The editor of The Chronicle, the parish magazine for Cambourne, West Cornwall, has come under fire after half of the magazine\x92s 550 subscribers cancelled their subscriptions as a result of his lampooning of the local Women\x92s Institute.

Dr Morley defends himself by saying he was merely trying to \x93inject a bit of humour\x94 and \x93spice [the magazine] up a bit\x94. Apparently this involved renaming the page traditionally devoted to Women\x92s Institute activities \x93News from the WI Fronts\x94, and preparing a \x91collectors edition\x92 WI special issue, featuring cut out and keep underpants.

Dr Morley has now been sacked from his editorial position.

Posted by Lynne Miles on 22 April 2005, at 11:01 AM