Six local news stories you may have missed this week

Here is our weekly round-up of some of the most interesting local news stories you may have missed the past few days.

Ross McGuinness
Updated ·4-min read

The bizarre discovery of what looks remarkably like a map of Cornwall inside a tree is one of our local stories of the week.

Cornwall Live reported how a man found the distinctive pattern after cutting up a tree in - yes, of course - Cornwall.

Elsewhere in our weekly round-up of the most interesting local stories, a woman has become a firefighter after completing her A-levels and Liverpool residents have been sent "secret" postcards that are more than 100 years old.

You can read the full version of each of our selected articles through the links under each story – or read more top headlines from around the UK's regions on the Yahoo UK local news page.

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The 'map of Cornwall' was found inside a tree. (SWNS)

A man was left stunned after finding what appeared to be the "map of Cornwall" - inside a tree in Cornwall. Jamie MacDonald was caught by surprise when, after cutting a tree, he noticed the shape of the county engraved in a tree trunk.

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Mr MacDonald, who runs a charter boat, said the find was "unusual" - as he had never come across such a distinctive pattern. Following his discovery, the 43-year-old shared a photo of the log on his social media page - which gathered hundreds of likes.

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Mya Malthouse has become an on-call firefighter. (County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service)

A 20-year-old has achieved her dream of becoming an on-call firefighter after completing her A-Levels.

Mya Malthouse has joined the ranks of the County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service, having always wanted to serve in the fire service.

Mya started her journey at Durham Fire Station, where she began training in September 2024, saying: "I have always wanted to be a firefighter because I like helping people."

Over a hundred postcards have been "secretly" delivered to addresses across the city for residents to "treasure." Earlier this week, The Echo reported how a fascinating postcard which was written well over a century ago arrived back at its original address in Liverpool.

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Last weekend, Mikey Reid, originally from Widnes, was leaving his flat on Parkfield Road in Aigburth when he noticed a brown envelope left in the communal hall. Addressed to the building, he was unsure whether to open it at first but was then surprised to find an 116-year-old postcard inside.

A Surrey couple say they feel like they are being “treated like criminals” over a 90-year-old Land Registry mistake that means their garden and driveway encroach on council land.

Over a third of the garden, a roughly two-metre wide slice, is apparently on land owned by a Surrey council.

In September 2020, Amy Bonner and husband Pete moved into their new home in Laleham. It was to be their dream, fixer-upper house as the couple set to work to modernise the cottage at the edge of Laleham Park.

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Amazing video shows giant bluefin tuna leaping from the water during a feeding frenzy off South Devon.

Renowned filmmaker Henry Kirkwood captured the huge creatures as they catapulted themselves from the depths while gorging on fish.

The tuna were in hunting mode tracking down a large shoal of garfish.

Wells Cathedral appeal to restore 'magnificent' organ reaches £1m milestone

An appeal to restore the "rapidly deteriorating" organ at Wells Cathedral has reached a £1m milestone. Supporters are now halfway to their target in their bid to restore the "once magnificent instrument".

The Grand Organ Appeal was launched by the Friends of Wells Cathedral, who say the skill of organists has helped to mask the decline in its performance. They have now been able to draw up a timetable for work to repair it.

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