReporterDevon and Cornwall Police officers have been disciplined for forging signatures on witness statements, providing false information leading to a prosecution and letting the tyres down on...
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Farm CCTV captures badger raids on food stores
Farming EditorBadgers are being caught on security cameras raiding food stores on farms in the South West.The cameras are being installed on 75 of the region's farms as part of research to help prevent...
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West Cornwall fishwives hope for chart success
THE FISHWIVES Choir have released their first single and singer Hannah Pascoe is asking the people of west Cornwall to help push it up the charts.The choir comprises 40 women from fishing communities,...
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Penzance solicitor Helen's new job at Coodes
A SOLICITOR based in Penzance has been promoted to head of department at law firm Coodes just six months after relocating from London.When she worked at international law firm SJ Berwin Helen Willett...
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Vandals destroy newly-opened path's benches
VANDALS have caused nearly £3,000 of damage along a cycle path in Truro just two months after it opened.Five of seven new benches along the Coosebean Greenway have been destroyed in a spate of "wanton...
View Article'Appalling' smell concerns St Mabyn villagers
A VILLAGE is kicking up a stink after noxious smells have been making their lives a misery.Drains in St Mabyn have been full of foul water for days, but attempts by residents and the parish council to...
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Passion fuels schoolgirl Phoebe Reynolds to release new single
DESPITE her tender age of just 15, singer-songwriter Phoebe Reynolds is not your average Cornish schoolgirl.The Truro High School student, who lives in Mitchell, started playing guitar at the age of 7...
View ArticleTurning hospitals into pseudo-businesses damages care
Your correspondent (WMN letters July 17) considers NHS to stand for Naff Hospital Service citing the RD&E Hospital as an example and quoting horrendous waiting times. All hospitals in England are...
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Trevithick Day attacker weeps as he is sent down
A TEENAGER involved in a "cowardly" attack on two Latvian men on Trevithick Day in Camborne wept in the dock as he was sentenced.William Trengove, 19, known as Daniel, pleaded guilty to counts of...
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Children get in on the act of storytelling
A CELEBRATION of the written word is taking place in Penzance.Hundreds of school children have joined forces with local artists to create a sea-inspired installation complete with a fisherman's net...
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Report slams state of Newquay's public toilets
"RUNDOWN, dirty, litter-strewn and mouldy" – these are just some of the words used by town councillors in a report on the state of Newquay's public toilets.The audit document, by Joan Bowden and Kevin...
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Teamwork creates 'a pint of goodness'
TREWITHEN Dairy and Lostwithiel Rotary Club have teamed up to turn pints of milk into pints of cash for a good cause.The dairy has commissioned 1,200 specially designed glass milk bottles with retro...
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PICTURES AND VIDEO: Knights clash as 'jousting' season opens
The age of chivalry returned to Cornwall as knights donned suits of armour and did battle on horseback.The first of a series of summer festivals in Falmouth marked the official start of the Pendennis...
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Parking chaos set for your town? Plan to let shoppers use double yellow lines
Residents and traders in an historic market town have strongly criticised plans to allow drivers to park on double yellow lines.Motorists would be able to leave their vehicles for 15 minutes without...
View ArticleBusy time for Cornish beach rescue teams
RNLI lifeguards in Cornwall reported another busy weekend, puling surfers from rip currents, rescuing capsized kayaks and helping paddle boarders who were blown out to sea.The surge in incidents comes...
View ArticleVets: develop TB vaccine instead of cull
Resources set aside to eradicate TB in cattle should be diverted to developing an effective vaccine, vets told a Parliamentary group of MPs.The British Veterinary Zoological Society (BVZS), a group of...
View ArticleSonar research sparks calls for better dolphin protection
Guidelines to protect whales and dolphins from the effects of military sonar in Westcountry waters are "woefully inadequate", conservationists have said.The warning from the Whale and Dolphin...
View ArticleLocal show is growing, thanks to youngsters
Thousands of people flocked to the annual Woolsery and District Agricultural Show, which is set to be the biggest yet.The one-day show, at Clovelly Court, Higher Clovelly, opened yesterday morning at...
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