Jack Silver BBC News, South West Newquay Zoo Newquay Zoo hopes seven-year-old Parsley will mate with its female Chapman’s zebra, Luna A Cornish zoo has welcomed a new arrival – a male zebra from Devon. Seven-year-old Parsley, a Chapman’s zebra (Equus quagga chapmani) made the journey from Dartmoor Zoo down to Newquay Zoo. He has...
Anna Varle BBC South West health correspondent BBC Caroline Langley has severe arthritis and receives the Personal Independent Payment to help her A hospital clerk says she will not be able to live without the benefits she gets from the government. Caroline Langley, 65, of Twelveheads, Cornwall, has severe arthritis and receives £72.65 a week...
Elliot Ball BBC News, South West Kirk England BBC South West tourism correspondent BBC Ben Palmer described the impact of Beyond Paradise as “fantastic” Businesses in a Cornwall town have said tourism and revenue have both increased due to BBC drama Beyond Paradise. The programme, now in its third series, is filmed in Cornwall and...
Cornish Pirates have signed Exeter scrum-half Will Becconsall on loan. The 22-year-old from Truro has made seven appearances in all competitions for the Premiership club this season, and started their league loss to Harlequins in October. His best season came in 2022-23 when he made seven starts, including being first-choice scrum-half in Exeter’s European Champions...
