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West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Community hospital celebrates 95 years of service
A BUSY community hospital gifted to Cornwall by two wealthy expat businessmen has celebrated its 95th birthday.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Global response to the dollar's weaponisation
LAST week, I covered how the dollar was used las a weapon and 'geopolitical tool of compliance, punishment and hierarchy; and this week I'll turn to the exodus which followed and is following.
3 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Separate lives
Historian Margaret Sheridan, who lives in the village of Alveley in Shrops, which hosted 80 evacuees, tells how children generally weren't shipped that far away from their homes.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Henry's near miss just before the end
A WAR veteran whose ship was narrowly missed by a torpedo just days before VE Day says he is frightened, as he can see a world war erupting once again.
3 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Lidl eyes further expansion
DISCOUNT supermarket Lidl said it wants to open branches in six locations in Cornwall by April next year - including a second store in Truro.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Road run raises charity cash
DUCHY Ford Club raised more than £1,000 as it hosted its annual charity road run on Easter Monday, this year in aid of Cornwall Hospice Care.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
West Briton Reform needs the Tories - but it's just annihilated them
It is, as yet, too soon to say who will end up running Cornwall Council in the wake of last week's elections.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Beryl bike scheme celebrates 'robust growth' despite reporting £7.3m loss
THE company which runs Cornwall's rentable electric Beryl bike scheme has seen losses widen to more than £7.3 million.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Cornish craftsman shapes Bentley surfboard
A LUXURY car maker has teamed up with a Cornwall surf firm to create a one-of-a-kind surfboard made from a wood usually used in the interiors of high-performance vehicles.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Robin returns to offshore racing with a message for brain injury survivors
A BRAIN injury survivor from Falmouth is getting set to take part in a sailing race for charity.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Kapow! Jake ditches 'rubbish' jobs to resurrect comic book adventure
COMIC book lovers will rejoice at the news that Truro is to have a dedicated comic book shop once again.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Glam-tastic night raises vital funds to support work of cancer charity
A GLITZY and glamorous fundraiser organised by Truro-based Allure Beauty has raised £2,620 for the cancer support charity Look Good Feel Better.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Bernard was one of first to know war in Europe was over
A BRAVE young man from Crewe had one hell of a secret to keep during the Second World War. It was no ordinary secret... but frontline codebreaker Bernard Morgan was no ordinary young man.
3 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Pirates do the double over Coventry
RUGBY UNION
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Tripadvisor praise for hotels
A NUMBER of outstanding hotels in Cornwall have been named among the best in the UK by Tripadvisor in its annual awards.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Thriving support group looking to tackle loneliness
A GROUP in Cornwall is aiming to combat isolation and loneliness for people living with an incurable lifelong condition.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
£1.3m investment sees Samaritans open new offices to serve Cornwall
A NATIONAL charity committed to making suicide prevention a priority has unveiled its new offices following a £1.3 million investment.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Tech Cornwall recruits make the programming grade
TECH Cornwall, the not-for-profit group promoting Cornwall’s rising tech scene, has equipped 19 people with skills needed to make a mark in the industry.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Dodging the enemy... and celebrating victory
D-DAY hero Jack Mortimer chuckles as he remembers belting out Moonlight Becomes You in front of hundreds of people during VE Day celebrations overseas.
3 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Woman cleared of murder died of bulimia nervosa
She was the sweetest, kindest, most generous and funniest person I knew
2 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Teacher's charming penguin story hits the silver screen
A FORMER Truro teacher with an incredible story involving a penguin and a brutal military dictatorship has seen his tale turned into a film starring Steve Coogan.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Teacher with 'impeccable previous character' caused serious road crash
A TRURO primary school teacher has been spared jail after her careless driving seriously injured a motorcyclist who needed to take more than two years off work to recover.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Supermarket support for charity
PENRYN-BASED outdoor children’s charity BF Adventure is celebrating after it was selected by a Tesco customer to receive a £5,000 donation.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
The Natural Beauty Series: Part 5 - Natural Heritage
OUR natural heritage refers to natural features, including geological and physiographical formations as well as plants, animals and their habitats. There is variety in natural heritage across the 12 sections of the Cornwall National Landscape and they influence our experience of place and our perception of natural beauty.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Catastrophe for Conservatives as Reform UK becomes biggest single party at County Hall
T’S a new dawn for Cornwall Council and one the unitary authority has never previously experienced.
4 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Award for local democracy reporter
CONGRATULATIONS to our own Lee Trewhela who was named Local Democracy Reporter (LDR) of the Year at a national awards ceremony in Manchester late last month.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Cricket starts under blue skies as Penzance are beaten by St Austell
THE Bond Timber Cornwall Cricket League season began under blue skies and the warmest May Bank Holiday Saturday for years.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
VE DAY CELEBRATIONS
Parades and parties across Britain to show our gratitude for war effort
3 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Hundreds of fines issued for school term-time absence
HUNDREDS of fines have been issued by Cornwall Council to parents and guardians for taking their children out of school during term time, new figures have shown.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
West Briton (Truro and Mid Cornwall)
Victim of assault in town has little recollection of incident
A MAN was left with serious head and facial injuries after an assault in Falmouth.
1 min |