TWO brothers have appeared in court accused of a shocking list of cruelty charges against animals on their farm including sheep, piglets, cattle and a boar.

Paul Anthony Collins, 50, and Thomas James Collins, 67, from Trenoweth Farm, Gweek, have denied the charges and appeared before a district judge at Truro Magistrates' Court yesterday.

They each face 17 charges of either causing cruelty and suffering to animals or failing to provide for their welfare.

Kinglsey Keat, prosecuting on behalf of Cornwall Council, said that repeated warning were not enough to make the brothers address the problems at their farm.

"The failings continued time and time again despite the fact that the defendants received both verbal and written warnings," he said.

"They failed to take the steps to ensure that the needs of the animals were met as identified in the Animal Welfare Act 2006."

There are five accusations of causing cruelty to cows, including not looking after their diet, not treating the animals for lameness or protecting them against injury or disease.

One of the allegations is that a sheep, which was obviously injured, had not been destroyed.

Another charge is that a boar had not been fed properly.

The brothers are also accused of failing to provide food, water and a dry place for two pigs.

Another charge says one of the pigs had not been humanely destroyed despite being emaciated.

Cornwall Council animal health inspector Jonathan McCulloch told the court: "During my first visit to the farm on November 20, 2012, I first noticed a number of emaciated calves. There were 24 in the farm's middle yard and many were suffering from ringworm and bleating because they were hungry. They were not in good condition.

"Next door was half a shed of pigs and many of the piglets had no water or bedding. "

When Mr McCulloch and an accompanying vet gave the animals water, they drank more than 20 buckets and were clearly very thirsty, he added.

Over subsequent visits Mr McCulloch said he noticed a boar was repeatedly kept on his own, when legislation says they must be kept in sight of other animals due to their sociable nature.

On a visit on February 5, 2013, Mr McCulloch commented that he noticed a number of cows and calves being kept in a middle house.

"One was lying down and unable to rise, was covered in dung and you couldn't even see its tail that had become completely submerged," he said. "The dung had probably been there two or three days."

On February 28 Mr McCulloch visited and said that he found a cow in a ditch which was clearly emaciated and dehydrated.

"With the permission of Paul Collins, the vet decided to put the cow down and in my opinion this was a death that could easily have been prevented," Mr McCulloch added.

The trial continues.

AN action group has now been set up to fight plans for the reopening of Dean Quarry near St Keverne.

It follows a packed public meeting in the village and comes as the developer intends to hold a question-and-answer session for villagers.

Shire Oak Energy wants to reopen the site, which still has existing mining rights, and ship the stone for use to create a huge tidal lagoon off Swansea to generate renewable electricity.

The company has held two information days in recent months, but with the first of its planning applications being submitted to Cornwall Council, people have begun speaking out against the proposal.

An action group called Community Against Dean Super-quarry (Cads) was set up this week with a website at www.cads2015.com

About 125 people packed the Methodist chapel hall last week at a meeting organised to gauge public opinion by the parish council, although it took no part in the actual discussion.

Councillor David Lambrick said: "I was the instigator in calling this meeting. As a committee, we need to hear the general public's view and what they think of this project."

Jo Anselmi, of Porthkerris Divers, said the development could harm the coral reef at the Manacles, which attracts people from around the world.

"This is one of the dive meccas in the world," she said.

"We believe this could have a massive detrimental effect on the Manacles.

"We are yet to be convinced by this project and the dangling of a carrot of 30 jobs for the local community is still to be decided," she added, to a loud round of applause.

The meeting heard that the quarry should be called a 'super-quarry' given the amount of rock to be removed.

Toby Roskilly said he feared the quarry could be extended in the future, towards St Keverne. "I know that would require planning permission and that would require a further fight, but this could have a potentially devastating effect on our farm," he said.

"There's a lot of political will behind what they are doing and they might push that in the years to come."

Alistair Cameron, of the National Trust, who lives in the parish, said he was not against renewable energy in general, adding: "The tidal lagoon is a great thing in harnessing tidal energy that has not been done before in the UK.

"However, as has been stated before, it is a really big development for Dean Quarry and we really need to understand the impact it will have."

He said: "Swansea seems to get all the benefits out of this development. We should at least try and get some benefits."

John Vipond believed blasting at the quarry would put off tourists. He said: "I think it will have a big impact on Coverack as well. To talk about a few jobs down here is insulting when it will destroy a lot of jobs. This is not just in our back yard – this is detrimental to all the people who live in this parish."

Gordon Peterson said: "It is our privilege to live in this beautiful spot.

"We stand at a crossroads. One only has to look at what is planned.

"It will forever change what we all know and value."

He added: "We are blessed to have such a place. Let us not miss the opportunity to protect it."

It was suggested that people write letters of objection to Cornwall Council's planing department.

Parish clerk and Cornwall councillor Grace Hatton asked that any letters be copied so they can keep track of opinion. Their email addresses are lsc.mullion@btinternet.com and wsanger@cornwall.gov.uk

The question and answer session by Shire Oak Energy will be held at St Keverne Parish Hall, next Friday, January 30, at 6pm.

HELSTON and Porthleven came together for the historic hand-over of a painting of Dambusters war hero Guy Gibson.

A delegation from Helston Town Council gave the town's two portraits and memorabilia of Gibson over to Porthleven Town Council.

For many of the Helston town councillors, it was the first time they had visited Porthleven's council room at the Bickford-Smith Institute cottage.

It was significant because previous attempts by Porthleven to get the picture had been refused.

Gibson's portrait has hung for many years in Helston's Guildhall, despite him being associated with Porthleven.

His mother and family were from the village and Gibson spent some of his leave there during the Second World War.

He shot to international fame as the Squadron leader of the Dambusters' raid in 1943 but was killed a year later when his aircraft crashed in Holland, possibly shot down.

At the hand-over, Helston Mayor Mike Thomas said he had been helped in tracing the history of the picture by Olivia Blake, the former secretary of St Michael's School in Helston.

"She recalled the original painting was presented at a very special ceremony at the West Cornwall Methodist School where Guy attended," he said.

Mr Thomas added that it was apt that Porthleven town councillor Mark Berryman had also attended the school in Penzance when he was an infant.

Mr Thomas added: "In 1967, it was decided by the school authorities and governors to present the painting to the then Helston Borough Council.

"There would have been a ceremony much like this, with biscuits and tea, where the people on the council took over ownership of the painting."

The former borough council covered Helston and Porthleven but the painting remained in Helston.

Mr Thomas said the story then jumped forward to the 1990s when sailors from RNAS Culdrose broke into the Guildhall Hall and slashed the painting. They were later court martialed.

A family in Holland paid for a new painting to be commissioned, which is the one now hanging up in Porthleven.

The damaged picture, 617 Squadron shield and photograph of one of the damaged dams were also handed over.

Deputy mayor Barbara Powell, standing in for Porthleven Mayor Daniel Williams, who was ill, thanked the delegation from Helston.

Historian Vic Strike, who has promoted the memory of Gibson in recent years, said: "I think it's very generous of Helston to recognise that Porthleven is the place of Guy Gibson."

CORNISH comedian Kernow King has backed a fight against a housing development.

On his Facebook page, he is urging people to sign a petition calling for Penryn Town Council to revoke its support for up to 200 homes to be built in the College and Glasney valley in Penryn.

It was asked by Cornwall Council to choose which site – College Valley or Treluswell – was a priority for the housing.

The Glasney Green-Space Regeneration Project community group set up the petition, which has more than 1,200 signatures.

Kernow King, aka Edward Rowe, wrote: "If you'd like to see Glasney Valley in Penryn saved, please sign. It's a beautiful place and I'd be gutted to see it built over."

He told the West Briton: "The green space at Glasney is an absolutely stunning area of natural beauty.

"When I first discovered it, I was stunned that this incredible walk through the woodland was just yards away from the homes and the town centre of a proud Cornish town like Penryn, where I was living. It's a space for wildlife and vegetation, and an amazing place for children to play – rivers to splash in, dens to build, muddy puddles to stamp in.

"Glasney harps back to a time when children could play in the woods on their doorsteps with their friends.

"We're always getting told we're desperately short of houses and need tens of thousands of them and this discussion isn't about that.

"We should be able to trust our local councils in making the right decisions for the communities they represent when considering these types of developments, but the decision to prioritise College Valley for development is a mistake."

As reported last week, Walker Developments, which is drawing up plans for housing, was not building in the valley itself, but in fields above.

It also plans to gift about 15 acres of open space and woodland in the valley to the town to ensure its continued protection.

Walker asked that people wait to hear its proposals at a town council meeting on February 16 (see panel) before signing the petition.

The town council will consider the petition at its meeting on February 2, which begins at 7pm.

Much of the site in question is in Budock parish and the parish council said it has not been asked for its feedback on the priority site.

Budock Parish Council member and former chairman John Bastin said: "Budock Parish Council is very concerned about the apparent lack of knowledge displayed by Cornwall Council strategic planners – they should know where parish boundaries start and finish and consult with the appropriate parishes.

"This has not happened in this case, resulting it what can only be described as an annexation of some of Budock parish to meet Penryn's needs.

"Budock Parish Council and Penryn Town Council need to work closely on this development plan to ensure the best outcome."

The petition is available on the Facebook page Glasney Green-Space Regeneration Group or at Howl Coffee House, Market Street, and Cycle Solutions Bicycle Workshop, Jubilee Wharf.

Communities in Cornwall are being asked for their views on how renewable energy resources can be deployed without harming the county's environment and heritage.

Cornwall Council want local opinions on resources such as solar farms and wind turbines for the draft Renewable Energy Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) which contains guidance on a range of renewable energy technologies.

It also provides an explanation of community ownership and highlights the importance of effective community engagement before planning applications are submitted along with guidance on the impacts of wind turbines and solar farms.

"Cornwall benefits from a range of significant renewable energy resources, including onshore wind, solar, deep geothermal, biomass and marine energy potential "said Edwina Hannaford, the Council's cabinet member for planning.

"The Council places great importance on the need to manage these valuable resources responsibly while safeguarding our local environment and the lives of residents. We also recognise the great potential for residents and communities to be involved in and benefit from the transition to a low carbon Cornwall – indeed Cornwall Council continues to lead the way in this respect.

"The Renewable Energy SPD is being developed to provide the detailed guidance needed to helpthe Cornwall Local Plan achieve these goals."

Once adopted the SPD will become part of the local planning framework for Cornwall and will be taken into account when determining renewable energy planning applications.

Consultation on the SDP, which includes general guidance relating to all renewable energy technologies and specific siting and design guidance, will run from today until Friday March 27.

The documents is available here www.cornwall.gov.uk/renewablespd.

A huge rise in the cost of planning appeals for Cornwall Council has been branded "unsustainable" and is set to be the subject of a review.

The local authority has this year shelled out £400,000 in costs to developers who have had their planning appeals upheld.

The figure has more than doubled in the last two years, with a much smaller amount of £50,000 paid out in 2013.

Cornwall Council often has to pay costs to a developer if an application, which was previously turned down by the council, is accepted on appeal.

The council is so concerned about the stark rise that it is now consulting other local authorities and Government planning inspectors for answers.

Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, Rob Nolan, said the level of appeals being upheld hasn't changed but the scale of the developments has been the main issue.

"It is in the cost we are seeing this stark difference. In 2012/13 we paid out £50,000…this year we paid out over £400,000; we cannot do that. It is not sustainable."

He said councillors on the planning committee had a great deal of experience, but said a review had to be carried out into the problem.

"We don't want to say yes to things we don't agree with but we can't continue to pay £400,000."

Cuts to police budgets are threatening officers' ability to keep the public safe, according to the union which represents staff.

The warning from the Police Federation comes after yesterday's publication of the latest crime figures for the year up to September 2014.

Figures from the Crime Survey of England and Wales, which asks people about their experience of crime, showed an overall drop of 11 per cent in crime while police recorded crime showed no overall change.

The Office of National Statistics, which released the figures, said that improved processes for recording crime is likely to be behind the increase in certain types of crime such as violence (up 16 per cent), public order (up 10 per cent) and sexual offences (up 22 per cent).

Figures for crimes recorded by Devon and Cornwall Police, which were also released yesterday (for January to December 2014), also showed a decrease (of 3 per cent) for offences, compared to 2013.

Police Federation of England and Wales chairman Steve White said: "Officers have been doing an incredible job in the most difficult of circumstances to combat crime against a backdrop of cuts but tackling crime is only a part of what they do.

"It would be dangerous in the extreme for anyone to look at a fall in crime statistics and believe the cuts are having no effect on the resilience and effectiveness of their police force.

"Countering terrorists who seek to attack our way of life; managing sex offenders in the community; preventing child sexual exploitation; looking for missing persons; dealing with people with mental health problems; policing football matches; policing pubs and clubs; house to house inquiries and taking statements are just some of the key areas of police work not covered in the crime statistics.

"In addition, the statistics don't even cover all types of crime – so, for instance, drink-driving, driving without due care and attention and drunk and disorderly are not included.

"Protecting the public is a growing area of policing that is becoming a huge threat to public safety.

"Losing 16,000 police officers and 16,000 police staff members – equivalent to seven entire police forces - is having a dramatic effect on the service's ability to combat this growing problem."

Here is a summary of the latest cases heard by Truro Magistrates Court:

DIOGO FERNANDO VIEIRA, 24, of Nicholas Holman Road, Camborne, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 6 to a bail offence at Bodmin on December 23 and was fined £100.

DONNA GIGGS, 44, of Kernick Way, Loggans, Hayle, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 6 to failing to send a child to school regularly between April and October last year and was fined £100.

MARK JOHN FLEMING, 25, of Penpol Avenue, Hayle, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 13 to assaulting Kylie Evans in December at St Austell and was given a two year community order.

IAN CONNOLLY, 33, of Trelawney Road, Falmouth, pleaded not guilty but was convicted at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 13 of assaulting Victoria Womack at Falmouth on October 18 and was put under curfew for 12 weeks and given a restraining order.

SIMON DILKE-WING, 30, of Longfield, Falmouth, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 14 to using an unlicensed vehicle at Falmouth on July 31 and was fined £125.

SALLY PEARL POPPLEWELL, 31, of Matela Close, Porthleven, Helston, was convicted in her absence at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 14 of using a car without insurance at Truro on July 23 and was fined £600 and banned from driving for six months.

MARK BERGIN, 41, of Laity Fields, Camborne, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 12 to using a television set without a licence on August 7 and was fined £35.

CHRISTOPHER KARLSSON, 28, of Barrowfield View, Narrowcliff, Newquay, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 12 to using a vehicle which was unlicensed at Newquay on July 28 and was fined £165.

ANDREW WILLIAM MILNE, 42, of Park View, Truro, was convicted in his absence at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 12 of failing to give information to the police in Devon on June 20 and was fined £600.

ROBERT DAVID TILFORD, 37, of Swans Reach, Falmouth, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 12 to criminal damage and assault and had his cases discontinued.

ABIGAIL MANKEE, 25, of Tehidy Road, Camborne, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 12 to assaulting Lesley Morgan Coryn and Daniel Ekers at Camborne on November 22 and was put under curfew for 12 weeks.

RICHARD BERNARD DAVID PALMER, 68, of Falmouth Road, Helston, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 12 to driving without due care and attention at Helston on June 18 and was fined £170

GRAHAM TEELAN, 43, of Truro Road, St Austell, entered guilty pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 12 to stealing food from the Co-0p at Truro on October 21 and breaching community and suspended sentence orders and was sent to prison for ten weeks.

MATTHEW BRADFIELD, 39, of Trevithick Road, St Austell, entered guilty pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 12 to theft and assaulting Cons Martin Easter at St Austell on January 4 and was sent to prison for 16 weeks.

KYLE JAMES ALEXANDER DELMONICO, 22, of Pound Dean, Liskeard, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 12 to theft at Liskeard in January and December and breaching a community order and was given an eight week prison sentence suspended for a year and told to pay compensation of £18.

REBECCA JANE TRUDGEON, 30, of Fore Street, Roche, St Austell, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 12 to sending a grossly offensive or indecent, obscene or menacing message at St Austell on September 12 and the case was discontinued.

JIN MING CAO, 27, of The Dynasty Restaurant, Perran Cross Road, Perranuthnoe, entered guilty pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 6 to failing to comply with a Housing Act improvement notice on July 29, failing to ensure all means of escape from fire at the restaurant were maintained in good order and repair and kept fee from obstruction, failing to ensure that the firefighting equipment and fire alarms were maintained in good working order, failing to ensure that the gas installation was inspected and tested by a recognised engineer and a test certificate was obtained, and failing to complete remedial works under an improvement notice in respect of fire. He was fined a total of £22,500 with costs of £2176.52.

KEVIN JOHN WILLIAMS, 54, of Ballwall Terrace, St Just, Penzance, was found guilty (no pleas recorded on register) at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 12 of failing to comply with a provisional licence and using a vehicle without insurance at Penzance on July 28 and was fined £110.       

A CHARITY, which runs a farm near Blackwater for people with learning disabilities, has received a cash boost, thanks to Cornish manufacturing companies.

The Cornwall Manufacturers Group chose to donate money raised from its inaugural presentation dinner in Redruth to the Robert Owen Communities (ROC).

Over £620 was donated to the charity through a raffle on the night and topped up with a £700 donation from the Cornwall Manufacturers Group.

ROC provides care and support for more than 500 people with learning disabilities in Cornwall and Devon and this year marks the charity's 25th anniversary.

The night was sponsored by bank Santander, whose Santander Foundation awarded ROC a grant of £5,000 for its social clubs in 2013. 

FIRE crews used two hosereels and two set of breathing apparatus to extinguish a car fire on the A30 Eastbound this morning.

The car had stopped around Scorrier and was found to be well alight.

The appliance from Camborne successfully managed to put out the fire.

Residents in a seaside resort where the entire beach was taken away by a freak high tide are celebrating - after it came back.

Locals in Porthleven in Cornwall were left scratching their heads after its golden sands were replaced with jagged rocks covered in seaweed and algae.

Overnight last Wednesday a severe high tide removed all the sand - leaving it a rocky not sandy beach.

Photos from the scene showed promenade steps that used run down into the lush sand leading to a sharp drop onto rocks.

But locals woke up today to find the sand was brought back - leaving them with a golden coast again.

Councillor Andrew Wallis said the beach returned "completely naturally" confirming that "Mother Nature" put the sand back, not the council.

He said: "The beach had never had that little sand in living memory.

"This area is quite prone to long shire drift and sometimes it is more extreme than others. This time was definitely on the more extreme side."

Alan Jorgensen said he has never seen the level of sand so low in all his years in the village, adding: "I've never seen it like this before. It was a bit of a surprise to be honest."

Karen Wall, 42, from Porthleven, said: "I've seen it fluctuate, but just going by my mother's wisdom - she's been past that beach every day for 74 years - she's never seen anything like it."

Experts calculated that nearly a million tonnes of sand were lost off British beaches last year, with popular beaches in Newquay, Bude and Perranporth also left bare.

Estimations were that the sand - which was left languishing offshore in mountainous sandbanks and bars - would take years to return.

Nominations are being sought for national awards recognising high-achieving women in business.

The 11th annual First Women Awards, created by Real Business and supported by the CBI, are part of the First Women Programme celebrating the success of senior-level businesswomen and professionals from a variety of sectors.

The 12 categories range from public service and finance to science and technology, with two new ones this year - First Woman in Entrepreneurship and Young Achiever of the Year, for women under 35 - and include Young Achiever, Entrepreneurship, Business Services, The Built Environment, Media, Finance, Manufacturing, Public Service, Retail & Consumer, Science & Technology, Engineering and Tourism & Leisure.

Entries close on April 10. Winners will be announced at a ceremony at the London Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square on June 11.

For further details visit www.firstwomen.co.uk/awards

UP to fifty firefighters are trying to extinguish a fire that is sweeping through the roof of a Feock house. 

Emergency services were called to Mount George Road after a passer-by spotted smoke billowing from the property at 10.45am this morning.

The occupants are reported to be out of the blazing building and safe.

Fire crews from Truro, Falmouth, Helston, St Just, Wadebridge, St Dennis and St Austell, have been scrambled to the fire and are currently trying to get the flames under control.

A police spokesman has described it as a "substantial roof fire".

She said: "There is smoke coming from the property and it is causing a lot of traffic problems."

The road has been closed as have streets directly surrounding Mount George Road.

"The roads will be closed off for some time", added the spokesman.

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service is urging people to stay away from the scene. 

LEWIS Hamilton's former mechanic dropped into a local college yesterday to chat with students about business strategy.

Marc Priestly, who was head mechanic at McLaren F1, looked after cars driven by the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso and is now a TV presenter.

He chatted with students at Cornwall College about his career and advised businesses to constantly strive for improvements.

He said: "I hope the businesses that were here take a lot from what I talked about today; the importance of teamwork, the importance of marginal gains and looking for tiny increments.

"There is very rarely silver bullet answers to these challenged and you have to keep constantly innovating and improving."

Mr Priestly highlighted the constant work ethic at McLaren where teams work together to shave hundredths of a second off lap times, improving efficiency and quality.

"When you get to a position of success it's so important to continually keep evolving.

"You can't get to success and sit there and stop because you'll get overtaken so I hope there are a number of messages that people will pick up on and find relevant to them."

The conference was organised by engineering students at Camborne and was sponsored by The Cornwall College Group's Business Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (BIKE) programme.

The event included a tour of the engineering facilities at Cornwall College Camborne and demonstrations of state-of-the-art rapid prototyping technology which small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can access through BIKE; including 3D printing, CNC and CAD/CAM. 

SHADOW Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Balls arrived at Cornwall College yesterday and immediately waded into a debate discussing living conditions and the importance of apprenticeships in Cornwall.

Mr Balls, who is also Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood, arrived at the college in the afternoon and joined a panel who each in turn discussed their vision for the future of education in Cornwall.

They then took questions from a packed audience of employers, students, trade unionists and members of the public.

Joining Mr Balls was Cornwall College principal and CEO Amarjit Basi, Paul Massey the man behind Redruth-based Absolute Software, Chris Pomfret chairman of the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership and Cornwall Council chief executive Andrew Kerr.

Mr Balls, who holidayed in St Ives as a child, was brought to Cornwall by Camborne and Redruth parliamentary candidate Michael Foster.

Mr Balls said that he believes it is vital to raise minimum wage to improve living conditions in the county.

"It is simple, we have to raise minimum wage and make sure that people in Cornwall have the skills to fulfil international jobs.

"We need to address house prices and make sure that a good proportion of the new houses being built are affordable. We have to close the gap between house prices and wages."

The audience were told how Cornwall College is the biggest provider of apprenticeships in the southwest, supporting over 3000 apprenticeships each year. The panel agreed that the county must continue with the drive to create more apprenticeships and maintain the good work that has put its apprenticeship programme ahead of the game so far.

Mr Kerr said: "Cornwall is a lovely place to grow up but with an average wage £4,000 below the national average and a housing problem, make it difficult to grow up here, be educated here and with any luck, find a good job here.

"It is important that young people growing up have the skills to match the growing Cornish economy and what this county needs is good jobs, not more jobs."

Mr Pomfret said that businesses in Cornwall such as Absolute Software are being forced to look further afield to fill their vacant positions because in the past, people in Cornwall haven't always been equipped with the necessary skills to fulfil such posts.

"It's a supply and demand issue and traditionally graduates have been proud and apprentices less proud. Those people who choose vocational courses are just as important and critical and we need to work on changing perceptions of apprenticeships."

Mr Balls also vowed to tackle lax regulations such as zero-hour contracts, provide fairer funding to Cornwall and push further in terms of devolution of powers from central government, should Labour win the general election come May.

FOOTBALL

SATURDAY:

EVO-STIK LEAGUE SOUTHERN, Premier Division (3pm): Truro City v Dorchester Town.

CORNWALL SENIOR CUP, Third round (2pm): Dobwalls v Mullion.

CARLSBERG SW PENINSULA LEAGUE

Premier Division (3pm): Bodmin Tn v Saltash Utd; Callington Tn v Torpoint Ath (2.15); Cullompton Rgs v Camelford; Exmouth Tn v Newquay; Godolphin Atlantic v Bovey Tracey; Launceston v St Blazey; St Austell v Ivybridge Tn; Stoke Gabriel v Falmouth Town (2.15pm); Witheridge v Elburton Villa.

Division One West (2.15pm): Bude Tn v St Dennis; Helston Ath v Millbrook; Holsworthy v Illogan RBL; Mousehole v Liskeard Ath; Penzance v Porthleven (3pm); Vospers OV v Sticker.

CORNISH GUARDIAN ECPL

Premier Division (2.30pm): Bere Alston Utd v Fowey Utd; Edgcumbe v Plymstock Utd; Elburton Villa v Callington Tn; Liskeard Ath v Polperro; Morwenstow v Launceston; Saltash Utd v Tavistock; Torpoint Ath v St Teath.

cornishguardian.co.uk Division One (2.30pm): Lanreath v St Stephens Borough; Millbrook v Mevagissey; Pensilva v St Austell; St Blazey v Camelford; Wadebridge Tn v Holsworthy.

JOLLY'S CORNWALL COMBINATION (2.30pm): Falmouth Town v St Ives; Illogan RBL v Hayle; Newquay v Ludgvan; Perranwell v Wendron Utd; Redruth Utd v St Day; St Agnes v RNAS Culdrose; St Just v Helston Ath.

Supplementary Cup (2pm): Penryn Ath v Troon; Porthleven v Goonhavern Ath.

JJ JONES BUILDERS DUCHY LEAGUE (2.30pm):

Premier Division: Looe Tn v St Columb Major; Lostwithiel v Padstow Utd; Saltash Utd v Lamerton; St Dominick v Pelynt; St Stephen v North Petherwin.

Division One: AFC Bodmin v Premier Sixes; Biscovey v Grampound; Edgcumbe v St Minver; Foxhole Stars v Altarnun; LC Phoenix v St Cleer.

Division Two: Calstock v Lifton; Gunnislake v Gerrans & St Mawes Utd; Holywell/Cubert Ath v North Hill; Sticker v Callington Tn; Stoke Climsland v St Dennis.

Division Three: Gorran v Queens Rangers; North Petherwin v Grampound; St Cleer v St Breward; Tintagel v St Stephen; Tregony v Boscastle; Veryan v Lanivet Inn.

Division Four: Rame Peninsula v Lanreath (2pm); Delabole Utd v High Street; Godolphin Atlantic v Mevagissey; Pelynt v Southgate Snrs; St Merryn v Wadebridge Tn; St Minver v Tregrehan Mills.

Division Five: Boscastle v St Teath; Padstow Utd v Roche; Real Saltash v Pensilva (4.30pm); St Dennis v Week St Mary; St Mawgan v Saltash Utd; St Newlyn East v Kilkhampton.

WHIRLWIND SPORTS TRELAWNY LEAGUE (2.30pm):

Premier Division: Chacewater v St Day; Constantine v Holman SC: Gwinear Churchtown v Threemilestone; Mawnan v Mousehole; St Buryan v Carharrack; St Keverne v West Cornwall.

Division One: Camborne SoM v Trevenson Utd; Halsetown v Hayle; Newlyn Non-Ath v Lizard Argyle; Perranporth v Stithians; Praze-an-Beeble v Rosudgeon; St Ives Tn v St Agnes; Wendron Utd v RNAS Culdrose.

Division Two: Frogpool & Cusgarne v Illogan; Goonhavern Ath v Trispen; Pendeen Rovers v Mullion; Penryn Ath v St Just; Redruth Utd v St Buryan; Sennen v Marazion Blues; Storm v Chacewater.

Division Three: Four Lanes v St Day; Hayle v Newquay; Holman SC v Cury; Marazion v Newquay; St Agnes v Camborne Park; Wendron Utd v Lanner; West Cornwall v Helston Ath.

Division Four: Carharrack v Newlyn Non-Ath; Falmouth Town v Praze; Lizard Argyle v Frogpool/Cusgarne; Ludgvan v Troon; Mabe v Madron; Penwith Exiles v Mousehole.

Division Five: Camborne Tn v Stithians; Falmouth DC v Wendron Utd; Madron v Camborne Ath; Newbridge Ath v Railway Locomotiv; Newlyn Lions v Storm; Newquay v Trevenson; Probus v Mabe; Trevenson v Storm.

RUGBY

SATURDAY

National League Two South: Canterbury v Redruth (3pm); Cornish All Blacks v Dorking (2pm).

Tribute Western Counties West: Exeter University v St Ives.

Tribute Cornwall & Devon League: Liskeard-Looe v Pirates Amateurs.

Tribute Cornwall One: Helston v Stithians; Illogan Park v Roseland; Newquay Hornets v Perranporth.

Tribute Cornwall Two: Lankelly-Fowey v St Just; Redruth Albany v St Agnes.

South West Intermediate Cup semi-final: Okehampton v Penryn.

South West Senior Vase semi-final: Withycombe v Saltash.

South West Junior Vase semi-final: Wessex v Veor.

SUNDAY:

U20s National County Championship (3pm): Devon v Cornwall (at Ivybridge).

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FLAMES have ripped through the roof of a large rural property in Feock causing massive damage.

Emergency services were scrambled to the fire inside the home on Mount George Road shortly after 10.30am.

A passer-by is believed to have raised the alarm after seeing smoke billowing from the property.

The homeowners are out of the blazing building and safe.

Fifty-four firefighters from Truro, Falmouth and Helston were called to battle the blaze, along with water carriers from Helston and Wadebridge and support vehicles from Perranporth, St Dennis and St Just.

The first fire crew arrived on the scene within minutes.

Derek Walker, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service incident commander, said: "They found a fire in the roof that was developing rapidly.

We started fighting the fire from the outside immediately and when a full assessment was done and when we had sufficient resources in  place, we then committed firefighters into the property to extinguish the  fire.

"There were valuables that the occupier wanted us to salvage that  we have  been salvaging   as we go along to minimise the  damage within the property."

The fire has caused "extensive damage" to the first floor of the building, he added.

 "Thankfully everyone got out of the building before our arrival. It is obviously a very stressful situation for them to see their property burning" he said. 

A fire investigation will be carried out once the building has been made safe.

The road remains closed. 

TWO brothers accused of a catalogue of cruelty charges against their farm's animals have challenged the vet who gave evidence against them.

Thomas James Collins, 67, and Paul Anthony Collins, 50, of Trenoweth Farm, Gweek, are defending themselves against 17 counts of causing unnecessary suffering and failing to provide for the welfare of their animals.

The charges relate to cattle, sheep, pigs and a boar and detail a lack of food, shelter, medical attention and care.

The brothers have denied the accusations and, at a trial at Truro Magistrates' Court today, questioned vet Sue Potter, of the Animal and Plant Health Agency.

Over visits in the winter of 2012 and 2013, she said she found animals which were emaciated or injured.

Thomas James Collins asked why it was that Mrs Potter always visited the farm in company with Cornwall Council animal health inspector Jonathan McCulloch.

He said: "You do really work in cohesion, don't you? You've never been to Trenoweth on your own. You've always come with Mr McCulloch and he always brings his video camera, doesn't he?"

Mrs Potter said it was normal practice for partner agencies to take farm visits together.

Mr Collins asked repeatedly how they knew where to find a sheep, which had fallen on its back and was unable to get up.

Mrs Potter replied that she found the animal by chance while investigating a report of pig carcasses at the bottom of one of the fields.

The court heard of pigs which were living in a soaked field during the winter, with flooded shelters and no apparent food other than a few potatoes which had fallen by the gate.

Mr Collins said the animals were moved a few days after the visit but Mrs Potter said: "I would have thought an extra 24 hours in those conditions would have been quite miserable for those pigs.

"They should have been brought in before the wet weather."

The court also heard of how the inspectors found a lame cow, which was found stuck in a ditch and another cow which had collapsed in the farm yard.

Paul Collins said one of the cows had given birth to twins three days before and she may have damaged a nerve in her spine.

"There was nothing more I could do was there?" he asked.

Mrs Potter said the animal was clearly emaciated and should have been treated by a vet, adding: "You could have given it some tender loving care. Just the provision of water and food can make a huge difference.

"It had so much dung behind it, her tail was up. I cleared away the dung and the faeces gushed out. There was no where for it go.

"It had no nursing care whatsoever."

The court also heard of a sheep that was suffering from a broken leg for at least 10 days.

It was also claimed that many cattle were lame and had sores on their feet.

Mrs Potter added that Mr Collins had told her on one of the visits: "The law is an ass and the people that make up the rules don't no nothing about farming.

"A farmer who knows farming, knows if an animal needs a vet, rather than those that make the rules."

The prosecution case has now closed and the hearing was adjourned until February 18 when the brothers will present their defence.

A HOTEL and pub has celebrated its refurbishment with a relaunch party.

The St Agnes Hotel has transformed its bar and restaurant area for the first time in more than 25 years.

The family business is run by Bill and Diane English with their daughter Lily, who said: "We've had the whole of the downstairs area refurbished. All the furniture has been changed and it's all been repainted.

It hasn't been done for over 25 years, and even then they only really moved the bar around so it was well overdue.

"Everyone seems to be really happy with the changes and we've had lots of nice comments.

"We're so pleased with it; it looks much brighter and more modern.

"When the brewery said that the changes would be made we really wanted to be involved and be part of it and we're so glad we did and that it's gone so well."

Guests were able to try tasters from the menu.

Lily added: "We have a lot of tourists who return to us so I'm really looking forward to seeing what they think of the changes."

A casualty received injuries after a car crashed into a boiler house outside a home in Langarth, near Threemilestone, in the early hours of this morning.

Fire fighters from Truro arrived at the scene just after 3am and isolated the oil and gas supplies.

An ambulance crew later took the casualty to hospital.