When the Western Daily Press team of Mervyn Hancock and Jon Mills was sent off to discover why more and more people over 50 are taking adventure holidays with SAGA, they didn’t expect to experience such an adventure! But after
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Monkey's future is safe
The Western Daily Press has promised £1,000 to safeguard the future of a stump-tailed monkey. Fred, a macaque monkey, was rescued from a lab where he was injected everyday as a pharmaceutical company sought a cure for asthma. The Daily
Hidden Stonehenge truth revealed
The truth behind Stonehenge has been revealed to the public in an investigation by the Western Daily Press. With the help of historical researcher Brian Edwards, the paper published photographs of the site being rebuilt at different stages of the
Detective work leads to criminal inquiry
Police are conducting an inquiry into alleged “serious criminal offences” surrounding a £28.5m bypass scheme following an investigation by freelance journalist Richard Orange. The former Lincolnshire Echo and Western Daily Press reporter teamed up with BBC reporter Matthew Gull to
Garden duo bid for TV stardom
A green-fingered duo who write weekly gardening tips for two South West newspapers are making a bid for TV stardom. Bob Purnell and Nigel North, whose column appears in the Bristol Evening Post and Western Daily Press, have already helped
No-fly zones introduced after Daily Press revelations
A no-fly zone has been put in place over Britain’s nuclear power stations – just days after the Western Daily Press questioned their security. The protection of the stations was tightened after the Press revealed how easily terrorists could target
Daily Press reveals attack danger
The Western Daily Press has shown how easily terrorists could attack a nuclear power station from the air. To expose concerns about safety, the newspaper chartered a pilot who was able to fly, with a photographer, directly over Hinkley Point
Ruth gets a Booster after hanging around…
Being a reporter’s not all hanging around court or door-knocking on a wet autumn afternoon. Western Daily Press reporter Ruth Wood had an assignment a little out of the ordinary when she was asked to experience a white-knuckle ride that
Culture beat hots up in Bristol
As Bristol’s bid to become the European Capital of Culture hots up the Evening Post has taken a close look at what’s good and bad about the city. And with help from its sister magazine Venue, it has put together
Reporter stranded in China
The horrific terrorist attacks on America are continuing to have repercussions all over the world, as one intrepid Western Daily Press reporter is finding out. Susie Weldon flew out to Tibet just days before the September 11 attacks to cover
Susie is ready for Everest
Having a head for heights is one thing but spending two weeks near the top of the world’s highest mountain is entirely another. This is what Susie Weldon, intrepid reporter from the Western Daily Press, is currently doing during a
Daily Press brands Beckett reply a "cop out"
The Western Daily Press has branded Margaret Beckett’s reply to its letter on foot and mouth a “cop out”. The paper wanted her to say what went wrong with the Government’s handling of the crisis. A month after the paper
Western Daily Press demands answers
The Western Daily Press has demanded that Margaret Beckett ends her silence over the foot and mouth crisis and answers the questions posed by its readers. The paper asked farmers and rural people what questions they would put to the
Media curb hits west papers
Page 1 of 2 A rugby club has shocked the local press by declaring its players a no-go area for journalists. The Bristol Evening Post has picked up a memo from Bristol Rugby Club which confirms that all the club
Invitation to the Blairs
The Western Daily Press has published a guide to the West of England for the Prime Minister and his family after it was reported they were considering a holiday in the area in a bid to boost tourism following the
Reward on offer after horror beating
The Western Daily Press is offering a £500 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person who carried out an attack on an 87-year-old in her own bedroom. Margaret Bosley was horrifically assaulted with a weapon while she