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Battling the elements: A Second World War pillbox showing erosion on Bossington Beach at Porlock, near Minehead

Threat to our coast

HUNDREDS of miles of Westcountry coastline and footpaths, historical buildings and tracts of agricultural land are under threat of crumbling into the...



Curfew for cocaine pensioner

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A PENSIONER will have to wear an electronic tag and stay indoors at night after she was caught with £1,300 of cocaine in her handbag. B...


Council tax bills 'could rise for 25 years'

Council tax bills 'could increase for 25 years'

COUNCIL leaders last night moved to reassure taxpayers amid claims that the Icelandic banking crisis could see bills rise for the next...

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Gardener receives in court apology

Truro Crown Court

A WESTCOUNTRY judge ordered the Crown Prosecution Service to apologise – to a gardener who was dragged to court for having tools...


Scrap 'cloud cuckoo land' housing targets

Scrap region's housing target, says assembly

GOVERNMENT targets for the number of houses to be built in the South West over the next two decades are too high and should be scrapped...

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Armed forces in new lost data scare

Armed forces on alert in new lost data scare

THOUSANDS of Westcountry armed forces personnel were on alert last night after it emerged that a crucial computer hard drive possibly...

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Last stand for village phone box

Roger Tucker and Tim Blyth at the site of the telephone that was taken away by BT, above. Far left: Residents at the only spot in East Prawle where it is possible to pick up a mobile phone signal.

PROTESTERS have made a valiant last stand in a bid to stop a public telephone box being removed from a village infamous for its weak...

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Antiques Review Online

Antiques Review Online

Antiques and Fine Arts' Editor Bill Simpson reviews the latest auctions sales with the new WMN2 Antiques Review Online

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Bury 0 Exeter 1

High-flying Exeter City claimed their third straight win by upsetting Bury 1-0. Richard Logan took advantage of an Adam Stansfield flick-on give the...



Everything to play for in

Albion skipper Arthur Brenton is under no illusions about the size of the task facing his players

LOCAL pride, as well as crucial league points, will be on the line this afternoon as Plymouth Albion prepare to pack down against neigh...

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Birthday boy hopes to continue scoring form

Chris Robertson celebrates his goal against Stevenage Borough

IN-form Torquay United central defender Chris Robertson celebrates his 22nd birthday today hoping that tomorrow he can help the Gulls...

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Grecians excited by Bury test

Matt Taylor and Danny Seaborne in action against Bury last year

TEN months ago, Exeter City travelled to a League Two club for an FA Cup second round clash. The opposition was Bury, the result was a...

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Tiverton search for home win

Tiverton Town's home form has been a source of frustration for manager Martyn Rogers

TIVERTON Town manager Martyn Rogers is hoping his side finally gain their first home British Gas Business Southern League Premier Divis...

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WMN Photographs for sale

WMN Photographs for sale

Seen a WMN photograph that you like? Why not visit WMN Photosales to make your easy online purchase

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Dick Twinney prints

Dick Twinney prints

The WMN has teamed up with wildlife artist Dick Twinney to offer you a chance to buy limited edition prints.

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Features

Kasia reflects on job well done

TALENTED: Top, Kasia Andrews, and, above, her work 'Reflection'

A PLYMOUTH art student is in the running for a top award.

Kasia Andrews has been nominated for the Holburne Portrait Prize for her work, 'Reflection'.

The Plymouth College of Art and Design student is among 26 artists finalists in the South West competition, run by Bath's nationally important Holburne Gallery.

The winner...

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Beefy steps out for charity

Sir Ian Botham in Taunton, setting off on another fundraising expedition

CRICKETING legend Sir Ian Botham strode out yesterday on a gruelling nine-day walk from the Westcountry town where he began his career....

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Rare flycatcher gets birdwatchers twitching

Some of the 200-300 birdwatchers who gathered in droves at Nanjizal <B/> Cove to catch a sight of the rare flycatcher

HUNDREDS of birdwatchers descended on a remote cliff top yesterday after a rare American bird was spotted for the first time in Britain...

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Final voyage for Dunkirk's last boat

Owner Phil Clabburn with the historic launch he personally restored after finding her rotting shell in 1992

THE last remaining Dunkirk rescue boat in the country could be scrapped because of a shortage of money. Despite her heroic services...

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Amy is armed with LA sunshine

Amy May is back on home turf and gearing up for a special concert alongside acoustic pop troubadour Louis Eliot, left <B> <I>WMN2 COVER SHOT by Kirstin Prisk</I> </B>

AFTER a summer spent in the Los Angeles sunshine winning fans on the other side of the Atlantic, delightful singer songwriter Amy May...

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Martin Hesp's Great Westcountry Journeys

Great Westcountry Journeys

Martin Hesp is travelling the region on all manner of unusual transport in Great Westcountry Journeys.

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