The West Briton is a local weekly newspaper published every Thursday.
It serves various areas of Cornwall in the United Kingdom: there are four separate editions – Truro and mid-Cornwall; Falmouth and Penryn; Redruth, Camborne and Hayle; and Helston and The Lizard.
It was established in 1810 and is part of the Cornwall & Devon Media group of companies.
Weekly circulation was 30,700 as of 29 August 2012,[2] down 1,687 copies – or 5.2% – when compared to figures for March of the same year.
There are announcements printed in the paper, including birthdays, marriages and deaths.