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Bodmin woman thought cancer symptoms were down to student lifestyle
A YOUNG Bodmin woman has revealed how she thought the symptoms of her cancer were down to her life as a student.Sam Smith was 19 when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of blood cancer,...
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Deal signed for construction of search and rescue base at Newquay Airport
PLANS to build a new search and rescue base at Newquay airport have taken a step forward.Bristow Helicopters Ltd confirmed this week that Balfour Beatty has won the £40 million contract to build the...
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Heart attack is a real lifesaver for dad Ben
A DAD of four believes that a heart attack has saved his life.It all began when 17st Ben Ingall, 43, decided to lose some weight and went out for a run.Two hours later he was on the operating table...
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Boscastle car park fee rise to save toilets?
PUBLIC toilets at a popular North Cornwall destination could be kept open year round – but an increase in parking charges may have to pay for them.Traders in Boscastle have been left furious after...
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Scandal Christian couple forced to sell up Marazion B&B
THE CHRISTIAN couple at the centre of controversy after refusing to let a gay couple stay in a double room at their guesthouse say it is forcing them to sell up.Hazelmary and Peter Bull, who run...
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Proposals for £35m Hayle mall go on display
PEOPLE in Hayle have had their first glimpse of plans showing the £35 million mall which could be built next to the existing West Cornwall Shopping Park.Residents were invited to meet the developers...
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Five Islands School head Bryce Wilby inquiry reports
AN INVESTIGATION into the suspension of former Five Islands School head Bryce Wilby over alleged financial irregularities has concluded both the islands' council and the governing body erred in their...
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No locals, but a brisk trade at moorland pub
Martin Hesp climbs to the highest inn in southern England for a warm encounter.The makers of a popular television programme didn't call their series Location, Location, Location for nothing – the...
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A life through a lens, from Devon to China
Laura Joint meets a former WMN journalist whose career switch to photography led him around the world – and to one particularly controversial image.For David Thurston, his photographic career has gone...
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Celebration of a popular foodie destination
Cornwall's glorious landscape and produce feature in a new book. Su Carroll peeks inside.I've enjoyed a mouthwatering appetiser – a sneaky look at what is a beautiful new book bringing together...
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Retracing Uncle Tom Cobley's footsteps from Widecombe to Postbridge
Martin Hesp retraces Uncle Tom Cobley's footsteps from Widecombe to Postbridge via the Warren Inn.When I was a lad everyone knew the old folk song about Uncle Tom Cobley and All – a few could even...
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Running Dog: The Sheepstor Ascent
Man's best friend, they say. But when you're running, your dogs can be very unfriendly indeed. Especially if you decide to start off running uphill. Man's best training partner perhaps, but certainly...
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Win the book Doc Martin: Practice Makes Perfect
The customary route is for novels to be adapted into television series, but occasionally it happens the other way around, as is the case with Doc Martin: Practice Makes Perfect by Sam North (Ebury...
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Five of the best homes with conservatories in Devon and Cornwall
Kelly, West Devon £550,000The Limes has a large conservatory overlooking the gardens in this former estate worker's house on the Kelly Estate near Lifton. Also in the grounds are two huge greenhouses,...
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Get web-savvy for wine bargains
As more of us go online, so does the wine, finds Ned Halley.Buying wine by the case for home delivery is still a minority sport. Fewer than one in five of us has ever done it. But these days, it pays...
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Cornwall's premier food festival celebrates its tenth anniversary in grand style next weekend.On Friday, a giant, 7ft tall, ten-tier cake of Cornish food and drink will take pride of place on Lemon...
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Behold a view to cherish forever
Far from life's daily pressures, Bill Martin stares in blissful wonder across the Welsh valleys.Close your eyes and listen. Nothing. Open them and behold a view to cherish forever.This is Wheatsheaf...
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An invitation to view beautiful coast's dark side
Curator Cai Waggett tells Jackie Butler why his first art exhibition will banish into the deep the twee traditional picture postcard view of Cornwall's Atlantic.The dark side of the sea and those who...
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Historic town is close to coast and country
If you are looking for a lively market town with some good houses and lovely countryside nearby, then Barnstaple certainly ticks all those boxes – and more.Dating back to the Norman conquest, this...
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Archaeological dig seeks evidence of the very first islanders' arrival
ISLANDS perhaps better known for their Bronze Age relics are revealing traces of an earlier civilisation.A settlement being unearthed on St Martin's represents "the most promising neolithic site in...
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