Council and tourism bosses across the Westcountry have welcomed the announcement that London's 2012 Olympic torch relay will start in the region.

The 70-day, 8,000-mile journey will begin at Land's End on May 19, 2012, and will snake across the length and breadth of the nation, before reaching the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium on July 27.

Cornwall will get the first glimpse of the torch, meaning the eyes of the world will be on the county.

Read more in this week's Cornish Times.