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Lorry damaged in Liskeard lay-by

LORRY drivers in Cornwall are being urged to stay vigilant after the curtain of a lorry was damaged while parked in a lay-by near Liskeard yesterday evening.Police say the incident happened sometime...

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VIDEO: Streetdancing Fowey student makes the World Championships

A Fowey student let her moves do the talking as she captained a Cornwall dance crew to a place in the World Streetdance Championships.Year 11 pupil, Maddie Brockett, and the rest of the crew from 4Real...

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Newquay brewery boss sponsors UK surf history project

A BREWERY boss from Newquay and his surf champion son have sponsored a new project documenting the history of surfing in the UK.Steve and Ben Skinner, of Skinner's Brewery, are backing 'The First...

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Jury out in Truro care home abuse trial

THE JURY in the trial of a care worker who threatened to lock an autistic man in a cupboard and banged his head against a door, has retired to consider its verdict.Daniel Mountjoy, aged 27, of Hendra...

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Dragons Den star Peter Jones takes on Jessops - future of Truro store uncertain

Dragons Den star Peter Jones will take on the failed camera chain of Jessops by re-opening up to 30 high street stores.It is not yet clear whether the Truro store, which closed in January, is one of...

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Bude man arrested on suspicion of dog theft

A BUDE man has been arrested on suspicion of the theft of a Siberian husky puppy which went missing last week.Six-month-old Ash ran off from his owner whilst they were on Crooklets Car Park at Bude...

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Persimmon Homes launch appeal against Cornwall Council's planning refusal of...

Developers have launched an appeal against a decision that went against them over hundreds of homes in Truro.Persimmon Homes want to build 320 homes on land at Tolgarrick Farm at the junction of Arch...

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Looe roads to re-open

Cornwall Council says it hopes the main routes into Looe will be reopened by the end of this week.Both the A387 Sandplace road and B3253 St Martin's Hill were closed to traffic following last Friday's...

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Finance director is in the running for award

A Redruth finance director is amongst the industry professionals to be shortlisted for the FDs' Excellence Awards 2013, to be held in London on May 9.Andrew Preece of Pirate FM radio station group UKRD...

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Vintage shop features within shortlist showcase

A St Ives boutique is among 25 UK vintage shops to have been shortlisted in a national awards.Beatengreen, run by Matt and Kerry Knight, is a contender to become Vintage Shop of the Year in the Homes...

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Favourite label is rejected by Symons

Camborne do not see themselves as favourites for tomorrow's Cornwall Senior Cup final against Wadebridge at Penryn (4.30pm), even though most signs point in that direction.The Cherry & Whites go...

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Redruth still in hunt for top-two places, says Morcom

Redruth are refusing to give up on a top-two place in National League Two South, despite losing their last three games.The Reds will look to bring that run of form to an end against Shelford at the...

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Lee Hodges demands a response from Truro City

Truro City boss Lee Hodges will be seeking a response at Havant & Waterlooville following the Cornish side's 3-0 home defeat by runaway Blue Square Bet South leaders Welling United.Such are Hodges'...

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Bentley set to start Cornish Pirates' challenging Blues clash

Cornish Pirates fly-half Jonny Bentley will end a 17-month injury absence by starting his side's Championship fixture against Bedford Blues on Sunday at Mennaye Field.A torn Achilles tendon has kept...

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Brrr-aywatch – hardy lifeguards on duty

It is the sort of weather Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff never had to endure on Baywatch, but lifeguards will make a welcome return to West Country beaches this weekend. A number of beaches in...

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Ambulance crews win praise from watchdog

The ambulance service in the South West has been praised in a new report, with one patient labelling it "first class".The wide-ranging assessment by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), carried out in...

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Chocks away! Air museum is all ready for take-off

Living Cornwall EditorA free flight of fancy back to aviation's heyday will be on offer this weekend as Cornwall's newest visitor attraction opens its doors to the public for the first time.The Classic...

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Dozens volunteer to carry out badger vaccinations

A volunteer army of people prepared to administer a TB vaccine to badgers in the wild began to take shape yesterday.The group emerged from a meeting called by St Ives MP Andrew George as part of a bid...

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Parish near Redruth was once 'the richest square mile in the old world'

IF ASKED to name the richest square mile in the world today you would probably come up with somewhere like the City of London, Silicon Valley or Jwaneng diamond mine in south-central Botswana.The same...

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Drugs factory found in fourth police swoop in Newquay

DRUGS police swooped on another cannabis factory in Newquay last Saturday – the fourth raid at the resort in six weeks.Officers searched a property on Ennors Road using a warrant issued under the...

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