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Post offices get £640m injection of funding
Millions of pounds are to be invested in maintaining the Westcountry's vital post office network, the Government has announced.Under a £640 million investment boost, ministers said the current number...
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Autumn glow to last another week
Milder than average temperatures, little rain and clear skies have left the region basking in a relatively warm autumnal glow.Forecasters say there is still no sign of any severe weather on the way but...
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Magical underground Christmas concert from Matthew & Me and Hockeysmith
ONE OF the best bands to emerge in the South West are teaming up with one of the newest and most talked-about for a magical Christmas show at Carnglaze Caverns, near Liskeard, on Saturday, December 14....
View ArticleMore than 150 youngsters attend graduation
School children from across Cornwall will celebrate racking up hours of extra-curricular study today at the Children's University's biggest ever graduation ceremony.The event at the Tremough Campus in...
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Cruising in the land of the midnight sun
Scott Harrison got more than he bargained for when he travelled to Norway for a three-day Hurtigruten voyage from Tromso to Trondheim.Something must have got lost in the translation because when I...
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Is The Archers rediscovering its rural roots?
A new editor from TV soaps is at the helm of The Archers. Philip Bowern is hopeful, however.It is one of the pleasures of the rural dweller to poke fun at The Archers and claim that it is not so much...
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Falmouth company builds trike for South Pole record bid
A FALMOUTH company is forging the way by building a unique trike for a record-breaking attempt to ride to the South Pole.Inspired Cycle Engineering (ICE) worked with adventurer Maria Leijerstam to...
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'Careless' Helston lorry driver dumped mobile building on car
A DRIVER caused a portable building to fall off the back of his lorry, crushing a car which had been waiting to pass.The incident happened after the lorry became snagged on trees on a road near...
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Angry villagers says Imerys plan will be 'final straw' with increased traffic
Residents living in Treviscoe, near St Austell, have hit out at expansion plans by china clay giant Imerys, which could see 240 lorries a year driving through the village.The mounting opposition comes...
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Don's gigs ain't half a hot ticket after life of entertaining troops
An ancient motorboat chugs up a jungle waterway bringing entertainment to bored troops. It might be a scene from It Ain't Half Hot, Mum.The man at the tiller, though, reckons the image belongs not to...
View ArticleFirefighters called to save iguanas stuck in a chimney
A python, two iguanas and a chicken are some of the wackier creatures rescued by Cornwall's firefighters over the past three years.The county's crews were called out to 340 animal rescues since 2010,...
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WMN opinion: Price will be decider on the future of wind energy
Wind, a debate in the Westcountry heard yesterday, should be regarded as a new crop for farmers to harvest. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, better known for his cookery than his commitment to renewable...
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7,000 waiting in county for NHS dentist
More than 7,000 people are waiting to be allocated an NHS dentist in Cornwall, according to health service figures.A freedom of information request to NHS England revealed that a total of 7,152 people...
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Driver seriously hurt and car left 'unrecognisable'
The driver was cut free from the mangled wreckage of this Land Rover and taken to hospital by ambulance with "serious but not life-threatening injuries".The 37-year-old man, from Cullompton, is thought...
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Martin Hesp: Just another morning in the life of the Human Spider
The title Human Spider might sound a bit like something from a Victorian circus, but it could also be an accurate description of a certain kind of person today.It's how I sometimes feel, anyway – and I...
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Michael Morpurgo: 'Bring back story time to all schools'
Michael Morpurgo has read stories to thousands of children over the years, first as a school teacher and then as a bestselling children's writer.Now the former Children's Laureate has spoken up in...
View ArticleTea with Portillo helps digital bid by arts centre
Journalist and former politician Michael Portillo helped a Devon arts centre raise funds towards the purchase of a digital cinema projector.About 230 people attended the Afternoon Tea With Michael...
View ArticleWeekend Thought Malc' Halliday: Even as we get ready, we can't avoid real...
Since mid-October I have been urged to "get ready for Christmas". Magazines, advertising hoardings and newspapers have been telling me that "It is ready to start the Christmas countdown" and, more...
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Epilepsy sufferer Katherine, 12, 'defied the odds' to write book
A Devon girl has "defied the odds" to write and illustrate a children's book which is raising money for a national epilepsy charity.Katherine Curtis, 12, from Okehampton, who suffers from the...
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A39 re-opens between St Teath and St Kew in North Cornwall after two car crash
The A39 between St Kew and St Teath in North Cornwall has re-opened after two vehicle crash earlier. Police were called to the Treburgett junction earlier this morning after the collision between a...
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