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A30 closed after serious crash
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​ONE person has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries and two others hurt following a two-car crash on one of Cornwall's busiest roads.

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the westbound carriageway of the A30 at Two Bridges, Lewannick, near Launceston after the crash at 12.53pm.

The crash, which took...

Fans' anger at Argyle sell-off

CASH-STRAPPED Plymouth Argyle Football Club has been accused of being more concerned with property development than football after it unveiled plans...

EXCLUSIVE: Cabinet visit cost £52,000

GORDON Brown's decision to bring his entire Cabinet to the Westcountry cost the taxpayer more than £50,000, the Western Morning News can reveal....

WMN marks 150 years with new look

THE Western Morning News is to mark its 150th anniversary with a new look, following plans revealed this week. The news comes as parent company...

Hundreds to attend Daylin's funeral

HUNDREDS of mourners are expected to attend the funeral of a teenager who loved his job in plant hire so much that his body will be carried to church...

RCHT chief 'could not contest claims'

A CORNWALL hospital chief was unable to fight serious accusations of "jokey and laddish" behaviour because they were never spelled out to him, a...

Elderly woman 'imagined rape'

A MAN raped an elderly woman, leaving her "horrified and stunned", before telling police that she had imagined it, a court was told yesterday. George...

Two face trial over Scarlett killing

TWO men will face trial charged with the killing of a Devon teenager found dead on an Indian beach two years ago, it has been reported. The semi-naked...

'My son was a hero'

THE mother of a Westcountry soldier killed in an explosion while serving in Afghanistan has described her son as "a hero". The Ministry of Defence...


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Argyle still adrift
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PLYMOUTH Argyle have a dozen games left to play in their quest to stay in the Coca-Cola Championship. Last night's 2-0 defeat to Neil Warnock's Queen's Park Rangers side at Loftus Road provided little evidence that the Home Park men are likely to find the route to salvation.

Results elsewhere meant that the Pilgrims remain seven points...

Outclassed Argyle fail to lighten gloom

PLYMOUTH Argyle's hopes of playing Coca-Cola Championship football next season appear increasingly remote, after an emphatic defeat in west London...

Gulls reap their rewards

TORQUAY United manager Paul Buckle is delighted to see his young Gulls finally reaping the rewards of their training ground practice. Devon-born...

Academy's dream trip

WITH just six weeks to go until the start of the new Cornwall League campaign, some of the Duchy's most talented young cricketers are heading to Sri...

Rainy day for McLernon

TEEMING Rain ran out the winner of the Elizabeth Finn Care Devon National at Exeter yesterday under a power-packed ride from Robbie McLernon,...

Truro and Tivvy suffer road defeats

TRURO City and Tiverton Town were both beaten 2-1 away in the Zamaretto Southern League Premier Division last night. City lost at Chippenham, this...

QPR 2 Argyle 0

ADEL Taarabt made a name for himself as Neil Warnock’s QPR revival gathered pace at Loftus Road. Warnock, who oversaw victory over West Brom in...

New deals on the way

CRAIG Noone, Yannick Bolasie, Karl Duguid and Romain Larrieu are all expected to sign new contracts in the near future to extend their Plymouth Argyle...

Argyle post £2.8m loss

​PLYMOUTH Argyle Football Company is to sell Home Park to a newly created holding company and issue 90,000 shares to fans in a bid to cut debt...


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Rare notes go under the hammer
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IT may only have been worth a fiver when it was issued, but a banknote is set to be sold for around £600 at auction next month.

At more than 100 years old, it is a rare survivor from the golden days of private banking in Exeter. Collectors are expected to bid up to £600 and possibly beyond for the note, which was drawn on the...

Guitarist gets break that he didn't want

Jethro Tull mainstay Martin Barre explains to Jackie Butler how he's back in peak condition after a boating accident A FEW months ago Jethro Tull's...

Lee's going flat out to satisfy demand

Stand-up star Lee Mack tells Su Carroll why he feels lucky to be making a his living out of comedy THE star and writer of BBC One's BAFTA award-winnin...

Doves fly back for more

INDIE legends Doves and folk rock upstarts Mumford and Sons have been confirmed for this summer's Eden Sessions. Their show will take place on Friday,...

Grind leaders respond to mass demand

GRINDIE five-piece Hadouken! will blast out their vibrant fusion of UK pop, garage, dance-hall and hip-hop vibes when they make a welcome return to...

Wilde about the boy

HE WON votes (not to mention a judge's heart) on television's Any Dream Will Do, landing the leading role in the musical Joseph and The Amazing...

Sprinkling fairydust on a true tradition

IT'S a chilly, wet Thursday night and in the cosy sanctuary of an old-fashioned village pub on the edge of Dartmoor, an intimate circle of musicians...

Levi serves up hot stuff for all tastes

Reggae artist, dynamic chef and motivational speaker? All these talent are rolled into one, Jackie Butler discovers TWIN passions of music and food...

Celebration of the mythical and magical

Su Carroll reveals an exciting exhibition in St Ives which builds on a relationship between London and Cornwall THE House of Fairy Tales is the...


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