Cheltenham Festival: Day two results
Pre-race favourite Back In Focus won the John Oaksey National Hunt Chase to open Ladies' day in a thrilling finish. The horse, won the longest race of the Festival in the closing run to the line,...
View ArticleCornish Pirates appoint Josh Lewsey as acting CEO
The Cornish Pirates have this lunchtime announced the appointment of former England star Josh Lewsey as the club's acting chief executive officer and performance director.Club owner Dicky Evans said:...
View ArticlePolice hunt for missing Launceston woman
Police in Launceston are appealing for information to help trace a missing woman.Joy Grigg aged 50 has been reported missing from her home at Tregeare near Launceston since early this morning. She is...
View ArticleFans choose Cornish Pirates star Jack Nowell as Breakthrough Player of Year
NEWLYN rugby star Jack Nowell has been named the LV= Breakthrough Player for the 2012-13 season after a shortlist of ten nominees from the LV=Cup was put to a public vote.Nowell, 19, who plays for...
View ArticleFive-day festival for Newquay this summer
ROOFTOP raves and boat parties are just two of the events which will take place as part of a new music festival in Newquay this summer.The Beach Break Live festival, which has been held in South Wales...
View ArticleSt Agnes dad proposes using newborn daughter to pop the question
A ST Agnes couple had a double celebration at Royal Cornwall Hospital which sent hearts racing.Baby Harley Violet arrived weighing 6lbs 14oz last Wednesday (MAR 13) and was carefully dressed by dad,...
View ArticleTeenager's mystery attacker, St Austell
POLICE are appealing for information after a 16-year-old man was assaulted outside Polkyth Leisure Centre in St Austell.The attack happened at about 9.30pm by a man described as wearing a grey hooded...
View ArticleHalf a ton of scrap mental stolen from St Austell site
HALF a ton of scrap metal was pinched from the former Totem Timber site in Daniels Lane, St Austell.Police are appealing for witnesses of the theft, which happened between 5pm and midnight on...
View ArticleSafety fears for boy racers using Hayle harbour as a 'skid pan'
Boy racers using part of Hayle's North Quay as a skid pan risk going out of control and crashing into the water, the harbour master has warned.Members of the public have contacted the town's police...
View ArticleBadger cull urged as latest figures show Bovine TB continues to spread
Cornwall saw 400 new incidents of Bovine TB in 2012, it has emerged today.Figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) show the lethal disease is still having a huge...
View ArticleMario Bergoglio elected Pope Francis I by Cardinals at Vatican
The new pope has been revealed as Pope Francis I. Live Updates, Video, Reaction: New pope announced A new pope has been elected at the Vatican. Pope Francis I is the first pope from the Americas, and...
View ArticleBodmin Town hit Falmouth for six to go eight points clear at top
Bodmin Town 6 Falmouth Town 0Bodmin moved eight points clear at the top of the Carlsberg South West Peninsula League premier division on Wednesday night following an emphatic victory over struggling...
View ArticleTreasury stifles hopes of cut in VAT for tourism industry
Ministers have poured cold water on the prospect of a VAT cut for tourism to bring Britain on parity with rivals in Europe.Ministers are under pressure to follow the lead of France, Germany and Ireland...
View ArticleConcern over pressure on Devon and Cornwall police force
Devon and Cornwall Police are facing a triple assault on already-stretched resources with the G8 summit in Northern Ireland and the badger cull taking place during the onset of the holiday season.The...
View ArticleTruro City could play home games at Plymouth Argyle's Home Park
Truro City could be playing their home games at Plymouth Argyle's Home Park next season – leaving supporters facing a 107-mile-round trip to watch their team. City chairman Pete Masters has pledged...
View ArticleVolunteers are sought for major new survey of barn owls in Westcountry
Major surveys are to be undertaken to establish the number and distribution of barn owls in Cornwall and Devon.The Ashburton-based Barn Owl Trust, which conducts the surveys, will be looking for...
View ArticleLobster pots worth thousands stolen from a St Agnes car park
Lobster pots worth thousands of pounds have been stolen from a car park in St Agnes.A local fisherman stores the pots in a car park in the village over the winter months but found this week they had...
View ArticlePet Friendly Hotel Cornwall
Hello Pet Lovers! Hotel California in Newquay Cornwall is a pet friendly hotel, we would love to welcome you and your pets to stay with us!We are situated in a perfect location in newquay especially...
View ArticleInstallation of Spectus Foiled Sliding Sash Windows and Chartwell Green Doors...
The attached gallery was for the supply and installation of 22 Spectus white foiled sliding sash windows, a Solidor Chartwell Green Composite door and Chartwell Green Stable doors, completed this week....
View ArticleRaising cash for Comic Relief
Staff at Cornwall and Devon Media's Truro office have been tucking into some delicious cakes and goodies this morning.Star bakers Michaela McConville and Jo King have been feeding up the troops with...
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