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Blade runner does 40 marathons in 40 days
PARALYMPIC gold medalist and double leg amputee Richard Whitehead finished an epic challenge to run 40 marathons in 40 days at Land's End on Monday. In doing so he became the first Paralympian to run...
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Body found on railway near Exeter 'after papers served'
A man has been found dead on a railway line near Exeter after he was apparently served papers by police and council workers. Officers from British Transport Police were called to Station Road in...
View ArticleRural Britain gets raw deal from lack of fast internet
Homes and businesses in rural areas are getting a "raw deal" from the Government's £1.2 billion splurge on getting the countryside connected to high-speed broadband, a powerful committee of MPs has...
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Council under attack for £512,000 ex-staff payout
A local authority is to pay out more than half a million pounds to a handful of its former staff.Teignbridge District Council handed out £292,850 in redundancy pay to five staff, while pension costs...
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Penzance business leaders meet to discuss Sainsbury's cash
PENZANCE'S business community will give their views on how best to spend Sainsbury's Section 106 funds next Thursday, October 3. Penzance Chamber of Commerce is holding a members' meeting in The...
View ArticleDisabled encouraged to use buses – as services slashed
Cornwall Council has been consulting on a policy to encourage disabled people to use public transport at the same time it was announced that funding for bus services would be cut by...
View ArticleResearchers reveal how war shaped world's development
Ancient farming communities suffered violent attacks by nomads on horsebacks before technologies spread to help them become more warlike, according to new research.Researchers at the University of...
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PICTURES: Sailing to glory from Falmouth to 'Frisco
Westcountry sailing hero Sir Ben Ainslie made a childhood dream a reality by inspiring Oracle Team USA to one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history by winning the America's Cup.The four-time...
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Helen Skelton bids farewell to Blue Peter with a yomp
Helen Skelton is bowing out of Blue Peter after more than five years on the show, but not before attempting a final challenge.The presenter, who leaves tomorrow, has canoed down the Amazon, walked a...
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Ports' fishing haul puts Westcountry top of the tables
The Westcountry can lay claim to the title of regional capital of the nation's fishing industry after its three main ports topped the UK league.Boats landed a £60 million haul of fish into the region...
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Artist's work inspired by West landscapes to be exhibited
Artwork inspired by the Cornish countryside is to feature in an exhibition by a local artist.David Gray is displaying his latest art exhibition, Pictures at an Exhibition, throughout October at the...
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Cat covered in blood discarded in plastic bag on doorstep in Redruth
Update: Two kittens dumped in a box on a Redruth doorstep have been reunited with their mother who was abandoned in the same place, dirty and covered in blood, just days before. The kittens were dumped...
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More homes for Truro as Newham plans are resurrected
New plans have emerged to build more than a hundred homes on a controversial site on the outskirts of Truro. Developer LXB Properties wants to build 140 homes, including 40 affordable homes, on land at...
View ArticleIn my opinion: We should dance in the streets and welcome renewables
Regarding your rather negative lead article in Saturday's WMN, I feel compelled to respond.Why are we not welcoming all types of renewable energy with open arms and dancing in the streets?This is...
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Penzance move for surf vets' charity
SURF Action, the Cornwall-based military charity that supports combat veterans from all conflicts, is relocating its headquarters to the Long Rock Industrial Estate. Since moving to Heartlands in Pool...
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Penzance hosts conference on artist Graham Sutherland
PENZANCE will host a unique conference over the weekend of October 26-27, exploring the life and work of artist Graham Sutherland. Sutherland, who was an Official War Artist at Geevor Tin Mine in 1942,...
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Follow the Pictish Trail to Penryn
THE PICTISH TRAIL is the nom de plume of singer-songwriter Johnny Lynch. He runs celebrated DIY-folk collective Fence Records, from a remote fishing village in Fife, and a caravan on the Hebridean isle...
View ArticleDean backs Celebration of Diversity
An event being held to defy members of the far right who will march in Exeter today has won the backing of the Dean of the city's cathedral.The Very Rev Jonathan Draper said he was expressing...
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Thousands dress up for Children in Need funds
Fundraisers have adopted some weird and wonderful ways to embrace Children in Need across the Westcountry.In one memorable moment, passengers arriving at Newquay Airport on a flight from London found...
View ArticleArctic 30 face extension to their detention
The group of Greenpeace activists arrested in Russia during a protest against drilling in the Arctic face a three-month extension to their detention.The organisation said Russia's investigative...
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