AFPKate Bush said Matthew Upham was kind, thoughtful and a great deal of funSinger-songwriter Kate Bush said she was "heartbroken" after her friend went missing during a Christmas Day swim…
National TrustInitial surveys were carried out by Dr Ken Collins, accompanied by Brownsea ranger Sophie GilesThe waters around an island nature reserve are to be surveyed for the first time…
Stephen StaffordSouth of EnglandBBCThe first BBC regional website in the south of England launched in December 2000It was December 2000 - the world had survived the Millennium Bug and the…
Chris LockyerandClara Bullock,SomersetHarriet Gordon-BrownChase Africa is educating women in Africa about healthcareA charity from Somerset that promotes healthcare for women in Africa is celebrating 25 years of work. Chase Africa…
Carys NallyWest of England Getty ImagesRecycling centres and tree collection services are available across the regionAs the festive period comes towards a close you may be thinking about what to…
BBCExcavating the whale's head took some heavy equipmentEarlier this year, I found myself standing in a field, watching, as a digger lifted the remains of an enormous fin whale's head…
BBCArtist Kirstie MacCleod estimates there are between 1-1.5 million stitches on the dress, which took 10,000 hours of workA red silk dress embroidered by 380 people in 51 countries over…
Work to transform a city's waterside area is set to begin in January.Cornwall Council said the planned three months of works at Lemon Quay, in Truro, would result in a…
A further education college has teamed up with a football club to help young sports people to play at the highest level possible.Truro City Football Club is set to develop…
Cornish Pirates joint-head coach Gavin Cattle says he is not downhearted by his side's 41-14 home loss to Champ leaders Ealing. The Pirates were 14-0 at half time after tries…