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Should new homes be built with storage for bins and recycling boxes?
A senior Westcountry councillor has urged a Government minister to stop meddling after saying homes should be built with storage areas to end the scourge of "bin-blighted" streets.Communities Secretary...
View ArticleImmigration and asylum situation is a total shambles
Charles Lear rightly points out the difference between asylum seekers and economic migrants. Also that strict rules apply to both with regard to obtaining benefits. Sadly, a great many people abuse...
View ArticleThe only way to stop the gulls is to re-train humans
A London couple I know bought a house in Mousehole and invited friends around for a house-warming tea in the garden. All went well until they carried the sandwiches and cakes out to the picnic table...
View ArticleWhy new home building is good news for all of us
Tourism booming, farmers harvesting, less people in the dole queue, and some reasonable weather too. Anyone could be forgiven for thinking that things are finally on the up.Even the more cautious in...
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Tributes pour in after man dies in the street
Tributes have been paid to a "valued" community member in Par who died following an incident on Saturday morning.Three men and a boy were arrested on suspicion of murder following the incident but have...
View ArticleDoctor killed himself fearing he had cancer
A retired family doctor killed himself after wrongly convincing himself he had cancer, an inquest has heard.Dr Philip Squire, 59, was found hanged at his home in Taunton, where he left a note saying he...
View ArticleCornwall's wild leek springs a record surprise
A rare wild leek normally found in the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall has produced a record display of 8ft tall blooms in Wales. Experts recorded the highest count for the wild leek Allium ampeloprasum,...
View ArticleMinisters want answers over secret Royal staff
Prince Charles, the Duke of Cornwall, is at the centre of a political row after it was revealed that members of his staff had "secretly" worked in Westminster.The heir to the throne's staff were...
View ArticleFormer police boss's call for crime data
A former top policeman has called for detailed crime data to be freely available despite Devon and Cornwall's police commissioner's office saying the public would be unable to interpret it...
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Thousands savour the flavour at food festival
The sights and smell of sizzling food and fresh Westcountry produce on offer had crowds swarming to this year's FlavourFest in Plymouth.Thousands bustled through the stalls throughout the weekend with...
View ArticleArchbishop turns down RSPCA offer
The Archbishop of Canterbury has turned down an invitation to be a patron of the RSPCA.The Most Rev Justin Welby declined the invitation from the animal charity as he has "reluctantly decided to...
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MEP calls for Royal visit to Gibraltar amid tension
A South West MEP has called for Gibraltar to receive a high profile Royal visit as tensions escalate amid a Royal Navy stand off with Spanish fishermen.UKIP's William Dartmouth said 2013 marked the...
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Pride at stake as lifeguards tackle Pirates on beach
A runaround on the beach heralded two great institutions at the heart of the Westcountry joining forces.The famous Cornish Pirates rugby team have announced they will be supporting the RNLI as their...
View ArticlePublic paths and common land are in need of better protection
Britain's oldest national conservation body is launching a campaign to provide greater protection for public paths, common land and town and village greens when land is sold.The Open Spaces Society is...
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Honour to the brave as rain douses show
The organisers of the Gwinear Show reserved special praise for those who braved the wet West Cornwall weather to attend on Saturday.Despite visitor numbers to the popular show, at Trenawin Farm, in...
View ArticleAlert after boy, 15, suffers heart attack
A 15-year-old collapsed after a cardiac arrest on Woolacombe beach. An ambulance and an RAF Chivenor helicopter were sent out to help the teenager at around 4.30pm on Friday. An RAF Chivenor spokesman...
View ArticleWarning for divers after four treated
Divers have been warned to be careful when surfacing after four were treated for the bends inside an hour. They were all admitted to the recompression chamber in Poole following incidents off the...
View ArticleTwo treated after breathing in smoke
Two people suffered from smoke inhalation when their electric cooker caught fire. The two occupants of a first floor flat in Dawlish's High Street were rescued shortly after 4am on Saturday. Fire...
View ArticleLotto jackpot winner collects £6.6m prize
One jackpot winner scooped Saturday's Lotto jackpot of £6.6 million, Camelot said. The winning numbers were 25, 15, 34, 26, 33, 41 and the bonus number was 43. Eight ticketholders matched five numbers...
View ArticleCommunity devastated after death in street
A 57-year-old man whose death in the early of hours of Saturday morning led to the arrest of four people on suspicion of murder was a "valued" community member who will be "greatly missed".Tributes...
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