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All vehicles great and small on show at steam extravaganza
Historic vehicles come in all shapes and sizes at the Great Dorset Steam Fair – but one of the tiniest can measure up to the giants of the haulage world, at least in spirit.The 1962 Heinkel Trojan...
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National interest, not morality, should be test for starting a war
On September 17th 1796, George Washington set out in his farewell address the principles that should guide American foreign policy. The state should, he said, "avoid permanent, inveterate antipathies...
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Would-be teacher 'bit woman in self-defence'
A YOUNG woman from Falmouth was left with an open and bleeding wound after being bitten in the face during a night out, a court heard.Abi Ellis, 20, of Penarrow Close, went on trial on Tuesday at Truro...
View Article'Workless households' in the South West are on the rise
Households in the South West with at least one person out of work has increased in the last year. So-called "workless households" – where at least one person aged between 16 and 64 is not employed –...
View ArticleMan jailed for using fake money in pub
A counterfeiter has been jailed after his dodgy £20 note was spotted by a barman at a pub called the Jolly Judge.Clinton Hawker, aged 48, was caught with more than £1,500 in fake £20 notes after the...
View ArticleBill for council tax blunder angers chief
A billing mistake could cost council tax payers in Devon up to £20,000. In March, Torridge District Council miscalculated 30,000 bills with households overcharged between £2 and £5. Councillors haggled...
View ArticleFire in the hold as cargo ship blazes
Thick smoke billowed from a cargo ship anchored at Plymouth after a digger on board burst into flames.Fire crews, the fire-fighting boat Vigiles, coastguards, police and the RNLI lifeboat all rushed to...
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Strawberry bears fruit to delight of farmer Paul
Farming EditorStrawberry, the Dairy Shorthorn, has given birth to a heifer at Bicton College in East Devon – helping continue a breed that is now rarer than the Giant Panda.She went into labour shortly...
View ArticleShopping mall staff to receive police training
Security staff at a prominent shopping centre will be given police powers to help deal with anti-social behaviour.Staff from Princesshay in Exeter are being trained by Devon and Cornwall Police as part...
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Drug-running gang jailed for nearly 100 years
A gang that plotted to flood the streets of the Westcountry with cocaine and heroin have been sentenced to a total of nearly 100 years behind bars.Eight people were yesterday locked up for 45 years and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Band's song takes cancer message to the masses
A Cornish band's song to promote the World's Biggest Coffee morning, held at the end of September to raise money for cancer charity Macmillan, has become a national hit.Wadebridge group The Claze were...
View ArticleCornish radio station close to funding target
A Cornish language radio station which has a dedicated band of listeners all over the world has launched a bid to raise £5,000 to pay for a new website.Radyo an Gernewegva is hoping an innovative...
View ArticleFarmer fined £6,000 for dumping waste near stream on his land
A North Devon farmer has been fined for dumping up to 100 tonnes of illegal waste.Peter Ford was prosecuted by the Environment Agency after it received a report in June 2011 that waste was being tipped...
View ArticleLand train on fast track after council loan
Plans for the first land train in North Devon are now well on track after councillors approved a loan scheme.An Italian Dotto trackless train, similar to those operating in Torquay and Bournemouth, is...
View ArticleWoman, 33, charged with man's murder
A 33-year-old woman faced magistrates in Torquay yesterday charged with the murder of a 48-year-old man. Neil Mitchell was found with head injuries by police at a property in Barton Drive, Newton...
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Jaw bones removed from temporary grave
Spectators gathered to watch a secret exhumation this week as the gigantic jaws of a whale were resurrected.After three years underground at a mystery location near Mount Hawke, North Cornwall, the...
View ArticleGovernment funds project to vaccinate badgers
The Government has granted funding to a "pilot" project to vaccinate badgers against bovine tuberculosis in West Cornwall.Andrew George, Liberal Democrat MP for St Ives, has spearheaded moves towards...
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RSPCA pledges farmers in South West badger cull will not be 'named and shamed'
Farmers involved in the two pilot badger culls in the South West will not now be named and shamed by the RSPCA, following an investigation by the Charity Commission.A detailed complaint had been made...
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Massive cliff fall rocks resort and coats homes in fine red dust
Holidaymakers were stunned when a huge section of cliff came crashing down into the sea at a Devon resort.The massive landslide at the notoriously unstable Pennington Point in Sidmouth could be heard...
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Most Hayle eateries rated highly in hygiene scheme
HAYLE restaurants and eateries have overwhelmingly been rated 'good' or 'very good' in a food hygiene rating scheme.Of the 75 places which were investigated by Cornwall Council in conjunction with the...
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