Blumenthal chef takes on Truro's Trennick Mill
After a three and a half year stint working for arguably the world's wackiest gourmet, Heston Blumenthal, chef Ged Calland is about work his own magic at the Trennick Mill restaurant at Boscawen Park...
View ArticleFire crew tackles blaze in Hayle
FIVE firefighters tackled a blaze at a house in Hayle this morning.The crew was called to the scene after a member of the public spotted smoke billowing from the property on Sea Lane at around 9am.The...
View ArticleSir Ben Ainslie knighted at Buckingham Palace
Westcountry Olympic sailing champion Ben Ainslie has today been knighted by The Princess Royal in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Sir Ben Ainslie was one of a number of Olympic and Paralympic...
View ArticleFalmouth Hospital's minor injury to close for three days
Falmouth Hospital's minor injuries unit will be closed this weekend due to staff shortages.The closure, from 8am tomorrow until Monday morning, is to enable two staff to be moved to the Royal Cornwall...
View ArticleFalmouth Red Cross volunteers help residents evacuated around Newquay hotel fire
Volunteers from the British Red Cross emergency team based in Falmouth have been giving their assistance to those affected by the Newquay hotel fire.The team were asked by Cornwall Fire and Rescue...
View ArticleRedruth holds its breath for stage one funding decision for new Cornwall...
Some of the most influential people to visit Redruth in recent memory slipped in and out of the town on Wednesday, unnoticed by shoppers and local residents.The small team from the Heritage Lottery...
View ArticleStately home at Trelissick, Truro to sell contents worth up to £1.5m
One of Cornwall's most famous stately homes is holding a sale of its contents.The auction of the contents of Trelissick House near Truro is expected to raise between £1m and £1.5m.The sale, held by...
View Article30,000 Devon and Cornwall children missing free school meals
Almost 30,000 children on the poverty line in Devon and Cornwall are missing out on free school meals, a children's charity has said. The Children's Society, which compiled the figures, said...
View ArticleFloods and snow cost South West businesses more than £165 million says report
Disruption to the region's road and rails links caused by snow and flooding at the end of last year cost the South West more than £165 million according to a new report. Over 350 businesses took part...
View ArticleThe fight is back on over Waitrose plans for Truro as legal challenge looks...
Plans for a Waitrose and new park and ride in Truro are almost certain to face a major legal challenge that could stop the scheme in its tracks.The Truro Eastern District Centre (TEDC) also includes...
View ArticleCamborne pasty maker, 93, becomes Facebook sensation
A pasty making grandmother from Camborne has become the latest Facebook sensation.Eunice Woolcock, 93, has had almost 3,000 "likes" on a Facebook page set up following her appearance on ITV's Food...
View ArticleTruro City chairman wants ground issue resolved before end of season
Truro City chairman Pete Masters wants the future of the club's Treyew Road ground settled before the end of the season.A club statement, issued this evening, said that further meetings had taken...
View ArticleThieves steal golf clubs from car parked in Newquay
GOLFING items were stolen from a vehicle parked on Atlantic Road, Newquay, in the early evening on Wednesday, February 27.These included a black and white Titleist golf bag containing seven Ping S57...
View ArticleTruro City's Jake Ash primed to return for journey to Sutton
Truro City's talismanic skipper Jake Ash could make a timely return to the side in tonight's Blue Square Bet South clash at Sutton United.Fit-again Ash – who has been kept out by a groin injury – was...
View ArticleAcclaimed artist Graham Ovenden denies sex abuse of young girls
Internationally acclaimed artist Graham Ovenden has been described in court as a paedophile who put sticky tape over young girls' eyes as a "ritual" before committing indecent acts.Ovenden, who told...
View ArticleVolunteers ensure annual celebration of Cornish colour is always a success
Living Cornwall EditorOrganisers of a horticultural show described as the "Chelsea of the West" is gathering a small army of volunteers to prepare a Cornish country estate for the arrival of around...
View ArticleReducing the deficit still central to UK's recovery
Conservative MP for Camborne and Redruth, says George Osborne's Budget next week must renew the case for Plan AWe are now entering that final period of pre-Budget speculation, with George Osborne set...
View ArticleReport about Isles of Scilly headteacher Bryce Wilby 'unlikely to ever be...
A report into the controversy surrounding the former headteacher of the Scilly Isles's only school is unlikely to ever see the light of day, it has emerged.Cornwall Council was asked to prepare a...
View ArticleDebts force closure of Isles of Scilly St Martin's hotel
A hotel once regarded as the jewel in the crown of the Scilly Isles is about to go into liquidation, leaving local traders thousands of pounds out of pocket and countless visitors without...
View ArticleWinter bites back with a vengeance in Devon and Cornwall
Freezing temperatures are due to continue today after snow and bitterly cold winds spelt a brisk return to winter.Travellers battled ice, snow and icy winds yesterday, with appalling driving conditions...
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