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Martin Hesp: Hospitals are for people - not to make profits
In the "what gives middle-aged men heart attacks?" stakes there's nothing quite like a letter from a cardiologist which asks you to come in for a consultation and in doing so uses a big long word you...
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Verity gives her new home town a boost as it shakes off its old image
A resort many dismissed as past its sell-by date is enjoying an extraordinary renaissance thanks to a 66ft-tall, sword-wielding pregnant lady called Verity.Ilfracombe on the North Devon coast is vying...
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Rude awakening as falling tide tips yacht over in Paignton
A German husband was left with a bruised ego after his yacht keeled over in shallow water while he and his wife were sleeping.The red sailing vessel was moored at Broadsands Beach in Paignton where it...
View ArticleMP Ben Bradshaw criticisesEd Miliband for following PM over Syria
A Westcountry Labour MP has criticised Ed Miliband's stance over Syria as many of his backbenchers feel "deeply uneasy" over stepping away from punishment attacks on Bashar Assad's regime.Ben Bradshaw,...
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Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw calls for scrapping of BBC Trust
The BBC Trust should be scrapped and the broadcaster should be regulated by Ofcom, former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has said.The Exeter MP and Labour former cabinet minister said ministers should...
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Skipper admits falling asleep while on watch
The skipper of the French fishing vessel Scuderia which ran aground near Lizard Point has been handed a hefty fine after admitting falling asleep while on watch.Gilles Lemaitre was ordered to pay...
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Newquay goes back to its roots for three-day celebration of fishing
More than 10,000 people are expected to attend one of the Westcountry's premier fish festivals when it takes place this weekend.The Newquay Fish Festival, which started yesterday, transforms the iconic...
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Crantock villagers stop travellers invading recreation ground
EAGLE-EYED villagers spotted travellers towing caravans onto the recreation ground in Crantock on Sunday – and called for police back-up.Two trucks with caravans drove onto the field, owned by Crantock...
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Royal British Legion Mousehole branch hosts beer festival
MOUSEHOLE'S Royal British Legion branch hosted a beer festival over the bank holiday weekend as it hoped to attract new faces to the club.The event, which ran from Friday until Monday, was put on to...
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Special event to launch new guide for Newquay shops
A NEW guide to promote Newquay's independent businesses has been published.The Indies Shopping Guide includes more than 90 listings and covers everything from retro music sellers, charming gift shops...
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Half a century at the same church for organist Malcolm Brown
AN 80-YEAR-OLD church organist has reached a milestone in his musical career after serving the same chapel for half a century.At Sunday's harvest festival, Malcolm Brown will have been accompanying the...
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Two arsonists jailed for setting fire to Redruth housing association property
A PAIR of arsonists have been jailed for causing damage valued at £100,000 to a housing association property in Redruth.A court heard Julian Ward, 43, and Nathan Sully, 25, might have been targeting a...
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Hygiene 'good' at most eateries in St Ives and Carbis Bay
EATERIES in St Ives and Carbis Bay have been branded good or very good in the Food Standards Agency (FSA) hygiene ratings.Among the top-rated were high-end eateries like Seagrass, pubs like The...
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Mum loses locks for Forget Me Not
A BRAVE mum whose first baby was stillborn has performed a selfless act in tribute to the St Austell charity that helped her through the turmoil.At just 17-years-old Emily Tamblin gave birth at 33...
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Controversy adds spice to Jamie Oliver's recipe for good life
No sooner does Jamie Oliver's latest cookbook hit the shops, than the Naked Chef goes and says something which whips up a frenzy."Yeah, controversy," he says, laughing. "There's always a bit of that...
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The Bake Off boy yearns for Cornish pasties and cider
Su Carroll talks to John Whaite, who gave up an Oxford degree to bake...John Whaite's life changed forever last summer when he lifted the trophy as the winner of the third series of the BBC's Great...
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Cougar group warships pass through Suez Canal
A flotilla of Royal Navy ships led by a Plymouth-based warship have made the iconic crossing from Europe to Asia on the way to their next deployment.The high readiness Response Force Task Group (RFTG)...
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Met Office staff get £942,000 bonus for accurate forecasts
The Westcountry-based Met Office has handed-out almost £1 million to staff for getting weather forecasts correct.Figures released yesterday showed forecasters shared in a huge windfall after they met...
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Badger vaccination pilot project to start next month
A pilot project proposing vaccination as an alternative to the badger cull as a means for halting the spread of bovine TB is set to begin next month.If successful the pilot project which is being...
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Countryside 'let down' by poor broadband signal - minister
Broadband in rural areas is so poor a "man with a stick" could deliver messages quicker, a Government minister has said.Westcountry MP David Heath, a Liberal Democrat minister in the environment...
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