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Goonhilly planetarium still set for lift-off, say bosses
GOONHILLY Earth Station will become home to Cornwall's first permanent planetarium, according to bosses at the site.Work due to start on the visitor attraction at its base near Helston last year was...
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Award honours inspiring Truro amputee Leanne Grose
A "COURAGEOUS and determined" Truro amputee who has overcome adversity to help others has been named Inspirational Woman of the Year.Leanne Grose, 32, was selected by a judging panel of members of...
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Sex-on-duty former Camborne Redruth PCSO Peter Bunyan jailed
A FORMER Camborne Redruth PCSO has been jailed for seven years for sleeping with women while on duty and for using the police database as a "dating agency".Divorced father of two Peter Bunyan, 40, had...
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Three Westcountry hospitals win places in Top 20 for quality of service
Three Westcountry NHS trusts have been placed in the top 20 out of 146 hospitals nationwide, based on a new index to measure the quality of service.The survey results come in contrast to the results of...
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Late start to spring a threat to wildlife, conservationists warn, as cold...
The late arrival of spring could hit wild creatures which hibernate such as bats and hedgehogs, conservationists have warned.The cold weather has led to a significant drop in sightings of early spring...
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Wean farmers off subsidies, demands Paterson as negotiations continue
With a cut in available public money, farmers should be helped to rely less on subsidies, according to Environment Secretary Owen Paterson.He has vowed to fight for tougher moves to wean farmers off...
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Trouble brewing in orchards as cider exempted from tax relief
Cider makers are furious the Westcountry tipple has been shunned from George Osborne's "a penny off a pint" and plans to scrap automatic tax hikes for beer.The beer industry and campaign groups have...
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Pay more or risk milk demand outstripping supply
Dairy farmers must be paid more if the industry is to survive, according to the Dairy Coalition.It has told dairy buyers, processors, retailers and the food service sector they must pay farmers better...
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Cattle vaccine 'could take over ten years'
A vaccine to curb the spread of tuberculosis in cows that is ruining Westcountry farming could take more than the ten years previously forecast to come to fruition, a minister has signalled.In January,...
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Coastal path fund hits its target – before fundraisers take place
The South West Coast Path Association has announced a £250,000 investment for improvements to coastal paths despite their fundraiser having not yet taken place.The association has already met the goal...
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Old buildings win their places in the future
Buildings of the past are helping to shape the way for economic growth of the future, according to a new report.The English Heritage publication, Constructive Conservation – Sustainable Growth for...
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Counties to merge trading standards
A joint trading standards service to be established by Devon County Council and Somerset County Council looks set to save both local authorities hundreds of thousands of pounds.The partnership,...
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Devon earmarked for historic Tour of Britain finish
Devon will make history as the first stage of the Tour of Britain to host a summit finish when Britain's premier cycle race returns to the county in September to celebrate its tenth anniversary.The...
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Eric Pickles tells councils to stop grumbling
Council bosses bemoaning cuts to Whitehall funding have been likened to Monty Python's embittered "four Yorkshire-men" by Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles.Councils now employ a "whole cadre of...
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Energy prices in Devon and Cornwall to double - warning
The South West faces a doubling of electricity bills as Government incentives to produce clean energy drive up the price of burning fossil fuels.Pensioner groups say a disproportionate number of people...
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Union calls for end to level crossings after fatality
One person died yesterday after a train travelling from Exeter to Paddington hit a car on a level crossing.The incident happened on the crossing near Athelney in Somerset, which is on the line between...
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Councils send 60,000 tax bills demanding a 17% increase
Council tax bills wrongly showing, in some cases, a freeze-busting 17% increase have been posted to tens of thousands of homes in Devon.The blunder by two Tory-controlled district councils Torridge and...
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A Budget to help the people of the Westcountry meet their aspirations
After Wednesday's Budget revealed both the extent of the economic difficulties and the Government's plans to get out of them, Prime Minister David Cameron, writing for the Western Morning News, defends...
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Budget: Housing loans will not be extended to buyers of second homes
The Government yesterday attempted to reject claims second-home owners could get state-backed mortgages under its flagship housing policy.High levels of second-home ownership cause huge resentment...
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Woman who died at King Harry Ferry slip tragedy is named
The woman killed when a car rolled down the ferry slipway at the River Fal in Falmouth has today been named as Ann Pewter aged 74 from Tavistock. Mrs Pewter and two dogs were trapped in the car when it...
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