Ill solo yachtsman towed in to St Mary's
AN elderly man on a solo sailing trip from Portugal to Falmouth is being towed in to the Isles of Scilly after falling ill on board.A Russian war ship raised the alarm after encountering the...
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Catholic school seeks to clarify "homophobic" furore on eve of opening day at...
CORNWALL'S first free school has distanced itself from comments criticised as homophobic and made at a meeting attended by a governor.In a statement, St Michael's Catholic Secondary School principal...
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Cornish farmer looks to rekindle forest folklore
A Cornish farmer striving to restore the ancient Forest of Moresk has tabled plans for a new environmentally-sustainable hub.Over the last decade, Colin Parker has planted more than 140,000 trees on...
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Woman dies saving son in sea rescue near Bude
A mother tragically gave her life to save her son after both were swept out to sea off the Westcountry coast yesterday.The woman, believed to be a holidaymaker in her early 50s, is thought to have...
View ArticleFixed Easter holiday plan divides parents
Senior councillors will have to decide whether schools in Cornwall should have a fixed spring holiday after getting a split response on plans to scrap the moveable Easter break.Cornwall Council has...
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Top Westcountry inns celebrate glowing achievements in Good Pub Guide
Licensees are celebrating today after being picked out in the new edition of The Good Pub Guide.The Church House Inn at Marldon, South Devon, has been named the county's Dining Pub of the Year in the...
View ArticleUnion urges Cornwall councillors to resist private enterprise bid
Pressure is being ramped up on Cornwall Council to kill off plans to join forces with a private company and set up a venture to run many of its core services.The trade union Unison has sent a letter to...
View ArticleFalmouth port bosses reveal details of controversial dredging trial
A small-scale dredging trial in Falmouth harbour to measure potential environmental impacts of relocating maerl habitat is due to go ahead this month.Falmouth Harbour Commissioners have awarded the...
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Another adjourned court case buys Truro City some time
Truro City have formally applied to go into administration, in a move that could save the Cornish non-League football club.Club chairman Chris Webb announced the plan to file for administration last...
View ArticleRNLI benefits from the generosity shown by Paignton anglers
The annual boat and shore competition staged by Paignton Sea Anglers Association in aid of the Torbay Branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was fished in a short-lived good weather window,...
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NHS staff may take legal action over pay
Doctors and nurses have weighed into the fight against proposals for a regional NHS pay cartel in a move which could see health trusts battling their staff in court.The British Medical Association and...
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Devon private schools best for GCSE results
Private schools in Devon outperformed their counterparts in Cornwall in the recent GCSE results, new figures have shown.According to data provided by the Independent Schools Council, just under 77 per...
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Evans admits there is lots to work on despite nature of Cornish Pirates' victory
Cornish Pirates wing Matt Evans had the perfect start to the new RFU Championship season last Saturday by running in a hat-trick of tries as his side won at Jersey, inflicting only the hosts' second...
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LIVE: Cornwall Council full meeting blog and podcast
Cornwall Council has a full council meeting from 10.30am and we are following the action live. Watch the podcast and join in the live blog below as the meeting unfolds - including discussions from...
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St Blazey caravan fire was deliberate, say investigators
ARSON is suspected after a caravan was destroyed in an early morning fire in St Blazey. Twelve firefighters were scrambled to the blazing caravan - thought to have contained gas cylinders - in the...
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Newquay Zoo welcomes baby mongoose
Keepers at Newquay Zoo are ecstatic after the birth of a second narrow-striped mongoose. The birth is especially exciting as earlier this year keepers had to remove a baby mongoose from the same...
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Varied programme at South East Cornwall Walking Festival
The South East Cornwall Walking Festival returns next week, with a week-long programme of walks to suit all ages and abilities. The festival begins on Saturday September 15 with a walk around Duloe,...
View ArticleLand's End art exhbition is continuing until September 16
AN exhibition of artwork by artists from Land's End is continuing in St Buryan until September 16.The exhibition by the Land's End Guild of Artists includes work from ten professional artists...
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Ancient ceremony near Liskeard marks end of harvest
A dramatic re-enactment of an ancient Celtic ceremony was held by the Old Cornwall Society.The Crying the Neck ceremony took place on Bolitho farm, just outside Liskeard, as night fell.The ceremony...
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Divers come face-to-face with five killer sharks off Cornwall coast
This is the breathtaking moment a trio of divers have a close encounter with a group of killer sharks – off Britain.The amazing encounter happened five miles off Land's End between diver Charles Hood...
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