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Euro poll for readers

A paper that clearly sets out its stall on most issues in the public eye has taken care to see both sides of the argument on the Single European Currency. Now, the Western Morning News is launching a referendum among

Editor's busy signing session

Western Morning News Editor Barrie Williams has been busy signing his name to help readers mark the 140th anniversary of the Plymouth-based paper. As part of the celebrations, the newspaper has reproduced a Westcountry scene from its own unique and

Stroke of Luck: I'm off to Oz

A winner named Luck has scooped one of the biggest regional newspaper competition prizes of the year – and is off to Oz to see the Olympics. Western Morning News reader Steve Luck said he was “numb with shock” after

Rock 'n' roll years

The latest special supplement from Northcliffe’s newspapers in the South West rolls back the years with a nostalgic look at the pop world. The photo-packed souvenir Pop Around the Clock takes a fond journey through 50 years of music in

Tough choices on reporter Neville's assignment

Western Morning News reporter Neville Dean has spent a week trying to survive on the basic state pension of £78.45. Readers have been following his exploits as he strives to make ends meet. He began the week having his allowance

Counting the pennies

The plight of pensioners is being examined by Neville Dean at the Western Morning News. He’s spent a week trying to live on the basic state pension. He was prompted to act after social security minister Jeff Rooker admitted he

– celebrating 140 years

Staff and readers are this week celebrating 140 years of reporting from the Western Morning News. The paper, launched in 1860, kicked off its special week by reproducing a copy of its very first edition for every reader. And it’s

Officers give evidence – from behind a screen

The westcountry inquest, where a coroner has granted anonymity to three firearms officers, has begun to hear their evidence from behind a screen. The Devon and Cornwall Constabulary officers, referred to only as A, B and C, were present when

Anonymity for firearms officers at inquest

Journalists at the Western Morning News are waiting for clarification from a coroner who granted anonymity to three firearms officers at an inquest into the fatal shooting of a former soldier. A 20-year-old man, who had threatened police with what

Western wildlife wonder

A Millennium wildlife project in the westcountry is encouraging readers to do their bit for nature. More than 150 nestboxes for birds have been handed out by the Western Morning News, on land its readers have turned into their own

A local life for president Alec

Northcliffe managing director Alec Davidson (pictured) has taken over as president of the Newspaper Society. He was installed at the Society’s Council of Members and told them: “The regional press is and needs to be part of the mainstream of

Life could be verse

Journalist Judy Theobald is in an enviable position. After years of working in regional newspapers she’s got the job of her dreams at Lincolnshire Life magazine – but has a little sideline that’s still published each week in the Lincolnshire

Awards hopefuls line up for prestigious BT final

The cream of the regional media will be saluted on Thursday as the prestigious BT national awards for excellence are handed out. A quality field of entrants, already crowned regional winners in nine heats across the country, has been chosen

News In Brief from around the regions

Regional press news – this story updated 23.6.2000 News In Brief from around the regions by HoldTheFrontPage staff THE BEAUTIFUL GAME: Football fans can now log on and share poetic thoughts on a new Internet site. The Gloucestershire Echo reported

News In Brief from around the regions

SNAKE’S ALIVE: Sonia Howick had an unexpected guest in her conservatory, reported the Portsmouth News – a five-feet long corn snake which she discovered hanging from a cupboard door. An RSPCA inspector called to the scene had to extricate the

A date to remember

Forget the race to hear the first cuckoo of spring. We’re more interested in the first newspaper calendar of 2001. Has that honour gone to the Western Morning News? A regular HoldTheFrontPage reader spotted an in-house advertisement in the newspaper