Firefighters were called to a blaze in a car between Wadebridge and St Minver during the early hours of the morning.
A fire engine from Wadebridge and one from Delabole station attended the scene at around 4:50am.
Crews used two hose reels and breathing masks to tackle the flames.
Motorists have been warned to take care on the region's roads as early morning drivers are battling through thick fog to make their way to their destinations.
Yesterday the Met Office issued a yellow warning across the south, west and east of England, as fog made visibility poor in the early hours of the morning.
The Met Office warning stated: "Areas of fog will be dense in places across southern and eastern parts of England at first and may cause some disruption to travel."
The chief forecaster's assessment of the warning said the fog was becoming more widespread and locally dense across eastern England, while extensive low cloud is continuing to lower across southern counties of England leading to fog on hills and at lower levels in some places.
The major supermarket chains have announced plans to slash the price of fuel.
Sainsbury's led the way by announcing that from tomorrow it would be cutting the price of its petrol and its diesel by up to 5p a litre.
Then Asda announced that from tomorrow it would be reducing its petrol by up to 1p a litre and diesel by up to 2p a litre.
This was followed by Tesco saying that, also from tomorrow, it would be cutting the cost of its petrol and its diesel by up to 5p a litre.
RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: "The wholesale price of both petrol and diesel has been low for around three months and as a result motorists have been enjoying some of the cheapest prices for over three years, but this cut will take us to a new low, the likes of which we haven't seen since late 2010, early 2011 when the price of petrol and diesel unfortunately jumped by 10p a litre in just a few months.
"Since the Scottish referendum the pound has rallied against the dollar which has created a much-appreciated downward pressure on fuel prices which are traded in dollars. It's great news for motorists that this is being swiftly passed on by responsible retailers at the pumps."
AA spokesman Luke Bosdet said: "A 5p cut in the price of petrol, lopping £2.50 off the cost of filling a typical fuel tank, will be particularly welcome as families get back to school runs and into their autumn routines."
AN Illogan woman has accused the Royal Cornwall Hospital of "ruining her life" after her operation was rescheduled for a fifth time.
Beth Sheppard believed that she was finally set to undergo gynaecological surgery on Monday after four months of waiting.
She rang the hospital at 9am to be told that there was a bed available and the operation would go ahead later that day.
However, shortly before 10am she was contacted again to be told that there was no longer a bed for her and the operation would have to be rescheduled again.
Mrs Sheppard said: "How the Royal Cornwall Hospital treat their patients is absolutely ridiculous and has put me on an emotional rollercoaster.
"I've been constantly let down and as my operation has a three month recovery period, I can't plan anything and it really is ruining my life, I've been so stressed about it.
"The last time they rescheduled my operation they told me that I was a priority and they assured me that it wouldn't happen again."
Mrs Sheppard, who works as a payroll manager, regularly commutes to London for work, a journey she will be unable to make until she has made a full recovery from the operation.
She was referred for an operation by a consultant back in February and told by the booking office that she'd be given a date in June. She called again in July to be told that there were no dates available in August and instead she would go into hospital on September 29, a date that was changed to the September 8 and then back to September 29.
"I've lost all faith in the Royal Cornwall Hospital and all I want is my operation over and done with."
A spokesperson from the hospital was quick to apologise for Mrs Sheppard's ordeal.
She said: "We are extremely sorry that we have had to postpone Mrs Sheppard's operation. It is not something we ever like to do and we do appreciate the distress this causes when a patient has physically and emotionally prepared themselves for surgery.
"Unfortunately our hospitals remain extremely busy and this has limited the availability of beds for some patients coming in for planned procedures. Difficult decisions have had to be made to give priority to those, such as cancer patients, who have the greatest clinical urgency.
"We are making every effort to get Mrs Sheppard readmitted as soon as possible."
FOO Fighters fans in Cornwall have raised over £65,000 since yesterday in a bid to fund a private concert in the county.
Yesterday afternoon the promoters behind Live at Heartlands festival launched a crowdfunder campaign to raise £150,000 to secure a date in the band's 2015 tour diary.
Angela Young and James Warner, directors of Warner Young Management music management and promotions company, said: "We are absolutely blown away by the support for this campaign, we knew people in Cornwall wanted to see big names down here but even we didn't realise just how much enthusiasm there is! It's overwhelming to see everyone coming together to try and make this happen. We're really confident we can make this Foo Fighters gig a reality.
"If enough people pledge and we reach our target of £150,000 before or up until November 24 our campaign will be deemed successful. We will then put a formal proposal for a gig in Cornwall to the Foo Fighters' management.
"We have made it our mission to bring more major artists to Cornwall in the future, and we can't see any reason why we shouldn't be able to get the Foo Fighters here next.
"We know that if the band come we and our brilliant team have the skills and expertise to ensure the gig can go ahead.
"But most importantly, we are music fans who live in Cornwall. Tired of travelling to gigs, we want to see them here, on our doorstep, contributing to our economy and our community and allowing us and all of you to rock out right here at home. All we need to do is prove to the band that they are really wanted here."
The organisation brought UB40, the Happy Mondays and Boomtown Rats to Pool earlier this month.
To pledge visit: http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/foofighters/
A group of Irish travellers have set up camp at Quarry car park in Falmouth.
The group arrived on Sunday afternoon with six caravans and around nine other vehicles.
Cornwall Council has asked them to leave the site and is currently "monitoring the situation".
Police said they have been made aware, but unless there is disorder, it is a matter for Cornwall Council.
PC Andy Hocking said: "It is a council problem. The vehicles are parked badly and not in bays and occupying spaces they appear not be paying for.
"We will assist if there is any associated disorder. Hopefully they will be here a few days and move on as that is what they seem to do."
However, he said, there have also been reports the travellers have been going door to door selling tools and household items.
Residents are being warned to ensure if they buy anything, it is of a "saleable standard".
A spokesman for Cornwall Council said: "The Council is required to achieve a balance between respecting the rights of the settled community and the rights of Gypsies and Travellers.
"Evictions and enforcement decisions must be proportionate and lawful.
"In making decisions with regard to the eviction or acceptance of any particular unauthorised encampment, the Council must assess the relative weight given to its responsibilities and duties towards Gypsies and other Travellers in terms of education, children and homelessness legislation.
"The site has been visited by the Gypsy and Traveller liaison officer who has asked the group to leave the site.
"We are currently monitoring the situation."
A group of students donned their Cossack hats as they travelled east to take part in a global science fair.
The seven students from Camborne Science and International Academy (CSIA) travelled to the Russian capital of Moscow over the summer holiday, to join schools from across the world for the 10th International Student Science Fair (ISSF).
CSIA last year hosted the event and principal Ian Kenworthy was delighted with the trip.
"This year, it was the turn of Moscow Chemical Lyceum.
"Our hosts were fantastic and ISSF proved once again, that when the bright minds of today come together, regardless of where they come from, the result is quite spectacular."
"As a high performing specialist science school, it's fantastic to be a part of this global network and inspire our future generation of scientists."
Representatives from CSIA joined students from across the world including Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Korea and Japan and took part in a variety of scientific workshops, cultural visits and lectures by Russian professors at the five day event.
The students also took time to take in some of the city's most famous landmarks including the Kremlin, St Basil's Cathedral, the Bolshoi Theatre, Gorky Park and Red Square.
Year 13 student Perran Helyes said: "Visiting Moscow for the 2014 ISSF was honestly one of the best experiences of my life and one, if not the single, best international trips I've been on with CSIA.
"What made the trip so great was just being in this amazing setting, surrounded by amazing people."
CSIA's young scientists will no doubt be looking forward to the next ISSF that will be hosted by the John Monash Science School in Melbourne in December 2015.
Vandals kicked off the wing mirrors of around 20 vehicles in Marine Crescent, Falmouth at the weekend.
Police are appealing for information about the incident, which occurred between 8pm on Saturday and 10am Sunday.
PCSO Ashley Fuller said: "Up to 20 vehicles have been damaged along the street by wing mirrors being kicked off by the offender.
"Some have been able to be repaired but some are still damaged.
"The reporting person heard a lot of noise outside of his house during the early hours of Sunday morning and found the damage in the morning."
House to house enquiries have proved fruitless and there is no CCTV at the area.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Falmouth police on 101.
A man once labelled 'Falmouth's worst criminal' has been sent to prison for 12 and a half years for slashing a friend's face with a knife in Newquay following an argument.
Daniel Kendrick, 34, of Henver Road, was jailed after admitting grievous bodily harm with intent when he appeared at Truro Crown Court.
Speaking afterwards, Newquay Sector Inspector Dave Meredith said: "This was a horrific incident where the victim sustained severe injuries to his face as a result of being assaulted with a blade.
"The offender was arrested within hours of the offence and was remanded in custody until his trial."
Insp Meredith paid tribute to the prompt actions of PCSO's Liz Whitehall and Liam Brannigan assisted in the arrest of Kendrick within hours of the offence being committed.
He added: "The lengthy custodial sentence reflects the gravity of this offence."
The offence dated back to February 16 when Kendrick was in Newquay drinking with three other persons, including the victim Stephen Cox.
The group returned to Mr Cox's flat, where an argument developed resulted in Kendrick cutting his friend across the face with a knife.
Insp Meredith said Kendrick left the address immediately and walked a short distance to a local shop where he bragged to three persons about what he had done.
The victim walked to Newquay hospital where he was treated by a nurse for a severe cut to his right cheek.
The nurse, who was fearful the offender would arrive at the hospital, closed it down for the first time in her career.
Mr Cox was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital where he received three internal and 27 external stitches to his face.
Kendrick was located a short while after the incident at his home address on Henver Road where he was arrested and taken to Newquay Police Station.
During interview he denied the offence, but was later charged with grievous bodily harm with intent under section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
He was remanded in custody until his trial on September 24 where he subsequently admitted the charge.
Kendrick first hit the headlines in 2001 when he was jailed for nine and a half years for a string of offences, leading him to be dubbed 'Falmouth's worst criminal' by police.
DETAILS have been announced about this year's Cornwall Film Festival, which runs from October 31 to November 30.
Invisible Threads: Connection in Film is the 13th edition of the Cornwall Film Festival Festival.
This year's events are part of the new festival director Louise Fox's ongoing work to champion the best international and British-based filmmaking talent and inspire new audiences.
Building on its previous success, the festival will run consecutively at four Cornish locations – Regal Cinema, Redruth; Phoenix, Falmouth; Royal, St Ives and Savoy, Penzance.
The festival launches at the Regal with The Dark Side, a Hallowe'en night of vampires featuring the New Zealand horror mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows about a group of vampires who live together in Wellington, which premiered at this year's Sundance.
This will be followed by two days of screenings on November 8 and 9 with suspense-thriller Night Moves, featuring Jesse Eisenberg, Norwegian drama In Order of Disappearance and American crime thriller Nightcrawler, featuring Jake Gyllenhaal.
From writer-director Gerard Johnson there's the dark and moving drama Hyena, a film of raw and unrestrained emotion, and for classic film noir followers Brighton Rock, the 1947 British feature directed by John Boulting and starring the late Richard Attenborough as the teen-aged hoodlum Pinkie.
From November 11 to 16, Phoenix cinema will screen films concerned with The Lives of Others. A special series of 3D screenings and lectures open's the Falmouth edition in partnership with The Cross Channel Media Lab, including A History of 3D and the First World War-themed Above Us All with a special screening of festival patron Mike Leigh's Mr Turner featuring Best Actor award winner at Cannes, Timothy Spall.
Other highlights in Falmouth include the Palme d'Or winner from the Cannes Film Festival, Winter Sleep; Saint Laurent, the French biography drama feature of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, and the British feature Still Life, described as "a poignant tale of life, love and the afterlife", with Eddie Marsan, who won a Best Actor award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Foreign Language fans will be rewarded with the French drama Violette and the quirky comedy Attila Marcel.
On November 22 and 23 in St Ives the theme is Territories. Australian favourite Mystery Road, winner of Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor at the 2014 Australian Film Critics Association Awards accompanies Effie Gray, starring Dakota Fanning, in a period drama written by Emma Thompson.
Other multi-award-winning features in St Ives include beautiful documentary Watermark and Jimi: All Is By My Side, starring André Benjamin as Jimi Hendrix, pictured.
The festival finale will be in Penzance as part of the major BFI Days of Fear and Wonder Sci-Fi Season. Highlights include a screening of Fritz Lang's classic Metropolis and a special screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Public tickets and reservations for passes will be available from October 15 at www.merlincinemas.co.uk
See www.cornwallfilmfestival.com for more.
The pedestrianisation of Falmouth town centre could become a reality - at least on a trial basis.
Town manager Richard Gates said he and BID manager Richard Wilcox are looking into the possibility for next year.
However, he told Falmouth Town Council last night that "nothing was set in stone" and there were a lot of issues to overcome.
The idea follows comments from the public, particularly over the summer when the roads were closed during some events.
"Many people comment on the main streets and mix of vehicles and pedestrians," said Mr Gates. "There is always talk - why not have the main roads pedestrianised.
With the council's support, he and BID manager Richard Wilcox want to look at a three month trial next year, possibly between 11am and 4pm.
That is the time a bylaw is already in place for no loading or unloading on the streets during the week.
He said they would need to gather feedback from the community, businesses and Cornwall Council, which owns Church Street car park, before any decisions were made.
Use of that car park is one of the big issues - both with regards to access for shoppers and the revenue it gives the council, along with access to businesses and residential properties.
"Nothing is set in stone," said Mr Gates. "We don't want it to affect businesses negatively. We have to look at the options.
Candy Atherton, who uses a wheelchair, welcomed the news.
She said: "A few years ago we did a survey and one of the issues was why, oh why don't we have pedestrianisation through the town.
"Certainly for me it is important for me to get through the town and I cannot always do that because of cars. This will bring a lot more customers in."
Rowena Brock said she hoped any closure of the streets would not lead to a deterioration of the car park.
Parts of it have been cordoned off because of problems with the sea wall and the surface subsiding.
"Its an ugly part of town and I don't want it to become worse that it already is," said Ms Brock.
FONZIE fans queued outside a Truro bookshop today to meet the superstar-turned children's author Henry Winkler, OBE.
The actor, who shot to fame as the star of TV show Happy Days in the Seventies and Eighties, was at Waterstones today to meet fans of his latest work, the Hank Zipzer series,
which features a lad with learning difficulties who struggles through school.
The 69-year-old producer, director and children's author greeted waiting fans as they queued down Boscawen Street to get copies of the Zipzer books signed.
Once inside the store, he started meeting readers and fans and signing copies of the books, which have since been turned into a TV series, also featuring the actor.
Answering questions about his annual UK tour, which this time takes him to Cornish schools during a two-day visit to the county, he said: "I am still getting over my pasty.
"I love Cornwall, but a place is only as good as its people and, as you can see, the people are fabulous."
Signing a book for seven-year-old Bailey, Winkler said: "These are the stories of my life because I had so much trouble in school.
"I couldn't do maths, I was bad at English and I couldn't spell, but I was great at lunch."
Mum-of-two Anna Lim, from Truro, said: "I'm a fan of Hank Zipzer because we have a long history of dyslexia in the family. Seeing it in a positive light is great."
Isabel Popple, the children's bookseller at Waterstones, said: It's pretty awesome. When we found out he was going to come her we were all very excited.
"There's a great buzz in the store with everybody coming to see this great legend."
The author signed books for children with phrases like "You are wonderful," and "You are so smart, don't ever forget that" and was full of smiles for his fans.
After meeting Winkler, a dyslexic, 15-year-old lad, Benjamin Eyriey, said: "I struggled with writing but he is a huge inspiration to me. It's great to see him."
This is the ninth UK tour for the author, who has joined up with the children's newspaper, First News, for the My Way campaign, a project launched in 2010 to raise awareness of children with learning challenges.
He visits Trelowth Primary School in Redruth and Humphry Davy School in Penzance tomorrow.
A FALMOUTH bus driver who helped transport passengers displaced by the Dawlish rail line collapse has been crowned England's best.
Phil McAvoy competed in a series of challenges to come third behind drivers from Scotland and Wales in the UK Bus Driver of the Year competition.
This included driving through a chicane of cones with half a centimetre leeway each side and lining up the number plate of the bus over a small metal plate on the floor.
The 44-year-old said that since leaving a job with Kodak to become a bus driver in 2003 he most enjoyed "meeting people, not being stuck in an office and the diversity".
Also part of the rail replacement service team with First, last winter he spent three months driving passengers affected by the closure of Dawlish railway back to Cornwall.
"Conditions were extreme, but my colleagues and I were determined to do our bit and help people home safely," he said. "That is always our first priority as responsible drivers."
And he was an official team driver for the men's hockey team during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The competition tested them on all aspects of driving skills, customer care and a 30 question theory test.
"As a driver in Cornwall you are constantly having to adapt your driving style," he said. "One minute you are in country lanes meeting tractors and then you are on main roads.
"It is a fantastic result. The competition was tough. Much of (the success) is down to the training First offers."
Mr McAvoy placed fourth over all last year.
Alex Carter, First South West's managing director, said: "Phil's success in the competition is richly deserved.
"His passion for driving buses is reflected in his skill as a driver and his enthusiasm for the job.
"His professionalism and dedication were certainly put to the test transporting passengers in horrendous weather conditions last winter. He is one of the bus industry's unsung heroes."
AN HGV lorry and a car collided on the A30 early this morning.
Emergency services were called to the scene just after 5am.
When crews arrived, both drivers had managed to safely leave their vehicles. No-one was seriously injured in the incident.
Police closed the road in both directions between Chiverton Cross and Chybucca and traffic was redirected while officers made the area safe.
The road has now been re-opened.
AS WE venture into the official start of autumn, Hawkins invites you to attend its Macmillan Coffee Morning at its dealership in St Stephen on Friday.
The Memories Café will be open throughout the day to everyone for coffee and cake, asking only for donations in return to go to Macmillan Cancer Support to help fund its essential work.
Not only will a great array of tasty treats be on offer but the Memories Café is the home of a wide variety of historical motorcycles also cataloguing the events of the local area.
The newly renovated café area will be open to customers and visitors to help support the life-saving and supportive work Macmillan carries out, with all profits going back to the charity.
"The work that Macmillan does is incredible," said Johnny Hawkins, Hawkins St Stephen Dealer principal.
"The battle with cancer is an extremely important one and supporting those individuals who need help is admirable work."
Open from 9am, the Memories Café will be open until 2pm for those wishing to make a contribution while enjoying something delicious.
Call into Hawkins St Stephen Memories Café on Friday from 9am.
For more information visit www.hawkins.co.uk
Almost a century's motoring history has come to an end today as car owners are no longer required to display vehicle tax discs.
Motorists are being warned to be aware of what the changes mean for them – and failure to take note could see you hit with a fine of up to £1,000.
Car owners still need to have paid vehicle tax to drive or keep a vehicle on the road.
From today, police cameras will automatically check a car's number plate to check that this has been paid.
PC David Price of Devon and Cornwall Police said: "The tax disc has been in place now since the 1920s, and as we move forward and technology improves, we're in a position where the DVLA can enforce the legislation around not having a tax disc remotely, so the technology is just moving with the times."
Motorists are being offered the choice of applying for VED renewal on line or by visiting a Post Office.
The road tax shake up will also enable drivers to spread the cost pay the tax by monthly direct debit.
Until now drivers paying by direct debit have had to pay every six or 12 months – and those making a payment twice a year have had to stump up a ten per cent surcharge.
But from now on the surcharge will be halved to five per cent, saving drivers who were paying every six months an average of £8 a year.
Ian Gallagher, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) lead on driver licensing and vehicle registration said: "This is a fundamental shift in the way that the DVLA carries out its business, the removal of a paper disc which was introduced in 1921 is just a first step towards more and more services moving online.
"The FTA believes that the challenge for the agency moving forwards is to ensure that the systems it designs consider all user groups and particularly bulk business sector requirements."
The FTA said that the Government had said that switching to digital tax discs will cost £8 million to set up but will save £2 million a year in administrative costs within three years.
But the RAC has expressed fears that, with the end of the paper disc, the number of motorists failing to pay the tax could become as high as the number who drive without insurance.
The motoring organisation said that this could result in a £167 million a year loss to the Exchequer.
However the DVLA said there is "no basis" to the RAC figures, adding that it was "nonsense" to suggest that getting rid of the tax disc would lead to an increase in vehicle tax evasion.
A HOST of Cornish horses and riders will head to the prestigious Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) held at the NEC Arena, Birmingham, which takes place from October 8-12.
Two experienced showjumpers, Andrew Williams from Camborne and Mel Hennah of Leedstown, will be making a return trip to contest the tough working hunter track with Nancy Philip's home-bred Bodieve Toyboy and Carolyn Steven's Anchorman respectively. Both combinations have previously been placed in the final and have clocked up excellent results locally and nationally, including at the Royal International Horse Show.
Cornish show jumping's Golden Girl Sammie-Jo Coffin from St Austell has qualified two of her rides, Boebka and Bellamy II for the Grade C final, with the latter also qualified in the Foxhunter final. Sammie-Jo qualified Boebka, owned by Sandra Gummow, at Pembrokeshire County Show, where the final three direct qualifying tickets for HOYS were on offer. The pair headed the class of 33 with a fast double clear in the time of 38.12 sec. Liz Robson's Bellamy II collected her qualifying ticket for the Foxhunter Masters final at the Scope Festival at the end of August.
Annette Buckingham from Helston has qualified two horses for the small hunter final, no mean feat as she also works full time for Cornwall Council as a senior development officer. Annette will be taking her experienced campaigner Miners Town, who has won the HOYS qualifier at Royal Cornwall for the last four years, and her novice contender, Designer Diamond, who will be making HOYS only his fourth show.
Another collecting the ticket locally at Royal Cornwall was Nathan Arnold from Penzance who will ride Dawn Weston's Rubins in the lightweight hunter final, as well as Lucinda Waters of Newquay who qualified at Stithians. She will ride her own six-year-old bay gelding, Carrhouse Above The Law in the small intermediate show riding type final.
Ruan Minor-based Rebecca Williams will ride her own coloured cob gelding, Smudge, to contest the Maxi Cob final. Last year, Rebecca and Smudge qualified for the Search for a Star final and made the step up this year to compete in the open qualifiers.
Flying the flag for Cornwall in the Search for a Star final this year will be 17-year-old Alicia Brassett of Helston riding Joe Durkin's The Grey Prince, a 15hh show hunter gelding.
The pair have moved from grassroots showing to competing at the highest level in the space of a year, collection many supremes and championships along the way. The youngest riders from Cornwall heading to Birmingham are Tori Dymond, 8, from Blisland and Amelia Watson, 6, from Truro. Amelia will ride her mother Paulette's Welsh Section A gelding, Wyedean Sinatra, in the lead rein mountain and moorland final.
Diary Dates: October 4: Express Eventing at Colraine EC.October 5: Unaffiliated SJ from 50cm -1.10m @ Colraine EC; Cornwall Trec Hunter Trial @ Hendra Paul, Newquay. October 8: British Dressage & Unaffiliated dressage @ Colraine EC. October 9: Gwennap RC Open SJ Evening (Indoors) @ Colraine EC October 11: Newton Equestrian, Mullion, will be hosting a evening of dressage: from basics to beyond, with Peter Maddison-Greenwell, who will be demonstrating on two horses from the St Piran's Stud. The evening will be in aid of Cornwall Air Ambulance and Bristol Children's Hospital Cardiac Unit with tickets on sale at £10 per person on a first come, first served basis. Please call 01326 240388.
CORNWALL made a huge weekend of golf even more memorable when they were crowned England Golf Men's County champions for the first time in the 81-year history of the event at Royal North Devon on Sunday.
While Europe's simultaneous Ryder Cup victory was more or less expected, Cornwall's triumph, in only their second ever appearance in the finals, came out of the blue as the pre-tournament outsiders secured a richly deserved first ever national county crown.
Having defeated favourites and 20 times former winners Yorkshire 5-4 in their opening match on Friday, Cornwall consolidated their top-of-the-table position with a 4½-4½ draw with Warwickshire on Day 2.
This meant a victory over Surrey on Sunday would see them clinch the crown with a unbeaten record. And to their eternal credit there were no slip-ups on their way to golfing glory.
"This seems like a dream," said ecstatic Cornwall captain Richard Simmons.
"We have created a piece of history and it is the beginning of an era. This is incredible for Cornwall, a county with only 34 clubs.
"Not long ago we didn't have a team that could go out and do this. It was so fitting that Rob MacGregor holed the winning putt. He's had a couple of difficult years, but has come back into the team and the big man is an inspiration."
In ideal conditions on Sunday. his team got off to a flier in the morning foursomes when Conor Wilson (Perranporth) and Matt Richards (West Cornwall) romped to a 6&4 victory over Andrew Devonport and Mark Booker. The Cornwall pair made their intentions felt with a winning birdie at the first and they went two up at the third.
A par four at the seventh increased their tally and another at eight saw them reach the turn four up. The score remained that way until a birdie four at 13 extended their lead, while a par to a bogey at the short 14th sealed Wilson and Richards' one-sided victory.
In the top game, Surrey's Oscar Granstrom-Livesey and David Corben were generally in charge over the front nine, but Tom Fox (China Fleet) and Joe Cruse (St Enodoc) were level by the turn.
The Surrey pair regained the lead at 10 and went two up again with a par at 14 only to lose 15.
A birdie-two at 16 saw them two ahead again, but Fox and Cruse finished birdie-par to snatch a half.
The bottom game between Harry Hall (West Cornwall) and Rob MacGregor (Tehidy Park) for Cornwall and Surrey's Kieran Lovelock and Simon Crockett brought a flood of birdies.
Each pair secured three over the front nine to be all square at the turn, but the Cornish duo added further birdies at 10 and 11 to go two up, a lead they held to secure another point for the South West champions.
With a two-point advantage under their belt, Cornwall needed just two and a half points from the six afternoon singles to win the title.
And any nerves were soon put to rest as Wilson laid the foundation for his early victory over Devonport with three successive birdies from the seventh. He also won the 10th before completing a 5&3 win.
In the top match Hall had a battle on his hands before coming from behind to beat Granstrom-Livesey 3&1.
That meant Cornwall were on the verge of victory, but even a tie with Surrey meant they could still be caught by Yorkshire on games totals.
So where was the half going to come from?
Corben and Lovelock added to Surrey's tally with 3&1 and 3&2 victories over Richards and Fox respectively, but then enter MacGregor. The genial 6ft 7ins giant was three up at the turn against Booker, but then lost three holes in a row. He came down the 18th still one down, but fired his approach to 15 feet and holed out for the half to the cheers of his teammates.
A half from Cruse then saw Cornwall complete their three-match campaign unbeaten with a 5½-3½ victory and a total of five points out of six from their three matches.
Yorkshire, who defeated Warwickshire 5-4 in Sunday's other match, took the runners-up spot with four points from Surrey in third with two and Warwickshire last with one.
On the opening day of the championship the Duchy had got their campaign off to a great start with what Simmons described as "possibly the biggest win Cornwall has ever achieved in county golf" as they defeated Yorkshire.
Little did Simmons know then what heights his team would scale on the last two days of the tournament.
"I thought we'd give Yorkshire a good game, but this is awesome," said Simmons. The seventh member of the team was Bowood Park's Josh Greenaway.
Results: Day One: Cornwall v Yorkshire (Cornwall names first): Foursomes: Joe Cruse & Tom Fox beat Nick Marsh and William Whiteoak two holes; Matthew Richards & Conor Wilson beat Daniel Brown and Joe Dean 3&2; Harry Hall & Rob MacGregor beat Jamie Bower and Craig Smith 3&2. Singles: Hall lost to Nick Marsh 3&2; Richards lost to Dean 3&2; MacGregor beat Whiteoak 3&1; Josh Greenaway lost to Bower 4&3; Cruse lost to Martin Brown one hole; Fox beat Brown one hole. Match score: Cornwall 5 Yorkshire 4.
Day two v Warwickshire: Foursomes: Fox and Cruse beat Tom Ibbertson and Ryan Wallace 5&4; Wilson and Richards lost to Stuart Bloxham and Max Martin 3&1; Hall and MacGregor lost to Patrick Ruff and Will Smith 3&2. Singles: Fox beat Louie Pett 7&5; Cruse lost to Ibbertson 2&1; Hall beat Wallace 3&1; MacGregor beat Bloxham 4&3; Richards lost to Will Smith 3&1; Wilson halved with Ruff. Match score: Cornwall 4½ Warwickshire 4½.
Day 3 v Surrey: Foursomes: Fox and Cruse halved with Oscar Granstrom-Lovesey & David Corben; Wilson & Richards beat Mark Booker and Andrew Devonport 6&4; Hall and MacGregor beat Kieran Lovelock & Simon Crockett 2&1. Singles: Hall beat Granstrom-Livesey 3&1; Wilson beat Devonport 5&3; Macgregor halved with Booker; Richards lost to Corben 3&1; Cruse halved with Crockett; Fox lost to Lovelock 3&2. Match score: Cornwall 5½ Surrey 3½.
St Enodoc will be bidding to retain the Maxam Cup they won last year for the second time when they defend their title at West Cornwall on Sunday.
The champions' Rob Davies and Josh Walsh will also be aiming to win the individual pairs prize for the second year in a row.
The event is played over 36 holes by three pairs from each participating club, with the best two scores added together to produce a team aggregate.
A hole-in-one at the par 3 fifth hole helped Killiow professional Richard Sadler shoot a one under par round of 68 to win the PGA South West Region's Stover Pro-Am with three shots to spare last Thursday.
Earlier in the week St Kew professional Richard O'Hanlon shot a level par 71 for a share of fourth place in the Burnham and Berrow Pro-Am.
Martial arts
ACADEMY'S GOLDEN TIME AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Cornwall's Byrne Black Belt Academy won the three-man Team Event at the World Championships in Geneva.
Team Byrne, consisting of Bradley Byrne, Billy Byrne and Dan Gregory, beat Team PBA 21-9 in the final.
In all, throughout the championships, Team Byrne's seven members won a total of 24 individual gold medals.
They were Sam McGuigan (4), Ed Byrne (2), Bradley Byrne (6), Billy Byrne (2), Kyle Gregory (2), Dan Gregory (2) and Kyle Silgram (6).
They went as part of Team England under the World United Martial Arts Federation banner.
Manager Ed Byrne said: "We had a fantastic trip and were really very well looked after by the event organiser and Geneva police officer Carl Emery."
Along with Team England there were teams from Italy, France, Malta, Poland, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Azerbaijan,Wales, Netherlands, USA and Canada.
When the tournament started, first to compete was Kyle Silgram, who has been training with the Byrne Black Belt Academy for eight years.
He joined them after leaving Tae Kwon Do and at 17 is a very strong and complete martial artist.
Kyle collected six golds, winning Korean Patterns, Japanese Kata, Traditional Weapons, Cadets Breaking, Cadets Point Fighting and Cadets Continuous Kickboxing, which added to the two world titles he already held.
Kyle is eight times world champion. Kyle lives in Carn Brea and trains with Ed Byrne at Redruth, Truro and Penryn.
Next in line to compete was Ed Byrne Chief Instructor. He retired from competition seven years ago, but came out of retirement for these World Championships.
He won gold in the Masters Japanese Kata and Masters Breaking.
Exceptional
It was 10-year-old Sam McGuigan next. Sam's recent form has been exceptional, winning the boys -28kg World Championships in Dublin last Year and winning the Top UK competitions the Bristol Open, where he beat 153 boys to take the top spot.
He was invited by Bristol Lau Gar Kung Fu to compete at their fight night against the previous year's Bristol Open champion and Sam beat him 10-0 in his own back yard.
Sam also won the Top Ten Open British Championships at the Body Power event in the NEC in May.
Sam's form continued as he won the boys -30kg continuous Kickboxing, -30kgs Points, -35kg Points and 10 years and younger Breaking.
Sam hails from St Erth and trains with Ed Byrne at Newquay, Redruth and Truro.
Kyle Gregory from St Eval has been training for nine years, since he was five, and trains with Ed Byrne at Newquay and Redruth and with his mum Ally Gregory, who is a world champion and BBBA Instructor at Wadebridge.
Kyle has won silver for the last five years in World Championship finals. This time he took the Youths 17yrs and younger – 70kg Point Fighting and Continuous Kickboxing, making him two-times world champion.
Bradley Byrne, 19, from Indian Queens, the instructor for St Austell, Liskeard, Looe and Bodmin, was already a five-times world champion going into these Championships.
Bradley won the -60kgs Men's Breaking to add to his British Breaking title he won at the Body Power show at the NEC in May.
On day two Billy Byrne, from Indian Queens, instructor for Helston, Hayle and Shortlanesend, took the mat against a French fighter.
Billy won and was eventually through to the final, the person he had to fight in the final also dispatched all who stood in front of him, the person who had to fight Billy in the final ,denied him a place in the final a few years before, his own brother Bradley. This year Billy, who has been training very hard, won gold and the world title.
Bradley Byrne returned the favour to Billy by beating him in the final of the -65kg Points. Bradley, who weighs 57kg, also entered the Men's -95kg and Open Weight Points and won those.
Bradley, predominantly a Point Fighter, also won the Mens's – 60kgs Continuous Kickboxing.
Dan Gregory, brother of Kyle, also from St Eval, had also been chasing gold for five years.
In his first two bouts he fought really well and met Bradley in the final of the -95kg and Open Weight.
Dan also won silver in the Continuous Kickboxing. His next opponent in the -100kg Category was Tommy Hopkins (son of Dicker Hopkins and Head of the World United Martial Arts Federation).
After extra time Dan was into the final against a huge Azerbaijan fighter. Dan took the fight to him, in a very entertaining bout, Dan won his first World gold.
Short Mat bowls
LANDRAKE PIPPED:
Wanderers, based at Newlyn Trinity, are the 2014 CCSMBA Summer League champions following the final against Landrake Choughs played over two legs.
In the first leg Wanderers made the best of home advantage to open up a 23-6 lead. The second leg at Landrake was a tight match with only 18 shots scored in the 15 ends played. Wanderers won 12-6 on the night and 35-12 over the two legs.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP:
Cornwall started their ESMBA Inter County Championship on Sunday at home to Devon.
Following the trials and practice weekend last weekend Team manager Nigel Nicholls named a squad with six new players across the two teams.
The Premier Team started slowly picking up just 4 out of 16 points in the 2 morning sessions to trail 4 points to 12 and 70 shots to 91. David Balow & David Studden won 12-8 in the Pairs and Keith Williams, Kevin Williams and Nicholas Truscott 11-9 in the Triples.
Cornwall enjoyed a much better afternoon winning three games in the third session, Nigel Nicholls winning 13-7 in the Singles, Elise Daniell & Luke Jolly recovering from 0-7 down to win 12-8 and David Balow and David Studden completing a double with a 16-14 win in the Pairs.
The Pairs also collected the bonus points to move the match score onto Cornwall 12 Devon 16 giving Cornwall a chance of victory.
In the final session Cornwall took 7 out of 8 match points but were unable to claim either sets of bonus points missing the Triples by 1 shot and Fours by 2 shots.
Nicholas Truscott's Triple completed a double picking up 3 on the last end to win 9-8.
The Fours picked up their only points of the day with Richard Brown, Ken Horrell, Chris Roberts & Percy Tripp winning 9-5 and Tom Westlake, Gary Davey, Neil Gribble & Peter Hore drawing 9-9. The final score Cornwall 19 points 159 shots Devon 21 points 172 shots. In the other group match today Dorset won by 25 points 167 shots Somerset 15 points 170 shots.
CORNWALL'S LOSING START:
Cornwall's A Team made a slow start in the first session winning a solitary game thanks to Betty Temple Smith & Max Burden's 15-8 win in the Pairs.
The second session proved much better for Cornwall as they claimed three out of four games. Ruth Newbury, Tony Jago & Carolyn Matthews came from behind to win 9-7 in the Triples and both Fours posted wins. Graham Luke, Carol Ford, Pam Williams & Brian Wakeley 10-7 and Henry Matthews, Bill Sharp, Brenda Sleep & Derek Newton 12-8.
At the halfway point of the match the points were level eight apiece but with Devon ahead by 100 shots to 80.
The third session proved to be the undoing of Cornwall's hopes of winning the match with Devon taking 10 of the 12 points on offer in the session. Only Alan Holden in the singles offered any resistance for Cornwall winning 17-9.
In the final session Cornwall could only again record one win thanks to Derek Newton's Four who won 9-5 which was enough to secure the bonus points.
The final match score Cornwall 14 points 157 shots Devon 26 points 191 shots was disappointing given the match position at the lunch break.
In the groups other game Somerset took an away victory against Dorset winning 27 points to 13 and 195 shots to 151.
Cornwall are back in Inter County Championship action this Sunday when they travel to Taunton to face Somerset at Taunton Deane IBC.
COUNTY TWO WOOD SINGLES
On Saturday 40 bowlers will play across two sessions to find eight bowlers for the county finals at the end of the season. Play gets under way at Carnmoggas at 9am and is expected to continue to 4pm.
Football
ARGYLE SEEKING SESSIONAL COACHING STAFF:
Plymouth Argyle Community Trust are looking for sessional workers to work with young people in Cornwall.
Candidates must hold in-date qualifications in the following: FA Level 2 Coaching Qualification; Safeguarding Children Certificate; First Aid Certificate; Level 1 in another Sports Coaching qualification (preferable); Attended FA Youth Award Module One (preferable); Must be able to drive.
As a registered charity based at Plymouth Argyle FC, the Community Trust works with people across several sectors where sport has proven to be the ideal tool for creating lasting engagement with youngsters.
Argyle Community Trust sessional staff members are at the heart of this engagement and are valued greatly by the club.
Argyle Community Trust is looking for sessional staff members that can work within the following settings: In-School coaching; After School Clubs; Social Inclusion; Development Centres; Half Term and Holiday courses.
Anybody interested should send their CV and a covering letter to Jason.chapman@pafc.co.uk or by post to: FAO Jason Chapman, Argyle Community Trust, Home Park, Plymouth, PL2 3DQ.
An enhanced CRB check and references will be required.
Girls' football
FUN ON THE BEACH:
Some 20 teams attended the Girls' Beach Soccer for The Watering Hole Cup' at Perranporth Beach.
It was the third annual running of the competition, with sections for for U12s, U14s and U16.
There were prizes and giveaways as well as a visit from England and Women's Super League player Jemma Rose.
The weather and atmosphere was superb which was matched by the spirit of players, coaches and spectators .
New girls' teams from Wendron and Culdrose joined some established clubs and teams from Truro Dynamos, Wadebridge, Charlestown, Biscovey, Illogan, Saltash Youth and Newquay.
The structure of the day's competition was dependant on the team entries across the age groups however after a thrilling 47 qualifying games the finals of the Watering Hole Cups were decided as follows:
U12s: Saltash Youth 2 Truro Dynamos 1.
U14s: Charlestown 1 Wadebridge 0.
U16s: Charlestown Ladies 1 Charlestown Youth 0.
Cornwall FA would like to thank Jemma Rose for travelling down from Bristol Academy FC to meet, chat with and sign autographs for the many girls who themselves aim to progress in the game.
A big thank you also to the many volunteers on the day who helped set up the pitches at the event and to beat the tide to pack it all away.
Fishing
TEMPLE TROUT FISHERY:
August and now into September have been fishing reasonably well at Temple Trout Fishery near Bodmin and with water temperatures dropping there is a good chance of catching some good bags of trout, writes Julian Jones.
In bright conditions trout have been deeper in the lake. When overcast plenty of trout have been surface feeding. Richard Lister, of Penryn, landed a 3lb rainbow on a pink buzzer. Christine Harris, of Penryn, landed a good five-fish bag for 10lb 10oz fishing nymphs.
Notices
CORNWALL RUGBY SAGES SOCIETY: will be holding their monthly meeting at St. Agnes Rugby Club today, Thursday October 2 (2pm). New faces welcome.
FALMOUTH HOCKEY CLUB: are starting a new junior section for children aged 9-14 at Penair School, Truro on Thursday evenings from 6.00-7.00pm. Further details from 01326 315958. Any older young people or senior players, from beginners to premier league standard, will be made very welcome at Penair School from 7-8pm on Thursday evenings.
LEEDSTOWN UTD FC: are looking for young footballers aged from 5-13 years of age Give Nigel a call on 0793 413 1710 or email leopards1@ymail.com for more information.
ILLOGAN RBL GIRLS FC: Illogan RBL JFC girls would welcome new girls to join the football club on a Thursday night from 6 till 7 they run the following age groups U10, U12, U14, U16. training at Illogan RBL Football Club (TR16 4DQ) during the light evenings and at Pool School in the winter months please view our website www.illoganjfc.co.uk or email illogan@live.com for more details.
MULLION GOLF CLUB: have opportunities for aspiring young golfers aged eight to 18 to come along and learn to play on a Saturday morning. Free loan clubs available along with supervision. No previous golf experience necessary. For details please contact Tony or Jill Bayliss on 01326 240474 or via tonybayliss@btconnect.com
MULLION FC: Youth coaching has started on Fridays from 5pm to 6.30pm. Sessions are free. Boys and girls aged 5-14 are invited. Please wear suitable footwear, bring shin pads and bring a drink. Clubhouse will be open if parents want to wait for their children.
PENRYN NETBALL CLUB: have returned to indoor training on Wednesdays at Penryn College. Junior section – U12 from Y5 and U14 in the TISA from 6pm to 7.15pm and the Seniors,U18 and U16 in the Penryn College Sportshall from 6.15pm. All old and any new members welcome, no matter what ability. Details on the club's website – www.penrynnetballclub.org or contact Pauline on pauline@penrynnetballclub.org
POOL: Camborne-Redruth & District Winter League are staging a a presentation / exhibition evening featuring pool professional and former world trick shot champion Wayne "Rhino" Smith on Saturday November 1 at St Rumons Social Club, Redruth. For detailsm contact league secretary Simon Knuckey on 01209 718545 or 07827 910 443 (m) or Paul Broad on 0775 6958 356. Tickets cost £5 and include a pasty supper. All welcome.
A NEW helipad to be built in Plymouth will allow Cornwall's air ambulance to carry out night-time flights.
Derriford Hospital, the South West's major trauma centre, has announced that £1.7 million has been agreed to create the facility by next summer.
Currently search and rescue (SAR) helicopters have to land at nearby Marjons, with patients transferred to hospital by land ambulance.
A small grassy area next to the hospital's emergency department has also previously being used for landings.
But the new, lighted facility will serve SAR helicopters as well as Devon and Cornwall air ambulances.
The announcement comes after years of work by the hospital trust and external stakeholders, including Cornwall Air Ambulance, the national HELP Appeal and Devon Air Ambulance.
Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust chief executive Paula Martin said: "This is great news for Cornish patients who need to be flown to the region's major trauma centre for whom seconds really do count.
"For much of Cornwall, the only way to get a patient to Derriford quickly is by helicopter and so proper landing facilities are essential. The new helipad will safeguard our ability to get our patients there fast, whether that is during the day or after dark."
"With the excellent helipad facilities at Treliske and spades about to hit the ground on the new Derriford helipad, Cornish patients will soon have access to the best network of hospital helipads in the country."
With the arrival of its new night-capable aircraft in December, Cornwall Air Ambulance will be able to operate in the hours of darkness. The hospital said work on the new helipad will start within weeks.
