The editor of the Western Morning News supplement Living Cornwall is in line for one of the county’s greatest honours. Simon Parker has been elected a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedd for his “promotion of all things Cornish”, in particular
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The Chard and Ilminster News has written to the Lord Chancellor to express its concerns over centralised justice after preliminary court hearings on a local defendant were moved to Bristol.The paper believes justice should be done and be seen to
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Only one in three Daily Post readers backed the outspoken North Wales Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom in a phone poll organised by the paper.He has been under attack recently after ordering a crackdown on speeding motorists, his stance on drugs
Sister papers produce extra pages to mark historic day
Two Westcountry newspapers have produced special supplements to mark the biggest royal occasion since last year’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. The Western Morning News and Plymouth Evening Herald both commemorated the Queen’s visit to Plymouth to present a new Colour to
Award-winning journalist has died
Award-winning regional journalist and broadcaster Jerry Clarke has died at his home in Redruth after suffering a stroke on a trip to America. He was 64. Jerry began his journalism career on the West Briton at Truro before working for
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The Archant Awards Night 2003, in November, will take staff back to the heady days of disco dancing with the theme Saturday Night Fever.As well as sweating on the annual awards decisions, staff will be worrying over whether it will
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A Warrington comedian and compere who wrote a column for the Warrington Guardian for more than 10 years has died aged 71.Peter Robinson, who appeared on stage all over the world, wrote entertainment news for the paper as Peter Douglas.
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The Queen’s representative in Devon has asked the Western Morning News to run a competition to find a child to present a posy to her Majesty for her visit to Plymouth on July 23.Children who want to enter are invited
Newspapers embrace celebration of local press
Regional newspapers up and down the country have been taking part in Local Newpaper Week, which came to an end yesterday. The event, run by the Newspaper Society, celebrates the work carried out by the industry on a day-to-day basis,
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Independent News & Media, which owns newspapers including the Kentish Times and Islington Gazette, is set for a cash injection after shareholders approved a move to launch a rights issue to raise millions of euros and strengthen the group’s balance
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The Swindon Cancer Appeal has been launched by the Evening Advertiser in a bid to raise £600,000 to fund two Macmillan nurses and a specialist consultant.Some of the cash will go towards other posts too, and the newspaper is encouraging
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York Evening Press sales and brand development executive Jenny Horsley can now swap her Ford Fiesta for a 44-foot truck – but she swears she won’t be delivering papers.The 22-year-old has become one of the youngest women in the country
Guardian team prove they're on the ball
A triumphant team from the Cornish Guardian walked away with the winners’ cup at a Five-A-Side football tournament in aid of its Centenary Appeal. The highly competitive event saw local teams, including staff from BBC Cornwall and the Western Morning
Trusty lieutenant takes up a new challenge
Editor Barrie Williams has paid a warm tribute to his lieutenant, Tony Moss, who is leaving the Western Morning News after their partnership of 24 years both in Plymouth, and previously at the Nottingham Evening Post. Tony began his career
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A major report which warns of huge cuts to national rail investment projects has offered hope for the Plymouth Evening Herald’s Three-Hour rail campaign.The Rail Authority’s Strategic Plan 2003 highlights the need for ‘the introduction of a regular three-hour journey
Poll shows "public wants proof" of need for war
Readers of the Western Morning News have voted overwhelmingly against British forces going to war with Iraq. In a poll run by the newspaper, 96 per cent – 2,115 readers – said “no” to war, while just four per cent