Snow joke for Cornish Pirates as Falcons produce best form
Newcastle Falcons 50 Cornish Pirates 3The Cornish Pirates were forced to endure an eight-try romp by league leaders Newcastle Falcons at a freezing Kingston Park on Saturday night but left with their...
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Camborne carbon monoxide tragedy: heater investigated
An investigation into the deaths of an elderly couple and their daughter in Camborne is continuing today.The man aged 86, his 90-year-old wife and their 46-year-old daughter were found dead yesterday...
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Neighbours name Camborne couple and their daughter who died from suspected...
DEVASTATED neighbours and friends of an elderly couple and their daughter in Camborne have paid tribute to the family. John Cook, aged 90, his 86-year-old wife Audrey and their 46-year-old daughter...
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Adam Carter to the rescue for Bodmin at Parkway
Carlsberg South West Peninsula League leaders Bodmin Town will be pleased with the point they gained courtesy of top scorer Adam Carter's late equaliser at second-placed Plymouth Parkway.The 1-1 draw...
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Lee Hodges happy with a point despite last-kick disappointment for Truro City
Lee Hodges reflected on a "point won" following Truro City's 1-1 Blue Square Bet South draw at Westcountry rivals Bath City.Truro's player-manager, who played at sweeper for a second match running,...
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Pack powers Redruth to home win as Duncan helps himself to hat-trick
at the Recreation GroundRedruth's No.8 Tom Duncan helped himself to three of Redruth's eight tries as the Reds got back to winning ways with a 46-17 thrashing of National Two South basement side...
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St Piran's pilgrims follow history play on dunes
The annual Pirantide celebrations kick off this weekend with the first of a series of events marking the birthday of Cornwall's favourite saint.March 5 is the big day, when parades are due to take...
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All hands to the car wash as RNLI station raises cash for vehicle
Wives and girlfriends pitched in and washed cars to help St Ives RNLI lifeboat station raise more than £2,500 towards the station's new launch and recovery vehicle.The car wash was part of the...
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Sweet scent of success for Isles of Scilly flower farm
Romantics across the UK have helped an Isles of Scilly flower farm boost sales of its spring narcissi.Scent From The Islands, based at Churchtown Farm on St Martin's, saw sales of its mail order...
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Blackmailer Terrence McGinley threatened his victims with IRA violence
A blackmailer has been jailed after he demanded thousands of pounds from two horse dealers by claiming to be an IRA gunman.Terrence McGinley, 31, extorted £3,000 from a Cornish farmer and tried to get...
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Poison gas kills family of three in Camborne
A close-knit community has been left devastated after an elderly couple, their daughter and her dog were killed by suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.John Cook, 90, his wife Audrey, 86, their daughter...
View ArticlePlan for network of electric car charging points in Cornwall
A strategy to tap a £37 million Government fund to create a network of electric car charging points across Cornwall has been discussed at a major summit meeting.The Government has announced the fund...
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Cornish bird expert finds new species of petrel
With its drab black and white plumage, the sparrow-sized seabird might not look very exciting, but to Cornish ornithologist Peter Harrison it represents the discovery of a lifetime.The Land's End-based...
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Andrew George MP calls for an end to the NHS 'bed-blocking crisis'
A multi-million pound contract awarded to a private firm to run Cornwall's cottage hospitals should be renegotiated if bed shortages cannot be sorted, a Cornish MP has said.Andrew George said there was...
View ArticleEntries invited for annual yacht Savills Regatta
Preparations are under way for the seventh Savills Regatta due to be held in June.The yachting competition involves races around courses in the Carrick Roads, Cornwall, and is open to all. Last year...
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Thousands join vital army of unpaid carers
A "growing army" of nearly 4,500 people spend more than 50 hours a week providing free care for family or loved ones.The figures released by the Office for National Statistics showed the number of...
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Fire fighters tackle house fire in Gannet Drive, St Austell
Two people were taken to hospital following a fire in a St Austell bedroom early this morning.Firefighters were scrambled to the first floor bedroom blaze on Gannet Drive, at about 1.30am.The crews...
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St Austell man hurt after crash on A390 at Grampound
A ST Austell man was injured following a two-car crash on the A390 The 29 year-old was driving a silver Ford Fiesta to St Austell when it was involved in a collision with a silver Vauxhall Astra on the...
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Man found dead in St Agnes
A man was found dead on a driveway in St Agnes this morning.Emergency services were called to Penwinnick Road in the village shortly after 7am.Police confirmed they had been called "following a report...
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Refurbishment work to start on New Cooks Kitchen headframe at South Crofty
Work is due to begin during the next fortnight to refurbish the New Cooks Kitchen head frame at South Crofty.The Cornwall Council led project will also tackle two Grade II listed engine houses at...
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