Customs measures to keep the UK free from another foot and mouth epidemic from imported foreign meat have been slammed by the Western Morning News. Editor Barrie Williams says that Farming Minister Lord Whitty has fudged an explanation of the
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Double dip to mark 65th
A former West Briton reporter has celebrated his 65th birthday by running coast-to-coast across Cornwall. John Hosken also worked on the Western Morning News and Daily Herald in Fleet Street before joining the BBC, where he became industrial correspondent. He
Newspaper gets the interview it wanted – after 18 months
Margaret Beckett has ended her long silence and finally granted the Western Morning News an interview. The rural affairs secretary this week spoke to the paper’s London editor, Jason Groves, about some of Britain’s most pressing rural concerns – 18
Attack Iraq? Local papers get involved…
Readers of two regional papers have made their voices heard and voted against a military attack on Iraq. The Western Morning News and the Norwich Evening News both ran phone polls asking whether the UK should go to war against
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The Bristol Evening Post’s deputy editor put his best foot forward to raise money to fund research into a cure for juvenile diabetes.Stan Szecowka is the chairman of the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes 2002 and joined almost 1,000 others
Gloucester evening appoints new editor
Ian Mean has been appointed the new editor of The Citizen, Gloucester, succeeding Spencer Feeney, who is moving to Swansea to edit the South Wales Evening Post. Ian, (55), is currently assistant editor, (news and marketing), at the Western Morning
Industry honour for regional publisher
The company that produces four Westcountry daily newspapers has been awarded a top printing honour. Westcountry Publications’ print division, Westcountry Design and Print, has gained membership of the International Newspaper Colour Quality Club run by publishing industry organisation IFRA. The
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Western Morning News readers have raised £12,000 in just seven days to help children in Southern Africa.The record amount for Unicef is more than any other regional paper has ever raised in such a short space of time.The paper launched
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A poll on the Bournemouth Daily Echo’s website revealed that 77 per cent of voters believe the paper should be allowed to publish pictures of convicted paedophiles.The poll was conducted after Dorset police prevented the Echo from printing a picture
Death of a giant in journalism
Keith Whetstone, former editor-in-chief of the Birmingham Post and Mail, and editor of the Coventry Evening Telegraph and Cambridge Evening News has died, aged 72. He had been ill with prostate cancer. The three newspapers were owned at the time
Journalist revered by all
One of the most respected journalists in the history of the Western Morning News has died. Kenneth Doble, who received the MBE for his services to the profession, was 79. He had been retired for almost 15 years, but the
WMN special marks flood anniversary
The Western Morning News has marked the 50th anniversary of the Lynmouth flood disaster with a special tribute to the 34 people who lost their lives in the worst ever disaster to hit the Westcountry during peacetime. A supplement produced
Regionals praised in foot and mouth inquiry
The Western Morning News and Western Daily Press were two newspapers singled out for praise in Dr Iain Anderson’s report into the foot and mouth crisis. The report – Lessons to be Learned – acknowledged the valuable role the WMN
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Former journalist Peter Green has won the Order of Mercy, for 50 years of charity work.He has volunteered for the National Association of Hospital and Community Friends since the 1950s. The award – the charity equivalent of the OBE –
Fancy yourself as a novelist?There's £1,000 on offer!
The search is on to find the best new writing from the Westcountry. The Western Morning News has teamed up with one of the region’s best-known publishing houses for the task. The reward for successful talent will be an award
It's spring again, we'll bring again… daffs from Cornwall?
Reporter Gillian Robertson, of the Western Morning News, has enjoyed a seasonal assignment – she’s been out picking daffodils to send to market… “I’ll be surprised if you can do a hundred an hour,” said Carol, my supervisor. Well that