A WOMAN is trapped inside her car and another in shock following a crash near Grampound Road this morning.

The two vehicle collision happened on the country lane off the A390 heading towards Grampound Road, shortly after 7.30am.

One ambulance crew from South Western Ambulance along with two paramedic cars are at the scene.

Firefighters have also been scrambled to free a female driver.

Witnesses have described that the driver inside the car is conscious and screaming while the other driver, also a woman, is out the vehicle but in shock.

Both engines have been "obliterated" by the impact of the crash, added another witness.  

More as we get it. 

CONCERNED members packed a social club for a controversial meeting called to address the club's perceived internal problems.

As reported in West Briton last month, more than 30 disillusioned Camborne Conservative Club members signed a petition to force a meeting to include a vote of no confidence in chairman Tony Prisk, vice chairman Phil Moore, secretary Angela Flamank and the management committee.

After the meeting, which included an informal vote, a statement from the club read: "The officers and committee would like to thank the 200-plus members that attended the accounts meeting on Wednesday, January 7, in support of the committee.

"The auditor present stated that there has been nothing found to suggest there is any dishonesty, fraud or anything underhand with the accounts. The accounts were then accepted by the members present for the year ending 2013.

"Unfortunately a handful of disruptive members decided to turn it into a special general meeting for a vote of no confidence against committee.

"The chairman offered the instigators the chance to put their vote to the members present, however the vote was unanimous for the committee to remain in their current positions with a very small minority of members voting against."

It alsp said that during the period of unrest there has been damage to club property - smashed windows - and personal property of Mr Prisk, with he and his wife having their tyres slashed on two occasions.

Maria Long, the member of the club who called the meeting, felt it left more questions than answers, and that Mr Prisk did not carry out the vote properly.

"The people in charge of the meeting completely disregarded item two on the agenda and instead just discussed the club's finances," she said.

"They went ahead without even addressing it and many members called it a farce.

"We really didn't expect so many people to come along and we wanted a ballot so things were done properly, but that wasn't done.

"All Mr Prisk did was say 'if you want me to go, I will', but carried out no vote."

A report from independent auditors, Briants Chartered Accountants, to club members concluded last month that the club was in breach of its own rules relating to the control of banking each week.

Ms Long said that she did not expect to have her membership reviewed after calling the meeting.

"I definitely don't think that it will be reviewed and I'm not sure where we will go from here as the whole idea of calling the meeting was to address the club's problems and this hasn't been done," she added.

"I guess we'll just see how it pans out from here."

NEWLYWED Sir Ben Ainslie and wife Georgie Thompson have thanked Sir Richard Branson after he helped them when their boat suffered mechanical problems during their honeymoon.

The Olympic sailing hero, who learned to sail in the waters around Falmouth, had been in a yacht cruising near to Sir Branson's Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands when their boat developed a problem.

The Olympic sailing champion and his new wife had been sailing close to Sir Richard's Necker Island, in the British Virgin Islands, after their wedding in December, when their boat developed a problem with its sail furling system and they messaged for help.

Members of the island's watersports team helped to cut the sail and prevent the stricken vessel being wrecked on a reef, and the multimillionaire Virgin tycoon duly invited them to stay on the island for a few days.

Four-time Olympic champion Sir Ben, 37, told Sky Sports News: "Unfortunately we had a mechanical failure with the mast furling system which, for just the two of us, was a bit much to try to fix on our own.

"We were very lucky that we were right next to Necker Island and some of the guys from the sailing centre, I have to say, were absolutely amazing and between the four of us we managed to sort out the situation.

"Then Richard very kindly phoned up and invited us over for dinner."

Sir Ben married television sports presenter Thompson last month in a ceremony at Hampton Court Palace.

She told the broadcaster: "Dinner became a two-day stay which was lovely because right at the end of our honeymoon, having been on a boat for three weeks, I think that was very welcome that we were able to have a couple of days in luxury without any mechanical failures happening onboard."

Sir Ben, the most decorated Olympic sailor in history, has won medals at each of the last five Olympics and in 2013 helped Oracle Team USA overturn an 8-1 deficit to win the America's Cup.

He and Sir Richard have had troubles at sea together before, when they had to abandon an attempt to set an Atlantic crossing record in 2008 when powerful winds and high waves damaged their boat.

Sir Richard revealed the rescue yesterday, writing on his blog: "Together, the team helped to stop the boat from wrecking on the Moskito reef. With no harm done, Ben was able to see the funny side – after all, stranger things have happened at sea."

A CARPENTER who built aircraft during the Second World War celebrated his 100th birthday at a Helston care home.

Harold Uren worked for Cornish mining equipment manufacturer Holman Brothers for most of his life, where he learned the skills of his trade, rapidly becoming a sought-after craftsman.

He was born in Tuckingmill, the eldest son of Sidney and Miranne Uren, and grew up in the Camborne area attending Roskear school in Camborne.

He started his apprenticeship as a carpenter at Holman Brothers when he was 14.

His son, Treve, said: "During this time he developed into a very skilled craftsman.

"His skill and expertise was often envied by many of his fellow workmates.

"During the Second World War, due to his excellent woodworking skills, Harold was drafted to Birmingham to construct wooden air frames for Miles Masterson aircraft and wooden gliders much-needed for the war effort."

He married Mary Sampson and has two children, Treve and Joan.

After the war he moved back to Camborne, where he worked for different firms and eventually returned to Holman Brothers as a building services supervisor.

After losing his wife in 2008, Harold moved house, still in Camborne, where he lived by himself for six years.

He suffered a stroke in September and, after spending two months in hospital, he moved to Poldhu Care Home near Helston, where he celebrated his 100th birthday.

Mr Uren added: "Up until August last year he could be regularly seen in Camborne town on his mobility scooter doing his shopping."

Harold celebrated his 100th birthday on January 7.

BOSSES at Cornwall Council and BT Cornwall have defended a move to axe dozens of jobs despite having made a pledge to create hundreds of jobs by moving council services into the private sector.

The council formed a controversial partnership with BT to provide back office functions in a deal worth £157.5million over 10 years.

When the contract was signed the council and BT said that jobs transferred from the council to the new firm would be protected and pledged that 500 new jobs could be created in Cornwall over the lifetime of the deal.

However this week it has been revealed that 45 jobs have been axed by BT Cornwall.

A concerned employee contacted the West Briton this week claiming that 30 permanent jobs were being cut at BT Cornwall and that another 50 temporary staff were not having their contracts renewed.

They claimed that this could cause problems for the services which rely on the IT and back office functions provided by BT Cornwall and could affect frontline services.

BT Cornwall has confirmed that posts are being axed but said that the claims made had been exaggerated. Cornwall Council said that no frontline services are provided by BT Cornwall so there would be no impact.

And despite the grand claims made by the council at the time the contract was signed about jobs creation the council said staffing arrangements were a matter for BT Cornwall.

In a statement BT Cornwall said: "BT Cornwall has begun a formal consultation with a view to restructuring its IT department. A major investment in new state of the art technology and more efficient working means that 30 jobs will no longer be needed. We will be working hard to find alternative employment at BT Cornwall for those affected and voluntary redundancy terms will be available for those who wish to take it.

"There are also some staff on fixed term contracts, who were employed specifically on rolling out new software and new desktop equipment at Cornwall Council. It was always clear that these contracts would finish when the projects were completed. At present about 15 fixed term contract staff remain.

"The high quality of service provided by the IT department will not be adversely affected by the changes. BT Cornwall remains committed to increasing the number of jobs in Cornwall. Since it was formed in July 2013, it has already created more than 50 long term jobs and we expect to create further jobs in the years ahead."

Cornwall Council said in a statement: "BT Cornwall does not provide frontline services for the council. The authority has a contract with BT to provide back office services such as IT and payroll and the standard of provision for these services is covered contractually. However we will be working with BT Cornwall to ensure that the standard of provision is maintained. The details of staffing arrangements and the delivery of the contract is a matter for BT Cornwall and not for the council."

DYLAN Hill, 18, of Parc an Tansys, Camborne, appeared before District Judge Kevin Gray at Truro Magistrates' Court charged with intentionally inciting a 14-year-old child to be involved in pornography at Camborne between April and June last year.

He entered no plea and the case was sent to Truro Crown Court on February 6.

A CARELESS driver crashed his vehicle at Scorrier and had to be released by firefighters, Truro magistrates heard.

Afterwards, Connor Dean Maddern told the police he could not remember anything of what had happened.

Maddern, 20, of Blackwater, Truro, pleaded guilty at the city's magistrates' court to driving without due care and attention on September 24. He had a conviction in January of last year for a similar offence.

He was fined £160 with £80 costs and surcharge and banned from driving for three months, and until he passes another driving test.

A FORMER catering student is hoping to get in touch with old classmates from Camborne Technical College.

Brian Kelleher, who now lives in Swansea, is seeking people who started in the college's technical department on September 13, 1965. He has already contacted Angela Thomas, Brian Rowe and Sarah Wright ahead of the course's 50th anniversary.

TRURO Lions are teaming up with their colleagues across Cornwall to support Marie Curie Cancer Care's biggest annual fundraising campaign, the Great Daffodil Appeal.

The Great Daffodil Appeal encourages everyone to give a donation and wear the charity's iconic daffodil pin during the month of March.

Lions club members will support the appeal by collecting donations in their local area and encouraging people to wear the daffodil pin.

Every £20 raised will fund an hour of Marie Curie nursing care, which is provided free of change to people with terminal cancer and other illnesses in their own homes.

A TEACHER involved in what the prosecution at Truro Magistrates' Court described as "a very minor incident" with her ex-husband outside her school has been bound over for six months to keep the peace towards him.

Yelda Parsons, 35, of Gweal Wartha, Helston, was accused of assaulting ex-husband James Forbes and damaging a phone belonging to him valued at £50.

Anita Kennett, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the couple had been married for six years. There had been an incident between them at the school when Mr Forbes was recording what was happening on his phone, to which Parsons took exception.

The bind over was made in the sum of £200 for Parsons to keep the peace towards Mr Forbes.

POLICE are appealing for information about a car crash which left two elderly people from Helston in hospital with serious injuries.

The incident involved a silver Ford B-Max, a silver Peugeot 306 and a white Leyland DAF lorry, on the B3297, Buller Hill at Redruth, at 5.30pm on Friday.

The two elderly occupants of the Ford B-Max were taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro where the 80-year-old driver was treated for serious chest injuries. The occupants of the other vehicles escaped without injury.

Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call the police on 101 quoting log 527 of 9 January.

A LANLORD has been prosecuted after failing to repair a leaking roof over a ten-month period, leading to a partial ceiling collapse.

Adam Michael Penpraze admitted failing to comply with an official notice to carry out repairs at the property in Melvill Road, Falmouth, at Bodmin Magistrates' Court on Friday.

After the Cornwall Council prosecution, Penpraze, of Gorran Gorras, Penryn, was fined £700 with additional costs making a total of £2,328.24.

The roof was storm-damaged in early 2014. After suffering some water damage in February, one of the tenants complained to Cornwall Council.

Ryan Goldsworthy, technical officer for private sector housing at the council, said: "An inspection of the accommodation was carried out in March and the landlord was provided with an opportunity to informally address the works within a two-month timescale."

On May 23 it was found that no work had been carried out and so an Improvement Notice under the Housing Act 2004 was served on Mr Penpraze.

"It stipulated works to be carried out on the property in regards to the property's roof within two months," said Mr Goldsworthy. But a compliance inspection at the end of those two months found no further work had been carried out.

"Although scaffolding did go up a short time after this compliance inspection, and a temporary covering was installed, works were not completed in their entirety and are still outstanding," added Mr Goldsworthy.

The court heard that, in December, works had still not been satisfactorily completed, with water again entering the property and a section of the ceiling collapsing.

The property consists of a number of flats. Other sections of the building's roof are also in need of repair.

Stuart Kenney, from the council's private sector housing team, said: "All landlords must ensure that their properties meet minimum safety standards.

"Any landlord who is unsure of their obligations is encouraged to contact us.

"We have revised our enforcement policy to provide for a more targeted and direct approach to dealing with serious hazards identified in privately rented accommodation in Cornwall. "

Councillor Joyce Duffin, Cornwall Council Cabinet member for housing and environment, said: "This case highlights that there are still some landlords who are not fulfilling their legal obligation to ensure the health, safety and welfare of their tenants.

"The council will make every effort to advise, educate and work with landlords but those who plead ignorance or fail in their obligations can rest assured that the council will make every effort to bring them to book."

The tenant was not available for comment.

THE family of an 85-year-old man have praised a "heroic" neighbour who dashed into his burning home and pulled him from the flames.

Douglas Thomas was trapped inside after fire engulfed his bungalow in the early hours of Tuesday.

A neighbour saw the flames leaping from the windows of the bungalow and raised the alarm with her husband, who rushed to the great-grandfather's aid.

Mr Thomas's granddaughter, Emma Kinross, said the family thought the neighbour was nothing short of "heroic".

She said: "If he had not gone through the flames we don't know what would have happened. I think he got there just in time."

Emergency services arrived at about 1.30am, with 30 firefighters from Falmouth, Truro and Redruth battling the inferno.

Mr Thomas' daughter, Carol Curnow, 58, from Helston, said her father was "very, very lucky" to have escaped.

The dad of three and grandfather of 11 was taken by ambulance to the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske, where he continues to be treated for smoke inhalation and burns to his head.

Mrs Curnow said: "We received a phone call at around 1.45am from a neighbour of dad's who said the building was on fire and that there were three fire crews and an ambulance. We rushed down to the house and they stated that dad had been taken away to hospital in an ambulance."

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service was investigating the cause of the fire, which was believed to have started in the bedroom.

Mrs Curnow added: "The smoke alarm had gone off and he had come to the hallway. The lady next door saw the flames coming out of the window and sent her husband round who saw Dad in the hallway and so he broke in round the back and got him out.

"Dad has lost his home, which he and my mother loved, but the main thing is he is all right. We can get the items in the house replaced but you can't replace your dad."

Mr Thomas' family have also thanked the firefighters and neighbours in Quenchwell Road, Carnon Downs, saying: "We are very grateful to everybody who helped, they have been amazing."

The firefighters wore breathing gear, removed tiles from the bungalow's roof and used two jets and two hydrants to put out the fire. A fire investigation was launched later on Tuesday morning, when crews spent three hours scouring for clues as to the cause of the blaze.

Ray Filbey, watch manager at Truro fire station, said: "The fire investigation is still ongoing and I understand the property has been handed over to relatives while the gentleman remains in hospital."

THIS time last year Cornwall watched on as one of the most violent storms in recent memory battered the coast, leaving behind it a trail of devastation.

The wind, rain and waves washes away buildings, flooded homes and toppled cliffs and caused millions of pounds' worth of damage to coastal communities and flood defences.

In the days and weeks that followed, as the region began its drawn-out journey to recovery, residents were left to wonder when they would have to face such devastation again.

But with the winter of 2014-15 bringing much milder conditions, until this week, opinion is divided about whether last year's extreme weather was a one-off "freak event" or a warning of things to come.

The South West had already borne the brunt of several severe storms by the time Hercules arrived at its shores from across the Atlantic.

These had brought ferocious winds and up to 150% more rainfall to the region. In the first week of January alone, one area of Devon saw 122.8mm of rain – just short of the county's monthly average of 135.8mm.

With the next storm came even more rain, along with towering waves. These battered towns and ports and demolished landmarks, including the small stone "monkey hut" at Portreath Harbour in West Cornwall.

Martin King, chairman of the village's harbour association, said residents were "devastated" when they realised what had happened to the iconic building.

"The monkey hut is the one thing that everyone associates with Portreath Harbour," he said.

"As well as the hut going, part of the harbour wall collapsed.

"Everyone was shocked and scared and worried about their property. No one in the village had ever seen destruction like that before.

"Pieces of masonry weighing tonnes were just being thrown about."

Although the historic shelter has now been restored, Mr King said the village continued to feel the after-affects of last winter.

"This year we've taken some extra measures at the harbour; we've had to rethink what we do.

"Living here we are used to storms, but we are relieved that we haven't had to deal with anything like it this year.

"The main thing is we have recovered and Cornwall Council has repaired our harbour, which is definitely stronger now.

"You just have to respond to these things so that next time round you are more prepared."

Mr Martin maintained that last year's unusual weather was no more than a "one-off freakish event". But Mary Neale, who runs the Penlan bed and breakfast at Porthcothan Bay further along the North coast, said she believed the region could expect more extreme conditions in the future.

"So far this winter the weather has been relatively benign, but to assume storms of that intensity are a thing of the past is a mistake," she said.

"If meteorologists are to be believed, climate change will bring more weather like this."

The morning after the storm hit, villagers in Porthcothan woke in disbelief to find the huge rock arch for which the bay was well-known had been completely washed away overnight.

"When stories spread about a rock fall on the beach, no one had any idea it would be the arch," explained Mrs Neale.

"When I saw what had happened, I was amazed. You can't imagine the force of the water that brought that formation down.

"The storms were exciting for us really," she added. "As a photographer it's interesting to document – as long as you operate with a good degree of common sense."

Waves also swept away the balcony of a popular beach-side restaurant at Trevaunance Cove, near St Agnes, and laid waste to the usually pristine beach huts at Porthmeor in St Ives.

A number of popular beaches were rendered unrecognisable as millions of tonnes of sand were shifted around the coast. And staff at Gweek Seal Sanctuary were overwhelmed with calls about injured pups that had been washed up on the shore.

Peter Scott, head of climate monitoring at the Met Office, said the number of storms that developed last winter was "very unusual". However, he warned that it was unlikely to be an isolated event.

He said: "Based on our UK climate projections, we are expecting to see wetter winters and drier summers.

"How this develops all depends on what happens with emissions, but if we take the medium emissions projections we could expect about a 20% increase in rainfall.

"In terms of really heavy rainfall, a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, so we expect these to become more frequent.

"And while it is difficult to predict the future frequency of storms, there is evidence that in a more energetic climate system there is an increase in severe weather events."

He added that these were all issues that would need to be factored into long-term planning decisions.

"Last winter really highlighted the South West's vulnerability to this kind of weather," he said.

"We need to take on board the science and look at the risks and try and make ourselves less vulnerable."

Winter storm 2013-14 factfile

Four weather warnings were issues for Devon and Cornwall in the first week of 2014 – on January 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Staff at Gweek Seal Sanctuary took in 12 seals between Christmas and January 7.

Perran Sands on the NorthCornish coast saw some of the biggest shifts in sands as a result of storms in January and February, losing 214 units of sand and gravel per cubic metre.

The shore around Hayle in West Cornwall gained the most sand – just over 52 units per cubic metre.

Storm Hercules reached the UK on January 6. It was described by the Natural Environment Research Council as a "one in five year to one in 10 year weather event".

At the peak of the storm, waves around the South West coast were estimated to have reached heights of up to 30ft.

Truro 53 Wellington 10

WITH Western Counties West leaders Exeter University facing a massive points deduction for allegedly fielding ineligible players in several matches, Truro know they cannot afford many slip-ups if they are to at least claim second place and with it a promotion play-off.

There is speculation that the students could be docked a many as 50 points for breaking the rules, which would demote them to the foot of the table and totally out of promotion contention.

That would leave Truro second in the table nine points behind Teignmouth after this comfortable bonus point win against second from bottom Wellington on Saturday.

Truro outscored the visitors by seven tries to two it but it was two penalties, kicked by centre Craig Williams in the first ten minutes, that opened their account as they went 6-0 ahead.

In difficult conditions Truro opened up the play at every opportunity, but conceded an try when the visitors' hooker Tom Sergeant snapped up a loose ball and charged up field finally resulting in an unconverted touch down for flanker Joe Dyke.

Truro hit back minute after 25 minutes, when a superb lineout move resulted in prop Darren Jacques charge towards the try line and returning No8 Jack Tidball went over for a quality try converted by Williams to make it 13-5.

Truro continued to pressurise the visitors with the forwards outstanding, particularly in the lineouts. From a beautiful scrum the ball was spun wide and right wing Luke Tidball out paced the visiting defence and scored an unconverted try as the home side led 18-5 at half-time.

It was Wellington who got the first score of the second half through scrum half Tim Jenkinson, but this inspired Truro into an impressive period of play.

Wing Luke Tidball raced over from behind him for a terrific try, converted by Williams.

Truro's lineout begins to dominate allowing fly-half Jake Champion to break through for a fine individual try under the visitors posts, and give the city side the bonus point.Williams again converted.

Further tries came from centre Matt Cross an increasingly confident win Ieuan Boon and Luke Trescothick picks up a loose ball on halfway and raced away unopposed the posts, Williams converts leaving the funal score at(53-10).

This Saturday Truro travel to Sidmouth.

Truro: Eley; Tidball, Cross, Williams, Boonb; Champion, Dunkin; Jacques (capt), Teasdale, Gilbert; J Martin, W Martin; Knights, Riches, Tidball. Replacements: Brandham, Carlyon, Trescothick.

Scorers: Tries: J Tidball, L Tidball (2), Champion, Cross, Boon, Trescothick, pens: Williams (2); cons: Williams (6).

Truro Titans defeated visiting Falmouth Reserves 48-12 with the home tries coming from captain Steve Nicholls, Dan Marsh, Ian Rowe, Mark Lea and Neil Broadbank, with Nicholls o also added three conversions.

TruroColts went down 26-3 to Launceston. with an Ollie Paull penalty giving them their only points.

Cornwall have reached the quarter-finals of the National Under-20 Championship even before their play their final group match against Devon at Ivybridge on Sunday week.

Gloucestershire's 11-10 home defeat to Devon at Cinderford on Sunday means they have failed to reach the knockout stages of the competition for the first time in many seasons.

The cross-Tamar battle will now determine who finishes top of the South West pool and secures a home quarter-final.

CORNISH Pirates director of rugby Ian Davies is hoping the lessons learned from Saturday's 62-26 thrashing at joint promotion favourites Worcester Warriors will help them when they visit third-place London Scottish on Friday night.

The Pirates were overwhelmed by the Warriors' pace and power in the first half and trailed 43-7 at the break, but they hit back well to score three second-half tries and earn a bonus point from the trip to Sixways.

He said: "We are a developing squad and the guys will have hopefully learnt a lot from the game and will take it into London Scottish, which will be as tough but in a different way.

"Scottish are a much more set-piece orientated side than Worcester. They will scrum and maul, and Mark Bright is probably the stand-out player in the Championship and will be pulling the strings.

"(Former Redruth centre) PJ Gidlow was rested this weekend, so he will probably come at us full guns blazing, and they will be a tough nut to crack.

"We have had some close battles up there, and some kickings as well, and hopefully we will have a few people back from injury in contention for selection, but we will have to wait and see."

All the damage was done in the first half at Worcester as the impressive Warriors ran in seven tries.

Car crash

"The first half was a little bit of a car crash for us, but in the second half we showed a little bit more spirit," said Davies.

"At half-time, we said to write the first half off and to go out and get the three tries we needed for the bonus point, and we did that.

"I thought we had blown it when Darren Barry did everything but score a try, but the lads showed great spirit, as did the guys coming off the bench, to keep going to the last."

Davies added: "In some respects it was a good thing that Worcester got their bonus point so early on, because it just broke the game up a little bit and allowed us to express ourselves.

"The second-half score was 19-19 and I thought we dominated for large parts of that, and could have got a couple of other scores, but it is easy to take your foot off the gas really when you are 50 points up."

The Pirates had no answer to Worcester's initial onslaught, shipping three tries inside the first 10 minutes, and Davies said: "We looked like frightened rabbits a little bit early on. The first two scores were poor, and it just capitulated from there really.

"We were forcing things, we looked nervous and we looked like we had been thrown together the day before and we were totally disjointed, and that is something we have not been for a long, long time.

"In the first 20 minutes we didn't see the ball and we were chasing shadows a little bit and just running around, but as soon as we could get possession, the forwards showed they could produce some good quality ball for the backs, who then scored some nice tries.

"I thought Jamal (Ford-Robinson) was outstanding, especially when he switched to tight head, and we got a lot of scrum penalties which we deserved."

WORCESTER Warriors showed their Premiership credentials with a dazzling display of pace and power to overwhelm injury-hit Cornish Pirates at Sixways.

The Championship's second-place side ran in 10 tries to show why they are being tipped for a swift return to the top flight at the end of the season.

However, the Pirates deserve enormous credit for sticking to their task and grabbing three second-half tries to travel home with a bonus point.

Pirates made four changes to their starting line-up from the side that beat Jersey in their previous outing, with dual-registered Exeter Chiefs trio – full-back Laurence May, scrum-half Stuart Townsend and No.8 Joel Conlon all included - as was lock Will Graulich.

The Cornishmen made a disastrous start to the game, conceding three tries inside the first 10 minutes.

Only three minutes of the contest had elapsed when a penetrating move by the Warriors resulted in a score for inside centre Andy Symons, but former England fly-half Ryan Lamb was off target with the conversion.

Moments later, winger Ben Howard fed outside centre Max Stelling, who raced through midfield to touch down, with Lamb adding the extras.

Then England full-back Chris Pennell continued the blistering opening by the hosts with try number three, capitalising after an excellent dummy by Howard before the ball was moved wide, but Lamb was again just wayward with the touchline conversion attempt.

The try-scoring bonus point was in the bag for Worcester after only 19 minutes when a storming run by Argentina No.8 Leo Senatore set up a score for former Bath winger Tom Biggs, who broke a tackle to get the touchdown, with Lamb converting for a 24-0 advantage.

Another three minutes and Worcester scored again following a superb piece of play. A piercing run by Stelling and a sublime offload from Pennell put Howard over the whitewash, with Lamb improving the score.

Pirates finally got their first points on the board in the 27th minute when winger Kieran Goss intercepted a pass on his own 22 and raced clear to score, with fly-half Kieran Hallett converting to make it 31-7.

But Worcester collected two more tries before the break at the end of a hugely impressive first-half display, with lock Darren O'Shea and Biggs again dotting down, with Lamb converting one for a 43-7 interval scoreline.

Pirates made an excellent start to the second half, with Goss going over for his second try of the game after skipping around Pennell, with Hallett adding the extras.

Lock Darren Barry should have scored soon after when he spilled the ball just short of the try line, but four minutes later, May sprinted away down the left for another touchdown, improved by Hallett, to cut the deficit to only 43-21.

However, Worcester added their eighth try when scrum-half Jonny Arr attacked the blindside, and Biggs completed his hat-trick eight minutes from time, with Symons converting both for a 57-21 advantage.

Warriors' replacement hooker Agustin Creevy finished off a driving maul to take the home side past the 60-point mark, but there was still time for Hallett to get a bonus-point touchdown for Pirates at the death.

A 15-YEAR-old Penzance boy's drug activity was described at Truro Youth Court as an example of drug dealing between young people.

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted supplying cannabis to another person and possessing some of the drug himself.

Anita Kennett, for the CPS, said cannabis had been found in a grinder when officers searched his home, where they also found a £60 roll of banknotes.

Rob Eccleston, the boy's solicitor, said he had supplied the cannabis to a friend who had been unable to obtain some from another person.

It was sufficient for one cigarette the court heard.

The boy, who had previous findings of guilt for dishonest handling and criminal damage, also had police cautions for assault, assault causing actual bodily harm and possession of cannabis.

An existing youth referral order was revoked by the magistrates and a replacement one made for a year. He had to pay £45 costs and £15 victim surcharge.