Weekly round-up: Stories you may have missed

Dorrie Pack said a life of staying active - but mainly luck - was how she had stayed so fit

A new documentary exploring the Camelford water poisoning, funding fears for stroke survivors and a 98-year-old former land girl cycling for charity were among the stories in the news over the past week.

We have selected five stories you may have missed in Devon and Cornwall.

'I want the truth to come out'

St Minver resident Carole Wyatt believes there has been a miscarriage of justice following the accidental poisoning of her water supply

Thirty seven years after the biggest mass poisoning in British history, a new documentary follows victims in Cornwall still looking for justice.

On July 6 1988, 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate was accidentally dumped into the incorrect tank at the Lowermoor Water Treatment Work in north Cornwall.

Advice at the time was to boil the water. This was later described at an inquest as the "worst possible" advice by professor of bioinorganic chemistry Chris Exley because it would have tripled the aluminium concentration in the water.

St Minver resident Carole Wyatt calls the lack of a full inquiry subsequently a "miscarriage of justice" in Poison Water, a new BBC documentary on what has become known as the Camelford water poisoning incident, adding: "I want the truth to come out."

Funding fears over aftercare for stroke survivors

Stroke survivor Bob Perrin says it would be "absolutely devastating" if the Stroke Association cannot find extra funding

There are concerns stroke survivors across Devon and Cornwall will not be able to access the support they need due to a lack of funding for aftercare.

The Stroke Association (SA), which runs Life After Stroke Services in the region, is worried about a long-term plan to keep its work going.

The association says, unlike elsewhere in the UK where it gets some money from the NHS, in Devon and Cornwall it relies on private donors and its own charitable funds, which it says is not sustainable.

Bob Perrin, 71, from Torquay, who has had three strokes, said if the SA could not find extra funding it would be "absolutely devastating" for all the stroke survivors in the South West.

Seeing Pi the whale 'more exciting than Christmas'

A humpback whale called Pi is thrilling locals on the Isles of Scilly who see its annual visit as a winter highlight.

For islanders, spotting Pi has become a tradition, and this year photographer Inga Drazniece captured the moment on camera.

"I need to pinch myself sometimes still," said Inga, who works at a jewellers and spends her free time photographing the islands' wildlife.

"Everyone's getting really excited. It's more exciting than Christmas, at least for me."

Former land girl, 98, cycles 25 miles for charity

Dorrie Pack completed the challenge at her local gym

A 98-year-old former land girl has cycled 25 miles in a month for charity.

Dorrie Pack, who joined the Land Army when she was 16 years old, set herself the goal at the beginning of November but completed the distance before the end of the month.

She said she wanted to raise funds for the charity Hospicecare but could not decide what challenge to take on before settling on an indoor cycle.

Mrs Pack said: "We went through a lot of options with friends, some of the things I wanted to do they wouldn't let me... I would like to have done a wing walk".

Specialist ataxia nurse helps South West patients

Camilla Notley is Ataxia UK's specialist nurse, who is helping patients over the phone and via video link

A specialist nurse to support patients with the neurological condition ataxia has started work in the South West.

It is a rare disorder that mainly affects balance and co-ordination.

Charity Ataxia UK said the service would be provided over video link or phone, and although the nurse could not treat patients, they could signpost people to additional services such as physiotherapy and speech therapy that might improve quality of life.

It said it hoped trialling its first service like this in England would provide a supportive link between local NHS providers and ataxia specialists based in Oxford, Sheffield and London.