Western Morning News - April 28, 2025
Western Morning News - April 28, 2025
Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD
Read Western Morning News along with 9,000+ other magazines & newspapers with just one subscription View catalog
1 Month $14.99
1 Year$149.99
$12/month
Subscribe only to Western Morning News
Buy this issue $0.99
In this issue
April 28, 2025
Over-60s in South West own £326bn of property
Age group sitting on £2.89 trillion wealth nationally
1 min
Over-60s 'sitting on £2.8tn wealth'
OVER-60S are sitting on more than half (56%) of owner-occupier housing wealth across the UK, according to an estimate from a property firm.
1 min
Original Corrie star Philip Lowrie dies, aged 88
ORIGINAL Coronation Street star Philip Lowrie has died aged 88.
2 mins
Veteran set for 'Battlefield Bike Ride' in aid of heroes
AN Army veteran from Devon has set himself a gruelling fundraising challenge to commemorate those who lost their lives in the Second World War - and in memory of a close friend.
2 mins
Devonport warship keeps watch over Russian frigate
RUSSIAN ships in British waters have been tracked and monitored by Royal Navy warships.
1 min
Fire destroys minibuses for disabled
A FIRE has destroyed seven specially-adapted minibuses used by disabled people and school children, police said.
1 min
Academy to prepare for future crises
MINISTERS have launched a new national training initiative to help public officials manage future crises such as another pandemic.
1 min
Council approves loss of part of city wall
A PLYMPTON preservation group has lost its fight to save part of an historic boundary wall from being removed.
1 min
Man charged with murder of woman after incident on road
A MAN has been charged with murdering a 22-year-old woman following an incident on an A road in Devon.
1 min
Call to prioritise UK-grown fruit and veg in health and jobs boost
BOOSTING UK fruit and veg production to meet healthy eating guidelines could increase farm profits, create jobs and add £2.3 billion to the economy, a report has suggested.
2 mins
Badenoch retains her faith in Tory donors
KEMI Badenoch has said she is not worried that one of the Conservative Party's big donors, Bassim Haidar, who has announced he is giving £1 million to Reform UK, could be the first of many.
1 min
Reynolds hails arrival of supplies for steel plant
STEELWORKERS at Scunthorpe have been given a more certain future with the arrival of new raw materials to operate British Steel's blast furnaces, ministers have announced.
1 min
Minister rules out 'toilet police'
THERE are no plans for “toilet police” in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on gender, a senior Government minister has suggested.
2 mins
Marathon effort by Southport parents
THOUSANDS of runners crossed the finishing line of the 45th London Marathon yesterday, with celebrities, MPs and the fathers of two girls killed in the Southport attack taking part.
2 mins
Commemoration at Bergen-Belsen Memorial
BERGEN-BELSEN survivors and UK Government officials yesterday attended a commemoration marking the 80th anniversary of the Nazi concentration camp's liberation by British forces.
1 min
Terrorism ruled out as 11 are killed in Canada
POLICE in Canada have ruled out terrorism in a car ramming that killed 11 people at a Filipino heritage festival in the city of Vancouver, saying the suspect has a history of mental health issues.
2 mins
MPs scrutinise sustainability of biomass energy
COMPANIES that burn wood pellets for energy may be \"marking their own homework on sustainability\", an influential cross-party committee has warned.
2 mins
Titanic survivor's letter sells for record-breaking £300,000
A LETTER written by one of most well-known survivors of the Titanic disaster has sold for a record-breaking £300,000 at auction.
2 mins
Increasing unease among workers about impacts of Al
MORE than one in four workers are worried that artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to job losses in the UK, according to a new survey.
1 min
Standing up for humane dignity
THANKS a lot, Prime Minister Starmer, living in your isolated technocratic illusions that will cost the earth and humanity.
2 mins
Has your pension pot got a few missing pieces?
EMPLOYERS in the UK must set up auto-enrolment pensions for their eligible employees - typically those older than 22 and earning at least £10,000 a year - and will then contribute to the pot every month.
4 mins
Plan ahead to avoid a holiday accommodation nightmare
Spring has sprung and the holiday season is well and truly upon us. I do hope you have a wonderful summer getaway!
2 mins
Truth behind the armchair killings
SOMETIMES true crime cases come along that feel so unlikely, they almost seem fictional.
1 min
BORN TO BE WILDE
“TO love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance,” Oscar Wilde once declared.
3 mins
No last-day miracle for Camborne
THERE was no last-day miracle for Camborne in the two-horse race between them and Clifton for top spot in National Two West, writes Conrad Sutcliffe.
2 mins
Chiefs concede 13 tries in thrashing by Glos
HAPLESS Exeter Chiefs' woeful away form continued as they were thrashed 79-17 by Gloucester at Kingsholm yesterday.
2 mins
Torquay’s ‘full focus’ is now on play-offs, says Wotton
MANAGER Paul Wotton said “it's blinkers, full focus for Saturday” after the Gulls finished second behind champions Truro City in the race for the National League South title.
2 mins
Truro clinch title and historic promotion after early goal glut
TRURO City clinched the national league South title - and promotion to the National league, making history as the first Cornish team to reach the fifth tier of the English football pyramid - in front a record crowd at the Truro City Stadium on Saturday.
1 min
Grecians sign off home campaign with a win
EXETER City produced an impressive fightback as they signed off at St James Park for the League One season with victory over Huddersfield Town.
4 mins
Rare away win can't save Argyle from drop
Argyle will be playing in League One next season but they went down fighting after beating Preston North End 2-1 to clinch just their second away Championship win of the campaign.
4 mins
Western Morning News Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Reach Publishing Services Limited
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
The Western Morning News is a daily regional newspaper founded in 1860, and covering the West Country including Devon, Cornwall, Isles of Scilly and parts of Somerset and Dorset in the South West of England.
Cancel Anytime [ No Commitments ]
Digital Only
