Regional papers from across the country are linking up to fight for a full public inquiry into foot and mouth disease. The Western Morning news is working with The Journal, Newcastle, the Western Mail and trade magazine Farmers Weekly to
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Foot & mouth 'off the agenda' in election purdah
Page 1 of 2 The pre-election ban on Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food press conferences has come under fire from editors in the Westcountry, who claim the “purdah” could sweep foot and mouth under the carpet until voting is
Readers get a healthy 36-page special
Readers of the Leicester Mercury have been given a comprehensive insight into hospitals and the services they provide, in a free publication produced by the paper. Your Hospital is a 36-page supplement put together in partnership with the Dr Foster
Asian mission for Sharon
A reporter and photographer travelled more than 5,000 miles to western India to meet a former westcountry nurse who has devoted her time to the plight of orphaned children. Western Morning News reporter Sharon Van Geuns, and picture editor Michael
Lucy's top tips
Daily selections from the Western Morning News tipster Lucy Johnson should be good news to all her readers – because she’s top of the league in the Racing Post’s annual Napsters’ Competition. She’s only an amateur tipster and her job
Tourist trap set by WMN
A sixteen-page ‘what’s on’ guide to the Westcountry has been produced by the Western Morning News and its sister publications in the south west to show there’s no reason to stay at home – despite the threat posed by the
Eden Project prompts special publication
The opening of a new attraction for Cornwall is being marked with a colour souvenir supplement from by the Western Morning News. The paper is printing the 48-page magazine to celebrate the launch of the Eden Project, a giant greenhouse
Will I still look cool if the camera never lies?
The Western Morning News has come under scrutiny in a new TV documentary. For three months, a film crew set up camp at the paper’s office in Plymouth. Reporter Sharon van Geuns explains what life is like when your every
Western Morning News on the small screen again
Hold The Front Page, the television documentary about life at the Western Morning News, is currently enjoying a second showing on UK Horizons, the satellite and cable station. This is the first opportunity viewers outside the West Country have had
Monarchy debate in the Morning News
Readers of the Western Morning News have been asked to vote on whether Britain should remain a monarchy. The debate follows an article in The Guardian which questioned the 1701 Act of Settlement concerning Britain’s royal family. So the Western
A city transformed
A former Plymouth Evening Herald journalist has brought out a new book that celebrates the city’s historic past. Guy Fleming, who spent 20 years working for the Herald and the Western Morning News, wrote the introduction and commentary for A
Plymouth revisited
The Evening Herald/Western Morning News headquarters in Plymouth has been presented with a plaque for its striking architecture – seven years after the original award was made! The accolade was first handed over as a certificate and cup but the
News base in the news
Page 1 of 2 A fire at the Evening Herald and Western Morning News offices in Plymouth caused disruption to both papers yesterday. But contingency planning meant The Morning News was printed at the company’s Exeter base while Evening Herald
Wake-up call from the Westcountry
A huge majority of Western Morning News readers voted to reject adoption of the single European currency. A voting form appeared in the newspaper throughout September, and a total of 6,805 votes received were against joining the euro currency compared
Replies flood in on Euro currency debate
The Western Morning News has received more than 3,000 replies to its Euro referendum. Readers are being invited to cut out a referendum form and tick a choice of Britain joining the single European currency either “Never” or “When the
Plymouth paper sparks a Sherlock Holmes furore
The Western Morning News has sparked a worldwide furore over the true identity of the author of the famous Hound of the Baskervilles novel. It was the WMN that first broke the story about Rodger Garrick-Steele who claimed that Sir